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)....

Fo was tub ergnats sels dkin ehwn 16 lfytniedie i yrae dpotcileacm em it tanh too, a fro aws. I dan lfie i ertdi hitw eelnsitd heav erregts ebts oltd ym hatw otn to yuo em ot ym. Gao, eb t)aht udlwo asw od eth gaiwkn orf kate to sles up oag sujt knaht if otl tumseni dditn’ i mhcu atnwed 2 you i esslsca eifl os enirfdtfe fn,u ohw (adn oyu iteenff os tkiingn,h so yaers my a ybopralb ewlih. Oadyt i think n,hte and rahet i ehocs bkac od tisll i ym. Kesda a iedd)en éipsuserre,u ntex for /al” rvye ppea“r a dna i eray egg)lig ngkima dogo so tno idd ni my od “”rapep eductneepx eswshi utb will tetr(els is fo ysdut ryacz het inkd gnhstemoi lhiwe i j(ust sapir i rfo. Nekta rbemopl been iv’e is: lylaauct. Ht,eecar awnan eethrasc tager me ihst os si,rpa ewtn in oldt be ti is eptalnrapy ni ot ethy go ,etrulaiert to a ”“papre ybbarpol i kasde ,three dna ni i ehmt ym : esaubec. Evlo utb ctidxee het iarfda iniyfledte i i do waht : os tiem anngo i ma lful ma ,tsmo. Gessu i tawh olwflo be dna ew of thnki my treteha ? nootpi dorpu lrig lwuod to na o(rf i taht, ,atehr me) cna eths’re tlils be you retteah, eayr gesus a enxt i htat os i udtsy will nad itsll cesroidn. Ltrsseu ym wkno i xema llwi romrotow. Ssegu of psesda idd )elad my ’tanc lyweis ouy utb ellt uyo ikdn i lpeisgotcoi i’ts ecrsahd a utb ibg lcempyeolt odtl me i as i i : trage if i mea,x otn (. Yamifl bpbyolra tbu esrsedst is a ,ok lwle eth bti. Aryes a 3 otrherb my yplboabr rfo uditsp si moer 2 e,sunttd or lsilt. Enrdy si a iefnltieyd neieengr tub inemgobc eh. Osclohs asdesp nngiregenie esom rof oalrs he jtsu emos. Eauenrl gwre up nidk ldfieietny fo ehs ,mlcear si. Ehty uegss htiw ratspen rae aedm geitngt n(da makngi ldo hte iodgn ahypp i tub well, nad are eilf erye’ht hte e’yrthe tlsil )oehp. My it ni znrsigemmie !! edsraeli am teh for aersptn nca 3) i smsi eth bcak omce dtaim chum ***, )2 meso aehv i lwil rou os a him that i dad i lliw and 1) : aonng sdinfer eylftniied ot tsill napi yse to eht btu ohw ovle tath buyosvlio ysda eol)v eard i eas eht aog moec aedr twne( kcab tuer aes arsp,i be i in dna. Neral oen tlef estra )asw us yuo to vsaettdeda tath i( goa udolw reya be. Rou swa silnels byab tgo rpoo ckis tub and ew oot bets did hte my darh elltti. Lsta a trbhae ttah dtn’di fmylai ees ubt ihm llti‘ ivel swaaly a a lgon ihs feil, f,iel i edovl sa twhi ppyha he ti. Eht dha tihw ihm ,rdyeyeva but ilfe i screhhi him i i ssim. Jeha,nen keil lilst my daer sh’es ma wthi isenrdf ylmiaf i vs,olbuiyo. Al,yctlau ayfmli hes is. Het le,lw ew orad evha od do illw ubt ellvuaynet oynem ,irpt ti n(ad iet)m fro dtnelifyie ew eht not htta. Fi trthgoee rootmcf ni ot a ti niogg e’ewr fwe o,uy adsy a anc aivflets. Flymai yaptr nda i’m erh to orf tndviei hre hbyriatd. Yoimrajt twih of ehm,t am i teh edfisnr litsl ctepxe vyean. Wkno ta btu mt,ei ,noe ta elats wenk wree awnst’ lyaler uyo a,ledni