A letter from July 3rd, 2023

Time Travelled — almost 2 years

Peaceful right?

Dear FutureMe, I'm sixteen and i just finished my first year in french high school. It was...a pretty strange year, but i don't really think i regret a thing. I'm too young to think about regret. I know you can easily forget it : but do what you love. I chose to make the study of my dream, and not what people told me to do not for you to end up doing something you don't completly love. Anyway, i do believe you can do that for me. At the time you will receive this letter, you will know where you go next year and probably your final exam score. I hope you ended up where you want (still want to go SciencePo or do that prepa A/L ?) And i hope you did great at your exams, if you don't : it's not a big deal. How's the family ? Does our brother is finally an engineer or something ? Does Laurene is calmer than now ? I hope Dad and Mom are doing well. You know, parents, they're getting old too fast. I know it's not always easy with dad, but life's too short to waste the time we have with him. So even if you're 18 and officialy an aldut, don't think it's a reason to go away and never come back ! (Well, you can go away...i always wanted to live in Rennes, Paris or Lyon. But come back every time you can, i know you will still be so amaze by the sea to never come back to it). And the cat ?? Is Aster still so funny and adorable ? I hope you still friend with Jehanne, and i hope you are going to that road trip with her ! She's like a sister to us. If you don't talk to her anymore, please give her a call. She's so important. Are you still friends with these old friends who are greats (Yvane, Marjane, Sarah and all). I also hope you met other people, cause it's great. I won't be angry with you if you now have another band of friends. If you're happy, I am (obviously, you're litteraly ME) Well, i'm a bit shy about asking you about him, but what about Sam ? You're still with him ? At the time i'm writing, it's been something like two months since we get together. He's great, a bit weird but i think i like him for that. I think he loves me too, I think he tries to tell me. I hope i will tell him i love him one day, even if we're not together anymore at the moment you're reading this. Life is trash, huh ? It's been trash and i know it will still be trash later. But i think I, you, should remember that at the end of the day it worths it. Some days ago i was so happy cause we can celebrate love all around my country in june. And this year at my dance class we danced a threesome with Jehanne and Marjane (are you still dancing ? I think you do, you love it so), and i've been to my first show. You know, life still great and i think we have some great things to do with it. Can you drive a car ?? Cause i'm so bad at it, hope dad's proud and you can drive him to the sea ! I hope you still do these things you love : playing piano in the morning, drinking some bad mojito (with moderation and with your friends !), swimming in the sea in may, watching an impossible amount of movies...Honestly, i just hope you're the happiest version of yourself. You worth it. Well, i think i told you everything. If i can give you some advices, always listen to your heart and don't be afraid of doing some crazy things with your hair, your style, or even your life. It won't matter in 20 years, or maybe it will... I kiss your ***, and i wish you the very best adult's life.

Epilogue

about 9 hours later

Hi me from the past !! It’s you, but 2 years older : I'm now 18 and I officially finished high school (that makes me really sad, I loved it)....

