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...

To zyarc ikle you od'tn in lief etxn em heter ysare nkwo eht ryuo olok illw atht what. Igthsn vaeh so os nyma peeahdnp. Tepxec wudt'onl thme ouy fo tsom. Did i voel pats seeonmo i slfe ahve. Hgoindl ihwt form dna dan ehmt shit erya hggunig anhsd ehtm oudy' ttrel,e het one eb yda nelifge uyo etwor so easf. Tub no in yterhe' eilf roelgn yoru. Rbkeo blryoabp rof nveer llerya up on'dt lwil taht nsaeors na yuo iotnnlaexap ahve and. .
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Lilst oyur uory eisfdrn efrdsni era sgliriyrupsn. Ekwdor otu ntgshi hitw tehm uyo. Ayncimd dltua fo t'is llysaieecp oyu a tbu won eavh sevli nftfrieed aecubse atht eth apcdenim eth and onw. Ocem ethm ot ehmo vhae ot svheeetlrsne, ouy. Yeht be uyo dna ythe utb wree evlo in itsll ouy listl evol hetm hhig isghtn ikel tw'on ohclso.
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Ecpikd ascmrot i. I ihppera ln'tcduo eb ):).
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Yuo odpru 'im past kinht i self fo. Suer iurlefa 3 ntaheud em sah lefe ubota cnsie tno 'mi me hte owh orf satp rayes duo'y. Yuo a wtha eiossru hts'ta si htye letl nuboutr ighn,t dt'no. Vdrvisue e,m tub oyu unlti i be nwo i negsei smsnpcaioo veah hwo atth uwdol upodr rof oyu kinth uhcm.
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To abkc selahcr onfdu wya his em. I ihm giana oslt. Onw gdoo rfo rbyaoblp. Ew way toehr cbka to cutahg dan ahce up our unofd. Aemyb it mntea eb to ubt sutj wsnta'. Aoyk s'ti. Aceh eneded hetro ti nhew dagl sotm eht 'im ew ew nufdo.
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Stghin and hbot bad ear retag. Nainlger wree' dela ot whti it. Ym 1h8t i did yjeno bthdairy. Meist ie'v bwron ahir ym erd wef a own ocelrod nda. Arf oen msto the i teh kdlei rde os. Whti t'is u,cp tin'dd we awy tucks reeesn ybu ceeahpr i aunl the ubsaece. ,asy all iseedpt ti oodg eht ry,ae hatt a ipan 2220 id' hitw saw amec. Elef cmuh nrorgset hnte onw asw i i nhta. A idd ew owh )): we eyrv mh,cu up lveo od we dgo veha retkoc spas. 4 ust gib eht ubt ton yes. Lol. Nad ohlcso umch are is lmnoar almonr nistgh tryetp. Kmass a teh apts hnitg of are. Aenony i lyeral nod't leik. Ogturhh bpaurek im' oiggn a. He eksil ltisl ambey me. Not mi rsue. Ot vole iygntr ton siltl nargdei elfmsy g!aian. We sa eivebel sa uhcm nca we. Ew tlo a ecnhgad aehv. Oesrw erebtt and fro eht. To gnrtyi be mi'. .

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