A letter from Jun 7th, 2021

Dear FutureMe, Please tell me that you're alive. God, I hope you are. And if you are I'm really glad you are reading this right now. Take care of yourself, please. When you're reading this you're supposed to be 23. I suppose you have a fully-fledged desk job now too? How's it? Is it as boring as we always imagined? An accountant huh... Unless you decided to diverge on a different path altogether... But I highly doubt that. This degree and possible career is really riding on the dreams and hopes of our parents. So I hope you made mom and dad proud walking across the stage and accepting your degree. Have you travelled the world yet? Or are you saving up? Did you ever get to go on that one way trip round Europe like you always planned with Asia and Carmen? **** please tell me you're still in touch with them in the first place. That would be awkward if yall weren't even friends anymore. YIKES! Have you travelled alone yet? And finally, met Mila? I really do wish we (Mila and I (us?)) do end up finally seeing each other in real life. It's a bit craaazy to imagine myself in my 20s I never really thought about what the future really means. I've always just been tackling things on a day to day, week to week basis, bar from those sleepless nights dreaming of a different career when I can be authentically me. Did you end up ever making enough art to open an exhibition? You know I would've always loved that. Although I'm pursuing a career completely different to the one we always imagined, I do wish there's a little bit inside of you that still yearns for creativity ( of all forums). Believe it or not, I'm writing a novel right now. I don't even know if I have the nerve to finish it. Or bring it to publishers or competitions. I guess you only know the results of my labour. Oh how I do wish it does get at least one person who enjoyed it. That would make me so happy. I'm just going to drop it. Did you come out yet? If yes good for you. I hope they were supportive, because that all I wish for you, for us but if not, I do hope you find you're own chosen family who accepts and loved you for who you are. This is it from an 18-year-old me, I wish you all the best and please I pray that you do end up reading this in your inbox, because I'd be pretty bummed if you didn't read this. All the love and wishes, F