18-year-old Vanessa Is going through one of the most difficult moments in her life trying to figure out how to maneuver grief. She shares stories of the relationship that she has with her family but especially the bond that she has with her abuela. It is because of her grandmother that she is able to have her dream 18th birthday party. It has everything that Vanessa has ever dreamed of, and it is topped off with a beautiful dress, a strawberry cupcake, in the presence of all of her friends and family. What could go wrong? But what we soon learn is that Vanessa false prey to yet another random shooting and yet another random place where yet another set of innocent people are killed. There is nothing fair about gun violence in America, nor does it feel like there's any way to keep yourself safe from it. Vanessa tries to put the pieces of her life together and move on as she attends the funerals of the people that she loves the most who died while celebrating her birthday. This is a story about how normal people are when they wake up in the morning on a day that will change their lives forever.

They are unknowing participants in someone else's tragic form of pain. But through this story we realize that holding on to the love that we have always had for the people who mean the most to us is potentially the key to moving forward. Because that love will always live inside of us.*This story can be edited to be performed by anyone.