A letter from May 21st, 2025

Peaceful right?

Dear FutureMe,
Do you remember when mom and Mark came down to fix the fence and cars and you got into something? First the spider bites on your elbow, and then the itchy horrible rash for weeks afterwards that spread all over. Remember how I was going crazy trying to find something to make it not itch anymore? We even considered finding a witch doctor at that point. Tell me, did it actually leave a lasting scar? We've been so worried about that and feeling really self conscious about the discoloration everywhere. I wonder if it actually got better. You know me, always worrying over something for no reason.
Has the health anxiety gotten any better? It doesn't feel like I'm dying anymore right now but then again the stress is much less than it was a few months ago. How are you doing, truly? I know that you'll always find a reason to smile and laugh again even in the hardest times. But don't forget it's okay to cry too. It's human, and it's a normal thing.
It's after midnight here. I should probably go to bed. I love you, always,
Eliza xoxo

Epilogue

about 2 months later

Hi me!

You know, I still get an awful rash on that elbow. Even now it looks like I’ve gotten into poison ivy. But...

Bad eht dontsaicoolir sa tn’is ,rrywo otd’n. Lltis laecotneib nca sscra ouy see yrtehe’ and but het kadr y,es ton as. Seebdsi, rdowrie ouy ralyle ta?th obatu ear.
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On giylna ’ts(i a a wekser eadngma nvomig thta sinh uyo a of inal dlo my oga ol)l a i anurod uohdls ylearl efenc thta utsry nda erac mnsoth wsa ot ewf eipce ary,e eenb swa fo etak. Left a hsa wno utb rkda si’t eovr ehlaed ascr it. Oderwri eon too uabot nbee we’ve atth. I nkwo f,dea i ni item csars ym ratemt that tbu on it llwi ouy nda htaw? onkw edolv am. Revye eosfuryl of ady, thta eilaz meinrd. .
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Tihw trbete het ssiedteprstanna naytxie si. Yehet’v yuro etsb ot i afke igvnha i,ftunnoc hngti klei riabn no the tub konw eebn ryle nt’od uyo secchliam. Ecycl eahv btu teh fo swlo e,tiyinavtg rae not ysvalel tsill we eenisdsopr eanyrom adn. Arshc eht romf het gishh tglih is. A uoy era sot,nrg hnamu wefduolrn. Tn’dsoe aghenc atth tciidanoem tshi htwi. Sbignr srcole sefl teur uoy ruoy it ot utjs. .
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Liwl do eitm sa shintg enhc,ga hte deaf teh all dsem dan acsrs ersu mi’ evro llwi. Hatt ubt lla wokn eth syad nad ear uyo ilfe oveld nkdi oury fo. .
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-zelia oxxo.

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