A single file, sitting in a folder labeled “Old_Stuff_Ignore.” The file was named:
The MP3 was a terrible, beautiful, cringe-worthy electronic song I had made using a free trial of Fruity Loops. It was titled “Anthem for Nothing.” It sounded like a robot falling down stairs, and I loved every second of it. ggfhdtyhrtjzedhdsrhsfhtethzdbnj.rar
It’s just the person you used to be.
At first, I thought it was a cat walking across my keyboard. I tried to delete it. Access denied. I tried to rename it. Error. This file, with its chaotic, gibberish name, was apparently the digital equivalent of a locked safe buried in the woods. A single file, sitting in a folder labeled