A letter from Jun 21st, 2021

Dear Future Me, Hello! How have you been, my 22-year-old self? I hope you are doing okay. What's the date today? 21. Do you remember any special occasion? Siguro wala 'no. Siguro limot mo na. Pero okay lang, ginawa ko naman itong letter na 'to para maalala mo ulit :) I just want you to remember and go back to the time na bored ka sa buhay mo. Kaya nagtry ka ng mga bagay na never mo pa tinry. Isa na don yung pagwattpad. Nadiscover mo stories ni ate gwy. Her stories made you happy to the point na gumawa ka na ng stan account to support her. There, you met a lot of people. A looooot. But just one group stayed. 06.21.20 was the day you never thought you will be able to make a family—Tarantadons. A family with people who made you feel so so so much happiness. For a moment, all of your boredness faded. Gumigising ka araw-araw ng masaya thinking na may bagong chika or "tea" sa gdm nyo. Nag-aantay ng mga maglalapag sa gdm tapos pag wala sabihin nyo ons na kahit lagpas "one night" na kayo. You can easily say na they were really the best thing that's ever happened to you in 2020. You never thought na sa kabila ng pagdistance mo sa mga irl friends mo, makakahanap ka ng online friends na tatagal at kasama mong bubuo ng memories virtually. And now, I am writing this at your 1st anniversary. Galing 'no? Who would've thought na tatagal kayo ng 1 year? Na dati nagawa lang kayo ng efforts for your first monthsary. Naalala mo pa ba yung nilalaro nyo dati na 9 lives? 'yung pagprank nyo sa isa't-isa kada may birthdays? 'Yung ginawa mong group digiart picture nyo? Yung zepeto? Eh sila ba, kilala mo pa ba lahat? Nag-uusap pa ba kayo? Actually ako hindi ko alam, kasi sobrang busy nyo na siguro sa past years e. How about if nagkita na kayo at least once? I hope so. Kasi promise nyo 'yan e. Na magkikita-kita kayo in the future. Pero kung hindi pa, why not you try to contact them? This day marks your 6th anniversary. 6 years after you found them and they found you. 6 years after you found out that there is another world and that you can be happy with them even though hindi kayo nagkikita personally. 6 years after you broke the rules and chose your happiness. I know this is one of the decisions you have made that you will never regret. I just know that you will forever treasure that day, those memories, and the people that complete the gdm. I may not know what you are going through now, but I hope you find time to reunite with them. May it be your first time to be together physically after 6 years, I hope the friendship and bond are still there. I know, deep inside, you're missing them. If only you can turn back time to meet them again for the very first time, I know you would choose to. So go. This is the sign. Do not waste this opportunity and go back to that special day and reminisce all your memories, with them. -An open letter for my day one. (06.21.2021)- Shay, Yssha, Mira, Sha, Sopi, Pawi, Sofi, Ate Sab, and Jani. We might lose our communication after we celebrate our 1st year, but please just know that I am always, always here for you all. I will be always free if you need someone to talk to. I will never forget who made me happy in the times that I felt so alone. I am looking forward to all of your future achievements in life. Please just do whatever makes you happy. I still want to see you wear your respective work uniforms. Let's not forget each other, okay? I already said this a lot of times, but I will say this again. You are one of the best things that have ever happened to me. I love you 9. Always. -iyah, tarantadons. ♡