Charlotte and Alexander have known each other since the summer before 6th grade. Now in their 30s they couldn’t be further apart. He’s a famous rockstar of a cellist, following his dreams of working in music. She’s a struggling filmmaker taking any job she can find while trying to follow her dreams of creativity. Together they used to play in orchestra classes with their group of friends and enjoy days at their old stomping grounds of a fine arts school. Until one day when a key member of their respective groups passed.
With the passing of Andrew so went the spark of music for Charlie. Slowly she began to withdraw from the program before switching her focus to photography and film. Quitting orchestra, she withdrew from their old group and has been trying to find her way while dealing with the devastating loss ever since.
Alex dealt with the passing of his best friend as best he could. Andrew had been the leader of the groups when the girls and guys had combined; the heartthrob, the gifted musician, the boy who never had to practice and could play any instrument his fingers touched. Alex on the other hand had to work hard to keep his place. For hours he practiced to be the best and came out on top of his section. If anything, the loss of his friend renewed his passion to get things right.
Fallout had happened between the guys and the girls a few times with Charlie as the main leader of the girls. The loss of her male counterpart hit hard, especially in her heart where she held a years long crush on the boy. Andrew was not perfect as he seemed to teachers. He could be mean and cruel to Charlie and his loss added trauma with a last fight hanging over them. It had been small and stupid but words were left unsaid. Feelings never returned.
Still in touch with their friends from adolescence a new blow is dealt when they find out a friend from the group has cancer. It has progressed so far and so aggressively that no treatments will work. Alex takes some time off to return to his roots and see his friend before the end which causes him to run into Charlie who has also stayed in touch enough to know what is going on.
They develop a careful friendship trying to balance unsaid things from the past with their new reality. Can the two get over another loss when still reeling from the first? Can they finally find a way to fully move on?
