Life, They Say, Is But an Illusion!

Life, They Say, Is But an Illusion

"Life, they say, is but an illusion."

Sarah had heard those words a hundred times, but today, they echoed differently in her mind. She sat on her porch, the sunset painting the sky in hues of pink and orange, watching the world move around her. Everything seemed normal, yet oddly distant, as if she were watching a scene play out in someone else's life.

Earlier that morning, she’d received a letter. It was from an old friend, someone she hadn’t spoken to in years. The letter was short and cryptic: “What you believe may not be real. Look deeper.” At first, Sarah laughed it off. But as the day wore on, her thoughts began to spiral.

Was her life as real as she thought? The routines, the people, the choices—were they hers, or just part of a grand illusion?

She remembered the strange feeling she got when she first met her husband, the odd sensation that she'd known him long before they’d actually crossed paths. Or the way time seemed to blur together some days, as if the moments weren’t truly hers to live. Sarah had always shrugged off these thoughts as daydreams. But now, sitting there, they felt more like pieces of a puzzle waiting to be solved.

Could everything she knew be an illusion? What if her life was just a projection of something larger, something she couldn’t yet grasp?

The sun dipped below the horizon, and Sarah stood up, a chill running down her spine. Maybe it was time to start asking questions. To look deeper, just as the letter said. Because if life really was an illusion, she needed to figure out who—or what—was pulling the strings.