Sometimes reality outshines fiction without even trying. These 13 real-life stories begin innocently enough before spiraling into chaos, irony, or perfectly delivered karma. Get ready for twists so wild, you’ll swear they came straight from a movie script.Stranded in the mountains in Utah on a Scout cross-country skiing day trip. Unexpected 24-hour early snow storm, then dead battery in van, then blown tire. After all the delays, we were coming back down the mountain about 6 hours overdue, late at night, when we came upon an older couple trudging through the snow on foot. The man said their car was dead also, and he prayed for a miracle to save them, but he never expected it to be in the form of a troop of Boy Scouts.

Twelve years ago, my brother disappeared. After years of searching, we gave up. Yesterday, in a store, a man walked past me, wearing my brother’s denim jacket — the same patches, the same worn sleeve. “Tommy!” I shouted. He turned and froze. Then, he started to walk away from me quickly. He got into his car and drove away without turning back.All of a sudden, my phone chimed. It was a text from my mother: “I hope you’re okay. I just had a bad dream about you! You had disappeared, just like your brother. Please come home fast.”I froze. My mother never texted me out of the blue like this, let alone shared her dreams. The coincidence felt eerie.Tonight, I went back to that gas station at the same time, hoping to see the man again. But he was nowhere to be found. I never told my mom — I didn’t want to worry her. But I can’t shake the feeling that something is terribly wrong.