Knocking at 3:33 A.M.

Everyone at school said the same thing: “Don’t look in the mirror at 3:33 a.m.” Leo didn’t believe

it. That night, he woke up and checked his phone. 3:32 a.m.

He laughed quietly and stood up. “It’s just a mirror,” he whispered. When the clock changed

to 3:33, he looked. At first, everything was normal. Same room.

Same face. Then his reflection smiled. Leo didn’t. Slowly,

the reflection raised its hand and waved. Leo stepped back. The reflection leaned closer to the glass

and mouthed three words: “You saw me.” The lights flickered. The mirror went

dark. Leo ran back to bed and hid under the blanket. In the morning,