I stood there in shame. It was one of the most embarrassing moments of my life. I had earlier wondered why she looked away and left in a hurry; the hidden garden of Eden stood boldly behind me.
My little room was so occupied that the only place I could hang my mirror was on the wall across the door. Incidents have proven this was wrong, but I felt I had no other option.
Three months after I got the mirror from David, my neighbor knocked at my door asking for my umbrella. I told him I wasn’t with it, but he could already see it through the mirror. The mirror had a way of showing the world everything in my room even without stepping in. All you just need to do is stand at the door and feed your eyes.
It was a new year and I was just getting ready for the customary New Year Service. I had just rushed out of the bathroom when I heard someone knock at my door, it was Ifenyinwa, my neighbor.
I have this habit of rushing out of the bathroom naked, and her knock sounded urgent. I opened the door a little and brought out my head, hiding the rest of my nakedness behind my door. I noticed this shy look on her face as she hurriedly walked away saying
‘I’m sorry, Nadic’
I stood startled for seconds, trying to understand why she acted that way. Then the answer flashed.
‘My mirror has done it again ‘
Behind me was the full view of my naked self displayed in my mirror.
I felt like I was Empress.
