This is the aftermath to Vanish.

Part of my Vanish, Background, Olivia Is My Name, series

“Oh my gosh did you hear Violet, got a 87% on her test?” A person whispered as Violet walked past.

Violet felt ashamed as she walked the corridors alone. With her head hung low and her arms clenching her books tight to her body.

“You know saying things like that doesn’t change anything.” A voice said soundin...

I don’t know what I was thinking. Why did I think it would be a good idea to bring my cat to school? At the time I was thinking “Little Sunny is so sweet and calm, if I sneak her into my school bag and bring her to the school play rehearsal, no one will even notice!” Well, it didn’t work out like that. Instead, I’m chasing her around the school because she got out of my bag and now I have to find ...

“Ouch” I mutter. Not again. I stumbled over a tree. A tree. My second name isn’t ‘clumsy’ for no reason. I try to get up but… what is that? Am I stuck? I can’t move my right leg. Am I damned to die alone in a forest, eaten by bugs? I knew this day would come. The day where my clumsiness is killing me. No, I am not overdramatic. I have gotten so many bruises in my lifetime, it wouldn’t be surprisi...

Why am I like this? I’m hanging off a bridge just to prove a point. What point you may ask? That I was stronger than David Finch even though I was a girl. But now I found myself in need of assistance. The crowd that had gathered at first dispersed and left me here. Stupid. Stupid. Stupid stubborn girl. I considered yelling for help. But if it was anyone from school it would be the center of every ...

“Can someone please tell me what the answer to this question?” The teacher asked for the third time.

Jenna slowly raised her hand, but someone else raised it faster.

“26.” The person answered confidently.

The teacher smiled at them. “Nice work, Elijah! That’s correct!”

Elijah pumped his fist. “Yes.” He whispered.

Everyone in the class laughed. Except for Jenna. All she could do was stare at h...

I come to, blood on my hands

Pain in the face, eyes burned wide

A claw reaches down, I know him

I miss him, pity he’s here now

It hurts, I can’t see.

Why must he see me like this...

In her mind she was another Kristi Ymaguchi. She thought she was so beautiful and graceful on the ice, and when she skated she was sure everyone was admiring her.

A triple lutz. A sit spin. A double toe loop. She could do them all and loved to show them off at the mall ice rink in her rhinestone studded costume.

She especially loved skating there when Charlie was working the snack bar. He was ...

I was in lunch and somebody tripped fell and got ketchup

All

Over

My

Face.

Laughter rang out and I became as red as the ketchup but no one came to help. I started to stand slowly when he stuck his hand out for me. I looked up at him and took it, rising to my feet. He grabbed a napkin and helped clean it off my arms while I did my face.

Omg he’s so hot.

Why me why me why me.

At one point he cau...

I took one last long drag, ashed the cigarette on the underside of my boot. I had promised myself I wasn’t gonna come here anymore….but here I am. Big Tony’s Tap and Grill. A cesspool in the cities underbelly. I had questions and Buig Tony had answers. I stumbled through the doorway, tripped on my own feet like a schmuk. I was hoping to enter the joint discreetly but I smacked my forehead off the ...

My name is pistol Peter and if you’re reading this, I’m dead. You’ve likely watched me on channel 11 evening news, my soothing voice has undoubtedly echoed throughout your living room at 6pm every weekday. But that was merely an act. I had been living a double life. At first glance you might have thought I was a passionate news anchor, eager to share the forecast with you and your family. Truthful...