At the age of eight Randy's father disappeared without a trace. It wasn't until his grandparents vanished that Randy began to investigate the circumstances behind their disappearances. During his investigations he discovered that thousands of people were disappearing globally. By the time he was able to piece together what was happening it was too late for him. Leaving behind clues for his best friends, Nikki, Bill and Ken, Randy's last hope was that they would be able to piece together the mystery in time.
Shannon Sanders is a writer and attorney and the author of the short story collection Company. Sanders’s short fiction was the recipient of a 2020 PEN/Robert J. Dau Short Story Prize for Emerging Writers and has appeared in several publications including One Story, TriQuarterly, Joyland, Electric Literature, and elsewhere. She lives in Silver Spring, Maryland, with her husband and three sons.