A letter from May 20th, 2021

Dear Future… Self I hope that the goals that I have set in the future made an impact on you. Is our house still haunted? Or have we moved? Zoey (our sister) thinks it's haunted, it’s alright she will get over in six years. Are we still wearing our masks? I swear if we are I will end up passing out in one of those, you can barely breathe in those things! I really want to know if we have met our goal, that was photography and being an author if you know I am still writing our two books based on horror and temperature, please tell me you published them? Also, if you have dyed your hair I will slap my future self in the face, not okay… Were you accepted? Did you speak up? If you don't know what I mean what I’m saying is that, what did people think when you told them about liking who you want to like? So, tell me, do you still see Hayla (Our best friend) every day? Or do you still look in the mirror when the days go by? Oh! Did we get more rain?! Do we still go to the mountains with dad? Do I still flip out when he tries to tip on the cliffside with the car? Right now as I am writing this, I am online school with very little time being a kid. Next month I will be thirteen. I’m still sitting at the table while my back is cracking right now thinking of what I am going to tell you next, I think for lunch I am having pizza (again). If you are really reading this right now promise me you won't change the way you act or look because people see you differently there is no reason to change because people don't like you there is no reason to tell yourself that. Future Leah Adkins make good choices and never give up.