Now You Don't See Me Novels & Stories

I tried to calm her. “NO!. Stop, don’t touch me.” She screamed. I was scared and released her; Penny skittered across the bed leaving a gap between us. She turned to look back at me, she must have thought I was attacking her. Her eyes were blank and glazed over, she didn’t see me not the real me, she wasn’t looking passed me through me like I was someone else. She saw someone else.

Willow wasn't just our manager. She was also George's wife. With her vouching for me, everyone fell into a tense silence. In my previous life, I hadn't been able to make out what was on the screen. This time, I wasted no time. I scrolled through the footage frame by frame. Even though it was nighttime, the ATM lights were still bright. Under the clear, almost daylight-like glow, my face was unmistakably visible. No matter how I looked at it, the person in the footage was undeniably me.

Least of all me. ---

It only sees what it wants. And the universe took me off its contact list. My friends faded first, then my seatmates stopped talking to me. Teachers stopped remembering my name. People literally walked past me in crowds like I wasn’t there. Someone bumped into me at lunch and said, “Oh, sorry didn’t see you.” Didn’t see me!! Didn’t see me!! Didn’t see me!! The phrase became a background noise. Eventually, I stopped expecting anything else. So I learned something important: If no one sees you, you see everything.

I can’t see the big fuss. ------------------

It hadn't even been ten minutes since the video went live, and millions of people tuned in at once, leaving live comments that flooded the comments section like a blizzard. "Finally! That bitch gave in! Good job!" "Let's see how this quack doctor begs for mercy on her knees!" "I feel so sorry for Adeline for still having to face such a terrible doctor!" Adeline lay on the bed, her face so pale that she was nearly glowing. When she saw me, she shrank back on instinct. "Adrian…" She had no idea that millions of people were watching her live. "Don't be afraid. She's here to treat you this time," Adrian said, handing her a slice of the apple. He then got up and walked up to me.

God, you're a real man now. At that moment, my gaze drifts ahead. There she is... damn. In a gorgeous dress that fits her spectacularly sexy. I stop paying attention to what they're saying and just nod like an idiot, not taking my eyes off her. Maybe I see her every day, spend almost the entire damn day with her, but I don't get to see her this radiant and spectacular often. It's not that she's not always stunning, just that... —Mathias? Are you listening? —that snaps me out of my trance.

╭───────────────╮ Unknown: I’ll see you at closing. Don’t make me come find you. ╰───────────────╯

ugh the universe really doesn't like me. But I can't think about encountering my brothers right now, Violet needs me to bring her bitch of a sister to her so that's what I'm gonna do. I open the cafeteria doors and head for my brothers table only to not find neither Clair or Ivan, only Dan and their usual friends that I always see them with. "Um excuse me" I say. A couple of people stop their conversation to look at me and see what a random sophomore wants from them including Dan. I make eye contact with Dan and he looks at me confused and suddenly I'm not as confident as before.

Please? His desperation was written all over his face as he tried to pull me into an embrace. I jerked my hand free and said, "Whatever I felt for you is gone, Aaron. Stop bothering me." I was about to get into my car when his voice came from behind, quivering. "What am I supposed to do, Larissa?" Without looking back, I replied flatly, "That's not my problem." I never thought that the next time I'd see Lily would be on the local news. The police had found a large stash of drugs in her house.