A Waste of Effort

Winston kicked the mirror away and it shattered to pieces after crashing into the wall. 'Thank goodness I showed up after she'd been silent for so long. His eyes turned to the woman who still seemed to be in a trance. 'How shall I explain this to the young master?'.

He waved a hand in front of her eyes and she blinked twice before returning to her senses. "Ughh". Diane groaned with a hand to her head. "What just happened". Her voice trailed off on noticing the old man who'd suddenly appeared and the mirror which lay in pieces by her face left. 

"Try to avoid the mirror from now on, lest you get possessed". He vanished without explaining more than that and Diane tried to catch him but ended up pinching the air ahead instead.