A letter from Sep 25, 2024

Time Travelled — 12 months

Peaceful right?

Dear FutureMe, So... ...I know I keep writing these, but suck it up, okay? I just wanted you to know that if you're reading this be proud of yourself, you made it so far. Same goes to everyone one else reading this, since I'll set it to public. So, I don't know why I'm writing this, I guess I'm just writing it. What are you doing right now? Yes, right now? SAY IT I DARE YOU! (Totally not trying to embarrass you) So, uhh. How's life? I'm guessing that you reading this means that the rapture hasn't taken place, huh? Sad. Sooooooooo. I dunno what to ask. How's Youth group? Do we ever get ungrounded? How's it going with your writing? (Did we finish the new book abt Jess and Leo? Coz we just started it on 18/09/2024. Not sure where it's going or if I'll give up. Also, have we found the courage to finish writing DemonMyst? I know it's hard to bring ourselves to it when Sino isn't around to help us. Maybe she has a phone by now? Don't **** me for the spelling of that book, lol. Oh yeah, The Henry's are coming back to Durban this week, if all goes to plan. Which might be a tad bit awkward considering what just happened lately. But I'm super excited to see Abby! P.S; I don't wanna make you sad, but is Brownie still alive? She's alive now, just chilling outside (I'm at Gigi's house) If she isn't alive, then I'm so sorry, I know you love her, she's a great dog and has been with us since before we were born. But I do know this, God is always there for you okay? How's Mum? Is she still in the same situation? Maybe things will change. Also, how's it feel to be 16? I can't be bothered to be too excited about it right now, but you deserve to be, I'll take all that unexcitement for you, so just enjoy it. And how's Riley? Have you two managed to stay friends? 'Cause right now it hurts a bit, but anyhow, don't dwell on it, ey? Remember, learn from the past, and move forward. You can't drive always staring in the rear view. Has the government made any improvements? Like they SAID they would??? There's an owl hooting outside, bro. And how about the worship team at Youth, how's that going? Have you led anything yet? Alone? Coz next month (October) we'll be leading Firm Foundation (He won't). Don't get me wrong, I have practiced, but ****, that song is confusing, lol. Hope I do well. Plus the others will be in America for the month (FOR WHO KNOWS WHAT REASON!) Also, are we still on the Lion Diet? If so, how's that going? Do we have the body of our dreams? If not we'll just have to be cremated and put into an hourglass. OH! BY THE WAY! Alyssa's back from America (oldest one, not the Youth one, and not the Kids one) So... ...have we joined any sports or anything interesting? ALSO! WE NEED A MERMAID SYLICONE TAIL !!! For what? I don't know. We just need it. I'm sure the comments will agree. Also, have we moved houses again/yet? I don't really like moving to be honest. I prefer stability, but I guess it's always cool in a way. Our future child/children won't have to deal with moving, hopefully God will provide a beautiful and stable home. Anyways, so how's school? Afrikaans getting any better? How's our Duolingo streak? THAT BIRD WILL ****** US IF WE LOOSE IT AGAIN! Also today marks 173 days. Still not as long as our 234 day streak that we lost last year, but whatever. HA! Speak of the devil. I just got notified by Duo saying "Time for your Spanish lesson Improve your Spanish with a 3 minute lesson now" Stalker... And how's Ghost doing? Does she still get random zoomies and try to **** your foot? And just incase this is boring, let me just bring up some past embarrassment for ya: Remember when you liked Ethan? And you were working outside on a project or something, or maybe it was break. But then you saw him coming and ran to hide in the girls bathroom. But then you slipped and fell? And then you scrambled up and ran inside hoping he didn't see that? But he actually did see it? Okay I'll shut up now. lmao. So, yeah, does J still like you? If so I feel sorry for him. I made it a clear no, but whatever. Hope he finds someone amazing. (Someone ELSE amazing) Also, I'm proud of you, okay? You made it. So don't forget how strong you are. (OH IT'S 12:21) Yeah, I think we needa take an ADHD and Autism test girlie. LOL, jk. 12:22 Also, I managed to get a screenshot of my phone clock when it said 11:11:11. Has that phone died yet? Coz rn the back is broken and I'm waiting to get another phone case, also the volume button is... ...disabled. Soooooooo, uhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh. HI. Imma wrap this up, coz I got nothing else to say, and I've got break in a few (6-5) minutes. So, as always, I love you, stay safe, and be yourself. Lots of love; A memory from the past. <3

Epilogue

about 16 hours later

Dear Me, a letter, to the girl I used to be:

25/09/2025/17:39

Hey...this letter made me cry, but not in a bad way just...let me explain.