Saw wehn em eliiyetdfn arsntge fro ti 16 aoilptcmdce tbu yera swa elss athn i oot, ndik a fo. Me ot veha eifl i esrtegr btes you ont with i adn tedir lotd ym senditle wtha my to. Teh htniki,ng teadwn ,nfu i cmhu gaiwkn rfo you os 2 d’tind akte ago, obyaplrb leif pu tusj antkh efinetf eihwl os hwo ersya lwodu )htat lsessac eb lot a os (adn swa esls fi numties trneifefd i gao to oyu do my. I i kcba eshoc atdoy adn hknit itsll i rheta od my teh,n. Btu of sadke si rspia nda dieend) i yarcz egggil) hte cendpxetue ”al/ rvye odgo ofr tno seshiw ngikma nxte wlil i aer“pp idd os i smnogihte orf a do ym iepessr,uuré p“”aper ni uytds nkdi srtte(el lwihe a j(ust eyar. Nebe ytaculal teank rlbepmo is: iev’. I anwna in akeds ni irap,s lrpytaaenp in og ltdo eyht eb agter me it a ihts ebcsaue rbalbopy nda si chsetaer lratru,etei : so ot wten my ”“perap etre,h emth i aceetr,h to. I nieeftldiy : meti i eciedtx hte ardaif so vleo agnon ma do am i sto,m flul whta tub. Lwlofo i gsuse ltsil dan fo yudts a htare, )em ouy eb teh,tear na nad iwll tat,h optoni i soeirdcn we loudw be rpoud year lltsi nxet acn (ofr taht etse’rh i inkht ym ot gsseu os treaeth i ? ilrg hatw. Xeam my llwi know mootowrr ltursse i. I’st syiwle ibg of chaesrd i as greta i sdpsea : i a eltl i if oyu ea,mx segus ym ikdn idd but tnc’a oslopigitec otld dale) em yuo i btu eotlecpmly tno (. Olypbarb lewl but teh si o,k tsdrssee itb a famyli. 2 lsitl rof a reyas brorhet edstut,n pditsu ro eomr lybabrop my 3 si. Si eh but eydrn nfdeitiley eerginne inbmgceo a. Niregeignen eh aolrs emso sslocoh utjs pdesas osme for. Rmlc,ea inkd esh is fo dfyeitline up ewrg rlenaue. Are htey ganimk nidgo feli the nda i hye’ert peh)o ll,we iettgng edma the lstli hiwt narsept aphpy ubt ldo erh’yet ssgeu era na(d. )3 ,*** adre ti prsneta dna acbk muhc fro teh 1) imh that nwt(e thta nad dad my tidma eb i uro ahve hte ma ongan npia to bcka yse i a stlil so ni erda hte meco aes the anc who pi,asr i ssim in : ot meoc leynifdite tuer illw btu ago eas !! 2) i boisuyolv veol e)vlo sady lwli i dfsrien i adlseire grsmnzmeiei some. Yuo (i to ttah aeyr felt noe be arest )swa tsdtaevead oludw su aog anler. Adhr nad byba elslins my we rpoo otg tellti sbte tub teh aws ruo oot idd ikcs. Tlsa laawsy whti illt‘ sa nolg evli fmaily it hsi him eh i ypahp behatr a a tbu oedvl ees a el,if itndd’ ahtt i,lfe. Him eth hsceirh wtih i i i ihm smis flie e,vryaeyd tbu dha. Keli erda hes’s isllt am i lafymi nfidsre neenaj,h ym yolu,isbov whit. Ytlau,cla ilfyma si ehs. Rfo lunytaleve ei)mt do ew arod lilw ri,tp ti teh not ieedlfiynt eavh tub teh omyen ttah (dna od ew wel,l. It ewf thotreeg cna ni fi o,yu oigng a ocortmf flsiatve ot a syda e’rwe. Irydhbat ot lmaiyf her dan tdnivei ehr ptyar i’m orf. Yaven itlsl eectpx them, fo ma rsnfied eth aymrtoij i hwit. Ouy eht niadel, eped otn ogdo kewn sw’nta btu elrlya hse htta onkw te,mi teh one, yuo ni nodw telas orf eerw ybblrpoa yuo ta i ta. Aws od our wiht eht is elgnor i sthi adn in no ebevlei tbu t,i i,fel hitgn sbte esh epaec yuo aemd ot. G,ao a ehr i nad ewske msoe we tme adh efoecf. Ligr litglne ti n’itdd ti : i em ’mi onfrt asw eb ,tahilgr to wsa uoy atwn feindr my of eht utb c,ool in mynorae. It eysar steuhxa,ing kl(ie ehs i,agnamz lkoo 2 hdra si tbu she and nca meoemitss ogse oto srthu ,god og)a dan ti. Elocs ot i ejanram rhsaa ltlsi vrey dan ma. So rgteehot a form lal wthi yads isfendr entw nad ot 2 latirelly oru oloc ,salcs we gao was semo it typra rtaeeth. Ifle of olve eltilt ivles i,lsgr ym nda kowns are ruo uor ew utb i aknht yeyvader i rof ,tehm ,now lal thsee aevh htta silrg ogd. Ulylatca i ma wl,el pyaph. Doog nwo ofr. All dna ok nto rtepe,fc efli i’m su,sge is thwi is tbu whta i si alsyaw taht ttah abtou it uisbyovlo ,dogo. ,sam vrey tno t)ub sltil ont eer’w up : esadk eepk frndie ’mi uyo a olcse ’she onnga esnsspeu papyh a ylawsa rhegetot het utb rt(eseh’ rem,oyan tboua. Olgn ended reysa ti we tn,ihrseiopal tafre matlos had a 2 eilk. Ovel he elik t)hat aws i ,rdne deiliyfnet wie,dr si a uehg egart imh orf adn utb a(nd eh sitll. Night nsougy u,itsspd tmie the ,16 saw and i,s alyrle hnkti wnhe we ikle hetre ni erew evlo we ******* nad a flle i. Torsy, teh lal velo asetserthwe dna hghi erut like csohlo. Hmi i aeord so mhi hcu,m atody deikl i. Nt’od ldvoe i hmi nkwo i fi but i i,tmda mtsu. So ’ndto ,him ni to uro rof hwit ifeytneldi was ti i ubt llef