That is what you're going to be asking yourself three-fourths of the way through the 2006 Operation First Novel Contest winner, Vanish, by Tom Pawlik. It is a suspenseful, inspirational, and interesting book that will have you guessing until everything is revealed.
Summary: Three people find themselves alone on earth after a mysterious storm reaches them. The first, a lawyer named Connor Hayden, is successful at work, but falling apart in terms of his family. Then there's Helen Krause, A middle-aged model who must come to grips with the end of her career. And there's Mitch Kent, A mechanic who is trying to put his life together after his father ruined it. Though they are all stranded when they waken after the storm, they eventually meet up and decide to work together in order to figure out what in the world is going on. You can figure the rest out by yourself.
