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...

Who uoy d?sya to gitnarte seeth is ro menativ ifle y?et.
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Eet,rtl atwh i ysa, mnmote i na kwno jyo ruyo dt’no ot tfel asw i ubt lylrae eht tepncxeeud. Easdrh het fo asbucee fo pspidek mi,emrsoe earth yrgeietvnh ew a my atscbe—eeaub. Life a o,lgn otreghe,t houtgh my ew ahd fetl hatt has time tno no tniglas rkma. Yuo been em to earys? ot hrete ptas leiveeb hrtee ,og it nca tspo ’its ootk tel fyialln eht nligedlw aeyrs no. Arehton i idnf not deary rfo eevn ,yet iesraoiplhnt wn,o teiqu myfsle.
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Humc zieralde hatt uyo veag poarbbly em anth so eroemit—m in oyu. I me ymna ttha i awsy aelndre ldphee ughhrot my n,soesls dshepa nda have uoy, reven bildu nc,edfieonc in em enos uyo edxectpe. Said, as pu, eevtyrihng btu ylaswa "uyo oenc lwyasa oyu nifkugc. Swrod oehts if mreebrme ltlsi yuo i ndeorw ". Erwe ylawas eems shtgin nad irnu to r—tihgi shwomeo e,ybma uoy.
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Obrke even not yteeinrl n,wo srue ew yhw up i’m. Sceoh "",eosmd ti yeabm saw to aid,s ttah eht as in rdssaken eht unr aws of jtus gnso or ’uotncdl embya uoy you side dan uoy p—lieaccekt aws you a me. —eetnasch fiervgo me hs’tta eth if. Adn usjt venokginthir was rdeca, uyo alylre rneve or emyab i nhevreigty. Athw in the cl?ape ttrehgeo wat’sn ortghub su snog im’ otn fi itrfs ubt that nsa,kiemt.
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Lla t’saht apts tub eth in. Seiirvignt no onitp es’rhet ostsrei old in. Fi luyl’o iel?am nda it woh eivcree vnee nskwo be tish os.
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Kate crae. Ear i uyo haypp ulrty ohpe.
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Dygoobe.

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