nhueog eitspiaornhl ovle ? hitnk alts i. Ad,cempltico noly ,yfnnu alylre i metis rewe btu ew swa good the erebrmme nca otehter,g dgoo it salway ssmeoemit. Ofrvere is, het twre’en to ihgnt we entma be. We atth heca elsvi, pe,olpe etfdeifnr bhot ew to rhote tfdieenfr deened ton gevi oudlc. Ok stath’ nda. Tsih aseihprtionl i ehwre etergr of ’hteser yan not a ady. Ohw dan siht ihwch enwh budm otgefr voel tjsu dairo, to song teomlpelyc eikl not ache lod iilyogurels ubt snltei spasde i srelvo bmeya btu leik mh,i eilk oyu utaob, 61 oyu no nda ouy wree ovle eho,tr eht. Lkie ihm i htta lveo. Nheoug t’cna ytep of a fi’les ****,* fo ***** oyu btu egt eth. Ewer newh you tub ti fsngiuefr i in d’intd yuo rettel ptu you nowk orwet atth sr,wdo. Tegs eetbtr, it it uytlr soed. Btu wsih 1,6 uyo reyuo’ s'ahtt i ok nda kwen tog tiem **** ti bedcosu…gea yuo emti, ektsa. Miet lkie gbi. Os noguy o’eruy. Uehngo ntdd’i so tub yojen htat so i t’asth ash ko) nda hntki : enma lwil taht, we 20 ighh ts,fa aoinsga,lt i a lochos ophe tll,is i ti htat ttah in y(baem eosg flee lal ont ysear. Eb lalcuyt,a epoh i oyu insoag,ltc ifel nhte odenejy bucasee yoru uoy ilwl i knwo. T,hat uotba adn whne ’tsi biautfeul kinht uoy. ******* ouy ays or vyree sneom,mt rtowh abd : ti it wrosth as ogd,o it. Oyu tsifr uoyr abd ustpid )uyl(rt mteh 2 uoy sleov gsarnaerbims oelv gfith iwth useaceb evyer rpasite, dseoncs meontm eeyvr thta ta ni nfdier yevre is,ks. Utryl eengvtyhri. Ceird did abck mvio”e my ,cra aws mofr in fo goa the of seom i i reaefpnomrc i( os way het lsta aws cndai,ng i : efptrec umch age tsill it, cmngi“o ydas nmoem)t ellw tluni the no drak a am ti. Neadc swa syalaw rohwt ti t’nasw it tub sa,ey it s,salc. On ageertne die ifnlgee will me illw etags ti gadnnic lil‘t hte ti ithw nda i aubtlyelos, erroevf, inebg kpee i fo : i it t,lyatlo isms otu eoltemlc,yp a. Smercapo ginohtn. Do het ot ecnlcei) buota **** tkal god ivrr(de wdor me otn irobfednd. To eovl i ealryl ,edivr. Nto in do rsse)tte ntkih me eht btu idvre nda( csra leppeo i leik see to. Bt,se reya eoph at i i ti to asps eth ned eht of od my dna. Iopan my oecdns aesubce eucohtd ani(lf rtleynu(cr nhet’av am owrd teh hlwei fo i ma)xes dbieodrnf rstngait thw)ie i inkp in alennirg nagai a + tub. ,wno enos slilt i t,ijsoom dnignrik utb at evlo eth rba good. I eht )noe ihts vere akme krand w(e ok“mvedmo-”ap …se,wawll ti tsorw nca wsa uoy smoe hte it aka a rof if ti at ton knhat nda ptayr v,aokd saisurn deam loochal ypp,ah do. But ko asw ti. Adn i boaut atht a ntcoi mreo of ing tduseadnsnr ,glir am me obdyon. Ok adn th’tas. I mssi a eht ti mi' dcolu tmei isgwmmni i a,es olev nepsd adn reyve ni ustj lfmeieit waay ti. Nda 5 ptrnase wsa ot a i i a swa sea igbne asyd ldo rdmieam i in enhw ym no ,oag hte ibke osem i sop(r rsyea lod teh as,e liek of tosm emmerebr ootk hte rve)e na ubteailfu dna wihm c,nra kebi enxt abche usjt i ihngt. Tish asw nppedahe the htat ewek me tingh dan to tseb hatt. Im’ ont eht need extn sbal, ehva i skboo ryu nirmtaco drae i llsit c’tna fo a i ot kaa tbu ot rvee socohl fo btse a twngahic m)dea raey yo,tallt oncalpim dtryega ofr iemsv,o wlle( tol rade. Tshing you snhitg i but sey, ev,ol elov ltisl do i. Eenlrtyfd,fi bmaey me yuo esma hte wenh ot sa oelepp and cakb roewt wtih ton. Tilsl siiwmgnm ’mi dnrkis aes sfn,dier corsmmo uulled hte keil oelv a ot mr,eimad in wufla whit ok and a aubot btu ta'ths adn tltoa gknnrdii : bgein oobsk ym ahnkts. Ko lyaltto em, may ,yuo that aollytt be toayltl dan dan. Sjtu lte 18, im’ mread em. I am ssgeu that nrvieos ludoc fo,r (os o)ot the hwta dourp of wno you ihsw ’im fo for nda em i eppstahi orf oyu of. Alyasw atth moirvpe aheippst omst i and lliw atwh eth i to ylemfs i rfo ehop i em,lfys eenrv onsrvei fo wlli hte eb evlo iwsh. Yrt i oruy otn aviedc am ridaaf ntkaig adn eb : lilw i. ’stel nad sarey sodcuuliir abtou ! eb 02 ntw’o ttha tlyalto ttha amettr phypa in.
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Taertm ttah phpya pheo mytlecople tbu of i ctmper,fie ,(truyl lwil s)lef dlepye, my loayt,lt ti agmkni in eth. .
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Uryo loas kssi dna ti hiindg stih i mite **,* not. .

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anitajust05:

about 2 months ago

this is so sweet i loved reading it, wishing you all the best!!!

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