A letter from March 20th, 2023

Peaceful right?

Dear FutureMe, You just had your 23rd birthday. I hope this reaches you in a better headspace. I hope you’re out of the military, and in a place you want to be. I hope you’re still alive, three suicide attempts within a year, and somehow we’re still kicking. Did you learn to make it on your own? Are you still close with Jada, or did that fizzle out. Is she doing well? **** I can’t even think of things to write that don’t involve her. She’s going to be great. **** you I don’t have to write you ****. I don’t even know if you’ll receive this you depressed sack of ****. 6 more months of ********? A year more? Who the **** are we hanging on for, what are we living for?

Epilogue

12 months later

Dear PastMe,

I’m sorry for the late reply, I think at the time I didn’t know how to tell you that...

Eehr tge ubt ,teerbt ti nd’tdi tilsl i’m.
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Wno a bterte and lsta they onlreg sceapadhe btu gseo, cmeos. Ymtlaiir, ntwe uoy nad og,clele to sbea a sa tou otu, on a pedordp rmlytiai kowr otg teh now of atcrcntroo. We a ruo tsisakem greieantp nckka ofr veha.
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J’daas gnoe. Eth dheta when uoy esrnop you cbak erew hse tgo. Fteuur yuo rdeaisdgr a gieiamn abnttal for nvgili ntdcul’o ot oot inrkdngi adn uchm. She’s iagznam uhhgot ilslt ngodi.
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Jstu si btu eth ga,er lhod wto’n i yuo of tfproniya ti tterel rtes dna ouyr niaatgs. Ybteua but ew of tioedsu eers’ht vinigl erna’t prupsoe itlls ofr yht,nangi. Ot on yrou ujts eecxnitse o’nsted re’thes is ahtt eanm seonar eb bsuaeec er,he trviail.
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,inkrde adn eb pu tashtrig sdtna dbeo,lr. Adn ni of sc,aho dsnurdante cirasnenet lcaityam hte nfdi mtcoorf. Bettre i’tns i htta ma rsyro it os. Semoone tath im’ mlanet ta ca’tn ri,rycph inpa eb rorsy tsco hwo dna of eht you nya oyrsr vore islslen wolud octryiv esbacue uor rehe hesot s,u m’i oyu olve of eth edens ttha y,awa wlak.

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