Vanishing Acts Novels & Stories

The crib was empty, and everything was gone. Even our wedding portrait had been taken down. The room held nothing of mine except the faint trace of my scent still lingering on the pillow. Every sign that I had ever existed in this house had been erased. I had been desperate enough to wipe away every last trace, to leave him with nothing to hold onto. Jasper slid down the side of the bed and crumpled onto the floor, clutching the pillow to his chest. His shoulders shook violently, and a single hot tear rolled down his face.

Gabby stated. “Nicholai just bailed out on us again. I can’t believe this. He said he has an important business to attend to. He has been so preoccupied lately. It is not like his company would be on the verge of bankruptcy if he missed one meeting.” I stated upset after getting off a call with Nicholai. “He is just a responsible person unlike you. I mean, you are always just out there to have fun. You don’t even have a regular job.” Gabby teased me.

"This is how scary a jealous woman is. Alyssa's just jealous that Eunice is more famous than her!" "I hate strong women like her! So what if she's the CEO of Noblestar? She's a disgusting woman!" … The online wars continued for at least another two more weeks. Then, the Central Tax Bureau posted a Tweet tagging both Darren and Eunice. It read, "Thank you to everyone who reported this matter to us. We've conducted an investigation and concluded that there are major tax evasion issues with actor Darren Miles' and actress Eunice Gray's accounts. "As such, we will be taking the necessary legal action against these two individuals according to law. Thank you once again for informing us of this."

"Look at this. It's a localized digital blackout. The federal inmate registry, the booking photos, the fingerprint logs for Damian Vance it's all disappearing in real time. It’s a total scrub." “A ghost protocol," Zane muttered, his eyes narrowing as he watched the data streams turn to strings of zeros on the screen. "A high-level black-ops team from his overseas syndicate. They didn't just break him out. They’re erasing his entire legal existence in this country."

June whispered, "The exit it is not an escape it is a deletion we are being erased." Across the university campus the horror was growing worse. A student running toward the gate suddenly turned into a cloud of small squares and vanished. A tree snapped in half but instead of wood it showed a hollow center filled with moving computer code. The pale pink moon in the sky began to stretch it looked like a piece of gum being pulled until it snapped into two pieces.

And beside it was Theo's old toy pup—its paint was chipped, but he refused to throw it away. Grief came crashing over me like a tide. I could no longer hold myself up. My body gave out, and I slid down the wall. Tears fell silently on the floor, drop by drop.

Scott's hand connected with Cindy's face, her words silenced mid-sentence. Vanessa raised an eyebrow. She didn't say a word, just watched. Cindy froze, her hand flying to her cheek as she stared at Scott, wide-eyed. "Get out!" Scott barked. "Don't come here acting crazy!" Cindy threw one last fiery glare at Vanessa, her resentment practically dripping off her. But Vanessa? She just smirked. Cindy turned and stormed out, slamming the door. Scott spun around. "Don't listen to her! She's lost her job and her mind. How could I not love you?"

GAVIN I’ve spent most of my life controlling narratives. Make it clean. Make it sharp. Make it disappear. But tonight? Tonight, I let it unravel. No regrets. Vanessa went down like the universe handed Parker a gift-wrapped opportunity, and she didn’t blink. Execution. Delivery. She tripped Vanessa like she was born to do it. Then she handled it like a pro. Kneeling beside her. Brushing her hair back. Asking if she was okay while smiling like an angel.

We assumed wrong. Operation Vanquish Demon was a plan of sabotage. We wanted to ruin her image with the teachers. My team had managed to get hold of some of her homework. They then became experts at mimicking her handwriting. Their efforts in forgery were second to none, and they were able to produce a document that defied detection.

Kevin, never one to shy away from theatrics, dramatically declared, "Let's vanish into thin air, Vasky!" ‌ With that, they disappeared into the mist, leaving the security team coughing and sputtering in their attempts to follow. Agent Harris couldn't help but shake her head in amazement. "These guys are like something out of a spy movie. Stay together, and keep your wits about you!" ‌ As the pursuit continued, the four thieves regrouped in a hidden corner, their laughter echoing through the corporate corridors. They couldn't help but revel in the absurdity of their situation.