A letter from July 3rd, 2023

Time Travelled — almost 2 years

Peaceful right?

Dear FutureMe, I'm sixteen and i just finished my first year in french high school. It was...a pretty strange year, but i don't really think i regret a thing. I'm too young to think about regret. I know you can easily forget it : but do what you love. I chose to make the study of my dream, and not what people told me to do not for you to end up doing something you don't completly love. Anyway, i do believe you can do that for me. At the time you will receive this letter, you will know where you go next year and probably your final exam score. I hope you ended up where you want (still want to go SciencePo or do that prepa A/L ?) And i hope you did great at your exams, if you don't : it's not a big deal. How's the family ? Does our brother is finally an engineer or something ? Does Laurene is calmer than now ? I hope Dad and Mom are doing well. You know, parents, they're getting old too fast. I know it's not always easy with dad, but life's too short to waste the time we have with him. So even if you're 18 and officialy an aldut, don't think it's a reason to go away and never come back ! (Well, you can go away...i always wanted to live in Rennes, Paris or Lyon. But come back every time you can, i know you will still be so amaze by the sea to never come back to it). And the cat ?? Is Aster still so funny and adorable ? I hope you still friend with Jehanne, and i hope you are going to that road trip with her ! She's like a sister to us. If you don't talk to her anymore, please give her a call. She's so important. Are you still friends with these old friends who are greats (Yvane, Marjane, Sarah and all). I also hope you met other people, cause it's great. I won't be angry with you if you now have another band of friends. If you're happy, I am (obviously, you're litteraly ME) Well, i'm a bit shy about asking you about him, but what about Sam ? You're still with him ? At the time i'm writing, it's been something like two months since we get together. He's great, a bit weird but i think i like him for that. I think he loves me too, I think he tries to tell me. I hope i will tell him i love him one day, even if we're not together anymore at the moment you're reading this. Life is trash, huh ? It's been trash and i know it will still be trash later. But i think I, you, should remember that at the end of the day it worths it. Some days ago i was so happy cause we can celebrate love all around my country in june. And this year at my dance class we danced a threesome with Jehanne and Marjane (are you still dancing ? I think you do, you love it so), and i've been to my first show. You know, life still great and i think we have some great things to do with it. Can you drive a car ?? Cause i'm so bad at it, hope dad's proud and you can drive him to the sea ! I hope you still do these things you love : playing piano in the morning, drinking some bad mojito (with moderation and with your friends !), swimming in the sea in may, watching an impossible amount of movies...Honestly, i just hope you're the happiest version of yourself. You worth it. Well, i think i told you everything. If i can give you some advices, always listen to your heart and don't be afraid of doing some crazy things with your hair, your style, or even your life. It won't matter in 20 years, or maybe it will... I kiss your ***, and i wish you the very best adult's life.

Epilogue

about 9 hours later

Hi me from the past !! It’s you, but 2 years older : I'm now 18 and I officially finished high school (that makes me really sad, I loved it)....

