Mirrors

The kids act like they’ve never seen themselves. Don’t

you have mirrors here?

Why do we need mirrors when we can see the reflection of

our goodness in the way others react to us?

Seriously, sometimes you need to check out your hair or

make sure you don’t have food in your teeth.

Look at the mirrors in your friends’ eyes. That’s all anyone

ever needs. To see beauty and reflection in others. Those

are real mirrors.

Okay, I get it.

You are so gullible, Blade. Of course we have mirrors—

well, most of us do, she says, laughing.

But it made sense.

Of course it did. Two things can be true at the same time.

Then she gets close

to my face,

and in her eyes

I see my reflection.

It’s surprisingly happy

for the first time

in a while.

C’mon, Elvis is back.

Elvis?

The guide. It seems he is back just in time for you to leave.