User talk:Bentein

First off I want you all to know that I'm here to warn you. I'm sure that all of you know of urban legends, ghost stories, myths and things of the sort but nothing will ever prepare you for... What should I call it; Encountering the unnatural. Even now I am strapped to my bed at St. Catherine's mental institution. And am only communicating with you by way of my doctor who has promised to publish my story if I share it with her. She thinks I'm crazy but I don't care as long as you are warned.

It all began like you might think, it was an ordinary day, nothing special and nothing important. I was always shy, I never had many friends but I was invited to almost every party. Nearly every weekend we would get together and go have fun at someone's home when they were out of town. But this time we went to a recently condemned home, not more than a week since the owners were evicted but I still thought it a strange place to meet. There was nothing unusual about the house I mean unless you wanted running water and electricity but what did we expect it was condemned after all. That night we had the usual fun, poker, games of chance ,more of the like and all for money of course. This particular night after we had our fun one of the guys suggested that before we go we play truth or dare a round or two. I never enjoyed this game but seeing as how two thirds of the group were girls I could see where he was going with this. We put our names in a hat and by luck of the draw he picked my name. Not to eager to share about myself and desiring to put up a facade of masculinity I chose dare. He sat and thought a moment and came up with that I had to, walk into the bathroom, close the door and say Bloody Mary three times. What a cliche thing to say I even said so. I get it an old abandoned house right around midnight hmm why don't I make him say Bloody Mary three times yeah that'll get him. None the less I still had to go along with it I mean who can withstand the peer pressure of eight girls saying do it, so I did.

I walked into the bathroom closing the door behind me and the first thing to hit me was the smell. It wasn't this rank in the living room but from here I could see why the home was condemned. I took a breathe and looked at the mirror and said Bloody Mary Bloody Mary Bloody Mary. Silence, nothing happened, relief flooded through my body I didn't expect anything to happen but still for a moment I was relieved. I quickly walked to the door to get out of the stench of the bathroom but the door wouldn't budge. I could hear snickering coming from the other side of the door I mean of all the cheap tricks to play this was low. I yelled at them to let me out with no reply, I continued for five minutes and finally snapped and yelled at the top of my lungs if you don't let me out I'm going to kill all of you! My tone frightened me, I'm naturally a very angry person but this surprised me. I quickly started to apologize but before I could the door creaked open. Finally they caved I walked out but nobody was there. I thought they must have been hiding trying to scare me a little more so I went along with it. I started searching the first floor, the kitchen then the dining room and every other room I could find. I thought it impossible that they made it up the stairs without making a noise but there was nowhere else left to look. After my search turned up nothing I concluded they left me and went home. Some friends although they barely qualified as being friends. I ran down the stairs eager to leave and reached the base of the stairs when I heard a noise coming from the bathroom. Someone was snickering and this was the last straw. If it was one of the guys I could have sworn I was going to... I froze in my steps, there in the mirror was the most beautiful face I had ever seen. Blonde hair a perfectly symmetrical face and not a single flaw. I was in complete awe until she spoke. Her voice chilled me to a point were I had to run away but I couldn't break her gaze.

I'm so glad you got it right she said.

What? I responded.

The password, most people turn when they say it.

What? I replied all the more confused.

Don't you know, she said, I am a genie. As of old if one speaks the password "Bluh de mah re Bluh de mah re Bluh de mah re" into a reflection of himself that he cannot see I will be summoned.

I replied. So does that mean I get a wish. As I inched closer to the mirror.

Don't you know anything, she snapped, Upon my arrival whatever desire is strongest in your heart will be granted to you and at your request they are all of them dead.

Then it hit me what I said right before the door opened. You mean my friends you killed them! I said this with more than a touch of fear in my voice.

No, she said, your desire your wish was for it to be by your own hand. You wanted to kill them and I made that possible.

I ran yelling for them and found their corpses splayed out from the lawn all the way up the driveway the last one at the side of the road as if she was running for help. I saw red and blue lights about two miles away and for the first time noticed in my hand was a knife, and in several places on my body were the words "forgive me I didn't know"carved into my flesh. I ran back to the house, to the mirror, to her and yelled, take it back take it all back give me another wish change what I did.

It won't work that way, she said, every year you as are all have a limit of desires I can be summoned to fulfill. As of old no more than one may be granted in a single year.

Than suddenly without warning she was gone, I yelled at the mirror slashing it with the knife, change it change what I did. It was then that I noticed the officer pointing a gun at me in the reflection of one of the shards. And the rest is as they say history.

All of this happened to me eight long years ago and on the anniversary of that day even when they had me restrained I found a way back to that house. To that mirror, I always wait till just before midnight to say the password but she always tricks me and I always kill. Bluh de mah re Bluh de mah re Bluh de mah re.