Once the lights were as dim as before, the movie started again.

Where Alec could be seen on the screen, having beads of sweat on his forehead. Meanwhile the armed assailant that was facing him, had been shaking with a look of abject horror on his face. Clearly somewhat terrified of what he saw.

Then as Alec got up from his knees, the robber screamed in fear and pulled the trigger again. But this time it could not be pulled.

Like it had been jammed suddenly, while Alec slowly reached closer. With his index finger and thumb being outstretched. This made the robber to show his panic even more now.

Once reaching sufficiently close to the armed assailant, Alec spoke.

"Now just shooting someone, and barely missing them isn't a major crime. But we both know that wasn't going to be the case. So let's fix this mistake of yours, shall we?"

"Huh, wh- Argh!"

He screamed after getting kicked in the arm, which he held the gun by and it got twisted. Now the front end of the gun facing the cashier, that the assailant could not drop for some reason. Alec then curled his index finger back in, and another shot rang out.

-Bang!

"Aaaaah!"

A blood curdling scream followed, by the person who was on the other end of the gun point. Though the cashier was only lightly grazed, being scratched by below the knee. It did not lodge inside his leg, only barely touching him and passing by.

Still he fell to the ground, and began to openly weep. While Alec stomped the assailant, hitting him in the head with his foot. With enough force to make him fall unconscious right there.

Alec then tied both his hands with duct tape, so that he could not pick the gun up accidentally later. Then putting his sight on the cashier, he threw him some bandages at him.

"I saw how you 'subtly' gave away my position earlier. And your sigh of relief after that."

With Alec saying that, the cashier's weeping subsided a little bit. Turning his head at various store corners, Alec chose to speak further.

"It's good that this rusty place doesn't have any cameras inside. Better call the police though, and only tell them the believable truth. Or else."

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Then picking up a packet of snacks on the front shelf, alongside the cold drink he had dropped on the floor. Alec left through the glass door without paying.

Walking away from the desolate streets near the store. He soon joined the crowd on the sidewalk, one that he was walking on earloer. With the camera focusing on his footsteps back again. Only with less of a spring to his footsteps visible this time.

The camera went to the night sky, as it turned to dawn. With the words 'next day' fading.

In the next scene it showed Alec, who was messily sleeping on his bed. With a number of small items lying around in the room. Including pens, coins, crayons, and ink bottles. Other than that his bedroom looked relatively clean.

A couple seconds an alarm rang off from his smartphone. Which after a couple seconds of beeping, woke him up from his deep slumber.

Looking at the time it was only six in the morning. After a couple of stretches on his bed, Alec got up and sought out the slippers with with his eyes closed. Then walking to the bathroom sink, he put paste on his toothbrush first.

Doing all that he looked at the bathroom mirror, and got extremely startled. Enough to accidentally drop his toothbrush on the floor, yet not bothering to pick it up. Something he would have done as quick as possible, being a person who was cautious about his hygiene, right now only staring at himself in the mirror.

Where a distinct looking golden series of words appeared, right over his head inside the mirror's reflection. But when he looked straight up over his head, there was no such thing present.

Rapidly as he swung his head to and froth, but the floating text followed suit. Then he passed his hand by it a few times, it still did not disappear at all. Finally Alec steeled his nerves, and read what those words said.

[Alec Willows. You have ten days left to live in this world]

"Dammit. My bathroom mirror is cursed."

Saying so, Alec went to go pick up his smartphone. In in the midst of that, he remembered leaving the sink faucet on.

Only instead of going back to turn it off, he made a twisting motion at it from a distance. To which faucet handle followed, and it was made closed.

Picking up his smartphone now, he searched up a few things. Some of them included as such, 'what to do when your mirror is possessed' and 'how to remove ghosts from bathroom mirror'.

Then in a quick montage on the screen a couple ads were skipped, alongside a few comedy skits, and one game with way too many searches related to this topic.

Finally by the end of it, Alec found some advices which sounded legitimate. Putting them to use he readied an assortment of things, and before returning to the bathroom. He turned all of the lights inside his apartment room. Unlocking all the many doors, even the main entrance door.

Doing all that he then started to prepare himself a breakfast cereal.

Only to find out that he had ran out of milk. This left him no option, as he then changed from his pyjamas. Wearing a tracksuit and his running shoes, as he went on a morning jog.

His destination right now was the dairy shop, where he often gets his milk from. Greeting all the people in the way, whom he normally pass by at this time. He finally got the milk and then walked back home. Slower than he did before, but still taking quick steps.

Once getting back home, Alec finally prepared himself some breakfast. Though this point he just wanted ,to shower which lead him to the initial problem at hand.

He then turned on the television, putting on some cheery music. As he then unlocked the doors once more, that he closed before going on the run.

[Alec Willows. You have ten days left to live in this world]

Again it showed him this, making clear that it was not a stress related illusion before. Since by now it must have faded from his psyche somewhat. If not that then worsened and shown it's signs somewhere else. One that he could believe himself to have, after the stressful day he had earlier.

Putting down all the items, Alec then wore rubber gloves and touched the mirror with a brush. Seeing how it did not harm the brush. It made his confidence to grow a little, as he then brought out a screwdriver. Then unscrewing it he brought down the mirror from wall. Carefully putting it inside an intricately designed basket.

Doing so he covered it completely, under a large black cloth. Then he threw salt on it, and on various spots around the bathroom. He played a couple of instruments he had. Including bells, flute, small drum, and finally a triangle.

This was just for his own amusement, and bring some levity to the situation.

Having done all that, he finally performed the very last action that he could. Just in case it still had some lingering curse attached on it.

"Hey man. I saw you posting about wanting to buy mirrors online. Do you mind if it's a little haunted?"

With that phone call, and a couple scenes long exchange. He got rid of the mirror before it got afternoon, and even made himself a bit of cash.