Party for One

Here lies evidence of a boisterous party night: this woman with vibrant red locks, seemingly passed out on the sofa, amid a chip-crumb aftermath. The image seems to scream, “Oh, what a night!” But mirrors, with their pesky reflective honesty, sometimes tell tales we’d rather keep hidden.

In the background, its gleaming surface shows her, wide awake, iPad in position, snapping this “candid” shot. The room is devoid of any party remnants or fellow revelers. It looks like the only party guest might have been her imagination. The silent mirror has, inadvertently, played a spoiler to her carefully crafted narrative!