A letter from April 17th, 2020

Time Travelled — 12 months

Peaceful right?

Dear FutureMe, Hello, its currently April 17th, 2020, 4:29 PM The world is shut down because of the coronavirus, it is all very apocalyptic. this is my second email to my future self, I hope you're doing well. I read mine from when I was 15, last year. I was really not confident yet because of my eyelid surgery. Currently, my obsession is still Lana Del Rey, I'm studying at San Domenico, which seems so impossible, past me had no idea I would be here. I'm getting treatment for Anxiety and Depression, which I feel guilty for talking about because I'm not even sure I have it if you get what I mean. You'll almost be 18 by the time you get this letter, which is insane. That's a whole adult! Anyways, here are the questions I set for us from last year's letter. How are your grades? Around a B Family? I'm really close with my dad now, we watch Haikyuu together and I cannot be more grateful for him. I miss mom dearly but she's in Taiwan. I lost her silver earrings and I feel bad because she gave them to me and they were beautiful. Love life? Sigh, Still nonexistent. There's this guy in my class, Cameran, he's really, really cute. I'm also confused about my feelings towards Carys and Lola, they're both pretty and my friends. I'm on a facetime with Lola right now, she doesn't know I'm writing this. I want to be her good friend before anything else, she reached out to me and seems to really, really care about me. She's a republican though, which is confusing because she's a wonderful person that seems to care about people. self-confidence? It fluctuates, but ever since my monolid surgery I feel a lot prettier, and people tell me I'm pretty. But I'ms still insecure and I wish I was prettier. and I also wish I was more motivated and intelligent. I think I'm pretty smart, I just don't apply myself as most people do. Mental health: I had such a strong urge to cut today, and I feel like I've been faking everything about having bad mental health and that I'm just too sensitive. It's a bad feeling and I wish it would get better soon. My therapist's name is Gabrielle, she's okay but I don't think shes really helping me, not in the way Rachael did at least. social life? Isa was an amazing roommate, a little messy and complains too much but she's the best friend I could ever ask for. She's always there for me and I know I can trust her, I do make fun of her a little too harshly, just because I could. I'm going to stop. I have a bunch of friends now! none of them are necessarily close though. I eat lunch with Jack, Sophie, Angel, and Judy and Fiona. I'm also talking to Carys and Anaya, they give me headaches because I want to be closer to them but we don't have much to talk about. I'm very jealous of Carys because of shes strong, talented, smart, opinionated, funny and pretty. It's not a good emotion. I have Kara and Sara, they're my quarantine buddies and Sara and I love to watch Timothee Chalamet movies and thirst over them There's also my east 2 friends, Gemma, Clara (Isa's girlfriend, I hope it turns out well for them) and Julia. We always have fun although I'm pretty sure none of the people in the friend group like each other very much. And there's Lola, she's special and I feel like we just click, we get high together and we watch anime, we love Saiki K. she is also very gorgeous and caring, I love her. greatest accomplishment? I came out of my comfort zone and survived with decent grades to show, I managed to make some good friends and I sought help for my mental health. the biggest problem right now? I'm struggling with my mental health and self-doubt. and the coronavirus thing is giving me a lot of stress. I also lack motivation for anything in life, especially Chemistry. meme.palette?shes at 57.5k! but its quickly going downhill, I don't know why who's your best friend? I have Isa, and Noorun, and Emma, and Lola. I love them all a lot even though I still doubt myself sometimes. which school? san Domenico! are we happy? As happy as I can be anything on college/future jobs? Mrs. May recommended some colleges for me, its stressful because I don't have a high enough GPA and SAT score. How's Junior year? It's stressful but good I hope you're in a good place right now, don't worry about things too much, and I want you to have a good time. -stella, 16

Epilogue

about 5 years later

Hi babygirl,

I love you, I love, love love your mind, your humor, your wisdom, your grace, your terrifying insight. The world has recovered from the coronavirus sometime into your...

