Brenda took a camera out of her jacket pocket and aimed at Sam's blue reflection in the water. However, she and Sam heard Janet shout out, "No!"
Before Brenda could turn around, Janet tackled Brenda, who dropped the camera. The two girls crashed on the ground and started wrestling with each other. Sam stared in shock for a moment, then dove in and attempted to pry the two apart.
Janet managed to free herself and grabbed the camera off the ground. By now, since Sam had stepped away from the lake, his reflection was gone. Brenda jumped to her feet.
"Give me back my camera!" Brenda shouted at the two. However, Sam and Janet stood together in front of her.
"You'll have to go through us to get it," Janet hissed, raising the camera. "We won't let you take it!"
Brenda groaned in exasperation, but before she could respond, David suddenly arrived, pushing Brenda to the ground. "Get away from my sister!" He shouted at a shocked Brenda. Sam and Janet jumped back.
"Go, get out of here!" David said, turning to Sam and Janet. "You have to warn Iz...your sister," David said before correcting himself. He didn't want Brenda to find out Izzy was a mirror person too.
"But shouldn't we stay and-" Janet started but David just had to glare at her for Janet to reconsider. "Let's go," She said, grabbing Sam by the arm and running off towards the forest. The moment they were gone, David turned to Brenda.
"Okay Brenda, you have to swear you won't tell anyone about Sam," David threatened. He realized Brenda wasn't going to listen, but it was worth a try. However, he did not anticipate Brenda grabbing a long, bendy twig and tying them around his arms.
"Hey, what are you doing?!" David asked in alarm. Brenda didn't respond and finished tying his arms.
"There, that ought to hold you!" Brenda said. She looked around to pick up the camera, but Janet had taken it.
"What are you going to do now?" David asked. Brenda turned towards David. She was wondering whether she should go after Sam and Janet, or tell someone else first. Ultimately, she decided with the latter.
"I'm going to a police station to tell someone of that creep and your sister," Brenda notified David. "In case something goes wrong if I go after them myself."
David stifled a scoff. "That isn't going to work," He sneered. Brenda glared and stomped off through the forest as David followed her, fully confident.
"You know, you said something about wanting your parents to notice you," David inquired, trying to sound casual despite the situation. "What do you mean by that?"
Brenda shrugged, but didn't give an answer. She simply continued through the forest and towards the nearest police station.
"Seriously, you're not going to answer me," David groaned. "Hey, I had to reveal a secret to you, why not you reveal something to me to make us even."
"We are not and never will be even," Brenda replied coldly. The two finally reached the police station.
"Wait out here," Brenda commanded David, who scoffed in respond. "No way, I got to see this," David said. Brenda's eye twitched, but she nevertheless sighed and allowed David to follow her into the station.
A rookie cop sat at a desk when the two children arrived. "Officer, I need to report something," Brenda said to the cop.
"How did you get here?" The cop groaned, obviously in a bad mood.
"Never mind that, but it's important," Brenda insisted. The cop rolled his eyes and said, "Fine, what is it?"
"I think one of the kids in the city is a mirror person," Brenda said. The cop's eyes opened a bit. "A mirror person?" He said, bewildered. "You no, I've received calls from people claying they've seen werewolves, zombies, and vampires, but for a city that relies so heavily on mirror people sightings, few people seem to want to report it."
"Yeah, but I think you should get a team out to apprehend the kid," Brenda said.
"Well what's his name," The cop asked. Brenda paused a bit as she struggled to remember what Sam's name was. David smirked silently to himself.
"I think his name was Sam," Brenda said. "Last name?" The cop asked. Brenda bit her lips and shifted her eyes.
"I, uh, don't know," She admitted. David struggled to contain his laughter at this. Brenda noticed him and gave him a shove.
"Well, if you don't know his name, then there's a problem here," The cop said. "I'll see if I can get my superiors on this case of yours, but that's all. You're dismissed."
The look on Brenda's face caused David to break out laughing. It abruptly came to a stop as Brenda gripped David by the ear and hauled him out of the police station. Once they were outside, David whispered, "Things not working out for you, huh?"
Brenda threw David to the ground. "You three just got lucky," Brenda said. "You think you can hide his secret forever?"
At this point, David was beginning to loosen the twig around his arms. After freeing himself, he got to his feet and approached Brenda.
"I'll prove Sam's little secret eventually," Brenda declared. "And when I do, I'll be-" Brenda was cut off when David grabbed her fist and slammed it into her face. She stumbled backwards in shock, clutching her mouth.
"That was for emotionally tormenting my sister," David said. As Brenda rubbed her nose, David asked, "Now, explain to me, what is this about your parents?"
"Haven't you noticed?" Brenda asked. "You think my parents agree to these play dates because they genuinely want us to be friends, even though that is clearly implausible?"
"I just thought they were dumb," David replied.
"No, they just want to distract me," Brenda said. "After the first few play dates, I realized the only reason they kept insisting that I befriend a loser like you is because they don't want to deal with me."
David didn't respond. He was trying to think things over at the moment.
"Us being friends could never work, and they know it," Brenda said. "But because they don't know where Izzy lives, and they're too lazy to go find anyone else, they just keep throwing us together, hoping I'll temporarily be out of their lives."
David was beginning to feel cheated; not by Brenda, but by her parents.
"So, if I manage to prove that a mirror person exists, then that will definitely get them to see how special I am," Brenda said. "Then they'll recognize me, and I'll be free from these play dates with you." She hissed the last word.
David took a moment to reply. "Is that it?" He asked.
Brenda was confused. "What do you mean?" She asked.
"That is why you did all those stuff?" David asked. "You've been hassling me and my sister for nearly two years, you made my sister dress in inappropriate clothing, you tormented Sam for no reason, and now you tell me it's because you want your parents recognition?"
Brenda didn't respond.
"You're angry at your parents, but take it out on everyone else," David admonished angrily. "That's hypocritical and selfish."
He stomped away from Brenda. "And now, because of you, a boy who doesn't even have parents is in danger of being exposed," He berated. "Did that ever occur to you while you were trying to expose his little secret?"
Brenda's mouth hung open, but she still didn't utter a word. David shook his head in disgust.
"I'm going to find my sister and Sam, and then I'm going to tell my sister and how cruel you really are," David explained. "Then, she'll see you for who you really are! Goodbye!" With that, David vanished into the forest, leaving Brenda trembling at the police station.