,oto dikn btu of essl aeyr tieydiefln lmcpctdaioe saw thna me i orf was ewnh 16 gtsraen a it. Yuo my i haev nto rited waht my rteesgr and ot ot etsb lefi ltdo ihtw em dtenlsie i. Hte goa a)tht nkiwag sujt be and( i os etwnda ouy g,ao in,gthnki was dnit’d owh chmu tfedifner uemntsi so 2 feil esls lwoud ysear prbblyoa pu to lssasce eifftne a ym rfo natkh tlo oyu atke os i if unf, od welhi. I ym ehart do i nad i ,thne htkni atyod bkca itsll scohe. Is ttrl(see illw ofr idd)een gg)glei a nda i my upecentedx ni i aisrp otn ydstu wihses yrcza txen fo ryev ofr ndki amking od did so piressuuéer, epapr”“ nmiothseg “ppaer teh ”/la hewli i oodg tju(s dakse utb a aery. Tyaclual enbe si: antke ’ive lorepmb. I adn pr”epa“ taplyprnea si in tegra esctehra in i itsh rbpoalby a ,heetr it oldt ym : skaed tyhe to ,ipsar esbcaeu wnana netw eb a,tereutlir a,hceetr tehm so em to in go. Eilftynied : so imet tsm,o exdeict tbu thaw nogna flul evlo am i ifaadr i teh i am do. Enxt na be yare a of stdyu we ilslt uyo sethe’r be iltls r(of i )me crdniose cna ym i e,aetrth tha,t thta reteath nad t,rahe puord ptoion flwolo ? esgsu kitnh atwh seusg os i ulowd ilgr illw to i dan. Sltresu maxe i ym owkn towrromo lliw. Iesywl lmepeoltcy ashrdce i indk bgi s’it atger i anct’ gsseu ellt em ym i a as but : ae)dl sdseap tno i tdlo i fo ( mxa,e tbu idd if ouy uyo ipctoglisoe. K,o btu lwel tbi ifayml het drsesest si a byblapro. 3 2 ro si rof a remo polrybba sryea tilsl ebhorrt my tipsud det,utns. Cgimbeno tub he a reengein ydren si ditynlfeei. Mseo emso jtus neriegengin psased rof eh oshsloc orasl. Caml,er rewg is fo seh fneideylit pu neerlau dkni. Aer odl rhe’ety ifel nerspta are ikgnma hyte tgetign ppahy tub nda( ’teehry hte hte gsseu hwit aedm sitll dan wl,le ognid i ho)pe. In ttha btu os atht eomc : i vaeh to will ianp o)elv !! be r,spia ohw eas teh eutr eolv 3) i am nad mcuh eth i nac nwt(e to mzneimesgri ysad **,* itmad tlisl 1) prtsane it add i teh mhi sea i cmoe dfirsne ofr ym meos ni mssi nda reisldae liwl the cbak oag itieyedlfn oagnn kbac erda raed i a esy 2) uobsivloy uor. Noe raey ot (i uyo eb dluow stear daeatedvts was) ago us rlean ltef htta. We adn the rhda idd too sniells swa sbet ciks btu gto bbya ym uro poro ttelil. Hyppa bheatr as ogln dnid’t i ti ti‘ll tihw a tals he e,fil veil fli,e a loved hatt awysla imh a aymilf see tbu his. I i him issm tbu eht eyeyarv,d iwht hhsicer hmi elif had i. My tlisl yuislvoob, lyifma ma dinrefs kile aedr iwth seh’s nea,nhej i. Imfayl she ula,clayt si. Mti)e it,pr lliw teh do ehav ellw, fro we aetllnyveu ahtt do ubt ti nfilyeiedt enmoy adn( ew teh ardo otn. A thotrgee a gnigo in can fi ot ’erwe fwe ,oyu ti ydas tmrfcoo vaeftsli. Tdnevii im’ prtay dhrityab nad fliamy fro ehr ehr to. Of het atroimyj veany i ma lsilt fdensri ctpxee whti het,m. Otn oyu utb orf i nilade, nwek edep ni yllrea ta’nsw dogo hse erwe at the that ownd elsta uoy oyu wkon oe,n ta eht eimt, oblpryba. Eileevb the htgni e,fil asw is aemd hist ngeorl our btu i,t i to ehs adn ceape setb hiwt no in yuo od. Fcoefe we i hre mte a esmo ,aog nda eswke dah. Ni agr,htil ,oocl nit’dd tofrn ym oyu rlig legtlin teh i fo me wsa ’mi utb be aws : nrdefi it naemyro ot wtna it. 2 go)a geos steoemmis ti kolo hatsx,uenig rtshu too si keil( seh inm,gaaz aesyr cna utb adn ,dog she dan drah it. Mnjarea itlls am ahsra lcoes i to vrey nda. Dysa trapy erhgteto cloo ti morf lla and etwn sls,ca swa to 2 nrsdfie rltaelyil ew oga a wthi oru hertaet semo so. H,tem rae ntahk of lefi i ehva ym i ew lla lrsig lvoe fro yeaeydrv rou noksw lvise won, dog rl,igs llteit sehet oru adn thta tub. ,wlle ayhpp i ma alctylua. Own rof godo. Uge,ss hatt thwa atobu wiht utb lla is lawsya dan ok i usvoloybi lfei hatt mi’ g,odo si otn efr,tcpe si it. Happy not : ’htsree( eht uoy a seh’ ub)t aaslyw ,sam ton tlsil ,enroyma tuaob i’m ehegtort firnde tbu eyrv reew’ epke dkaes a soelc snessupe up angon. A ftrae msolat 2 ew edned ti syare adh lnog ilek shlr,aniietpo. Is dnre, n(ad a ltils eh ovle i eatgr asw lnedityief mhi ikel he rfo nad ,irewd aht)t but uegh. And is, asw ******* ew teh 16, tmie yognus ntikh dna i a in etehr eovl elfl ew hwen wree ikle ,sdsptiu ginht erylla. Hsoocl osryt, keli rteu ighh hte lla nda treaheswest olve. Atyod i c,hum mhi ihm os iledk i doare. Odevl mhi tdo’n fi but i i sutm i atmid, wnko. ? utb iwth lripaosehint orf eovl ghunoe i i it swa stla ni ot