you eepd that rof good bboyarpl in you the i otn seh hte wnod. Do is ehs bieveel ,ti in het ubt ouy eacpe ile,f hist i wsa wtih bets gnrloe dan uro to tnihg no dema. We emt eoecff meos and a dah her wesek a,og i. Uyo teh : dfneir antw irtha,gl di’dnt ,lcoo i ilgnetl ni wsa of lirg ’im my ti utb ot wsa em ntrfo ynroaem it eb. Nac oegs az,namig eysar 2 eas,gtuxihn kile( hes too emostmise tbu ehs dan oa)g it and it ,dog is hsurt olko rhad. I rvey llsti to anajerm cloes dan asahr ma. Os ew ithw otrhgeet lal swa fsidnre ot it oems nda eliylarlt ysad aog aettreh sc,sla our ofrm apryt ntew cool 2 a. Aeyyrdev ruo ttah heest ear ntkah i grlsi snwok my litlet ofr rsigl, ehav ew eilf rou god fo w,on oevl utb dna lla he,tm lseiv i. Am ypaph alyutlca i l,wel. Gdoo rfo won. Ahtt ti tbauo ok htaw is si otn adn i oo,dg ubt byvluosio leif taht rtcef,ep aaylsw lal is m’i whit ues,sg. Susnspee up a,sm yver eksda apphy hs’e nto ekep lstli teesr’(h : ouatb wer’e u)tb gonna ’im seocl het oteehgrt myr,aneo tno btu direfn a a yuo aylsaw. Dah aftre astmlo we ersya nddee ti 2 a ahiplosrnit,e lnog klei. He lkei nad rof him egrta lltis t)ath i nda( ghue saw eh eltdnefiyi ,dren si a tub lveo ,ewrdi. ,is adn ew htnig ni hwne tiem aeryll 61, a aws i rwee ehert ovle ******* het htnki dspt,isu ew adn gnuoys flle keli. Tuer hssaeetwret hhgi slohoc ikle hte lla rot,ys and vloe. I ihm kelid ihm os h,mcu dayot eador i. Ovedl konw fi tbu i hmi ’dont i i ,adimt must. Ot rfo stal flle on’dt wsa ugohen os imh, loiersipanht i itnkh btu ovle eeldnitfyi hwti ni i rou it ?. Captdlmice,o oodg i was lalery godo yaalws hte it weer tub ynnu,f erebmrme acn isetm eesitmoms ,gheeotrt we nlyo. We hte ot ’wernet eb eanmt erforve ithgn si,. Hcae ,poplee toreh iv,sle udocl eedden that to otn hobt dftefeirn vgei we iftedrefn we. Ko hst’at nda. Tshe’er yna a shti of heerw ton naiotshlpier i yda reetgr. Lyoetcpmel tba,ou egrotf adn who nad oyu tjus to ehwn but vloe raoid, chea evlo hwhci het hits ssadpe uyo ont 16 ekli htero, no ldo dbum ewer rvselo kiel m,hi aybem tisenl you nsog ergliisylou but liek i. That i eolv iekl imh. *,**** fo btu ’catn heogun ouy tpey il’sef ***** of a teg eht. Btu rnigusfef uoy i wkno ndtd’i ouy eletrt in nehw uyo ertow tpu sod,wr were ti taht. Btre,te ti uyrlt ti steg sode. Shwi but ,61 imte **** bau…edesgco got ’ureoy adn uyo ouy it wken met,i i ko hat'ts asekt. Ietm gib eilk. Os eryuo’ onugy. Sft,a all i flee erysa dna utb atht llwi csohlo : sltl,i i it httsa’ nil,tsagao nueogh dindt’ oegs oehp njeoy ni 02 os ,ttah so a tnihk ttha otn ko) aymb(e sah mnae i ighh taht ew. Gancotil,s i ohpe eubcaes i oyu auty,acll tenh edjoeyn kown uoy yruo liwl be leif. Dan t,hta you ufetluiab ntihk i’st aotub hewn. : rhwot uoy it sya yerev oo,dg ti bda ******* tonmem,s sowtrh or sa it. Bda aesbceu ni ta ritfs 2 htem ,isks uroy omntme cdossen eyevr imrabrgsenas ipustd vyree rieasp,t gihtf oyu (uytlr) hwit fdnrei veol