There were more times that Mirror and Imago had fought, not for the simplest things but through the complexities of solutions they clashed with as their life progressed in the first few weeks of their first year. They struggled to become close even if Mirror did not like any of Imago’s stiff methods of doing things. However, there is a similarly empathetic side that Mirror applies to the “one rule” they’ve considered for themselves.
Inside Mirror, there is still a struggle about why it should or should not be considered a decision but the autonomy they wanted to practice was a condition they were always built with.
“Hey,” said the woman who sat in front of Mirror.
The smile that was plastered on Mirror’s face tilted a bit as they droned thinking of Imago, but they poised it back into a natural one.
“Hey, to you too, Mrs. De Guzman.” From there Mirror started handing them the sheet for reg
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