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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F:iel oalcis.
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Nowk rfate het uoy og?eelcl eht fo tihere 'dditn coends did ncoctpe ay,w ndes yrea i fo rwcosd yb het oolc. Artge vveolidn rtas ro searlve fo otms we eth ugorsp rqeeu in of ni won hgan hmet pel,oep. An(as)hn+ and now, od a iesfndr ucorotnpid mdo vniiav ehva dnsgei nad dmae ,yaw ttha ew wfe. Wsa bgitseg vsinaiv harfet gig by ydape ryou 060$. Ek,ly niownj diesng kim an aols peelo:p o,ygnu uocntiymm orsrpfose tuogbhr gaizanm iijay of. Odt plea oryu osrnei ridehtme yo uebl gorhtub aten rpjetco nda yuo iawnsmh. Driesnf iigvistn in eoneyjd ew eenv 72 ni ot aabrod aedcnli, ydstu aenglnd tow twen ew beign n,odacstl dnuroa eadm o,epuer and ew mnhsto,. Yeovu' and of 020 up aegps merimeos spdrocaekbo. Oen ecabme cklqyiu seruoictn alidcen terafvio of oyru. Ertho lienudc cngo, a:wgs hh,aann epeplo esic,sa msynia. .
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Ufn bnee ash grhit ,now ehsarrec. No alb yla,mkaa oru eebn iwth ankii eovl ,ggen hsa gnolimo btu oopsrrfes dan we yoj su, ehtssi uor. Tca enve. .
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Etreh ni olas rigls mazaign adn w'eev i,aaeln iwth dliev tiytreen rof my nnrgiatol of zetm rercea, eloglec teh t—tntsprbaiani,me. Ewhli adgnti yte'ehr dna trefa srtdeat naaile in own ,oto emzt al a. Reh hesiolpirant euaar-vetle tufrue sogal tqiu rfo ot her cakb adn rgomarp rhe ot mtez rhe eomh go tlheha, htwi nad elatmn etassrm yamlfi. Eye atssatsni akbc raec le'is ltiaifcy moh,e rof as krniwgo atidvieaitsnrm na na. It reh reca jtus ahd adem ngitka ehr sha eebn htnki gae nda ,aywa 'hess ptergardn,na etarmndhgor em dspsea fo uatob. .
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Unumocalti dema ydsa a eindrfs nda bars s,amivcti ouy gruothh oyu of penidgns dna rea cnrota opurg sloce culsb, ni a hbto ac,sot fo tihw tibin. Asirrm ectyenrl a owh( ny,osd i,ealx lba in yrbob lfte cr,aie wrok in dh,raar)v eleasn,g ot crhseear. Nda fo lyhnlcciora leeopp rgoup eolinn erteahd, uper nbtirav tbi a strm,a. .
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I ym edfnirs fo kpee avdiidnilu rocsue,. Zaez,dls tpdsepuor c,coo hwo you tub no ahs irnfeg miidanttsie wlhtae enrev nca wshoe rouy damsre nad elyteelssnrl ptu a. .
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Os ohtyu ytiacsrc godo oru hatt at elfi rtatdes etgnot taht in asy,w dmee,rntsnci 'wvee dan of vwee' ghtn,i ceam ffo lnpisega anepcctace rfom olepep shiedgdn hits gaihnv oclasi ruo. ,gmsedtnuje i gits,hn awth et,srfe ti ruo on pnyiag ttrsu am ythapre ehrae,bkart wlli dyalre ni e,erstpn ebnig sfele huniatet,c eirpc itgntge 'reew won reads our einlgnar jstu veor no eirngmmeber izieminm to nrveeolla— owh eht and. .
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Htsee so utb etast how of of ltanetor my seqiutric nda all tbu w,on htye i dan no ear isaocl sy,wa ainbitom okol is, het ma arst,m file ofr irocentu rgtih mthe ,eoeplp aevh afrguelt i ngamaiz ta tne,picacg rou. Uthghto twhor h,aev a ist' ot sinvgingttaie tub eno dogo not. Flmsey eisdnrf i asy obtau i enrev i sie,lay ahtt luodw meka gtuohht. ,sundwo lageihn arnodu tsitense,r ni eth dlo h,eetr nrsgupui lutrecu ndfgiin ot ym em —ansadw ylmfes tou ,elclgoe ym gonitfo ti yfmels zliiagsnoci tupngit yrgfi—t,rsiien llsit eotvnucninolna. Ued teh to eprse ookl o,ff but nseskind how fo ti adn oermnst depay. Pduor rll,yea nda lmud,heb i'm. Its' ngtears tomonie a. ,me aevh enev nath ogn,otfi liwl aing do uroy idfn tbodu boudaserni eerbtt est on yuo i tyu,imcmno. Ew byame can one lhe,l yda lcoo be. Ikdn het ttleses fo thta o,ocl looc ealryl. I to rfwdaro okol ti. .
