Room 7’s Delayed Reflection

Warning: This place is cursed and nobody survives past midnight. I found an old motel off Route 9 that

wasn't on any map. The neon sign flickered "Vacancy" but every room key hung on the wall behind

the desk. I took room 7. That night I heard scratching inside the walls.

Then I noticed something weird. The mirror showed my reflection, but it was moving

differently. Slower. Like it was delayed. I waved my hand and my reflection

waved back three seconds later. Then it smiled when I wasn't smiling. I ran to my car

but the keys were gone. Back in my room, I saw them hanging in the mirror world.

My reflection was holding them, shaking its head. The scratching got louder.