A letter from July 3rd, 2023

Time Travelled — almost 2 years

Peaceful right?

Dear FutureMe, I'm sixteen and i just finished my first year in french high school. It was...a pretty strange year, but i don't really think i regret a thing. I'm too young to think about regret. I know you can easily forget it : but do what you love. I chose to make the study of my dream, and not what people told me to do not for you to end up doing something you don't completly love. Anyway, i do believe you can do that for me. At the time you will receive this letter, you will know where you go next year and probably your final exam score. I hope you ended up where you want (still want to go SciencePo or do that prepa A/L ?) And i hope you did great at your exams, if you don't : it's not a big deal. How's the family ? Does our brother is finally an engineer or something ? Does Laurene is calmer than now ? I hope Dad and Mom are doing well. You know, parents, they're getting old too fast. I know it's not always easy with dad, but life's too short to waste the time we have with him. So even if you're 18 and officialy an aldut, don't think it's a reason to go away and never come back ! (Well, you can go away...i always wanted to live in Rennes, Paris or Lyon. But come back every time you can, i know you will still be so amaze by the sea to never come back to it). And the cat ?? Is Aster still so funny and adorable ? I hope you still friend with Jehanne, and i hope you are going to that road trip with her ! She's like a sister to us. If you don't talk to her anymore, please give her a call. She's so important. Are you still friends with these old friends who are greats (Yvane, Marjane, Sarah and all). I also hope you met other people, cause it's great. I won't be angry with you if you now have another band of friends. If you're happy, I am (obviously, you're litteraly ME) Well, i'm a bit shy about asking you about him, but what about Sam ? You're still with him ? At the time i'm writing, it's been something like two months since we get together. He's great, a bit weird but i think i like him for that. I think he loves me too, I think he tries to tell me. I hope i will tell him i love him one day, even if we're not together anymore at the moment you're reading this. Life is trash, huh ? It's been trash and i know it will still be trash later. But i think I, you, should remember that at the end of the day it worths it. Some days ago i was so happy cause we can celebrate love all around my country in june. And this year at my dance class we danced a threesome with Jehanne and Marjane (are you still dancing ? I think you do, you love it so), and i've been to my first show. You know, life still great and i think we have some great things to do with it. Can you drive a car ?? Cause i'm so bad at it, hope dad's proud and you can drive him to the sea ! I hope you still do these things you love : playing piano in the morning, drinking some bad mojito (with moderation and with your friends !), swimming in the sea in may, watching an impossible amount of movies...Honestly, i just hope you're the happiest version of yourself. You worth it. Well, i think i told you everything. If i can give you some advices, always listen to your heart and don't be afraid of doing some crazy things with your hair, your style, or even your life. It won't matter in 20 years, or maybe it will... I kiss your ***, and i wish you the very best adult's life.

Epilogue

about 9 hours later

Hi me from the past !! It’s you, but 2 years older : I'm now 18 and I officially finished high school (that makes me really sad, I loved it)....

