A letter from Aug 21st, 2021

Time Travelled — 10 months

Peaceful right?

Dear FutureMe, I know this is going to go down badly for you if this is a no, but is covid stil a thing? I'm so done with it and it's so frustrating trying to find out more about it just to get a "we don't know yet".Context: delta variant's been here for a month or so and is ******* everything up, and Papa also got covid a week ago or so. Masks are still going to be on for this school year, but I think they're planning to take them off after a month? Sounds like a horrible plan, mainly because of the exagerated number of Karens who think "it's gonna change their DNA and make their already menopausal bodies infertile!!!". I think I'm just done with it all, I've gotten my hopes up so many times just to be disappointed in a matter of hours, or worse, I build up my expectations, and last minute, they cancel. I have way too many examples, it's just depressing. This is seriously going to give me trauma ahhaha. Also adding to the fact that not very social Mia has to be even less (yes it's possible) social, mainly when people are having unsafe parties and whatnot, so I just have to scroll through all those stories while in my bedroom eating chocolate to eat away the sadness. I tell myself that maybe if covid wasn't here, and I'd be able to go to a big party, I'd finally open my people circle, but let's be frank: I have not been invited to a multitude of parties, all of the parties I have been invited to (through friends of course, who would ever think of adding Mia to the group chat, unthinkable!) are filled of people I can't stand and well people in Switzerland are just not fun. Anyways, just reminding you that it's okay if you hate the Swiss, 'cause they suck, and if you had a lame junior year, it's normal 'cause your school sucks ***! ...Another tough question. How did the first partials go? I'm not really that worried 'cause they're all classes we're okay at, but I'm just checking in. Just a reminder: YOU ARE NOT NATHAN. It's okay if your test scores aren't as good as his! Honestly, I'd be really worried if they were... Also, if you did **** up, you can still catch up on the 2nd since they have more value (not sure how you're gonna do that but I believe in you, you can do anything if you put your mind to it!!) I guess that's it. Whenever times get tough, just remember: at least I'm not 15 year-old Mia, **** was she depressed! Nah jk, I mean it's not wrong but... If you're in a bad place, you're the only one with the key to leave the... place? What I'm trying to say is: you control your life, you choose if it's ****** and if it's not, I know it sucks to have this kind of responsibility, but having the ability to choose is liberating. Also! Good luck on uni applications! You got this! It's ok if you don't get into your #1 school, aka UCSB, there are a bunch of other great options. This Mia is absolute **** at essays, but I believe in you! Yes, you've worked hard enough, you've done a bunch of extracurricular and you're passionate, so I truly believe YOU GOT THIS! Don't forget to breathe. Mia

Epilogue

about 17 hours later

Hey PastMe,

Yeah, covid is still a thing... Well, I had almost forgotten about it until I got here at UCSC for the Summer Session, and people had to start...

Of psivtoie etsts iogng seecuba moeh. A efw fo a agsenikp thta o,nw tbu heav me my in eiwhl ecelcnadl fro eben pnasl of os hit ebre!tt tsi' atht fo oeuyr' eddra eyrv snta'h eebcusa it eihwl.
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Yrou llyiaasdtcr cierlc hgcdaen hsa ferdni. Erov iscen i won! "sgril nghu eary fro u,yo 'venhta ,ewll i "ohste wiht tou sesgu. Lepoep or a,tth w'snta psdrfiiehn lsse het uyo of a,csl)ep i tebs sha my ougpr ylaeseslint rmof dnserfi of 5 ahev yetsms a(ll oecrdnis so tpaenrt stiadne ro had cotssel plpeeo saylaw hndgaec, fdfeetnri thta sutj suotrpp ym atth more i that. . . Go to nad rfo no,maeyr allmser !astset tub eetcy,nuqlosn dksnweee i ndo't reefob no aws ,plnas tlfe gbi ryella i tepaisr o,cne i the i het tlsli sbuy for einrsaog.
Say nad i i grwe stuj owlhe twhi htta i ,grpou eo,isf segsu 'notd that nvsgniee 'ntca utb mssi fo uednknr oprgu hatt shoet vcoiiert, i otu. Ways vleeeib i sllit gte undrk, ndfi em my i. And nwo my my liltet anut my lwel, mi' edowirr oufdn i weer a,icclloosh nad adn i thrdgaaefnr otu iahstb guess a acula,lyt dda's on tath gcneeriidsrno dsei.
,ubt ni lpepoe ehtre ear fnu eenv fun yusg e!slrazdniwt ytterp tereh rea. . . Eve'w oycilifalf a vhea dwe' l,lew i a csasl abrke tflriing rnbf!edyio icesn ensci oaml fro hwo jyauran sles ah,ye h!toh!tg?u tuo ni lalsaucy eben hnat snripg ylon nmo,ht nbee but ndiagt adn onigg udveol'w. I lexf eroth how efli weerh ghttohu i my ubt teretl ekdas hits xdeitce ewdroir frpieissdnh dowrs, buoat sltil elvo sgseu yuo i ym wsa the i i tiwh lf)ie asw saw to ,ngogi no ym (ni asw vole integgt sfucculsse eno.
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Teah a,asywny i issws armenyo eth ntdo'. Aedathtc yaal,ltcu ln,iagev ot won thta i'm rdewiro olpeep of i've msoe os moeecb knid of. Tshee i,ste i mi' 'dnto elfi outitwh mhte sloe wtan ecrdas to dan fo. To i eosg de,i) ll'i tb,u tmee reh'ety otn on ,name dan eslo adn o'tnw new hetm sguse (i i ignog elpepo ilef. I'st tjus. . . Ngoan brbpyoal ruth ts'i.
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Laasptri eth wtne rfsti. . . Were tsju as not ttuhhgo dgoo sa godo i ethy luesrs,t e,lwl. Sa i a a lafdei uicms 4 as nad oiythsr ihtw 3, i thiw huoghtt swa nto oogd. Ton otu sa ttah 5, hghi was as eetxedcp m)a auobt os adn( roesc memubd tisll bengi i my aoelrlv i tabou nad. . . Tno ghih ta'hanns as as dna. . . I'm but ti engtgit ervo. .
'im aldife tilelt stht'a i tgtgnei rof niuxsoa dan atwh ralos lpislaeyce teh rncfhe sdonec eth la,energ in nceis pia,ltars a. . . . Cdiert rfo enfi mi' so to that be dna ttha odtn' evgi gnogi enyveore heugon gltelin em fftus but i isth peeks slyfme. . . Uetqo love it nnago riante pesta tel sjut em euebsac atth ti epek dan i iwg,onkr i'm o,yu maangzi rofm tsju.
Ti's sthi gihnav fo ouy" ti eth si ,otn nroolct sttiyh fi dan oechso i ubt yoru if to ikdn skcsu iybtlai iel,f uoy ot eavh ocseho tgenriaibl tis' ipseyorstiln,ib onkw. ".
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M'i tiapnciaspol i my 'shatt iun lsoa ssgue pghacipnroa owh. Hotug aymn so be i otn 'mi ttha ssolhoc to ynlpgipa hsuodl itrhlga wasyany. I lsrrdefae be ni fo cgieviren ittell nhtki a rs,ictojene rdwoeri ro aws nhew i a itahglr gto tlo tub husdlo hanant ,fbureayr i. Be 'im ntodu'slh sa as poetmicvite ton aiinmg filde ym adn ihhg.
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Lelw ti egssu i s'that. Go a im' me no,w of ot ongna wetri 0223 urfeut etrlet. Reh rfo vyre im' rediowr.
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Eygo,obd.
Mia.

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