The Mirror Cat

In a quiet, dimly lit apartment, a young woman read, while her cat

roamed. Everything seemed normal, until the cat paused, facing an old

mirror. But the reflection was wrong: crimson eyes, a long shadow,

and nascent horns appeared. The real cat seemed calm, but its mirror

self pulsed with malevolent energy. The mirror cat clawed the glass, cracks spiderwebbing outward

like veins. Then it lunged, shattering the illusion, while the real cat purred on.