…His bottom lip trembles with an uncontrollable spasms, and his eyes widen.

“Y-Y-Y-You can’t b-b-be real,” he stammers.

His smile widens and he winks once again. “Of course I can, and of course I am.”

“I-I-I, I’m l-l-losing it, t-t-that’s what’s h-happening. I-I-I, I’ve g-gone completely i-insane.”

His smile widens more. “Come on now fella, we BOTH know you’ve been insane for a long FUCKING time, so don’t use this as some revelation. THIS right here, THIS is REAL, just like ME!”

“I-I-I, I don’t b-believe you.”

“Of course you don’t, you never did before, why would you start now.”

“I-I-I, I need a-a-air. I-I-I, I need to g-g-get away f-f-from here, a-a-a-away from y-y-you.”

He laughs. “Are you listening to the words that are coming out of your guilt-ridden FUCKING mouth? Do you get how insane you sound? The ONLY person in this whole god damn world you can’t escape from is yourself, and I’m pretty FUCKING sure I come under that banner.” he says proudly from the other side of the mirror.

“W-W-Well I-I-I’ll go, I-I-I’ll go somewhere, w-w-where t-t-there aren’t a-a-any mirrors, a-a-and t-t-then I’ll b-be free of y-you as well.” he stammers through overly saturated lips.

“I’ll always be there waiting fella, ain’t nowhere you can hide.” he slurs while tapping his forehead with heavy thrusts of his thumb…