Stephanie rapped up work later than usual. It had been a long day and she needed some rest if she didn't want to pass out the next day. She switched off the lights and walked up the stairs to Matt's recording closet. She lifted her fist to knock but remembered that Matt didn't like to be interrupted. She put her ear to the door and waited to hear something.
"You'll be there for a pretty long time if your waiting for me." A voice came from behind Stephanie that made her almost jump out of her skin. Matthew was standing there in his pajamas and bed head. He clearly had been woken up by Steph's noise.
"Matthew! Sorry!" She laughed, leaning against the door. "Don't apologize," he said, "I think it's pretty cute." They both smiled and kissed. Matthew pulled away but Stephanie leaned into him, resting her mouth on his collar bone. "You need to stop working so late Steph. I'm the one that's supposed to do all the late nights and overtimes." He says. Stephanie stands up straight and strikes a confident pose. "I'm not tired if that's what you're saying." She says, placing her hand on the wall to keep her balance. "Steph, you're swaying back and forth and fondling the wall at 3:00 AM." He said. They both laughed. "How is it 3:00? I just…" Stephanie checked her phone to see that Matthew was indeed correct. He giggled. "Go to bed."
Steph got into her pajamas and put her hair up in a bun. She walked to the bathroom. She brushed her teeth, then leaned down to wash her face. As soon as she lost full view of the mirror, a wave of nausea hit her. She quickly stood up, but was not prepared for what was in the mirror.
Standing where Stephanie would be being a full body figure wearing a white, ripped nightgown. Its hair was in long wet strands draped over its shoulders. Its head was tilted slightly downwards, but still maintained eye contact. It opened its mouth and murmured the words
"You…don't…disserve…him…"
Stephanie screamed and stepped backwards, tripping and falling into the bathtub. Matthew came running. "Steph!" He yelled. Steph quickly stood up and pointed at the mirror. "There was a woman…She said something…I know she was there…" She said through short and panicked breaths. They grabbed hold of each others shoulders and slowly sat on the ground. Matt looked into Steph's eyes. "It's okay Steph. It's just your eyes play tricks on you. You need to sleep." Steph leaned her head down and nodded. "Yeah, yeah, yeah…sorry."
They stood up and walk to their bed. Stephanie wrapped her arms tight around Matt out of fear all night. She barley slept.