The encounter

The sisters appear wherever moonlight reaches a mirror that has been covered for years. They stand shoulder to shoulder, looking in opposite directions. One watches your reflection. The other watches the empty space beside you.

They ask what you would bring back if the world allowed one mistake to be undone. A lost keepsake. A voice you can no longer remember. The last evening before someone left.

Do not mistake the question for kindness. They have already chosen what they want in exchange.

The bargain

The first sister describes your lost thing so precisely that you reach toward the glass. The second ties a crimson thread around her own wrist. Its other end appears around yours.

She asks for a memory you believe you can spare. A dull afternoon. A face from a crowded train. A dream you never finished. The first sister smiles when you agree. The second never does.

The rules

Hear the price from both sisters before you answer. If their words differ, cover the mirror. Never tell one sister that you trust her more. Never cut the thread while either reflection remains.

If you see only one sister, leave. The missing one is standing on your side of the glass.

The consequence

What they return is real. That is what makes the bargain so difficult to refuse. But the memory they take is never as small as it seemed. An ordinary afternoon may be the reason you met someone. A forgotten face may belong to the person who once saved your life.

The world rearranges itself around the absence. Only the recovered object remains unchanged, waiting in a home you no longer recognize.

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