A letter from March 30th, 2020

Dear FutureMe, Hi! It's James. I'm 16. You must be 21 by now. What's it like? Just kidding, I know you can't reply to me. I'm in quarantine right now. I think I might be going insane. I'm listening to anime music right now. I wonder what you chose to do at uni? I wonder if you even chose to go to uni. Saying that, I have less than a year to choose myself. I wonder what the biggest cultural thing is at the moment. I wonder if your favourite songs have changed. I wonder if you still like peanut butter chocolate and iced coffee. I wonder if you've kept in touch with Jim and Ruby. If not, what's wrong with you?? Text them right now, if you haven't fallen out. I wonder what Rory's like. He must be 12. That's just a bit older than us when we wrote the first of these emails. He's his own person now. I have my literature review for my EPQ to write. I have 2 days haha. Totally dreading it. Stop procrastinating, if that's what you're doing now. What's happening right now? Steven Universe ended a few days ago. Animal Crossing came out a week ago, and I've been playing compulsively. Mostly to avoid thinking about the coronavirus. What's technology like in the future? Is VR good yet? Have iWatches finally died? What TV show are you watching? I finished I am not ok with this last week. I don't know what I'll watch next. OH ******* Eve. We're on the last episode. Are you in a relationship? Have you been in a relationship? Are we certain that we're ***? How do we deal with the loneliness? Talk to your old friends. I hope you're still reading. I have to read a few books for my NEA soon. Which one did we choose? How is your relationship with Dad? Has it improved? Has it got worse, now that you (hopefully) don't live with him? Have you moved out? Where to? Have you travelled? Is your place nice? How did you decorate it? What is the latest cool videogame? Can you still afford them? Do you have a job? Do you enjoy it? I should get back to work. See you in 5 years. Bye. Don't isolate yourself. Take deep breaths. James (16)