-deeper- Emily Willis - Barrier -15.07.2021- May 2026

She picks up the letter. Her hand steadies.

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. -Deeper- Emily Willis - Barrier -15.07.2021-

(beat) It was believing I didn't deserve to cross back. She picks up the letter

July 15th. I chose this day. Five years ago, I walked out of that house. Three years ago, I said the name "Emily" for the first time in a mirror and didn't flinch. Rain streaks down a large window

Between her and the TV lies a line of black salt on the floor. A barrier she drew herself.

The deepest barrier wasn’t the door. Or the name. Or the distance.