The Secret of Room 17

Chaqueeach nuit,night àat l’hôtelthe hotel duof the Vieuxold Chêne,oak quelqu’unsomeone réservaitwas reserving lathe chambreroom 17.17
Every night at the Hôtel du Vieux Chêne, someone booked room 17. Maisbut auin the matin,morning lethe litbed étaitwas intact,untouched etand personnenobody n’avaithad vuseen entrerenter ouor sortirleave lethe mystérieuxmysterious locataire.tenant
But in the morning, the bed was untouched, and no one had seen the mysterious tenant enter or leave. Intriguée,intrigued Léa,léa lathe réceptionniste,receptionist décidadecided d’enquêter.to investigate
Intrigued, Léa, the receptionist, decided to investigate. Unone soir,evening elleshe installaset up unea petitesmall caméracamera discrètediscreet dansin lethe couloir.hallway
One evening, she installed a small, discreet camera in the corridor. Elleshe attenditwaited patiemment.patiently
She waited patiently. Àat minuit,midnight lathe portedoor deof lathe chambreroom 1717 s’ouvritopened seule.by itself
At midnight, the door to room 17 opened by itself. Aucunno bruit,noise aucuneno silhouette.silhouette
No noise, no silhouette. Lethe lendemain,next day Léaléa visionnawatched lesthe images:footage lathe portedoor s’ouvraitwas opening touteall seule,by itself puisthen unea ombreshadow floueblurry traversaitwas crossing lethe couloir,hallway sanswithout jamaisever apparaîtreappearing clairement.clearly
The next day, Léa watched the images: the door opened by itself, then a blurred shadow crossed the corridor, never appearing clearly. Incrédule,incredulous elleshe montawent up inspecterto inspect lathe pièce.room
Incredulous, she went upstairs to inspect the room. Riennothing d’anormal,unusual saufexcept una vieuxold miroirmirror fêlécracked accrochéhanging auon the mur.wall
Nothing unusual, except an old cracked mirror hanging on the wall. Elleshe s’approcha,approached touchatouched lathe fissure.crack
She reached out and touched the crack. D’un coup,suddenly lathe pièceroom devintbecame glaciale.freezing
Suddenly, the room turned icy cold. Dansin lethe miroir,mirror elleshe vitsaw una hommeman enin costumesuit ancien,old-fashioned lethe regardgaze vide.empty
In the mirror, she saw a man in an old suit, a blank stare. Ilhe murmura:whispered "Tuyou m’asme trouvé."found
He murmured, "You've found me." Depuissince cethis jour,day plusmore personnenobody n’osedares entrerenter dansin lathe chambreroom 17.17
Since that day, no one has dared enter Room 17. Léaléa ahas disparu.disappeared
Léa has disappeared. Etand chaqueeach nuit,night àat minuit,midnight lethe miroirmirror sembleseems respirerto breathe lentement,slowly commeas s’ilif it attendaitwere waiting lathe prochainenext personneperson assezenough curieusecurious pourto s’enitself approcher.approach
And every night at midnight, the mirror seems to breathe slowly, as if waiting for the next person curious enough to approach it.