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...

Y?das meivnta ot iefl or ?tey ohw graentti uyo is teesh.
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I btu het ahwt o’tdn to ertt,le wokn an lleayr y,sa i left ruoy expudetcen was i ojy nmtome. Of thear ebcuesa a of reomsm,ei eth my ew hvynregite eubaebca—tse hdsrea pseidkp. No a dah letf e,ohetrtg makr htat ont flei ghtuho sah gainslt ew item o,lng ym. Sit’ aery?s evbeiel erhet tpos ot ilyflan neeb spta yreas ti you go, eth no ot took em lte acn wdnleilg herte. Eardy idnf qetui eevn piosilrnehta ,ety ,nwo semyfl tno i orf etanroh.
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Ttha uoy irlezdae hant moie—mret ayopbblr mchu ni os me oyu agve. Id,neocncfe seosln,s vhea ym yaws adeshp y,uo in em i edaelnr and nyam i me ttha ptexeecd evren delhep trohuhg diulb uoy nsoe. Nuifkcg ubt alywas vigytenrhe asid, wlyasa ,pu "uoy sa cone uoy. Wodrs if hesot i " dewrno merreebm lslti oyu. Ot esem hgiir—t irnu and oweosmh eerw shingt ,ebyma uoy aslayw.
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Rsue nto we pu rboke iretnyle o,wn eenv hwy i’m. Oyu ouy em mo,""dse of hosec embya adn ouy ides sa it eth run a sngo saw bemay just wsa reakdnss asw htat tu’oldnc to the yuo ni or as,id —cetkpeacli. Thst’a scth—aene fi me ofrgive eht. Jtsu i ellyra or rveen irevgetnyh trvkhnnigioe caerd, eabmy adn yuo swa. Ahwt tath hte tteorhge in not ’satwn tfirs if nosg tbu taknie,ms su ’mi togurbh capel?.
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In the ubt lal apts ttsah’. Odl rnigtsveii sreht’e ni rieosts on pnoit. Oksnw fi vieerec and it evne ohw eb m?iale hsit os ou’yll.
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Caer ktea. Rae yturl pheo oyu i phapy.
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Yodgoeb.

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