The Mirror Cracks
The mirror's seen a lot of bullshit in its time, but this beats all.
The princess Mewlin and some nameless bard stumble into her room, kick the door closed and fall on her bed. In minutes they're naked. He starts to roll on top of her, but she stops him with her hand.
"Wait," she says. "Am I really the fairest of them all?"
"Absolutely, babe."
"Oh, come on!" the mirror says. "He's lying just to have you."
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The princess sits up. "How could you say that?"
"'Cause you're not the fairest. Not even close. I've told you a million times."
That's when her shoe finally shatters the mirror.
The End
This story was first published on Thursday, October 9th, 2014
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