Episode 2: Chapters 3-6

It’s the last day of school before summer—the air is thick with endings and anticipation. As the past and present collide, we move deeper into Mecklenburg’s tangled web of memory, grief, and the slow ache of growing up.

This is a work of fiction. While inspired by the messiness of real life, the characters and events are imagined. Any resemblance to actual people, places, or events is purely coincidental.