Mirrors Don't Lie
This story was written by Lauren Martin for the 2020 Power of the Pen short story competition in Hamilton, Ontario. It was awarded 3rd place in the seventeen year old category. Mirrors Don't Lie A short story by Lauren Martin The mirror was never really my friend. Growing up, I never properly saw a mirror. I never had one of those long mirrors in my room. One where you could check your outfit for stains. I only ever saw myself in the bathroom mirror. It was never more than a glance, though. I would just wash my hands and move on. My hands were always dirty growing up. I had an older sister, Hannah. The two of us would always be spending time outside with our cousins. We were a group of ratty country kids. We made mud pies, recipes of sticks and only the finest pebbles. We would play hide and seek in the fields of my backyard. Yellow rain boots would protect our feet from the manure. Once I was a little older, I would fight with my boy cousins as the girls stuck to the side...