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...

T?ye to ayd?s leif sethe owh uyo tmnaevi is etrgatni ro.
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Deeecxunpt ont’d was teh i ay,s tbu knwo rt,eetl i na relayl jyo ryuo waht telf to mmteno i. A fo reath yhevegtrni euebectaa—sb ym eipkdsp fo imees,omr ew cuseeab the adresh. Hsa no had ont ,nogl kmra temi a gtilnsa touhgh feli my eltf taht we gore,ehtt. Nca the eenb em bveleie areys htere sti’ yflnlia rteeh let ouy on spto lwlgiedn reyas? took spat to to ti ,go. Rnoheat orasieniphtl ,onw mlsfey tno i teiqu orf dnif dyear ye,t nvee.
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Ahtt egva so ouy ni ete—miomr brlypbao uhcm em you than ezairdle. Osne peheld you me i idfnoe,ccen ahedsp dan ectdexep u,yo guhtrho nreev ttah ym me i ni yaws ehav lenreda ulbdi ,lsessno ynma. Asyawl sida, "uyo tevieghnyr as lyawsa ubt econ ouy ifkgcun p,u. Remmrbee itlsl hotes i if rwndeo " you odrsw. Bay,me aslwya oyu inhtsg mhseowo ot nda htiigr— eems iurn weer.
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Vene ekbor nieyetrl we mi’ reus tno pu wo,n yhw. Run as eth the oyu em rkesdasn you eeka—iclcpt atth wsa ouy cdtulno’ ti ngos adi,s deis a of asw to just bayme oyu wsa emod"s", osehc nda ybmea in or. Hncseae—t em evoifgr the ah’tst if. Sjut or ralley igrhnnvkieto oyu aemby vgrtehiyen i ,redac adn swa nvere. Tub hwat ns,matiek ’im in rtetghoe nto robhgtu eth ongs rftsi fi ns’wta lcep?a atht su.
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But the ni a’ttsh tpsa lal. Eerths’ on in dlo etsosri iriivegnts ntoip. And fi wnkso so ti eb tihs evne owh l’ouyl ?liame eeevcir.
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Aecr aekt. I apyph rae ophe ouy uyrlt.
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Odeygob.

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