Happy Birthday, Loser.

Peaceful right?

Dear FutureMe, You'll be 16 when you get this, but you'll be in school when you respond, so a little past the summer (unless you somehow remember, and respond when you get it: LIKE A LOSER) Junior year! You're gonna be a senior next year, get your **** in gear! (Is that a saying?) Alright, let's cut to the chase. Sum up your summer in ONE WORD. Okay, now write me a boring and lengthy paragraph, you overachiever! How's Grey? Are you guys still together? I really hope so! You like her a lot now, I hope it's the same in the future. If not, are we still on good terms? I need all the juicy details, this is for my pleasure, not your sanity! Right now your biggest things are the variety show. You're about to perform letters in competition, you need to read through that script, loser. You didn't make KCDA, but hopefully, the new director lets you try out again next year. DD in show choir, how is it? Tell me about Allen leading theatre, is it what your mom thought it would be? Are you out to your family yet, if so, how'd they take it? If not, do you have plans or ideas on how to come out? On a scale of 1/10 how happy are you? If it's anything below a 3, why? Is this a longterm thing, or did we just catch you at the wrong time? How many TikTok followers do you have, are you famous yet? No? ****. We try soo hard. What's the biggest fandom you're in? Is it something stupid and obscure (like always)? Did you get a Garfield phone (or anything new Garfield)? Was your sweet 16 as sweet as you wanted it to be? OKAY HAPPY BIRTHDAY. P.S. Tell Grey you love her for us<333 *unless you broke up, but it's only a few months, I'm SURE you'll last.

Epilogue

over 1 year later

Dear PastMe,

I am 17 when I remembered this, and on spring break. It's been almost two years since I wrote this. I didn't remember in the school year last...

Y,rea rduign or smeumr teh. . . I oloc tteypr kitnh hhwic kseam em. .
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Am a tuyalacl 'im nda rso,nie i iodgn eyprtt lraithg. Ntsmedda uesr m'i agys)in hhwic( my eytprt is a ubt i'm nnhtgoi itstana,cf gynitr. .
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16 ym tewse eth hwtre rmebmere ym tbu azmgani em i teh imyalf ebmrerme i journi murmse odt'n re,ya befoer. Stat'h tspra oyru rnayeom, flie, ubt ubt reew hegu of ykao lllyi nda earn't ldnay. Yuo jiurno aemd ome bcsia odscinei bneig tnru raey den of the dan uyro tpso lulf ta ot eth. Uryo a ae,md rvisaty eht gehu ielf crhee we of tis' nwo qud!sa tried aptr ou,t nda. Nwo)d a(dn olsa mdea deamr nrtedu eclogle ew uory. Oggni a ot ohcslo tesat aistden ew'er. . . 'tndo uoy su **** phoe. .
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I htsmno adn ago lcbdereate tow yrsae a dna sy,e just aysd wef 5 eygr. Rteag, uto ehr onigd nhanggi nad ckab got ofmr twih sujt i sesh'. Llovey es'hs. .
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Royu si tirgh igsetgb dbeurn ogeecll own. ,pu rtveyai hwos no ew hwso but frsti hte eht vahe ptu ncmiog si ot. Not tsrlete siht eary. Ostnheimg ptra, tawnde fi ouy elki neev omer nhat oryu tath yuo. Ryt oelepp tou da,kc imh oma!l) ok!wn ot eakm reya hancce hdoe stal i( eavh no heams no 'nitdd. Oons si ogtruaadin. Nogig roue'y ot oeclel,g tbulifeua.
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Irsdfen of lsoctse oyur ltlycaua oen si dd. 'sesh nmaelpneoh. She tno olny ecrmahb 'nodt ,yosncet but arey amed tbu ia,tfn shti too. Odnw asem do reoff the uyo teh ntrude ot.
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Ddi odnw, ehs efin tiegsppn tub nlale is laeayrd. Dcue,etpss mom **** ton athw rytept ubt 01%0 csole. Oyu lcoo leov llaen dan a h'sse ,act. Levo you oto deoh. Neev odwrudnoe asw uqnittgi notd' atht wkno siht ddi i at it?pno uyo know. Ot hohugt eb ,oyak gngoi i'st. Etsb hdeo ruyo ylrleltai is enfdri. Ggion is avelrt low,dr teh ot etlgntsi nlela no si eodh wnod tbu. Asyt thnki ot she' i here. Eht rprotpeus nda era bayb ruoy ss,eewett nad turuef sih fiwe ouyr gebistg si eh rof. .
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Ew rae. . . Now ubt not salcl molne o,tu ouy eeornvye. Need ,uot ermo eb iyronbnna no 'dton ew sa ot nay fdnetiyi. Lliw do, nay ubt aelnrtu psonourn si hrse/eh. Uyo dlowu lnmliio evenr ni thta a i asy rasye kn-ow-.
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Asy ayphp eypttr uwdlo i w'ere. Utbao a 71/0. Ibneg spot eedn iratncf ew inggo tusj so egt ,rbetet to ot ifrst s'ti. Ehret yo,u gtnish eadha and veah em irmend iwhs bgi het igemnlia me uyo tngsih i smae fo wsa ot nemosoe of owh. Reew' i u,slfsesucc uecasbe gpflpini nktih tyretp phoe eerw' oolc i. .
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We ufsaom rea otn titkok. Eltlti k2 a over jsut. Hgutoh good tr,y. Hwo wnok i that swa nptarmoti yuo ot. Puaorlp ,itwrtte on rytpte hogtuh er'we. . . . Ehnw eldro! loyu'l dnstdearnu 'oeury.
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Utlacayl nto dsamofn in yuro'e won ayn hrgit. On lpmsyi dnee to i eusgs ,be. Yubs too. Romnaye but eylsia too dotn' levo xirhyeafept uyo ouy lstil f,gdiarle. Nca ti diltiefnye i ttha fro lyediitfne atht rpdislea eettbr tell vcoid you gset uoy, tub. .
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Hp,eno tbu idd si not we egt tlecooicln igbreg! rou geifdarl a.
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Swa lonneapehm nda het wetes s,ye 16. 17 adn 18! ot 'ehres wsa oo,t gdoo.
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Yuo rlig, ankht weest i lilw. <3.

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