A letter from Sep 25, 2024

Time Travelled — 12 months

Peaceful right?

Dear FutureMe, So... ...I know I keep writing these, but suck it up, okay? I just wanted you to know that if you're reading this be proud of yourself, you made it so far. Same goes to everyone one else reading this, since I'll set it to public. So, I don't know why I'm writing this, I guess I'm just writing it. What are you doing right now? Yes, right now? SAY IT I DARE YOU! (Totally not trying to embarrass you) So, uhh. How's life? I'm guessing that you reading this means that the rapture hasn't taken place, huh? Sad. Sooooooooo. I dunno what to ask. How's Youth group? Do we ever get ungrounded? How's it going with your writing? (Did we finish the new book abt Jess and Leo? Coz we just started it on 18/09/2024. Not sure where it's going or if I'll give up. Also, have we found the courage to finish writing DemonMyst? I know it's hard to bring ourselves to it when Sino isn't around to help us. Maybe she has a phone by now? Don't **** me for the spelling of that book, lol. Oh yeah, The Henry's are coming back to Durban this week, if all goes to plan. Which might be a tad bit awkward considering what just happened lately. But I'm super excited to see Abby! P.S; I don't wanna make you sad, but is Brownie still alive? She's alive now, just chilling outside (I'm at Gigi's house) If she isn't alive, then I'm so sorry, I know you love her, she's a great dog and has been with us since before we were born. But I do know this, God is always there for you okay? How's Mum? Is she still in the same situation? Maybe things will change. Also, how's it feel to be 16? I can't be bothered to be too excited about it right now, but you deserve to be, I'll take all that unexcitement for you, so just enjoy it. And how's Riley? Have you two managed to stay friends? 'Cause right now it hurts a bit, but anyhow, don't dwell on it, ey? Remember, learn from the past, and move forward. You can't drive always staring in the rear view. Has the government made any improvements? Like they SAID they would??? There's an owl hooting outside, bro. And how about the worship team at Youth, how's that going? Have you led anything yet? Alone? Coz next month (October) we'll be leading Firm Foundation (He won't). Don't get me wrong, I have practiced, but ****, that song is confusing, lol. Hope I do well. Plus the others will be in America for the month (FOR WHO KNOWS WHAT REASON!) Also, are we still on the Lion Diet? If so, how's that going? Do we have the body of our dreams? If not we'll just have to be cremated and put into an hourglass. OH! BY THE WAY! Alyssa's back from America (oldest one, not the Youth one, and not the Kids one) So... ...have we joined any sports or anything interesting? ALSO! WE NEED A MERMAID SYLICONE TAIL !!! For what? I don't know. We just need it. I'm sure the comments will agree. Also, have we moved houses again/yet? I don't really like moving to be honest. I prefer stability, but I guess it's always cool in a way. Our future child/children won't have to deal with moving, hopefully God will provide a beautiful and stable home. Anyways, so how's school? Afrikaans getting any better? How's our Duolingo streak? THAT BIRD WILL ****** US IF WE LOOSE IT AGAIN! Also today marks 173 days. Still not as long as our 234 day streak that we lost last year, but whatever. HA! Speak of the devil. I just got notified by Duo saying "Time for your Spanish lesson Improve your Spanish with a 3 minute lesson now" Stalker... And how's Ghost doing? Does she still get random zoomies and try to **** your foot? And just incase this is boring, let me just bring up some past embarrassment for ya: Remember when you liked Ethan? And you were working outside on a project or something, or maybe it was break. But then you saw him coming and ran to hide in the girls bathroom. But then you slipped and fell? And then you scrambled up and ran inside hoping he didn't see that? But he actually did see it? Okay I'll shut up now. lmao. So, yeah, does J still like you? If so I feel sorry for him. I made it a clear no, but whatever. Hope he finds someone amazing. (Someone ELSE amazing) Also, I'm proud of you, okay? You made it. So don't forget how strong you are. (OH IT'S 12:21) Yeah, I think we needa take an ADHD and Autism test girlie. LOL, jk. 12:22 Also, I managed to get a screenshot of my phone clock when it said 11:11:11. Has that phone died yet? Coz rn the back is broken and I'm waiting to get another phone case, also the volume button is... ...disabled. Soooooooo, uhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh. HI. Imma wrap this up, coz I got nothing else to say, and I've got break in a few (6-5) minutes. So, as always, I love you, stay safe, and be yourself. Lots of love; A memory from the past. <3

Epilogue

about 16 hours later

Dear Me, a letter, to the girl I used to be:

25/09/2025/17:39

Hey...this letter made me cry, but not in a bad way just...let me explain.

