A letter from Jul 26, 2022

Peaceful right?

Hi! How are you doing? It’s yourself writing, but from the past! Right now it’s July 26th, 2022, 11:35pm. You’re 14 years old. You’re on holidays in Paris. Remember? You wanted to visit the city you were born in, and where you used to live. And you wanted to make your mother happy. It’s been almost ten years since she has left her city. The city where she was born and where she lived for almost 40 years! She never left it until ten years ago, and you thought going there on holidays would make her happy. Guess what? You weren’t mistaken! About your holidays, you visited the japanese library you wanted to, it was wonderful, and, on top of that, you were FINALLY able to see the Music Museum and first and foremost, the Conservatoire of Paris! Even if the buildings aren’t that beautiful, seeing them made you so happy! After all, it was your dream to one day be able to join it! About that, how is music going? If everything’s going normally, you should be in Lyon Conservatoire, 3rd cycle now! Or maybe you’ve finished it? It would be very surprising and unexpected, but, who knows? Life is full of surprises and unknown things! But I hope you haven’t given up on music again! I’m sure you won’t do that. Because you remember how painful it was the first time and how much you regretted it, you won’t do that a second time. I trust you on that. So, about Paris. Do you still want to go there? Maybe you have other plans? I don’t think you would want to go to Lyon National Conservatoire if you had the choice, but maybe you want to study in England, not only work there? Right now I really want to study in Paris, but, again, who knows? About the music prepa, what are you going to do? Paris or Lyon? If you remember correctly, you wanted to go to Paris right after your graduation. Oh wait… I forgot THE most important thing! Did you pass baccalaureate? Were you able to get in the high school you wanted to? You know, you wanted to change schools in 11th grade. Did you do it? And about what your friends/family/relatives wanted to do, did Ethan apply for Versailles Architecture School? Where did Ewann went for his chef studies? Were you finally able to meet Solene, Précy and Ewi? Do your sister Léna still want to do fashion studies? And by the way, is she still learning oboe? Does she still like it? There are so many questions I want to ask, but anyway, I have to stop. With my whole affection, Charlyne from 2022

Epilogue

about 9 hours later

Hello, my dear dear 14 year old self,

It is nice hearing from you after 3 years. So much has changed, so much unexpected things happened… things you would’ve liked,...

Dwelv’ou nto uyo tsnigh. .
Tu,b ytci eovm ot me nkow i uyo bene to kwno, ruo epxtec ofr wne ilef to aigeprpnr ouy a sha …tisusde ffticduli eb. Had petrea to t11h i gaerd. Ti eht ,aref ti aws for uyor srwot oknw i wsa sbte tub. Wsa eiytnax ni too muhc tkae to clhsoo aecusbe. Up ntwade ti uyo uoy was …to go os lelw dgoo the ghih ot a wen ,idae ton hlcoos evga. Drgeeettr ti i ehotynsl enve vreen cneo. Becusae gnihtany i ’cnlodtu od tbuoa loohscs r,aye ti nloy iths i ghecnda. In a lclayfsepcii htiw a uessis lcosoh ot ’rewe now ihwt eedltra clohso naxiyte fro choslo dna sidk daem aslcs. Made on’dt ev’we and schloo rifneds nwe we efar ea,ymrno. Love ’im sreu e,omién tdo’n rwroy olyul’. .
Ltils ,ti to’wn neve jbo, nonceiutd i tbaou it outghh i eb radfia kmea u…cims ym tdn’o. Htuhgo deedin of btu a how humc od sthi i soclho nto eevn me rfo to t,mie mcuis i gnivig o…t did tapr pu reay os tihs reetrgetd ,imet erredmembe ta i ighh lylera etals a want stifr pu of i etwnda vgea slta.
Adseps voy’ue uecbatcleaara ncrehf hte. If,ne saw dsepsa slloyuaebt nad 6102/ satl hitw ewitntr a aery le…lw a mxea rlao eitm oen… het yuo litylal!binr /290 ftisr but. So ayhe. .
Ithutwo do iicitdlefufs gaian oyu ton it to dddeice yer,a hsti. Teh ****** !leif neo? orf !exma 0/142 know eht eon dan uyo ?hawt !l!rig aolr dna uor of 0202/ twitnre ebts odssceiin fo teh.
Hys,toeln lfima,y ot rbta)dyih rou now yoru amde nfdries rypats to satl oaubt nwsta he thane a nda( ofr aeck og hoolsc ecliisduo nad. Ot od te,y oralnm kwno, dsenot’ tno yet enev athw 31 wkno ehs stanw utjs so sh’es ’satht tbu nléa ouy. H’ess hppya tslil ilnilbtar i dan vsloe evne toguhh ess’h satedrt locsh,o deitr, nw…sgei scimu tonef opt rhe in esh’s o,nrwig c,slsa tknih of.
Adhr dd,a sit’ tmxeyleer bauot. Eyt ’ntod lseaiy eth 3 tsal nebe ntwa eht aveh ot utb oitn go liedats orstw ayers. Im’ my to refboe ryting tsbe neutviiyrs ecsape.
You nda tsmoly tle htme owdn èels…no péc,yr eiw, ouabt. It kmea watn ’mi ot nktih tuabo a i dna i tllsi to tub… thme saercd olt, pu. Too hcum.
Etuxcdenpe uyor onale edam ,ewn neam, tesb oue’vy enrfdsi and dsi!fnre sletcée are but i. Knwo htye uoy ondt’ i kown are who. T01h eclsteé asw si dna a won ewn amne e,rdga ikd of cmeô eoaln in teh. Tno tucode nlorl,da. Ekwn btu hse akdin yes, atoub it erdah hte rbeofe! uyo esxi,tde tasth’ you eervn kid. Ovel hmet we. Risnfed wev’e so pyaph wtih adn eneb vrnee. Nwo ngogi ye’tehr to vesiuritny trene. …soetyr e’ssh ta salte estcelé arf y,waa nlaeo nfi,e in tnsiagy hss’e is ni utb noyl apyp!h wlil eb.
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Rlcoheba pgionh in eronnosb …fteuur tboau dloiamp a eccetpda ’eewr lpohp/ihoogiscyosylo dna boulde eb ni the ot. Lyocgisoo tsuj ro. ,tiyorhs doulw be uteleartir, ocol nugsilcsii,t ,sitioplc oto aajensep gn,hseil.
Wen ’uyveo a wno anceim tihrg ndofu yfrseuol orf oaipnss. Mose a ssim nda emits lufaitebu uittistn uonfd èimurel wnte ot omvsie olve u’evoy now uyo emsomire hsnseuni nda acnthgwi ****** kile uyo eylalt tlueyboasl eben ,ayd a !it fo or tilelt sero,tis het ewf 2.
Teh stettniui tlea -rpneoe in fro atusug! acnt’ to wtai.
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Tfaitnee,acylof.
5022 fmor lod oury ader yaer nealcryh 71.
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Biasn,el ago p:s fnduo ruoey’ a omteigshn out a y’oevu ryea iekl. Bet,ter cgnipacte ghhtou y!aes it feesl enve yawlsa it ’itsn.
2s:p si smeo ’antc on elfi itwa tge n,wo rela noyhstel olrwd ot tivcsaim ghirt efir onit.

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