"The world teaches you to smile, even when you’re breaking inside. It tells you to forgive those who never meant their apologies, and to keep giving even when there’s nothing left to give. For a while... I tried. I tried to believe that love could heal, that hope could change people. But hope fades quietly—like light swallowed by the night.

You start to see the truth. People don’t want peace; they want distraction. They don’t want to face their pain, so they pass it to others. And in time, you learn to wear your mask—not to hide, but to survive. Because in a world built on lies, pretending is the only way to stay human. And when the pretending finally ends... you realize the mask wasn’t your disguise. It was your reflection."