Right now, I'm watching...

Dna aebeucs iepodes irepamv ot 91 i heom ,rwko just sinrgiparnactto rttpye ogt hcoosl het bcka s,ey 'im fo grioknw of frmo 'its shuh, oidgn e,ethr wkorgin seirdia esosan 3 at. Lecihld salo.
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Ash eher kenat nad n,o o,odg tlsli i elapc dna ysdal am not is lfie nda nsitgit aitinwg ti. Kys ta lrg*sae the in pccneeeatx. *.
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I ot i i at og niggo rnlseoap eddeen mcap bene mi' ees alucyatl htoyu, evrabhio edu tno gdo, cabk temi dna tub eth l'wel hvatn'e ghtim ,sono all with ot yrae.
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Hhhhhhu. . . Ooso. . . You see. . . Atth ubtao. . . Ookb or aws noe wtah teh fi daei saw ehva i it no iigtwnr --f----- atht i. I erahcs to os avhe know won but my l'il cdausbopr. Ocsd?rbapu uor.
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Onpe. Doog het iwelh unfdo ot ill' reatl aws yameb ti otiwhtu atht urgocae nctenoui laesdt, it inso, tgirniw itnecuno ahnte'v i ni eon ilef.
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A woo--ouykhwn dna is uhc,m tuhhog ao--k rof eh odnig akbc nda edfix trega the ybba etbrhro hre graet nda have won we sginth iehwl uto eniseg aghn eenb ear ysher'n ont'd adn swa. Elvo tath fro hemt.
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Ktti. . . Npest so ehr emit ouy twhi i'm ldga atht. . . To ehnw yrrso otbh ltsli to love egno it hlle asy taht and i aws veaneh ese nwek ot mcngoi 'mi tub ekil i adn he'ss nda ew i wonk cna't ds,oe og ti tawi reh erh tuhr. I ew cumh eecabsu sesh' edsahr eovl --f---- gncyir i tub with odgo but tipucres lliw so adh ttha kyao, and oyu and tub lgon my ounermd nolg hes sremdpoi sey,e erh teh see nkaht and olkoed astt'h ck,ssu syee elif snu bwnro liek dan and fulffy ttha dna dna i tboh orf yfmesl i hre at hneugo, em, ew oeng i olgikon erh ton ew dan cbak eth hte won ahir ahd i arkd dha ahd rfgote hse adn hree atth hda item **** ssim ma wten eht cna nngdpsie olgnde a in hes odnb. Ujst yadr ti hsi to ese her rhsut iuwotht. I it, eddi hnmot ahtt hes hatt felt. I ti i dna etlf obnydo me, edcir just dolt. Osdbbe a,elrt ied ------f rfeboe nlgvii tbu and own tht,a i i i athe lwil cadesde tawi nad i sseldnely egisne e'erw her mnsae to i mero od atht fi tduie,enr vhea.
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Gdo no se,y rmteta she' twha eer,th there is.
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Seh no liwl dsik nto rftefo ti ddnsrkiga si erh my nkamgi ont ,osmmetise and siltl hre wlil terufu tges by si she cebsaeu etildent s,ye i,s my nda na my esh a utb no ubt so iedcedd ielf be nda si seh is hes nda hurts afult tuc ont dna ont yse, tath **ts is llayfin her ffo er,h rhe not i'm fi ot tetehorg what abt,dyhri nse,icpsr eomv ilve, 'stath not ato,tnusii smea h8t1 ensegi hes's ti het rweeh ehs she in i've ltiun i. Ton omoaeiynllt ta elast.
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An be datul i tnod' si iohdodhcl s,cyra stomla rellay awtn 61 uasbece oru rvoe neibg ot is and. Aebmy i areldya ubt dsetrta. W,ay si ujts 61 16 trheei. An i nwo i ta tge aetsl. D. To to awy igneb at owuhtit it veonivld we teg her a of lhesas altes, osno eth fnid have.
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Adn ubt lil poneks envth'a hdlo odtswar imh no ie,csn i i reiyl esnegfil. Og loev nda hm,i i sy,e utb wlli ,ianlegh iahlgtr i 'mi be ,relsyu tgnlite. Measowe edrayal on nad esh' e,b i etmrta nhkit awht tgimh i.
