A letter from April 20th, 2020

Peaceful right?

Dear FutureMe, So apparently, I'm attending high school in Sydney. I'm in a romantic long-distance relationship with a guy studying in Japan. He is nice and he loves me (I guess). I'm not sure how long this relationship would last but I hope we would both have a great time together. I know none of us is perfect but I'm trying to accept and to see only the good points of him. My man, if you see this letter in 1 year's time and we broke up, I just want you to know that I was and always happy and grateful.

Epilogue

almost 4 years later

Dear Em,

Today, I accessed this mailbox for a completely different reason, but by chance, I stumbled upon your letter.

First of all, how have you been? Have you returned...

A?ysd seteh who or to ietratgn elif te?y ivanmte si you.
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I netomm nokw do’nt was joy oyur i alyler na to tub ltteer, ceduextpen i flet waht ays, teh. Herat my abeuces dhraes rievtgnehy tebus—aeceab the fo oseim,mer a of depiksp ew. L,gon my ew gtisnal dah no armk etmi ont a oghthu file atht ahs ,etroghet ftle. Leebevi uyo trehe ostp eben sreay on acn ookt ot eth atps its’ sa?rey etl anlifyl em ot weidllgn it go, ehetr. Haotnre ituqe eyt, tirelpoinsha ow,n myslef ton idfn rfo evne i yaedr.
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Cmhu so htna —tiomreem uoy yoparlbb you eiarzeld that eavg em ni. Wsay em ,lsssone you pxeedcet pdehel esdhap edlnrae ohhrtug yu,o me vahe eson in reven and ,cendnfieco i i ym nmay uildb atht. Sa ysaalw nukifcg tbu eonc ,pu "ouy ywslaa s,aid eirvhetgny uoy. " sllit dwosr fi eeerrbmm uyo rwendo i hoest. To erew yuo ey,bma mees runi aalswy signth esohowm nad igirth—.
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Hwy vene srue o,nw otn ekrob pu ’im ew nyreleit. Ocseh tlncd’uo a ni ro teh as nda swa was sdie oyu of teh radenkss ti eyamb ttha em gnos ouy m",sode" uoy tusj ot asw embya etkpiceca—l oyu nur isa,d. Ehtane—cs me vrgioef if eth ’astth. Rallye or orhiekvnintg yabem jtus and ardce, gtheryevni aws uyo nerve i. Wa’nts pclea? ttah su nogs ni bhoturg otrtheeg fsitr teh naimest,k tbu im’ fi ont ahwt.
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Tha’st the spat ni but all. Opint old gsrventiii in e’terhs ssiorte no. Eenv e?mlia nad iercvee be os fi ulyol’ ohw it tshi sowkn.
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Rcea keat. Pyahp i eoph tryul oyu ear.
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Ogbeydo.

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