Chapter 1 Black Mirrior

Jessica's P O V

"I want full control over this project and I don't want you to take my credits!" I stood my ground, knowing well that he didn't have any choice but to give in.

I have always been interested in this project from the very start, even though no one has solved this for hundreds of years. People are so scared of this project because they might disappear into thin air or die horribly.

This project is called the Black Mirror or Cursed Mirror. Everyone wanted to drop this project, but the more mystery it created, the more people got excited and were ready to spend a lot of money, so my professor was not ready to let this go.

I am the only one he can ask this because he knows I am interested. Who gets the chance at such a young age to lead a project, get millions of dollars, and the popularity? I got and I am not ready to let this slide. If I complete this project, then everything will be perfect in my life.

"If you really want that, then fine, but you have to sign this contract which says you will never back away from this project no matter what. If you do, then you should compensate thrice the amount," He said, handing me the contract like everything is set. I stared at him in confusion for a second because I thought he would argue or fight with me.

"That's it...? You are ready to let this project go?" I asked, wondering what his thoughts were.

"Yes, I have already seen a lot of people dying because of this project, and I am not ready to die. While you have no one so, you are ready to risk it" He mocks like he knows everything, and that sends the chill down to my heart and hits me like a dragger. The pain traveled throughout my body but I didn't let that show in my face, clinching my hand in anger not because of his words but because of the parents who abandoned me.

"You are right, I have no one so, there won't be anyone that worries about me," I replied with a smile, taking the contract from his hand. I ignored his existence and opened the contract to read. 

I read it 2 times, just to make sure everything was right, and no one had anything on my project, everything was perfect but still, something bothered me as I saw people dying after taking on this project, but this is now or never.

Who knows, if I had a family, then I might have never agreed to this. I sighed, then placed the contract on the table, signed the contract, and gave him, before saying "I will start my work from now on".

He didn't reply but just gave me a long stare and nodded his head as he walked out of the room. That's when I got the feeling of having a huge burden on my back.

I took a long breath to calm myself down and locked the door, then I turned on the camera and started walking towards the Black Mirror, which looked absolutely beautiful.

Like an art piece that no one in this world could ever make a duplicate of.

This is the perfect example of the most beautiful things that are the deadliest. According to research till now, it was found in 1819 by an Indian archaeologist in an Indian temple, which has been abandoned for 1000s of years. There is no history found on that temple or about that temple, so no one knows anything about this mirror or about the temple.

It is said that the temple got self-distracted as soon as they took the Mirror out. Everything was a mystery about this Black Mirror. People are shocked because this mirror didn't even have a single crack even after all those years.

As soon as it was discovered, everyone showed their interest and wanted to know its back story. Many rich peoples wanted to own this Black Mirror, but no one dares to, after all the things caused by this.

Everyone that tried to take over this project are dead in a week, and 2 women disappeared into thin air. No one knows anything about them till now.

I walk towards it and started to clean all the dust in the mirror. My eyes widen when I saw the Mirror getting darker than before. This is getting into a pitch-black color, but still, I can see my face crystal clear. I don't know how this is possible. I never saw something like this, which made me realize why everyone is so crazy about this Mirror and wanted to own it.

I smiled and started to take notes. I wanted to see who made this, so I started to wipe the corners of the mirror stand and I could find some words, but I can't understand that. It's in a totally different language, but I started to note that even though I couldn't understand anything. I don't want to get confused, so I took photos and did write in my book.

I have been in the room for the last 5 hours, looking at everything and trying to find as much as details as possible and everything is going too smoothly as I didn't find anything wired happening now.

I walk towards the Mirror to actually test the quality of the mirror. I can't believe this is the rumored Cursed Mirror. I removed my gloves and touched them. I froze, feeling something weird creeping in my hand. I tried to remove it in fear, but I can't. It feels like my hand is attached to it.

I started to shout in pain and fear, trying to take my hand away. The more I try, the more my hand gets inside the mirror like it was swallowing me. Within a few seconds, the Mirror took me inside despite my struggles. I don't know what is happening and how I came inside. Is this some kind of magic? I looked around but couldn't find anything while floating in the air. It was pitch-black, just like the mirror. Don't tell me that I am inside the mirror.

I tried to move around but I can't see anything, and suddenly, I felt a pressure building inside my body, and within a few minutes, I felt moving so fast in an unknown direction. I closed my eyes in fear, letting the god decide my life.

I opened my eyes when I felt light and air. I was still flying in the air, but this made me feel much better than before. Light always helped. I looked around and I was in the sky, which freaked me out. What the hell? How am I even in the sky, falling down? Am I dreaming?!

Within a few seconds, I fell down into the water, which saved me from getting hurt. I tried to get up but I fall into a river, which is making it so hard for me to even move. I called for help "Someone helps me!", and after a few minutes. I felt a hand around my body, getting me out of the running river.

I thanked that person and looks at all the people in there. Before I could feel relieved, I was hit by another shocker. I saw a few women staring at me, and they look so different from me, a normal human being, their dress, and their ornaments, and the way they look. Everything seems so different that I have never seen or heard before.

"Where am I?" I asked, but was shocked by my voice. I... I am speaking a language that I have never heard before. How did I even know this language?! What the hell is happening here?!

"Who are you?" I heard a deep voice behind my back from the same language that I am speaking and I can understand that! How is this even possible? What is happening here?! Am I dreaming after reading so much about the black mirror?!

Suddenly, I felt a sharp object like a knife pressing on my neck. "who the hell are you?!" he asked me again, and that's when I realized that he was standing behind me and was enquiring me.

"My name is Jessica. I don't know how I got here. Can you please let me go? It hurts a lot," I said, scared, hoping to get out of there and find my way back home. I don't want to be here.