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No. No. Irepmvetonsm otn ythe mdea evha. Exetpc. Tpra on i olev htta i!!!ddso!el!!ah!gnd. R'ewe utb o,n. . . Reewh as ew ew ew adn are era rae.
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I onbdyo a sa gsin i tuh,oy to ,isad pdestei tryept rmif but noadftinuo ebemrrme deainlg ,tsrae ocudl dnede civoe adn it'ndd rkiwong sni-ear e'vtnha work crteyrocl ni fi it nugdri ym im' hysak ihorblry i nebe sure cciaterp ti wnro,g went adn etrieh.
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Eayh. Tehy. Ainag ni ear iceraam. Now tehy atuob t'ryeeh nad erew auryjan oeng ltli hree. Atth ttrus to s'it ll'eyht be e,b rhwee okay ah'tts ogeddl- abmey odnewr need but owh i os era htey i gigo,n eyht.
P. Tnxe gtaot yiahbrdt mianevt !oons :s orf for gte 'iev in ewek si a erh epntsre npeota isnissmo aviegln.
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Itsll gev, hlghutao setapti akignm we utterb,tnu aet and dna mymuy emta ot ewe'v imnyal wdechtsi dmmeeoha lltsi.
No. Olkos in rsulgao,sh olev mecdtera ree'w ebgin klei an.
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Donfu mredair cmap htat otu geuh tihs week erew aslt a!hh!!!!!hh srya'e i !!snw!!e! ennn!!!!nb!!! ew ecoelbtairn lsaysa otdl dbnoyo rfo earl ogt ,paphy em! eth a is to ieramrd adn ythe hilwe agnpnlin gone seam os.
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So ubt tath rpso,st kowr no we ,wno tha'ts.
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No.
Ew.
Od.
Otn.
Dnee.
A.
Lonisiec.
Iamderm.
Tlia.
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. . . Ton tye stela ta.
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Vaytibilne a ontdsairioenc s'it hpaenp htat ,tye ew aneht'v sorsieu tub will seuhos dovme.
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F------ rdea !enrrnurea)l vfie so!!l!a! a n(ot terhe aer het if rlwoeepss gyrtiol obsk,o ve'i lrytgio tsuj.
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Sndta ton taht si moce fraansiak eben hatt yb hsuldo uagnagle veentndi hyt lwli i illt a tatmtsnee is avhe lohocs adn iogndkm ,einf.
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Rou raekst. . . Ddea si.
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Tjus i!gnikdd!!.
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Pddeorp of dha we atoyd rfo ew +eht geuale or laeiosi/fn-hema/ilrnfsts 6 anmdido 'its siainfesl-m 253, sjtu 7 uto eskwe bnee in ta bnegi 22,5 chihw.
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Hety ecssh so that humc sa na dedad iolnvg ,poiont. E'hs all ficttanoinoi ah ist' iewdr a,h no ym orve resecn adn e,yt tbu heom igtnweas.
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Sienegk ot nad rof igintb trtas at ylrerutcn etanttino niawitg im' is klesna ym cat eht dias ys,e. (:1801).
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Yuo. Mrtheo. -f-f------------f----------f-f-ff.
A-ws o-t ttha ?!?y!ou uolcd -iii- -uoy woh -taht -ot no- reda ho-w who eesufr o(lam).
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Snee thikn i'st avhing mose a j in otbh wntwo,yahko--u hanvt'e to i nad us i imh mhi tbu anifls em tcu tsomnh bkca fof weihl i deon and dogo due. Dgoo, and i wot 'seh kyao, taths' oprrsesg yahpp hhciw adn areg,t lv'o'e noe utoab he oftipys m'i a yaebm teh laceld no i in wkro is ''velo wsa htink nad thta nda rof stpoed oen moeoesn, yatlp,ilss niegb gdnoi enams os him him undof tslpaily 'ehs.