Right now, I'm watching...

Gnodi abck rnstgioratanipc im' mhoe acesueb i scoloh ot het t'is rieampv krow, ta huhs, kowgrin gnkrwio 3 aderisi nasoes rtyept ether, fo nda 19 fo esy, odeeisp orfm sjtu ogt. Oals edlichl.
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N,o dlyas adn dna gtntisi eatnk wtnigia g,ood tno caple eifl i si ma ti rhee adn ash litsl. The in ksy at rlge*sa nxceetecap. *.
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Spneralo oon,s i ot meit dgo, wl'le to raye cabk not 'enthav due dedeen igogn ubt gmhti berhaivo nbee ithw ,otyhu i eht aylclatu im' go acpm i ta adn ese lal.
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Huhhhhh. . . Ooos. . . Oyu ese. . . Tuoba ahtt. . . Iead tath waht no hte was i ------f- i eahv ro it neo fi wntigir okob wsa. So btu to echsar know i aubrpscdo lli' ym veah now. Dapr?uobsc oru.
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Peno. The ti eno ybame uofdn ll'i ot ilfe enuctoni ahtt sae,tdl eilhw it twohitu inoucetn asw godo ealrt oguaerc o,ins i iirngtw v'entha ni.
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Mc,uh eh to'dn hte tuo bene dna dna guothh iexdf byab hre a tgare are eyrsn'h lhiew dna niodg thboerr kbca sgnthi -okw-noyuhow fro gensie aok-- dan swa we nhga si ahve etrga nwo. Taht ehmt rof leov.
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Tkit. . . Yuo m'i hre iwht sepnt so mite ttah agld. . . To enwh tub reh i ehll srryo nad eos,d atht ogen was 'eshs ew ac'tn ot hurt adn ese tllsi ehr to wnko gmncoi ti knwe sya i tbho itaw avneeh i'm vloe go nda ti elki i. Uoy hiwt eth kabc and emsylf and oerumdn a tub ehr m,e orf thats' eth ednsignp thakn ew ekil ndlgeo levo ym ttah obnd htat dan dna lngo irha arkd i hbto egno ysee twen snu **** sism kcus,s hse and oipmrdse ehr i ucsetpir taht see ta fffylu she dan cna adn and but --f---- teorfg ma otn reh esh's ew oay,k oinkogl ese,y wlil wbonr i ueho,gn cumh ereh won ni dan life tub lnog i odgo ew ceuabes the os kodole ircgyn adh dah had i ehs hda dha desrha i the emit. Ot tujs twutiho thsur yrda ti ish her see. I ti, hnmto ttah thta iedd flet seh. Oybdno ti em, and oltd i icred utsj i tlfe. Obdsbe dna omre wiat i od wlli hre tub ehav rl,tea adn to ebfoer neams tha,t i fi htta ----f-- er,uednti 'erew onw i i nleyslsde ide engsie ehta eascded i gnilvi.
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Ogd si no htaw et,rhe etreh retmta 'hse ys,e.
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Ot littnede t*s* but i ni but s,ecrsnpi yb is gnaimk tegs atth adn sat'th not rtuhs ftula a otn ym on ofreft is, hwta niutl she lnifaly si no didedce adn esma wlli ureuft hrtetego the is my tlisl it it rhe esh reewh oevm ont erh oitusanti, ehs tno igkrdsand mi' eb hse eiseng nad ton sh'es eys, will nda eys, fof seh ton ehr is so fi ,vile dan isestomm,e ksid t18h hr,e ehs ve'i ehs cut euascbe na her ym ,ybiartdh life is. Molielnyota at tno ltsae.
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Our 'ntdo an rlaely atwn nigbe adn 61 hcdlhooid atsoml ot syrca, be i rove dltau si scbeuae is. Tdtsaer ryaaled utb abmey i. Hertei ujts 16 si way, 16. Get ta i na i saelt own. D. It ew ngieb hutwoti ywa onos to at ahless eth voilndev ot ,estla a etg fo rhe find eavh.
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I npokse sefilneg him t'hneav ensci, owsradt lil lhdo i leriy no and tub. Utb i telignt ,sey eh,lngia lveo im,h i og tglraih seuly,r nda iwll im' eb. Wtah on ,be hintk and i mawoese tremta hes' i tighm lrdaaey.
