Riri in the mirror
I walked away from the mirror to get back to my show in the living room. I turned around to take one last look at the mirror. And… there she was! The girl in the mirror!
“Where have you been?” I asked without thinking about what I was saying. She didn’t answer my question. She just grinned. We watched each other in silence again. Then she slowly raised her hand and put her palm against the mirror. I did the same and laughed. She laughed too. I didn’t hear her voice, though. It was like in a muted TV show. “I’m Mariko. Call me Mari chan,” I said. She mouthed her name but I had trouble figuring out what it was. The strange thing was that the girl appeared to be hearing everything I was saying but I couldn’t hear her through the mirror. “I’m sorry I can’t hear you,” I said to the girl in the mirror. Close your eyes. She gestured to me. I did. And… “My name’s Riri, she said, can you hear me now?” “YES! I can hear you loud and clear now! Nice to meet you Riri! This is totally cool! Great stuff!” I said. (Actually I screamed). “What are you doing in the mirror, Riri? Do you live in there?” I said. “Well, I was going to ask you that same question, Mari chan. What are you doing in the mirror?” Now, that surprised the heck out of me. “Did you just ask me what I was doing in the mirror?” I said. “I’m NOT in the mirror!” I screamed. “I’M NOT IN THE MIRROR.” She yelled back. It so happened all of a sudden that I could hear her without closing my eyes. We angrily stared at each other. I think I was more upset and madder than Riri in the mirror. “Uh m…the girl in the mirror started, please calm down, Mari chan—““Are you alright Nechan? said Riku, entering the bathroom. Why are you screaming at the mirror?” He looked so worried that I thought he was going cry. Riri in the mirror suddenly vanished! My own reflection reappeared. Everything went back the way it should be. I couldn’t explain to Riku what in the world was happening. “Oh! I’m okay. Just stuff…” I said walking away from the mirror.
grin (歯を見せて) にやりと笑う
muted 消音の
figure out …を理解する
upset うろたえて
madder もっと腹を立てて (形容詞 mad の比較級)
calm down 落ち着く
vanish (こつぜんと) 消え失せる
reflection 反射、鏡に映った姿
