The Knocking On The Mirror
it was just a dream,wasn't it?
Doris (mom)
What is it!? What happened?
Doris, Joanna's mother, rushed into her room, startled by her sudden scream.
Joanna was left breathless
she was holding her breath the whole time
Joanna
Ha...n-nothing...*gulp*
Joanna
just a nightmare...
Doris (mom)
Are you alright?
Joanna nodded slowly, still in the daze from the nightmare
Doris (mom)
Now come on and get dressed. You'll be late for school.
Doris (mom)
And also, I've prepared your breakfast. Make sure to eat all of it.
Doris (mom)
I'll take my leave then. Your dad's waiting for me in the car.
Joanna sat on her bed for a few minutes, then she finally got out of bed and got changed.
She ate her breakfast and left for school
Joanna kept looking out the window the whole time, still thinking about the girl in her dream.
She couldn't help but think that she looked familiar
April, her BFF since childhood, whispered to her.
Joanna snapped out of her daydream
April (bff)
You've been zoning out the whole time
Joanna
Oh...it's nothing...
April (bff)
Well I don't believe you
April (bff)
Whatever's on your mind, you're gonna tell me everything!
Joanna didn't mind sharing the nightmare that she had
It can make her feel better. Probably.
April grabbed Joanna's hand and took her to the schoolyard
Joanna told April everything
April (bff)
Honey, that was a scene straight out of horror movie!
Joanna
Yeah, I thought the same thing.
Joanna
you know, what bothers me the most is...
April (bff)
that your house is most likely haunted?
Joanna
That girl looked familiar
April (bff)
Familiar? How? Like some kind of ghost that you killed in your past life, and now it's here to haunt you for life?
Joanna
Remember when I told you that my sister disappeared around the time that I was born?
April (bff)
You're saying that it might've been your sister?
April (bff)
First thing first
April (bff)
Ghosts ain't real
April (bff)
second, your sister just disappeared! It doesn't mean that she's dead, right?
April (bff)
What you experienced last night, was just a dream! That's that!
Joanna
You're probably right...
Joanna
I can remember every detail vividly
Joanna
I could even feel the cold...
April (bff)
Well, some people can remember their dreams with every detail. That's normal.
April (bff)
Don't spend your time worrying about something that's not real
April (bff)
It was just a dream, and now it's over
April (bff)
Now let's go back to class
When school ended, Joanna said goodbye to April and went home.
She went to her mom, who was scrolling through her phone, sitting on a sofa.
Joanna
mom, Where do you keep the old album?
Doris (mom)
Why do you want it?
Joanna
Just wanted to look through some pictures...
Her mom stayed silent. She appeared to be deep in thought.
Joanna
From earth to mom! Joanna speaking!
Doris (mom)
It's in the drawer, under my bed.
Joanna went to her parents' room. She searched the drawer and found the album.
she flipped through the pages carefully
On the last page of the album, there was a picture of her sister when she was 14.
examining her sister's face carefully
she had the same face, the same long dark hair...there was no mistake...
Doris stepped into the room.
Doris sat on the bed, next to Joanna
Doris (mom)
Every single day, I wait for her to return...
Doris (mom)
To knock on the door, and for me to open it and see her face...
Doris (mom)
It's been 16 years...
Doris (mom)
Thanks, honey.
Doris (mom)
I don't know what I would've done without you...
Joanna couldn't possibly tell her mom that she dreamed of her sister's ghost.
If it actually was a ghost...or just a bad dream...
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