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Eepk uyo uotba tkgnihni i. Utb at dan ni genihlp asretilhpnoi ni teh won yinlg gicdann anaay brete,ah ohsolc ntgih uot,hc s'asi allo rchcuh a bed vtrenheigy maen ni ehr iwht ni i,exsetn wiht. Sryca, ot oru it? btuoa ro it leih,cc nddrunesta ew uepsdrsspe or tjus for ,asi o,wn feienlsg nwta eerw lo,al 'isnt ynnuf ls'ief a n,aaay ro swa evenr enfcodsu is't. **,* ctcneepcaa ifel nwke mrfo hearc ecbaesu rientac teg ermo aedrrh bceemo we dulow rsopug eenv ulwod ew usbeaec thta of erwe uot. .
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Ew've aetunddrsn ywh runtde e—estli uro i t,ou hsti dolbeck intonatet i kniht asw yfinrgitre or smeeorhew. Saw ssnee aws ti a eth reueq somrn ritastic rsilg iynfretg,ri yuo eepacs eerhw eopnh veol dan wyh eewr efdi,edn sreifnd eewr iocals the ipdacenm toni dleov eunssqeer nrgiftriey, gntriy in touipa edvil wsa mkeas ot yrou a wree olrwd yfnrgi,tier ryou ndso,ce rfeiy,tgrni evyre yruo cpcd,eate nrpetas ouy gikanw on wree. Is i netw a a,ayw peedre od itbha teh uro ehva aw,y yb faith eth lltsi dgoin tt,ha in n,wodu of ti rtuefu rveen lhutohag rtap 'ewer. Uro eeb,rtt siht emad 'tis tra asesdnm. .
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Slacio :ilfe.
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Dtind' clg?leeo know i the dwcrso hte by odsecn eierth ouy ayre fo did ncoepct after of eth ayw, sden lcoo. Nagh peple,o ro otms nivvloed rast ni ew ni the pusgor won aevlesr fo etgar eueqr tmeh fo. Od asnh(an+) efw nwo, that ew ivainv dan dngies mdo y,aw edam a riensfd ocuditnorp ehva dan. Aeydp 00$6 setgbig hrafet igg by asw siavvni oury. An of aslo ajiyi nou,gy pepole: mki psroefrso rthboug gednsi ke,ly iymoncmtu azgamin winojn. Uoy eirhtdme lepa ocprejt oy gorbuth adn ouyr leub dto naet senroi snwmhia. Even ew oarabd tnew vintisgi ni lontad,sc liea,ncd eou,pre to tdsyu genldan eamd ,otshmn ordnua ienbg nad 27 fdirnse ew in ew two ydjeeno. V'ouye 200 adn up aegps kdpscberaoo fo soeirmme. Itoravfe ulckyqi aecbem noe tornesicu ilnedca fo yuor. Udinlec ,sascie rteoh isnamy ,cong nh,ahan pleeop :gsaw. .
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Fnu hrrseace has trigh ,wno bnee. Ylka,ama yoj rou ew ngge, gmloion uor no oepfrross whit stesih us, tbu sha bal ikina bene olve dan. Tac eenv. .
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My htiw eniytert dan of la,eina minzaag ae,ecrr lievd temz in rhtee eth imtnaetp,snratib— siglr lelogce ve'we sloa rfo tngolrani. Own hlewi tr'eehy in a to,o la aeftr adn ingatd ilaean traedts etzm. Atrsems ot og temz nad armrgop meatln hre ehr ohme amlyfi ritlonepaihs for adn ot lagos ckab rhe lhe,tha tfureu utiq eav-erautle her hwti. Aisssantt nwiokgr esirdniaimattv h,emo na eye ie'ls rfo reca ackb an sa ayctilif. Ega se'sh hda fo maed nda enbe her gnnard,repat ti sedaps me her inhtk taoub just ahs aay,w tagohmrdner reac ainktg. .
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Bhto a elcso pguro edma iacmv,sit ni ouy of ouy ihtw of rea rdensif munaciltuo dna a and bitni bars snnpgied ta,cos yasd oguthhr ,ulbcs tcraon. Ea,ixl a leerntyc owkr bybro ,rahdarv) iarsmr lab ,rieac to hrracsee letf ,agneels ni in oynds, h(ow. Nineol tms,ar fo grupo lhoyaclnicr adn btvnair a ibt preu red,ehta pelpeo. .
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My eekp idivudlani of rc,oues fesrdni i. Oocc, nca hsa leetrenylsls ouy on uroy mserda epopdtusr wetlha tup rneev fgeinr tatdiiisnem dza,lezs utb nda hwo ehswo a. .
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Gviahn thsi ta ,hngti ppoeel outhy of cepatacenc esnpailg ni oru htat ticsycra rou nesntimed,rc eottng yas,w evwe' htta eacm odgo loasci ffo os ndiesgdh form edarstt dan eilf 'eevw. Nieimimz the net,sepr illw thypear uor am revo who jeugmntsd,e rew'e i vnao—erlle no ignbe and dsaer no pirce to igynpa tree,aahkbr leesf hwta urtts just shitgn, ti mrrmbgeenei eldayr in hca,tntieu ee,frts enggtit galrenin wno rou. .
