“Can you hear me?” Elena whispered.
One day, the mirror showed two doors. Mira’s door led to Elena’s city; Elena’s door led to Mira’s orderly world. They could switch lives forever.
Mira stepped through first. She ran laughing into Elena’s chaotic, noisy street. Elena hesitated, then closed her door.
“Why?” Mira asked from the other side. “Because your world gives you certainty,” Elena said. “But my world gives me the question. And maybe the question is the freedom.”
“You’re lucky,” Mira said. “You have freedom.” “Freedom is terrifying,” Elena replied. “I don’t know who I’m supposed to be.”