A letter from April 26th, 2020

Peaceful right?

Dear FutureMe, I am a Freshman in highschool, well kinda highschool. No one is really in school atm. Corona virus has completely overtaken our lives and it really sucks for me. It is April 25th, 2020 and I’m here to tell you what’s going on. Like I said with Corona, March 13th was my last day of freshman year and was masons last day of highschool. We are doing online school and it’s super weird. I haven’t seen any of my friends in 7 weeks and was supposed to see Hailey on Monday but the stay at home quarantine was extended til May 8th. Chssa said that coaches can’t meet with people til August 1st meaning we will have no pom tryouts. because of that we will have no car wash, no camp, which means no nationals. I am actually so sad about that. As much as poms sometimes annoys me, I am going to miss it so much. Our dance recital is canceled as well. Who knows if football season will be. If it is I am going to be so sad. Yesterday Mason got a call from Notre Dame admissions office and was taken off the waitlist and accepted into Notre Dame!!!! Yayyyy Mason! Before that he was gonna go to Boston College. Right now my best friends are Stella, Hailey, Maddie, and Aubrey. And well I’m not gonna lie, I’ve got some boy drama like I always do hehe. Brayden likes me but I like Josh and I’m like 80% positive that he likes me back but idk. Tatum Brooke Peyton and I have been adventuring and made a drinking game poster board and it looks sickkk. My favorite restaurant currently is Chick Fil A without a doubt. I am actually loving highschool and am sad my freshman year was cut short. I hope to be either a surgical assistant or physician assistant and go to my dream school which is UCLA. Peyton and I have bonded actually pretty well over quarantine. I’m not gonna lie I am obsessed with tiktok but the hype house and charli are kinda ruining it. I really hope that when future me is seeing this you know what college you are going to. If it’s UCLA then I am so so proud of you and even if it’s not I know that the one you got into and chose is perfect for you. I hope mom and dad are doing good and still happily married and that maverick is as healthy and silly as ever. By the time future me recieves this Mason will be in his last year of college and I hope that Notre Dame is all he has dreamed about. I really hope you stay friends with Aubrey and Maddie although you go to different schools. I hope Stella and Hailey are still right by your side. I hope you know your worth and who your true friends are. I wonder if you have had a boyfriend at all and who was he and are you still dating him? Have you done any drugs and alcohol or smoked anything. Is it lonely being an only child technically. Has the Corona virus gone completely away? What is your most favorite taht has happened within these three years. Make sure that Hailey doesn’t get her heart broken again especially not by Diano. Make sure peyton is mentally doing really healthy and make sure you tell mom that you love her. Make sure dad feels appreciated and like he is doing the right things regarding his work. If you haven’t text mason and peyton and let them know you love and miss them. Text tatum and brooke and let them know you love them. This pay December Cameron Holland died and I still think about him everyday. Do you remember him? Check on his sister Delaney if you can. Do you have the dream body you have always wanted? I love you future Joslyn. I hope you find and remember your worth and how beautiful you are and how you don’t need a man to tell you that. Try your best in school and don’t get caught up in the bad stuff. Stay out of trouble and be nice to your family. Tell everyone you love them even if you are currently mad at them. Don’t be afraid to take risks in life. #noregretssquad. Love past Joslyn. (You better write another letter lil *****)

Epilogue

7 months later

Aw hi, I'm just seeing this as I sit in my college dorm at 18 (almost 19) years old. Life has changed a lot since I wrote that and I...

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