Collection — Random Music

She was still here.

Elena was crying now, too.

Elena had reached the end of the list—or so she thought. She scrolled past “Zzyzx Rd.” by Stone Sour and found, at the very bottom, a single untitled track. Length: 00:00. She pressed play anyway. Random music collection

The recording ended. The iPod’s screen dimmed, then went black. The battery, after all those weeks, had finally died. She was still here