oru dto’n os flle liteifydne hntki ,him. Het ew oodg anc ylno itsem tub it was un,ynf ereembrm dogo eeottr,gh cdc,plaieotm wylaas llyrae eerw mossiemte i. We weten’r is, eb ot aemtn hgint rorveef eht. Boht ew ot eenedd taht peop,el vgei ton v,iles heac fdirefetn tehor luodc we difefretn. Ko nad ttsah’. Fo thsi gteerr a i ieplrthaonis ree’sht ehewr nay ady not. I,mh sverlo ilke eth whhci sgon hwen haec to you ovle who dbmu ao,ubt lod ekil tjsu ubt i ouy ybmea yiiseuolrlg thsi you ientsl apsdes nto ilke orid,a ,tehro no tlyecopmle nda utb rwee oevl nda efogtr 16. I mih loev atth iekl. A ac’nt hgneuo fo het egt uoy fli’es ****,* but ***** etpy fo. Ubt erwot in ouy i sor,dw uoy ttah tid’dn put eerw nwok uoy ugnriffes henw ti lettre. Tgse ti sdeo rltuy b,eetrt it. Gto nkwe yuo etask ttsa'h it ebudoaeg…cs **** eour’y and ouy i hwsi ko tiem ,61 iemt, utb. Igb elki meti. So ungyo oeur’y. Osochl dna 20 i ttah k)o astth’ i nikht ihgh poeh rayes all t,lsli not so feel os anme th,ta we i (emaby utb noyje liwl in it uehgno a sgoe dtind’ : fs,at altionasg, htat has atht. Ehop be wlli oury ,cslnoagit onkw ayatlulc, i uecesba uyo nthe ifle oyu i eendyjo. Oyu iftbuauel ewhn h,tta otbua dan ktihn its’. Sa ,soetmmn otwrh oyu it : eveyr say ,good ro dab it ti ******* wsohtr. Ouy eommtn mthe tpidus assaebirnrgm atth essdcon seauceb drfein evslo tp,eisra ta eyrve 2 uryo levo yerve hwti si,ks ()tlruy you reyve dba ni iftgh sfrti. Vtneheirgy ltruy. Rdice swa het mofr i os ac,r some akcb aog astl ,ti ievm”o it i kdar tnuil rcreenmfpoa in yaw i( eag eth i cperfte mhuc ym a no llwe eht fo in“mocg ndngci,a ma toemn)m aws : idd of yads lislt. Lscsa, ti naced ti ti a,yse ysaawl stnaw’ ubt towhr asw. : the otu dan infgele liwl die on ‘lilt i cpyeom,etll ti ti i olayltt, a i ti imss will angcndi uobae,lslyt fo reenetag giebn tages v,oferer me iwth ekep. Smorceap oingnth. Elceic)n do ogd lkat hte to obtua rodw **** tno i(dvrre me ioderfdnb. Eolv ot really rived, i. Ktnih ilke lepope ton teers)st ese em do eidrv to ni btu sarc eth a(nd i. Hpoe fo i ym i hte od nde het at bt,es sspa ti to and eyra. I ehilw + hvante’ anfl(i nrnlaieg rtc(rlyune doinrfbed pnik apoin iagan a het uaebcse fo word dhutoce wet)hi ondcse my gitansrt ma ni i sma)ex utb. Won, niigkdrn sneo i ta tub bra oelv o,jstimo tlils ogdo het. Irnassu acn od one) ton ofr dan a i smeo atpry het mkooavp“”-med ah,pyp trows w…,lwlase ihst rvee aekm it a,kvod ktnha at kdanr it uoy w(e ti aka the meda laohclo aws fi. Asw ko ti utb. Incto nda em a ,rilg of omre ttha i taubo andensurdts am ooydbn ing. T’tahs dna ko. Awya teh a lvoe usjt i iemt in ti dculo yerve a,es dan nwiimgms npdes it i'm i meleifti ssmi. Aryse ilek of an pesatrn ,aog asw drmeiam i (sopr adys dan tnex odl ni bieftlauu sae i het a himw ,eas hignt ekbi igbne on sutj 5 teh mtos i nwhe beki emremerb okot i was i a and ym chaeb r,can hte e)rve dlo ot meos. Htta wsa gtnhi peedanhp ot etbs me eewk adn hte thta itsh. Avhe rof ot nocmpial eam)d ’im olt eden ever na’tc of rdea i uyr ,labs ntxe llist the (lelw ytagedr awhcntig esbt a sioemv, bsoko ryea ader a of ot ton lt,otaly oatcnimr oohcls i btu i kaa. Nigtsh illst do i i ,oevl es,y veol ntghis uyo but. Enwh and teh rweto fdrnl,yieeft uoy me as to beyam nto cakb sema twhi peolpe. S'ttha m’i eth dna in a taotl leki ko rmcosmo nda sae a llsti eudlul oubta ym ktsnha iamre,md isdnrk twhi kdnirgin but : binge snfrdei, wimsmign ot flauw oskbo love. Alotlyt ttlyaol adn ko amy atht eb and ,ouy lyaltot em,. Stju em etl ’im ,18 mdear. Odluc )oto awht uessg yuo urpod teh einvors dan am i htta i me rof fro, (so now you of i’m for of hiws phitpesa of. I athw eht fro will i i omts i dan leysfm hte illw l,fyesm eb pomvrei evren ylaswa sihw to fo phapties phoe elov nveiosr taht. Nda : i lilw am i your avceid rty ikgant not eb darfai. ! ni aphpy be tmaret o’wnt btoau ’tles tloaylt ttha cisirodluu ttha 02 yesar and.
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Ni ym fo eplye,d ,ltlayot fmcetire,p ilwl oehp ltr,uy( kgamni the thta i it trmate eyplomeltc tub e)sfl apyph. .
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I ti tiem nad ***, hits laso nto kiss oryu niighd. .

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anitajust05:

about 2 months ago

this is so sweet i loved reading it, wishing you all the best!!!

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