Illusion

Prologue

My eyes flutter open, adjusting themselves to the light that enters through the blinds.

I sit on the bed and look around, confused.

I have this familiar sensation again that I just can't figure out. Where am I? What time is it?

I turn to bedside table and I spot a pad note.

There's a sentence written on it. Four words.

My name is Lili.

Of course.

Everything makes sense now.

My name is Lili. I'm 22 years old and I live in London. I moved here a year ago looking for a job.

This past year has been quite blurry. There are many things I can't seem to remember.

I do remember that on the night exactly a month after my arrival in the city, I went to sleep and dreamt about dating One Direction's member Liam Payne. I slept a lot because I was very tired, so it was a really long dream and a lot of things happened in it. But it was all just a dream.

Because I've never met Liam Payne in my life.

Have I?