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No. On. Ommrneeptvsi hvea etyh not eadm. Txeecp. I prat thta vloe d!!o!!eaig!l!!dsndh on. O,n btu wree'. . . Rea heewr aer ew sa we era adn ew.
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Tdidn' fi btu rctyercol owg,rn afdtioounn eenb vcoie mfir i ti yttpre sa ni hretie mebeemrr gnis uoyh,t needd grnuid rhilryob uclod idsa, i yaksh it a usre and tera,s nda i'm inres-a hvtna'e inowkrg teipesd tenw dlneagi prcaeict to i wrok bnoydo ym.
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Heay. Htye. In rae agina meariac. Llit gneo wno 'reyteh unayrja and rwee teyh eehr oautb. Hatt yeth woh st'hta yhet be, emaby wrehe eb i wnored n,gogi era i'st os usrtt koay ndee ot -elodgd but i 'lhleyt.
P. Gttoa :s eekw rof tnex a panoet tnesper ni ofr dthyabir her oo!ns nmiosiss si evitnam avlngie tge i've.
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Tiwchdes kngaim to eat euutr,tntb ummyy tslli eewv' iepttas still ew meta ve,g amliny and adn oememdah hlouhtga.
No. Ni levo rosghua,sl elki etcemadr an nigeb 'rewe olkso.
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Aph,py aerl os otg alpngnin tasl aslyas ehliw rarmied we rfo hgue uot ltdo me! ot a !hha!!!!h!h eewk !!nw!!es! idmearr nbiacteoler uodfn dbnyoo hist msae yteh eewr ya'ser si n!!b!!e!!nn!n eth htat mpca i ngeo nda.
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Os ttha we no wkro now, btu has'tt ,sports.
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No.
We.
Od.
Otn.
Edne.
A.
Iicleson.
Rmimaed.
Atil.
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. . . Ont alste ety at.
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Atehvn' rsuoesi that ew ty,e huseso ilwl ppehan but onciristnoade ytlievbnia a devom ti's.
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Hte tlroigy edra !l!a!os! oob,sk aer ie'v sewleosrp nto( --f---- tsju if iroltyg reeht ifev a !r)lrnerenua.
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Atth ettnmetas that e,fni nauaglge otn sloduh i is itll coem ebne rainkfsaa a illw nad vahe idgmonk si yb lcosoh yth nenevtdi atsdn.
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Oru estrka. . . Aedd si.
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N!iidd!!gk usjt.
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Pdoeprd 7 tuo uleeag ta ichwh fro 6 ni mndioda wesek or ew sujt enbe ingeb hda feeltasim/s/-afnlsioinrh ,252 ief-lnssima 'sit we fo otayd 352, eh+t.
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Ssceh an so they tath sa vnolgi dedda oopitn, hmuc. 'ehs vroe ah ,ah dna erncse te,y irwed ubt all oemh ym i'ts iofotantinci easgwnit no.
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Trsat nlekas si i'm rfo itneatnot to at het said igitawn rcluyetrn e,sy tca my and nbtiig kinegse. :)0(181.
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Oyu. Rmtheo. --f---f--fff--------------ff-----.
Swa- t-hat ?!ou?!y how wh-o rfuees woh ttha dear -to uoldc ot- iii-- n-o u-oy )ma(lo.
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I nees ganivh ubt mhi utc i a imh em ogod msthno edno us i isanfl off ot thob in emos ithnk khwot-nywau-,o j adn st'i abkc v'ehnat wehil adn edu. Se'h swa neo is l,stlsyaip i eh's adclle unfdo oignd ofr ptlslyai agtre, nbgie on as'htt resogspr a im' pyofits o,god eh in hhciw yoka, nda dan eo,meons okwr msean l'veo' os htta nihkt psodte mih and one i the pahpy 'olve' bemay dna abtou owt mih.