Kdni nlyifdteie a too, ahtn em i tub 16 for saw it pctaclidoem arye gsnetar aws essl nhwe fo. To nideelst wthi iefl retgser to wtha em aehv i tno ym tider ym sbet and i oyu ltdo. Asw eilhw (adn wnkgia uwdlo hwo aetk gao khtna 2 tumines eneifft a fi up i eht obrapylb do os os utsj t)tha for be ym nkigtnhi, o,ag umhc so ouy ufn, ftfinerde ayser ot esls lseascs dnawte i otl nidd’t uoy ielf. My i hseoc i od i tslil ,etnh ihtkn terha kcba odtya and. Acrzy ym a ”la/ ubt i of ont egggl)i dseka od illw eth rof akmnig si i and reyv dieedn) ogod tenx yaer jus(t ofr uytds u,rrsséipuee a hginsemto etlstr(e liweh ap“pre ni eeuxdnptce iasrp iswesh dnki os ”ppaer“ ddi i. Cllutaya vei’ brmelop aenkt si: eneb. Dan uecbesa e,rteh in gatre a ,hctaeer aeuier,trtl wnana ym dtol rthcaees rlpneaypat i yrapbblo eb so etmh in tenw tehy ri,spa : i is ap”e“pr me it ot to ni go this kdase. Ceedixt os full am tub : i od tso,m i ma rifada ifleidynte love noang teh i tmei hwat. Os sguse extn of ,etrah my teehtar hkitn i ew eb nda tlisl whta me) ,thta tt,reaeh you dan esehr’t ? a pudor llowfo na rgil geuss liwl isltl i ot i be ndresico arey (fro nca uowdl i taht tpinoo tydsu. Eamx lilw ym trrwooom ssrleut i wnko. : a ’sit gssue rhaecsd i uyo ptsgoiieocl eagtr btu em dnik eliwsy idd pedsas ouy deal) cat’n my max,e ont of i tlel ( i ylotemeclp fi i as i gib ubt ldot. Blyarbop k,o itb ellw esesdsrt tub si ylmifa eht a. Aeysr rrotheb nteusdt, or ybplorab 3 is tslli emro fro a 2 ym psduit. Eh a ibmecgno eriengne ubt deyrn eetlyndifi is. Rlsoa csloosh esmo orf moes he jtsu nieennrgige dsespa. Rwge is up hse neruale ,maeclr elidyeinft fo dnki. Ltisl getignt eyht nidog btu phyap eht i gnmkai adme thiw p)ohe dn(a tsnpare aer le,wl old sesgu aer het teyhe’r flie adn ’yhrtee. Ma yes to llwi nango olev oga add atth i apnestr adn cmhu : ni iedyintfle ahev tmida !! miss irefdns 1) nda vo)le ot our eht ipna osyilovbu iltls kbca in rteu edar my owh 3) days i r,aips ti hte so ,*** i imh nac i sae omec we(tn esa bkca hatt senmizgiemr esmo 2) a i the cmeo rade sldieear ofr utb llwi eht eb i. Oyu i( tdatdseeva rseat htta wdluo one yera be flet wa)s lrnea aog us to. Nad ym ropo ddi sillens lteilt our ogt ew aws ksic hard ubt bste eth oto bayb. Ithw dolve it ’tdndi sa htta i waylas liev ish salt him tlli‘ olng a a he rehabt see i,fel ymifla utb a l,efi phapy. I i iwht ihhcers hte hmi y,edvryea smis life i had mih but. Nidsrfe ma aj,hneen daer ltils klei my twhi i shes’ vsb,yoloui mafliy. Latlcyau, si hse limayf. Ti od rp,it hte rof ydniflieet el,wl but do (adn avhe myneo eth nvtleuyael oadr ei)tm lilw ahtt we not we. Dsay a rtehgtoe anc ,ouy tmcoofr a gniog avtslfie if ot ewf ’wree it in. Bidtrhya ehr typra orf im’ to flmaiy dan indeitv rhe. Enfrisd i ctxepe lsilt am hte eynav ,hmet twhi raotiyjm fo. Rpblboay donw wree ubt etm,i tath dpee the neo, delnai, she wsnat’ you knwo eth in orf uyo ta uoy ta i ogod lleyra tleas wekn nto. Nhigt eamd uoy aws efl,i velbiee utb in rolnge eht i ,it esh do ot estb aeepc hits on oru and si thwi. Omse erh adn a eeswk hda foecfe i emt we g,oa. Em i my aws twna aws it oyu to tbu norft ilglten lirg : fednri ,irtaghl eb in rneyoma it idnt’d fo mi’ co,ol eht. Radh gdo, esgo hustr nad nda ryaes ti is hse li(ke btu hse oetessmim oot it nsaugitxe,h nca loko ,aamzign 2 aog). Saarh ervy tlisl i am jearnam lcoes ot nad. Yeilartll looc from it nwet days hwit etrtogeh goa we tarthee ot s,sacl 2 neisdrf ryatp lla a emso dna aws so our. Irslg sknwo h,mte elov our i,rsgl nw,o aevh ogd ym elfi knhat vsiel vyaeeydr htta rae itellt ofr i hetse uor ew lal i ubt nad fo. I hppya ,well yclatlau ma. Nwo rof dgoo. Uoatb it nto file awth mi’ nad hatt ko efcpert, usgs,e twhi suovyloib si ubt aawsyl all is od,og is i taht. Thee(’sr you hse’ epke yvre nto a tobua aaswyl drfnei tills clsoe : r,eonamy b)ut ussesnpe the asm, im’ yppha gtheoter up utb rwee’ a gnona kedsa otn. Had terfa aointsi,elphr ti mtsloa dedne 2 a lkie we easry lngo. I elik aws ubt atht) ,ndre ,rdewi he velo stlli ldeteiyfin hgue gerta is a dna mhi and( he rfo. I eth ,dussitp there a ,61 ni yunsgo ntihg ******* was imet rewe ealrly ew dan ilke i,s ntihk nhwe lfel adn ew velo. Csohol all sheeatrtsew hte klie vole ryo,st dna gihh eurt. Ildke mih c,muh i i ardeo os him ytaod. Loevd dtmai, i wkno t’don fi mtsu i i mih ubt. But ? i lveo was ot orf nikht tiyeildfen so m,hi ellf ti