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)....

Ayre btu 61 ntrages i tanh rfo em indk swa mdaelcoictp ehwn it was elss ,too yidlefiten a fo. Em otn stgerre best htaw my i hwit rtdie eifl odlt i ot ym nda dtinsele to uoy ahev. Oyu ouwld aersy the owh to so os a aog if atnkh os thta) do i wnedat ym gnkwai fro bapyrblo lot feiedntfr ’tindd eb adn( aws mhcu sscelas i 2 n,fu mntuise pu file oa,g iewlh esls nftfeie ngi,ktnih oyu utsj teak. Ckab i taoyd aterh dna od thn,e tslli ym ohces i i tnkih. Iwhle tub si ndeeextucp mkaing i my airsp ni ts(uj rvye nde)edi nad tydus rttes(el i eht os eyar od rof ehisws pa”“pre wlil a ”a/l i odgo acrzy rp“pea ikdn idd ton )iggleg ,érrsepsuuie ensohigmt dekas netx fo a for. Iv’e tauayllc eatkn si: bomrpel nebe. Ecsbaeu wanna os ym etmh hetsearc oralpybb ni erapnlatpy auiettrrle, : si aeerhtc, i ni tenw i ot in em og “eppra” ti ot a tdol isht garet r,spai kdaes nad tehy eb here,t. : ietm ufll teh ma fdraai loev od ,mots ynfiedietl i wtah i i etecixd os tbu ogann am. Nxte thta uwold an tteraeh wlli irdnceso and ouy me) urpdo lrgi i i tiopno os eerhs’t ot lfowlo i ayre sltli nca be istll t,ehrate a ew guses (rof i what ? utyds fo uessg adn be ym thkin htre,a hatt,. Srustel nkow wlli xema i my omorrowt. A if yuo my n’cat swylei i ikdn : ade)l fo uoy me sepasd siolgeotipc utb moyetlecpl tlod sa idd i eltl ceshard egrat ( exa,m ton ibg i sgesu i si’t ubt i. Bit ok, lyfima si blorypab ressstde btu eth a lwel. A ptusdi my for 3 istll earys is trrbohe meor ro bbalrypo dts,teun 2. Eh si ltendiiyef ydrne btu ogcebmni ereinneg a. He esmo oshclso rsola for moes jtsu gienergienn psdsea. Kind relamc, uaenrel eiiftdeynl ehs si ewgr pu fo. Iggttne tbu hwti nda( wlel, hetr’ey dlo nda p)heo mdae imnakg i godni era gsseu rea rntseap isllt eth e’yrthe apyph htye eth lief. Lstli rsaeedli etur ti utb i eth ,*** eb ,aprsi ckab mssi mih sea to am in uor )evlo cna coem my irdsfen have eard i esy cbak humc taht : i dera moec teh 3) vole i lwli hte rfo nad dsay soolvyuib goa i so who ot twne( naogn apin aes 2) a teh ni yfeniildet and )1 emnsgermzii raenstp lwli !! i hatt dda midta smeo. Eftl nrael goa us oen vetetdsaad w)as etrsa (i hatt uyo to be udolw ayer. Ikcs itllte ddi btu the ym lsiesln oru bste nad abby aws oorp oot ew ogt ahrd. Lfmaiy a ese sih that lfi,e htbrea tnd’id a twhi it elvi ll‘ti hmi i eh feil, satl as doelv tbu ahppy ayaslw a lngo. Mhi teh reaydyv,e i efil ahd i sircehh smis but i him ithw. Sdrfnie am i ym dear sltli ’shes whit ylaimf leki yius,oovbl hn,ajnee. Seh tucla,aly si yiafml. Ilwl daro oneym tme)i ti elwl, tub not teh veah euaytevlnl the for ew nda( od it,rp htat eeidylinft we do. If ngiog egteorth it ni evltasif can to you, a ctomofr a eewr’ wef dasy. Erh imlafy erh to fro ihtdyabr m’i nad tprya tivnedi. 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Tre,epfc ttah btu otbau ko ttah twha i is vylboosui it si sesgu, and tno oo,gd hwti is flei lla lasway mi’. Supnssee se’h(ret pu close : oyu s’he payph pkee ton lyawsa ongna emynor,a ’ewer tilsl dnirfe utb ’mi ervy ont eskda s,ma uoabt a a reotetgh eht ubt). 2 ayers osatlm ngol a ti edned tefra had ew iaeh,sitnrpol ikle. Gueh tager i he litls tub is veol letiiyfedn and t)hta ofr asw wrdie, a lkie enr,d him he (adn. We a oevl tuds,pis ni erwe i hnitk fell item eht tnhig ,si and ikel 1,6 we ******* rlleay hewn asw hreet dna nusgyo. Levo thtwearesse ikel het reut ys,rto ihhg lal colhos nad. Ihm u,cmh i ardeo i imh edilk ytaod os. Od’tn smut btu vdleo mhi i i fi i oknw d,mtia. Ti ? imh, kihtn atls btu in i i so nod’t vleo rfo guohne uor wsa ot llef tniyeiedlf piitrnlahose iwht. Yaslaw cna dgoo ny,fnu it imste i wsa btu ogdo olny ewer timosseme eht,rtgoe eth reayll we beerrmme mditlape,cco. Rtew’ne ntghi erroevf ot entam ew is, teh be. Trdnfeief thbo ont s,elvi oludc heca pop,lee ot deened that edfrftine ohrte ew ivge we. Adn ’ahtst ko. Ehrew yan hiirtolnsepa re’hets rteegr ayd a ont shit i fo. Adn but osgn uyo old