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...

Inraetgt owh etshe emvntai elif ayd?s ro si oyu to et?y.
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Nwko telf i i ellrya but royu ett,erl awth dxnetpuece eth i ay,s n’dto onemtm ot an swa joy. Ew easuceb ym fo asdreh semmori,e bcstab—uaeee fo nergtvyhie siedppk a teh athre. Otn dha on sha felt miet mkra ethrget,o ym ifel htta we a gn,ol ghtuho lsaitgn. Oyu can let eenb tis’ it no ot ehret ptso go, eht ?sraye to naifyll past llnigewd ehert yaers took ibeevel em. Veen ionitrepalsh ueitq i syefml taneorh yrdea n,ow ofr eyt, fdni tno.
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Ni agve uoy uoy chum rzaidlee than ttah em emrtmie—o baorlbyp so. Epdtcxee vhea atth me my in em ou,y ymna edlnrea swya rveen nda orhtuhg eenon,cfdic plheed oyu i se,slnos edshpa eson i dlubi. Aslywa kigfcun syawal tbu oy"u ,pu oyu sa cnoe nhigreyetv idas,. Dsowr you fi lslti endowr stohe i ebreermm ". To eems asaywl hstgin adn irun owhoesm wree rgtih—i bae,ym you.
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Nw,o i’m rues neev ywh koreb not pu tinelyre ew. Dise myabe em a nad ouy unr sheoc ,idsa or on’dutcl het ni eamby uyo rnakdsse fo sa you aws "sdm,eo" hte lepckciae—t thta just was to you ngso aws it. Fi me neehasc—t ht’tsa eht revigof. Was byeam tjus i ,eacdr nvere ouy rivnngoeikth reyvthngie nda ro eyalrl. Ubt stirf trbhuog tno gons ni i,ekmnsat celap? htaw ehgttero i’m su het ttah if tsw’an.
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’sttah utb eth psta all ni. Ni pinot esrhe’t teossri no signritvei old. Oul’yl vnee be fi so tsih receeiv adn nwkos hwo laem?i it.
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Arec tkea. Ultry eoph i uyo rae pphay.
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Byeogdo.

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