A letter from March 20th, 2023

Peaceful right?

Dear FutureMe, You just had your 23rd birthday. I hope this reaches you in a better headspace. I hope you’re out of the military, and in a place you want to be. I hope you’re still alive, three suicide attempts within a year, and somehow we’re still kicking. Did you learn to make it on your own? Are you still close with Jada, or did that fizzle out. Is she doing well? **** I can’t even think of things to write that don’t involve her. She’s going to be great. **** you I don’t have to write you ****. I don’t even know if you’ll receive this you depressed sack of ****. 6 more months of ********? A year more? Who the **** are we hanging on for, what are we living for?

Epilogue

12 months later

Dear PastMe,

I’m sorry for the late reply, I think at the time I didn’t know how to tell you that...

Ddt’ni ubt eher gte ltlis ti im’ te,rbet.
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Eepcsaahd oscem a ettrbe adn satl esgo, own teyh ogrenl but. Dna ocrcttoran tou t,uo to of yuo rowk tlayiirm eth a rmayliit, twne ogt as esab no nwo goc,lele pdrpoed a. Orf our vaeh a kaknc ikastesm we prigeneat.
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Egno jsd’aa. Got seh wree tadeh akcb epsron yuo eth wneh oyu. Umch tnlbtaa l’oucdnt ot a fro inlgvi oot ufetru dan aeginim kdnrgini rgdidsear uyo. Isltl hugtho ’hsse ongid nmizgaa.
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Utjs retlet owt’n dlho i oury gaer, tpfyonari eht ubt of rets dna gatisna ouy it si. E’rnat hesetr’ y,nihtang tbu usrppoe we fro giilnv taeybu listl of tdsoieu. Her,e tvaiilr nsd’eto no be to is tath enrsao naem xcetneesi jtsu he’srte eebsacu yrou.
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Dnast sihttgra nda pu dkei,nr be bdl,roe. Fo ,hcaso ocfrtmo nda duntensdra infd ni tlcyiama eisetnranc eht. So atht ma ti ebetrt stni’ i srory. Aw,ya i’m klwa meoeons yuo of ta how edsen eht erhe srryo cyp,rhri ,us ecueabs fo iyorctv adn mi’ be oyu pian uro ttha rysor eht leov wuold thta tosc ’natc oeths metanl rove nya lsleisn.

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