hwti tals ni oghune rou i ’tond ealinopsirth. Ret,hgeto ylno ermrbeme steomemis but acn godo ,nyunf eerw saylwa coielma,dcpt ew eth eitms lealry ti doog aws i. Ewt’rne to we be teh hingt si, namte errfvoe. Dfetnfrie aceh ew ffretdnei terho nto udcol lpeep,o htat eenedd s,ivel tohb to ew give. At’tsh ok dan. Egrert a e’etrhs ton ostlriapnehi sthi i any wheer fo ayd. And sedpsa yuo and heac ilek 16 oireliyugsl eerw not levo dbum ouy svelor woh toa,ub ovel amybe uoy chihw dlo tgreof but song i eth but ,imh iths elik on drioa, wehn utsj seilnt to keli eto,hr letpmoclye. Mih i ovel tath kiel. Guohen cn’ta fo you a ***** tub the ***,** of ilfes’ get peyt. D,wsro hwne ouy yuo it erew ni htta tub torwe d’nidt i rettle uifergnsf you tup okwn. B,teetr ti edos it segt tlury. Urey’o tog teim **** 61, kenw hsiw yuo ti s'htta et,im tub i uoy nad ok akest usc…badoege. Ikle ibg tmie. Reuoy’ unogy so. I yoenj gseo ha,tt ok) ihhg : fat,s ahtt hsa ngiaotsa,l ti tno i be(may in lla ttah that a enam gouneh lfee i so lit,ls eoph sreay we iwll so tbu tnd’id khtin ocshlo httsa’ dan 20. Uyo life etnh ilwl i basecue ryuo tualyla,c uoy pheo knwo eb njdeyeo olna,cgtis i. Nad ta,th tuablfieu enhw ti’s oyu nihkt outab. Ti : sya nmmeto,s hotwr sa ti yuo ti ro ******* hwtsro eervy og,od adb. Rftsi oelsv siepat,r yuo ksis, ihtw tihgf snaremsbgiar ridfne yveer uyo loev verey ntoemm ta abd ttah temh uroy 2 dpsuti eaebucs yevre ni ulty)(r esdncso. Evyhrtenig rluyt. Ovm”ie did in i i ym goa teh ti ydas of ma i ,rca still (i rofpmcernea i,t omse cgn“moi derci ituln llwe epcfert uchm bcak ndigc,na : so of hte hte orfm stal swa )omtmne ywa ardk aws on a gae. Throw ’anwts eys,a wslaay eancd tbu swa ti it ti sclas,. I me llo,eepcymt lt‘il teh it i steag iwll it gnlfiee eekp : adn a will ytoa,ltl it i eeanegrt byllteu,aos vofreer, tuo imss iwth igenb eid no of ingcadn. Rmeoacps nhtgino. Drow niddoefbr em hte bauto odg to tno klat ierrd(v **** in)lecce do. Vr,ide loev to i ylealr. Ikle do and( veird teh btu csar lepoep in tnkih nto me to i see et)srtes. Ta to eht i sasp of het den ti i oeph ym od be,ts dan arye. A i my eclyrntru( gelirnan h’envta anttirgs rwod nfi(la + ma ni npik ioanp oecnsd liweh ceaseub i xesam) cotheud eth of dberinofd e)hwit ubt igana. Eovl rab oogd ndriinkg het won, eosn timosjo, ta i tbu litsl. Dan het hapyp, a wllseaw…, ayprt od ofr can nauisrs )one swtor vere i it aws tish ti ov”p-mkodem“a ta we( rnadk kahnt da,kov kmae dmae loolhca uoy fi nto aak hte seom ti. Saw but ti ko. I emro me baotu bonyod a ngi cotin of ri,lg utrddasnnes dna tath am. Ko dan a’ttsh. In eitfmile mi' a utsj love eth miss ti i reeyv nad npdse waya inigmmsw meti it ucldo i e,as. Odl iebk bkie saw i echba fo i mairmde e)vre ,ase gebin a leik ,gao adn a,nrc eht ryeas ngthi hnew an lautbfiue ot embmrere tsom a xetn i omes sdya s(rpo stju whim no swa ldo het 5 and ym spatrne i tkoo i teh in eas. Ot weke eth was isht aeenhppd tath tginh nad ebst me htat. Dear i eadr reve utb ntmiroac sillt amd)e veis,om ooksb for arey heav ’mi i fo antc’ eyrdtga tno of aka yru clohso tnxe lbs,a ened oanmlcip the w(lle ot lot atlolyt, i hiwtcgna bste to a a. I thnsgi gnihts ,olev sy,e lltsi yuo i oevl ubt od. Htiw opeple you rwote me mbyae easm sa akbc nad ont te,eldnriyff eht to wehn. Kirngdin mcmosro taht's htiw ielk isnwmmig : ksirnd ot bksoo ni utb het nad ’mi eas my a aem,rmdi eovl baotu a asnkht dfn,eirs adn alott itlsl ok bngie lduuel uwlaf. Ok be yma olyltat and tath ltayotl dan me, uoy, ttlloya. Sjut mi’ ramde 18, em lte. Nrevois fo am sesgu iwhs o)ot dopru em uyo ttah fo atwh hepiptsa of lcduo own rof yuo ’mi i ofr nda rf,o het i (so. Mots ithpeasp for eoph veern walasy illw hwat elov ymfles of and be the swih i ylmf,es i liwl that i i eoivrns to het mevpior. I giknat lwli be aeidcv oyur nto : ma faidar adn tyr i. S’let atht dna yhapp town’ atht oatbu rseay 02 atermt ottlayl ni cisuriulod eb !.
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Ti (,ytlur cllomeetpy fo imftcreep, iankgm ,deepyl trmeta slfe) hpeo utb t,ltloay the my wlil pahyp i ni htta. .
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And issk etim your ti i gidihn otn **,* alos tshi. .

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anitajust05:

11 months ago

this is so sweet i loved reading it, wishing you all the best!!!

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