A letter from Dec 7th, 2021

Peaceful right?

Dear FutureMe, Currently, it's 1:50 am and it's cold. I wondered what you'd be like, what you'd be doing by this time of year next year. It's been cold lately and my bones started hurting again. I have some unfinished reqs and hopefully, you don't. I just wonder if you have someone you love yet or you still don't have someone to call and like and feel butterflies over. I wonder if you're still friends with your "friends" now. If you picked DevComm or ComArts and if you're happy about your decision. If you're proud of me or if I'd be proud of you. If anyone new has found their way or way back into your life. If things are great. Or if they're bad. If 2022 really turned out to be our year. If you enjoyed your 18th birthday. If you colored your hair. If you bought that luna cup. If you have a film camera. If you graduated and did great. If you have a new favorite movie. If you have a dog. IIf your capstone was published. If you passed UP. If you passed the big 4. If school is normal. If things are normal. If you no longer have to wear a mask. f you like someone. If you're liked by someone. If you have the things you want. If you're reading again. If you're loving again. If you believe again. If you've changed. If you're happy. If you're cold too. A while ago, I heated up some water for my tea. Mom and dad are asleep in the living room. I'm not exactly sure why. Kuya's finishing his thesis and tapping his leg against the floor, but I'm used to it. I looked out the kitchen window into the part of the garden with the white gate and wondered what it would be like to be a ghost in the moors. But now, I'm about to take a warm bath. While waiting for the water to heat, I'm drinking green tea and it's reminding me of the chilly 16th birthday morning I spent in japan when okaasan gave us a bottle of green tea just to keep us from the cold. Speaking of which, have you traveled this year. Are you cold too? I hope you find some warmth. I love you. Always, Me/You

Epilogue

over 1 year later

Hello past self! I'm really glad I read this at this point in time. I know I didn't write a reply when it was due but here I am. It's...

Oyru ttah cazyr aryse erthe in oyu to xent konw htaw teh lkoo lliw ifle klei em td'on. So haev so nsihgt anym haepenpd. You l'twnodu omts etmh fo xecept. Ddi eavh lfse i i olve astp osnoeme. Ehmt one lenegfi wtih ee,trtl het ighonld arye yda ofmr and hngggui erwto be fsae so uoy nad yud'o mhte danhs shit. Eeyrht' ni on eifl geornl ubt uyor. An aveh aiatpnoenlx uyo up rlleay aprbyblo nreev 'nodt ahtt lwli rboke adn rof srnasoe. .
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Yirlpssgruni oury dsefrin sedfnri ltsli yoru ear. Htwi dorkwe uoy uot stinhg meth. Cadniym hte eavh slevi hatt dna oyu clipeesyal ti's apeincmd tub dulat ebcaesu won dfetrefni fo a the nwo. Aevh oehm ntesr,sheevle ot eomc to mthe oyu. Oolcsh ythe erwe yuo tilsl hemt tub in ovel tyhe high ovle ilke lislt thsngi be dna town' ouy.
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Rmaotcs kecpid i. Eb :)) phaperi i tcu'ndlo.
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Psat rdoup i fo 'im you nihkt slef. 3 yaers has me ont for iruflae nsiec ohw headnut seur elef 'dyou tsap eth i'm em autob. Eyth uyo tlle ahwt h'stat nturuob ssurieo a h,ignt nto'd is. Ahev ouy how ttah eb cmuh now sudvrvie lwoud ubt me, orpdu i camipssono i tliun ouy iegnes rof tikhn.
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Akbc yaw acrehls ihs em ot oudfn. Stol mih aangi i. Orf now dgoo probbyla. Abck hotre we dna ufndo ayw ecah ot tahcug our pu. Ot ti tbu be menta maybe tswn'a usjt. 'sit ykao. Each we msot ew nedeed ti gdal oreht im' wehn nfoud het.
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Agrte dab dan isngth rae tbho. 'erew adle thiw ot it aelrngin. Idd yjeon ytibadhr ym i 81ht. Coodrel smite my nwrob hiar ewf nwo evi' a adn rde. Os afr mots dre the oen teh i kelid. Tscuk the ecbaesu ew 'ditnd c,pu yub 'ist nlau yaw i eerhcap rnesee tihw. A teh ttah whit asw godo ti anip di' sya, amec e,rya sepidte 0222 all. Tesnrgro wno swa i anht cmuh i feel hent. Do up ew gdo chum, hwo vrey )): hvae we a vole ddi ew pssa ecktro. Het eys 4 big sut utb not. Llo. Hslcoo amrnlo ytetpr dna cuhm arnmlo si tnshgi aer. Astp a akmss htign era teh of. 'odtn like i neoyna yarlle. Thhrogu ubkearp ggion a i'm. Ebamy tlsli he em kleis. Ont urse im. Ovel otn grnity ag!ani esfmyl ot llsit dgreina. Sa ew nac ebievle as we cuhm. A lot haev cganedh ew. Teh rteteb oswer orf dan. Gyrtni ot mi' be. .

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