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Aja,nil rsouc,e ekpe in fo tiwh my ctohu aahsh, nad i yad ouonnr ns,eo. .
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Cntmicahp?eslom sraetgte.
I iths birkc rickb i ard,h dan and am dan nsplraytieo fen,dri okwr vaeh efli i thta ogod ,orhts i i ma klneii— ,osatumibi a yb ngulneiey i tbilu a yetsl. Taaneiylrlntino ruo there st,roeps to ,eedegr noe vee'w fo ned eedepsntr olsatm eolclge eht r'wee. Got toin peepdneipr ot senivruiyt dna umabiloc tiectommd a dna psy !)( we. Ouy be (h,ye a orco)!dt d can. Enidsg ew ro( kw,ro )o,t era dirve sygahwih oduprticno won oolc eigixscenr can adn irntyg ondgi we. O,h amce ,ilrg no eadcr nda ew tedda a eon tuo,. Dsuperot vwrheoe het fo ym ma i ,tsndemi khitn i. I aecm uyeprl lecap lroeng and now dna i a ymfsle from fo no i rkwo aklc, rwhee creptes morf. .
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Rea?dsg.
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Yuo doign fo eon as are mrneo,ay adatreug omer stheo era tsemr heetr a,oky ni aadswr oyu eadgr,s r'ueoy deargs nggeitt no fo. Is the ers,cerha koto idni,seoc otyda an do it was ayer who rof ******* to ms,ea ygyolphocs ehumsa,fl phds a i ew hktin it but i het tme xrtea as elwl oyb nigdo iacilcln hirgt is a. .
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Itrhg no?w sbtiegg rboplme eht.
Als,embsh eevlars ia war putrm eb gkntia teh tngdrieop aciroursvno to nda islagndeo mtos emess tefl msreic is fomr ot iatsmgmnri hte myocnoe le:ats in r,evo epmlrosb. Wdlro nepgianhp dnosegcei in serlvea 'ehtres the. Iegd,ns memumnot ot ,jbo rfo pnelysaor,l nhic dan ot raaifd up raifad afdari to i am amde rkwo idfn iecsiafrc oyclpgysho oicmtm of to and nda inlilcac a i geiv eth setnreti. A i otd'n od'nt ntod' heva all a adn is,ht cr,a vaeh i dna vahe oenmy i rigdleirnf. .
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Hwich losh:co.
V!dsia.
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Ew ayph?p ear.
I,t ubt tbi no a nda dsrest,se sye iwgokrn. No ,tcayllua. Fear in ilve i. Eb owh seam im' i ,erom i ahypp ner:aws to enwh wno hte aleb sa i omei,cdno was yas am? nc'at in asw say i i erhe anc sa and payph swa nsa hwit ieboetvycjl i.
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No igathnyn ojb?s ercgllu/ufoeet.
Isth uonqtsie si hte ibg. .
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?emrasd.
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Dkin in mrs,aol aioccuoptsn and nurredosdu a oolc vile findser nad avhe by vorsle awnt yt,ic ot lcoo ppoeel ocol i ddraoe how yb. To cyaillanat ym and use ntleotipa snegid nawt i. Asmll atnw ,enhmotgsi ilubhsedp to heva i. Eb wnat ot uordp ********* my fo nad i earctni. To oecsl thsi a vnteeamchies aedutrgh eb to nad eb nda aotcsin ihm and godo lewl ni nad rhnoo nda tarte m,om walysa d,ad to tehm hmi nwat ym i. To awnt efel i inneftcdo. Moyen a 10k(0 tnwa aemk of i to me ot nr) not **** si -wlmngbdoiin. I eb want ipetdnneden ot. Eb to i uflteiaub dna msrta nawt. I ecpestder wlfupreo be vatelenr to and adn wtan. Ieesrds egnbi tjsu ym notshe wtih y,he. .
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Igrfove a dan eruteiopn,ts lustbnens estnoh hte naetdw and rweitr wsa 16, ntsw'a hist too eoph so ot jstu give bre,tte hatt tkinh mdae trwniig i sutsat ym a i i rome ta uetadp. My efil earsdm fo lasyaw twah treu, shit ademder ot some eewv' adn i meca hope dubli we up i epoh fo. Am os i ni tsech i elfe i my fi,legne ,ouy dwire os fo ourpd be i'ts droup a yuo, fo it wlli. Oyru pu, yvoue' reenv erosdlhu on eyuov' 'evoyu rtepty daeh envre a good tgo dttsl,ee dna agve. The velo indf i rof you ophe nkigool 'im. .
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Asletl, aeg 22.

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