you every tath olsev. Luytr eyertignhv. : the gmoin“c mio”ev i( ti i omrf rkda os was did hmcu ckab nlitu lewl ceperft of ago ,niagcdn ym in i the the itlsl ,ti enfrpceomra sady smeo salt fo on ca,r iecrd eag i a mom)ent aws ywa am. It tbu ti lsaway sl,sac ,eays s’ntaw wtohr it ndcae was. Ide wlli no ti nda fo cndngia tli‘l i i soey,bultal gbine eo,ylpcemlt tou teh em fgeelin teeaengr gaets i atoyllt, ihwt ti epek smis eorfver, a : it wlil. Thnnigo aecspmro. Gdo od eht tkal em frobenidd ot nto idr(ver **** otbau niec)lce wdro. I to ivd,er rlyael veol. Ton i od na(d utb inhtk ese kile teh em dvrei peoepl sarc )stsetre ni to. To i od s,ebt year hte i ti fo ym den dan het hepo asps at. A elwih rifndodeb i ceohutd kinp rdow ym + ta’hnev csedno gtsnatir i in eht msax)e btu npaio cuebesa ma iehw)t gniaa n(lrucrtey ial(nf rlingaen fo. Ta soen ,now tub inidkrng odgo ,ostojmi arb i tsill evol eht. Ap,yhp hte ew( moes isht dmae at aka l…,wlsewa a it uyo rof i it ti hte loclhoa adnrk do )oen a,kodv nac yatrp otn nsrsaiu asw ever fi wrsot amek nda epkmad”v“-moo tknha. Ti tbu wsa ok. Fo i dna dnyoob gin rome ttah a ntcio me uoatb ma lr,ig asdndrestun. Dan atths’ ok. Dan i love utjs ieiftlem waya ingmmswi in meti it eryev a i miss ,eas ti odluc het spden m'i. On to het c,rna itnhg omse syera dol i beerermm a 5 kebi orps( sjtu saw and i ebhca sea eikb msto aserpnt my old and aes, tkoo aws fo eth dsay i wmhi eaimdrm i ev)er nigeb ubulefita i keli an ni etnx a hnwe eth aog,. Keew ot em iths thta teh inhgt nhpepade and saw hatt tesb. Tlya,lot ury sbook tnex to reve eht ofr olt a raed nwthaicg kaa tsbe gytdrae erad csoohl )made l(elw nede crinotma aveh im’ to i a,sbl erya not llist i fo mo,esiv tub fo atc’n iomacpln a i. Listl ys,e uyo i gihnst i vloe btu do ,evlo gitsnh. Twhi pelepo ont ames uoy eth sa ot adn mabey lfrey,dfntei akbc rtwoe ewhn em. To taubo bksoo rkdins dna a ndrgiikn nsdief,r idrm,aem ihwt ok tub mmsroco i’m : nda aottl bigne edlulu the nkhsat in iigmwmns lkie a my afluw loev lstli sae ahtst'. Ok tatlylo amy dna e,m nad oltylat lyotalt taht you, eb. ’mi ujts etl ,81 redma me. Udorp the i for, fo ’im and fo fo me uoy awht o(s fro i ma oludc atht sipetpha eugss hisw wno too) for eonvirs uoy. Flsemy fo orf vmproei swlaya ahtt isheptap tmos dan lefs,ym i eth i eoph vnsroei evenr awth to lvoe wlli i eth hsiw be i wlli. Dna i ma aiecvd i : tno faradi illw ytr kingta be ryou. ’wtno tath 20 ttah ni e’slt atylotl oubat sreay tartme be dusriicuol hppay ! adn.
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,pyeled of ahtt it l,aytlto my i tramte ubt t(u,lry eht ni feeci,pmrt hapyp hpoe ikmgna se)fl liwl loeptmeylc. .
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Tshi oruy ,*** ti mite nda alos i skis inidgh ont. .

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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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