Empathy

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Third Person’s POV   Just a few weeks ago, Violet first met Igniculus in the bathroom mirror.     It seems far fetched but, gazing at her own reflection, staring deep into haunting golden eyes, she found a way to communicate with the creature staring back at her.     “Hello.”     Soft, with a small echo around the bathroom.     Standing there in a plush towel, she watched as her own mouth moved.     But Violet hadn’t done it.     She hadn’t spoken.     Or at least, she hadn’t meant to.     “You’re conscious for this, I see.”     A smile in her reflection, a glimmer in those haunting eyes.     Terrifying, like something straight out of a horror movie—Violet tried to pull away from the mirror, to run but her legs wouldn’t budge.  She was no longer in control.  Lifting a brush, ra

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