-deeper- Emily Willis - Barrier | -15.07.2021-

She picks up the letter. Her hand steadies.

Emily stands. Slowly, she walks to the line of salt. She doesn't step over it. She kneels, blows gently, and breaks the barrier with her breath. -Deeper- Emily Willis - Barrier -15.07.2021-

The only light is the blue-gray glow of a muted television playing an old home movie. A younger Emily, maybe ten, waves at the camera, laughing. She picks up the letter

Present-day EMILY watches her younger self. She doesn't smile. waves at the camera

15.07.2021

A minimalist apartment at twilight. Rain streaks down a large window. EMILY WILLIS (late 20s, sharp but tired eyes) sits on the floor, back against a bare wall. Across from her, an old wooden chair holds a single object: a sealed letter with her birth name on it.