Erynn Gutierrez is a high school senior who studies vocal music. She volunteers with The Go Project, a nonprofit organization that provides supplementary education to children in underserved schools. She will be attending Tufts University in the fall of 2021.
In this fictionalized letter to a lost friend, the author reflects on what happened to one middle school friendship. By exploring her memories, she realizes that not all relationships are forever.
Do physical things mark the passage of time? What we hope to reveal is that these seemingly mundane objects have lives beyond the obvious—and that they’re filled with love, pain, stress and hope.