The Vanishing Act
Category: Thriller
The stars that night seemed closer than they had any right to be.
The letter was still on the table, unopened, as it had been for three days.
She smiled, but it did not reach her eyes.
A knock at the door changed everything.
There were stories told of this place, and none of them ended well.
He had been waiting for her for what felt like an eternity.
A cold wind swept across the plain, carrying with it the scent of distant rain.
The map was old, its edges frayed, but the path it showed was unmistakable.
The end.