Kyle Storms works as an antiquarian and possesses expertise in antiques. He also owns a shop called Strange and the Unusual that specializes in rare and unique antiques. One afternoon after the new year , Kyle receives a mysterious mirror with no reflection that puzzles him prompting him to examine it .
Suddenly, he traveled 24 hours in the future to discover that he was in a downtown bookstore. Out of curiosity,Kyle explored his new location feeling at an unexplained connection to it. He felt compelled to go upstairs where he found the mirror beside the red velvet chair. Kyle senses another presence in the bookstore with him prompting him to touch it.He returns to his shop 24 hours later.
“Where , am I at thinking to himself?” Kyle in his confused state lost his ability to hear his colleague Cynthia calling his name. He recognized her ,but she seems physically distant to him.
“Kyle! “What is the matter with you? Cynthia asked in a concerned tone of voice. “You missed a full day of work”.”Where have you been”
“I have been at Strange and The Unusual all day.”said Kyle unwilling to reveal his time -travel adventure.
“I did not see you “”I worked at a shop from 10:00am to 7:00pm.” I tried to text and call you about the a strange occurrence surrounding the mirror.”
“What happened?” “Anything out of the ordinary”? saidKyle
“At 2:00pm,One of our regulars visited the store ; asked if we had a mirror made before the twentieth century.””I showed him a gold frame with no reflection.”‘I thought his request felt odd because he normally buys collectibles and shows no interest in mirrors.”
“Maybe your customer’s interests changes
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