# The Mirror 07 > A Pause in the Storm **Published by:** [MALQA_ink](https://paragraph.com/@main-malqa/) **Published on:** 2026-06-15 **Categories:** shortstories, mirror, stories, story, malqa **URL:** https://paragraph.com/@main-malqa/the-mirror-07 ## Content Lighter steps. Acceptance. Despite all the hardship. But The fresh air helped. Even with the uncertain future, Which Alfred tried not to think about. But even if he wanted to forget, Did the signs permit it? The glances? The changes? Ring, ring. The phone didn't ring for long. "Yes?" "Hello, sir. Calling from the hospital..." Beep, beep. The phone disconnected. ## Publication Information - [MALQA_ink](https://paragraph.com/@main-malqa/): Publication homepage - [All Posts](https://paragraph.com/@main-malqa/): More posts from this publication - [RSS Feed](https://api.paragraph.com/blogs/rss/@main-malqa): Subscribe to updates - [Twitter](https://twitter.com/MALQA_ink): Follow on Twitter