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Ouy knaht. . . Fo i'm rfo ropud kamgni it su. Me, fro ouy nahtk iivng ont no ovel up.
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Dah stnohm o'jarm wiht ,yse dna i na it ti imsuta i eosnsiepdr' asdi alltyacu okot teletrs j pcatail etts ni goa disa ti. . . **bhy*.
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Otg ronsseechts c,dceeedsu 111:111: n,wo fo vleo lto we uvrsievd dna lo,l of a ewve' uoy.
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W!sokr dna hloew ulbe overc 'sti a eohnp rgelii it pp,o rcela we adn si tog ,on tihkc enw eth ubuyeltlifa ha,ye dan dan.
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,alihtrg you tnahk.
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Y,rae st,ih tlis tbr ewve' yas ym is amim os tihs bosok avhe it's azyrc! os aynm rdea ethre (i usjt os ltsis livnewofogr os so. . . So cien ) i eecaps! ts'i an dan ot love dna it ahev.
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Eomnsmtve nnoga my ehs tbei lmsla dseonc any adn eetf 'shse hotgs kspee resdca i'm em si ,own gikanm lienytls stnitgi ta. Eth on on it, hes chcuo cuoch esu hds'e n'sit a ro tog slepe aslect adlloew reh a no teh hse tpo uefsser of dan ot rareht saol eht.
Odse i her ehda reofefd noep she og i i geva adav?ren ,odfo was,nt oistud,e ytr r,atwe ,atsrheccs memle ahtw dt'no osdhlu eth hatw mebya wkno to !atnw? omev!d hes hre hse. (1)198:.
Uto etennnei )0(12:8 ewnt lal fro ehs fo sdsonce.
I oisthmne 'ehss eikl ingstra ddi gonwr at me wno. Strgian won teh ta lsalw 21):81( shes'. Agani em 12:8)1(. Ehs k!n?w?!o csta wtah eods. . . Olev mhte. F------ rehy'et ubt crpyee. Nad uect eyt. . . Angai wslla eht at ngtairs 28)2(1:. Sdenp leov h,re emti wthi. Wef a rsoemmie mkea.
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Aihlgrt. Erhe dnhiiefs 'im. Rfo teh htksan retlte.
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P. Kitt if aki s: evlo rmeo 'ncta deeidc i i ro. . . Hple. Er(za oetbrrhs. Ytorigl rewepso#sl no]n[. ).
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Hrgital. Ot saf,e sa aeoyssdm atnh ldtyrlacsia doyesmsa dna to how eerw o,uy ist' lwa,say you fntrfeedi alcxbieet athw stay terha tedyaer,ys 'sit adn akyo nhat vnee uyo to htaglr,i hwo retueqi suula si efoluyrs, i be ygiasn be yoru tis' elov 'thtsa if be be eb ntaw eb ayok ubaesce.
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Velo i yuo.
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Tpsa :ovel eb and osno ot tepsrne, fo the tols.

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brandonraywallace:

15 days ago

This was thoroughly enjoyable to read :). Isn't it amazing that we can seemingly time travel back and talk to our younger selves? My first FutureMe was in 2012 and it's always the best hour spent of my year. Consider saving these while they are available - the more time passes, the more valuable they become.

Great reflection. I hope all is well.

Letter Author:

15 days ago

@Brandonraywallace: Yes, I agree, also, thank you for the idea, I will save them, maybe in a Google document? Thanks. It's crazy how time changes things, and the part about my dog healed something that needed healing, at least a little bit. Thank you<3

brandonraywallace:

15 days ago

Yeah for sure :)

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