yliursioegl to oyu imh, the cihwh no bymea how bmud uoy wnhe ont stju bauto, ubt like volser ogfrte lycpelomet ,hoert dna leki apsesd caeh lveo ra,odi wree teisnl isth i eovl ekil 16. Ttha kile him ovle i. Etg of ***** fo tyep elif’s an’ct *,**** teh uoy utb a euhngo. ’nidtd i taht ownk roewt upt eerttl uyo uoy btu ufneigrsf were in uyo it odwr,s nwhe. ,beetrt sedo tseg it ulrty ti. Gdeoub…asce ietm htat's yuo i **** yuo mite, yre’uo astek ti btu ko nekw otg hswi 61, nad. Teim eikl igb. Rye’ou unoyg so. Neojy lla n’idtd sgoe lwil i utb a htat, in ,tfsa ew rsaey hihg dna has k)o ont ’sahtt htta so yaeb(m 02 tlisl, it eouhng htat iloangst,a ahtt hknti i : so oolhsc i eelf nema ohpe. Becusae htne lca,tlyua ejdoney uoy oyu eb lwli i gtslani,oc i kwno ehop elfi ryou. Hitnk taht, bauot afulubeti ouy ’ist nda ehnw. ******* hwrtos oo,gd asy : eyrve ti nmmot,se ro it ti rwhot as yuo bda. Ouy htat yevre uyo tdsuip fgthi vyeer ehtm at )tyrl(u bauecse sfirt nrdfie arepts,i sik,s dba yuro evlo eovls ecsndos hwit nraesgrabsim 2 ni ntmome yrvee. Lruty ivegnthery. Ayw ngc“moi aeg rac, ,it eht uhmc mo)etmn tsla erdci mfpnareorec os tfecper luitn of ma a lwle i m”oevi cng,ndai ddi no teh saw ni (i i aws fomr sltil kdra my i abkc : aysd fo ti esmo ago teh. Towrh ceadn it ey,sa it utb asslc, w’tans lwaays aws it. It lienfge gneib dei on oltyla,t eht tangeere nnigacd it tll‘i it lliw atesg : wlil ,rfvreoe epek i fo a nad blytsel,oau me i smsi i with tou mloecyetp,l. Saeocmpr ghnotin. Odg orwd tuabo ltak ot ton eth e(rdirv **** cl)ceien do riobdfend me. Elvo i iderv, to rlyael. Eepplo ees lkie ton od to devri em i utb ts)rtees racs eth dan( in nktih. Ot i the tes,b i apss of at eyra od adn it dne teh my oehp. Ipnao tnartisg inf(al hiwel of ym tbu vhenta’ + efdnbdoir ma lngaeirn (retrunycl i hte i otucdhe oscnde weti)h wrod ipnk cbeaesu a in se)max again. Rba mijso,to ilstl btu ta teh w,no eons i odog idkirgnn eovl. Amed uoy aka orswt ti oempvko”-“mda teh rof rypta meos the eerv if ti a adn oollcha ta w(e do isht hkant yp,hpa nto oavkd, n)eo swa it nca rasnsui wlwa…le,s kradn kmae i. Asw but ti ko. Ydboon cotin i moer ma btoua sndrudesnta rlig, of adn atth me ign a. H’atts adn ok. As,e eht feilimet evyre waay dlcou senpd a ti i ni i siwmmign imet dan ti ssmi eovl 'mi jsut. Sotm xtne ammdier adys asw ase liek old of eth vere) imhw e,sa tpesanr het i on na ntgih i ,ranc tkoo i i and aerys asw oga, jtus ekib i reemebrm biluuaetf hbeac nehw a ldo giben ni 5 hte a to adn msoe spr(o eikb ym. Wsa me ot htat eewk hapneped dna hte bset hgint ttha siht. O,tatyll yare oshcol a i to exnt ruy tbu of i eavh sabl, gcnwhait elw(l the fo yrgtdea ot dene skoob aak raed i evm,osi reda mi’ nto lltis olt roctianm erev estb ’ctna orf a me)da pclomian. Velo istll i tisgnh oyu ihntsg utb i le,vo ,esy od. As bkca to yabem not eht nad eeoppl fd,ertenfily aesm rtowe twih me you nhwe. Utb ot sokob in my voel klie rsfidne, hat'st iwht imwsmgin adn a eas ok m’i ttola scmmoro anskth ,mmdriae : iirnkndg deulul oubat fluaw a sidnrk eht tilsl egibn nad. Aym thta eb ytoltla dan ok aottlly lyoattl ,oyu dna em,. Usjt 8,1 rdema etl em m’i. Eth whis twah ouy uyo orf r,of orudp of ttah cdlou i fo of and rnvesio ma seppitah orf ot)o o(s i me now i’m sesgu. I myefls hte ivrsnoe ot ihws ttah i wlil f,seyml i aetphips wylaas will rfo whta repivmo lvoe eb of revne hte i ehop nad smot. : be am uoyr lwil airadf i and dcvaei tgakni ytr tno i. Phpya nda oytllta tabuo yasre be ! urcisdouil hatt ni atht ’etsl n’tow teatmr 20.
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Fo tetram ti eptmyelocl mfepercti, lltyoa,t i inkamg ahtt efl)s d,eleyp ppyha ubt llwi my tuy(l,r hte ni ohpe. .
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Laso i *,** nigdih tno ti itsh kssi teim yruo and. .

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anitajust05:

6 months ago

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

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