-deeper- Emily Willis - Barrier -15.07.2021- Apr 2026

She picks up the letter. Her hand steadies.

Present-day EMILY watches her younger self. She doesn't smile. -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

(whispering) What if she says sorry? What if she doesn’t? waves at the camera

15.07.2021

On the eve of a life-altering decision, Emily confronts the invisible wall she built between her past self and the person she is trying to become.

The younger girl on the TV stops laughing. She just stares out, as if seeing her future self through the lens.