A letter from November 27th, 2020

Dear FutureMe, Okay, 5 years ago, you wrote this letter. Maybe you forgot about it, maybe not. If u did, have you been patiently waiting for it? To paint you a picture, I am writing this letter inside the itsura boutique/architectural office on a rainy day while making bantay sa tindahan HAHAHA. I'm wearing a red hoodie and cycling shorts with my layered hair and curtain bangs. I'm also wearing a liptint from bewitched in the shade Griselda. Walang masyadong customers and konti pa lang paninda pero ayos naman. How about now? Kamusta tindahan? Is it thriving? Is it non-existent? Kamusta yung office ano na laman? Naging salon ba? Naging grocery store ba? Lumago ba archi and engi office? Ano? And kamusta bewitched? Is it thriving or nonexistent? I hope it's going well. May ibang products na ba maliban sa tint and scrub? Kamusta ig page? Nakagawa na ba ng video ad? May mga ambassadors na ba or wala pa? I hope Bewitched grew into something. Five years may feel like a blink of an eye pero you'd know that a lot of things have changed. I hope you're happy future self! How about school? Are you still an undergraduate student or nurse kana? Nakapasa ka ba sa BAR exam? If yes, then congrats! If no, then I'm still proud of what you have become. I bet you became a stronger person. Are you happy about being a nurse? Or are you pursuing medicine? If no, anong reason? Have you found out na hindi talaga para sayo ang dermatology or may ibang factors kung bakit hindi ka nag med? If yes, anong year kana? May mga subjects ka bang nabagsak? Ilan at ano? Masaya kaba sa med? Do you think magiging derma ka? If ever man na hindi ka nag pursue ng medical related na program, anong kinuha mo? Are you doing business? May pinursue ka bang iba? Tell me a story! I hope you're happy with whatever path you may have chosen. I hope you accept whatever the consequences of your choices are. I hope you handled your quarter life crisis very well kasi that is completely normal and i know you're strong enough not to let it define you. I believe in you. I trust in you. Whatever path it is, i hope you are happy and not regretting anything. How about your personal relationships? Have you gained new friends? Are you happy? How about losing friends? Meron ka bang na cut off or meron bang nag cut off sayo? If ever you did experience losing friends, i hope you're not digging into it too well. It's normal and is part of your growth. Don't ever allow yourself to feel bad about having seasonal friends. They, ofcourse, have been an important part of yourself and that is enough for you to be grateful. How about boyfriends? Hindi ka na ba nbsb? Hahahah if ever meron, ilan naging boyfriends mo? Although i doubt na lalampas sa isa hahaha Do you have a boyfriend right now? Or are you happily single? If hindi boyfriend, how about girl friend? If ever single ka pa rin, i hope you're not dwelling into it too much. You're much better alone anyway. Be that bad ***** rich tita you've always dreamt of becoming. If ever naman you have a lovelife, i hope you're genuinely happy. I hope he or she doesn't make you cry every night. I hope you smile everytime you wake up and not lose yourself by loving someone else other than yourself. I hope 25 years of existence has made you stronger and healthier. We're the same person, but with different mindsets, different responsibilities and different perspectives but i hope you never lose the genuine smile i have today, i hope you never lose all the things you have learned in life and i hope you don't forget about how much I've dreamt to become the version of you because i know that you're way stronger, way braver and way better than me. I love you, future self! Make me proud! —Cara Shelby Micah November 27, 2020 2:11pm