The Portal of Reflections - Akshita Sharma - Std 8 - 12

Once there was a girl named Sia, who lived with her parents in a small village. She had recently completed her education and warted to be a journalist. She asked her parents if she could go to aty or not. At first, her parents didn't E agree, agree but but sta convinced them. But the problem which sia had to face was that her parents didn't come with her because they had to work in village to earn money. .. So, Sia decided to go alone.

Sia packed her bag and left for city, She was all alone in this Strange aty. She wanted to rent a house. After trying for days, She finally, found a house within her budget near her working place. Even her landlord was very Rind and soft-hearted person. Her landlord was her first friend in this new place,

The house was a well-maintained place and it was made of wood and marble. It looked like a mini-palace. And it was very comfortable place. Sid arranged her things in the house, which was looking like like a beautiful palace. Sia was very happy as she got her dream house within her budget.

Everything was normal until sia noticed a strange thing in her house here was an ancient, old mirror behind the door of store room. At first, she wanted to remove this mirror, but it was attached to the wall, also it was an ancient, old and beautiful mirror, so she decided to keep it.

"That day, at night Sia woke up and saw a light coming from the mirror. She thought that it was the light of street lamp coming through the window and went back to sleep. She ignored this light everytime Sometimes, the mirror looked weird, but ta thought that it was very old that's why she found it weird.

One day, Sia had to go to the meeting urgently, but sia had lost the keys of her dressing wom. She had misplaced the keys by mistake, Now, she was thinking that how will be she get ready She thought that she could use that old mirror to get ready. Already, she was Very late, so she had to do everything quickly.

While, She was getting ready she noticed that there is a reflection in mirror, other than her reflection. It locked like an animal, She was completely scared. But when She saw again, then there was no such reflection. She thought it it an a illusion and ignored it Her reflections ction was niet matching with her movements.

Later, at night, the power supply of her area was cut off due to weather conditions and when Sia woke up, She saw a beam of light coming from the mirror. Exte She used to thought it it it the the light light of of. street lamp, but today upply was cut off, The was wondering whe When the power supply the light was coming frem. She was scared and couldn't step cefully. Her hands were trembling. And at that time peacefully she was alone at the home. Even her landlord was alis not there. She tried to sleep, but failed."

"After some time, she gathered courage and went to the stire room to see the source of light. She was completely Shocked after looking at the mirror, The mirror had completely changed. It appeared to be a magic portal. It seemed like a hole in the wall, Suddenly, sia felt a force as if someone was pulling her towards the miftror. She was feeling an attraction force towards mirror.

Sia fell into the mirror. Here, she entered a new world. Sia was completely disturbed, she was not able to understand that what was happening with her. In this world, There was no human, Sla was able to see only green grasslands and trees The walked few kilometers than she saw some animals and birds but she didn't saw any human yet. She was thinking that, ""Am I the only person on this land?""

The was just walking lost deeply in her thoughts Suddenly, she Stopped, She beard Someone' & voice like someone was talking. The rushed towards thatt voice, But there was no one. All there was just emptiness. ""who was talking?"", Fia whispered. What are humans doing here. Whe is this? whe Said?"" d?"", Sia asked, She saw something strange The trees were talking, Sia had almost fainted. She felt like it was a dream. ""How can trees talk ?"" Sia thought. The big mange tree asked, ""What are you doing here? We have Rilled call humans in this world. How can you swuve? Humans are our biggest enemy. They cut down trees just for their benefit. They are so selfish. So, we have taken our revenge and killed all humans. In this world, we are the rulers and all the trees rule this world. And now we are going to kill you too. There were no humans in this world,"""

Sia was just looking at that tree, she was standing like a statue. "Not all humans are selfish Humans plant trees and grow them. Some humans love nature. In fact, I also love nature. I have never cut a single tree in my life."

Sia said.

 I had come here by mistake. There was a mirror through which I came here. Sia explained.

The tree replied, "Yes, that mirror acts as a portal and establishes a link between these two worlds. It is like a bringe joining two opposite sides."

Sia found that animals in this world could also talk, Nowly, Sid began to get friendly with animals. She was talking with butterfiles, rabbits, and birds.

Now, Sia realised how wrongly humans treat nature. She was questioning herself, "Are humans really selfish?" Soon, she wanted to go back to her home. With the help of animals and plants, she found that portal again and went back to her home. Sia had decided that she would make everyone realise their mistakes which led to tree's rebellion.

Mistakes like cutting trees, destroying habitats and polluting nature should be strictly avoided.

About the Author :

Meet Akshita Sharma

Akshita  is a 12-year-old student of Class 8 at Three Dots Sewamarg Public School, Aligarh, who finds her spark in the world of words. A budding author and future professor in the making, Akshita pours her heart into short stories and poems that reflect both imagination and values. With gold medals in creative writing in both English and Hindi at school level, she is steadily shaping her dream of becoming a celebrated writer.

When she’s not writing, you’ll find her playing badminton or diving into her favorite fiction books and mythological series like Ramayana, Mahabharata, and Vishnu Puran. Deeply inspired by Shri Ram, her parents, and her teachers, Akshita believes in leading with wisdom, compassion, and discipline.

This story she shares is more than just words—it’s a glimpse into her growing world of dreams, ideas, and creativity.

About the Story

This story was submitted by the author as an entry for the BhashaLab Ultimate Story Writing Competition, 2025. We appreciate their creativity, thoughtful expression, and the courage to share their voice with a wider audience. Thank you!

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