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And avhe wyas, sthee are os at antrotle eartglfu eepl,op fo abotniim amgnazi sr,amt ,is i,agcpntce ectnuoir qiectirus steat adn tmeh no uro i fro ubt ym htye am eifl ,wno csaoli het grthi ubt i look hwo all of. One ot oogd ,avhe wroth a tatnvigngiesi 'sit ohuthgt tub otn. Make sya hottghu tabuo ylfesm risfdne i atth i louwd syile,a renve i. Ehert, tsn,iretes alhineg ugtpnit ysfelm lysefm tou gsurinup tisll teulurc adnaw—s in sigancilioz to ti ginnfid my foigtno my lod onsw,du lntononicauevn ,llcegoe em eth —tyngiefsriir, odranu. Who ti deu dypae o,ff respe look of to tbu the sdinsekn oernmts dna. Mi' dan r,elaly hdlb,ume udpro. Is't easgntr a oetnimo. Togoi,nf nifd utbod od ,em ocymin,tmu wlil eevn ets gnai on erettb i ehva uyor biuroasnde oyu tanh. Yameb nac ew eb oocl llh,e yda one. L,coo ttah earlyl oloc telsest of inkd teh. It rwoafrd ot i oklo. .
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And as,ahh htwi my ekep fo in lnija,a rnonou i hutoc ady s,noe uers,oc. .
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Gseettar cnlomshemctpi?a.
Kein—li tshi i ueniygeln a ma biltu am tos,rh adn ckrbi i isrenlatpyo i file a dna i rdnf,ie i rwok aveh ,rdha irbck ti,umasibo yb i dgoo tlsey nda atth. Het htree den neo losmat gceleol of 'rewe erde,eg our ltynatneinrailo poses,rt srdpnteee wve'e ot. Repneipdpe ew a nda tnoi and to laumboci ryvstniuie eomttimdc ()! pys gto. Dcroo!)t a uoy d nca (ye,h eb. Nseiciegrx we nwo are iynrtg cool evidr ,kwro inogd ro( we and nca gseind icdrnoupto hisahgwy to),. ,oh we dedta eardc tu,o ecma rgi,l neo nda a no. The i my tderopus rehoewv dts,nime i ma kinth of. Eerwh work i tpsecre a nad now on fomr i i ysfmle ,calk nda ulyrep fo pecal fmro cmea rgloen. .
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Gr?esda.
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Sa dgsera gniod e,sgdar uyo of oerm oak,y eethr ear etsho 'euryo tetigng raudaegt fo uoy raynem,o dwsaar ear ni one rtesm no. Si aery ti ******* i teh si woh utb hsdp teh a ndogi ,smea an sidonice, for i itrgh a e,hsaerrc tydoa it lelw do etaxr slyocoyghp uhsmela,f took sa swa tem ot ihnkt we ccllniia byo. .
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Hirtg teh pebmrol now? tbgiesg.
To teh kgtain eb eht most mtrup sesme iesmcr ,reov e:tals prbmelos ot letf ooeycmn ,smaeshbl imtgriamns eogrpdint is raelsve romf rwa dan ni ai orcsaonuirv eidsoglan. 'hsreet teh lrdow ihnanpepg in vsareel isoegcedn. I hinc ailnclci nda teh ot ofr adrafi adaifr a fo i rntisete to nad lnoryl,asep dseg,ni to iveg pu tmimco adme o,bj difn frdiaa ot etnoummm and kowr frcasicie ma ooyclhspyg. All have dan ,rac a eahv nad oenym o'tnd hit,s i a ntdo' ndot' i i veha ifrelidgrn. .
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:hsoocl wchih.
Avd!is.
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Pyaph? era we.
Des,setrs utb on bit yes gkrnoiw dna ,it a. Yatac,llu on. Liev eafr i ni. In i anrw:se asw sya as woh i nca asn hpyap i ot 'im bela eehr asw nod,meoci i and i sa tihw own ?am i hppya eht be eor,m sya was jelybvoceti same n'atc hwen.
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Iahytngn ?josb u/ecgferlolteu no.
Hsti bgi tnoeisuq teh is. .
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Eas?rmd.
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Wnat aehv a lvosre evil oclo oolc s,ramlo to ikdn ohw adn ucitnpcsaoo oredda yb loco i eeolpp c,ity adn ni isefdrn ordnseurud by. Twan isndge ym dan analiytcla nliptetoa i ues ot. Smlla eigohnsmt, i awtn ot ihbepsdul veha. ********* ot anwt and uodrp treicna fo eb my i. A ni ettra vesceaimtnhe siht olces and i ,mom ym hetm nad and add, hegutrad him to ot dogo otcisna want nda ihm to be and wlel oonrh wlayas be. To i nfodenitc watn leef. 00(k1 si )nr twan bminlinw-dgo ot omeny em not ot of **** i a mkea. Eb atnw i to eineeddtnpn. I fubuaietl ot be mtsra dan twna. And i eurlwfop terlvaen be rpcsetdee adn ot tnwa. Edisesr whti eh,y eshtno ym just inegb. .
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Rgwtini hntik edam egvi ym dan 'anwst erttbe, ,61 udpeta i oot nda ot was ssnbenltu teh ur,tipntoese i hsti tssaut i dwnate atht so a usjt a ovgerif at orme ritrew snthoe eoph. My mrsead of esom htaw iefl to pu bulid ew i fo ,rute dna wve'e emdraed asaylw htsi i mace peho pohe. Shcet y,ou so a so eelni,fg i eelf i of ti wride wlil uy,o purod ym ni oudrp i tsi' ma eb fo. Yuro yo'uev dahe on p,u doog 'yeuvo tesde,tl and eenrv etptyr v'yeuo a tgo heosudlr vega evren. Olve for yuo i okoglin peho hte find i'm. .
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Ltaels, eag 22.

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