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Uoy kntah. . . It opdru us 'mi of rfo iknmag. Rfo ,me uyo ivgin on ovle hknat pu otn.
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Dsia it idas dah tnhmos it lcpiata e,sy dan it etts spds'iernoe an stuima i etrstel j in 'omjra otko ctllayua twhi i ago. . . B*hy**.
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Lto fo scued,edce 'ewev uoy 11:11:11 own, schsternsoe got a vole dna revisudv fo ol,l we.
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Hikct hpoen ebul tgo adn laecr ti egriil sti' the ubufialetyl r!swok dna lhewo a ew and ,pop enw dan croev hea,y si n,o.
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Ouy nthak ,ghilart.
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Is amim ye,ra eavh itls (i yas kboos os s'ti os stju os reteh we'ev yamn lvgefioonwr siht edar so so a!rcyz ,siht my sslti trb. . . Elvo nda na !eecpas 'ist evah i ecni ot ti ) dan so.
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Slitlney seh eoscnd yna hgsto im' em llasm w,no ta ym ognan is ekpse e'hss mvoements etbi drcase ginstit dna tfee mganik. I,t no esh or dan uhcoc tahrer ogt hse oeldlwa on hre nsti' teh sdhe' aosl of ot eht slpee pot a efesrus a no sue chuco het cestal.
Onwk adhe evga r,sseatcch ?daanrev souldh 'ontd tui,deos wath hte mbeya i hes reoedff yrt emod!v ta,nsw go tewa,r w?ant! ehr lmmee seod oo,df i ot tahw she i she noep ehr. 11:8()9.
Rof all )(2810: of inteenne tenw csednso uto she.
Rtiangs ikel at me i ostehimn now did es'hs wrogn. (1:28)1 at agnrtsi onw 'hess eht lalws. Me aangi (82:11). Atsc hse deso awht !n?!?okw. . . Velo emht. Creype ---f--- utb t'yrhee. Yet tecu dna. . . Gaian wllsa teh )(:2281 ta tsnargi. Mite twih levo eh,r sdpne. Fwe maek a meiorsem.
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Tgihlra. 'mi findiehs ereh. Tsknha for hte etletr.
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P. I ro velo itkt moer actn' dcieed i fi :s iak. . . Lhep. Orshbrte a(ezr. E#elrsopsw itryogl ]onn[. ).
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Ralghti. Be ohw ysat ,foeylrus 'its aoyk uyo to xtlcibeea htan ot who oruy ysaemdos yaok be st'hta be hant if irqeetu gaynis to vole sa lgia,rht is auesceb adn actdsilaryl treha awnt be its' ewer and efas, idfeefnrt awth yuo, i'ts lwaa,sy yadosems i be ,ytaysedre eb vnee yuo asulu.
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Evol i uoy.
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Elvo: fo otsl nad oson be t,npesre ot psta eht.

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brandonraywallace:

6 months ago

This was thoroughly enjoyable to read :). Isn't it amazing that we can seemingly time travel back and talk to our younger selves? My first FutureMe was in 2012 and it's always the best hour spent of my year. Consider saving these while they are available - the more time passes, the more valuable they become.

Great reflection. I hope all is well.

Letter Author:

6 months ago

@Brandonraywallace: Yes, I agree, also, thank you for the idea, I will save them, maybe in a Google document? Thanks. It's crazy how time changes things, and the part about my dog healed something that needed healing, at least a little bit. Thank you<3

brandonraywallace:

6 months ago

Yeah for sure :)

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