A letter i wrote to a 15yr old JU..(me)
Dear JU,When it comes to writing, I, er, you, er, you and me both are not the best person somebody can consult with. But here I am, er, you, that’s it in another 28 years, damn it this is confusing I am just going to address me as me and you as you, GEDDIT?
Ahem, where was I?
Anyway, turning 15 may have seemed just a fine start for you. Seeing that I used to be you, you will do pretty well in academics opps... actually it just so so only., showing flair in writing (and suck at Maths, don’t deny it I know you do) and good in my history. However satisfying this may seem, I assure you to not completely be happy yet. The world ahead, waiting for you is full of bumps, sweat & blood you could have never imagined you would experience.
Oh boy, I might have scared you and started us off in the wrong foot. But hey, let me whisper in a secret that might change your life for eternity.
You may not expect at all, but do you notice the dark-skinned boy with a mole behind his ear in the class whom every girl is crazy about, the one you despise because he seems so full of himself and makes the world knows about his presence every time he’s in class – yes, that one? YOU WILL MARRY HIM.
Now, stop shrieking and get off that table and don’t hit me with that book, but yes, you both will be hopelessly in love, dating for 6 years before finally tying the knot and continues to still be hopelessly crazy retarded in love. Guess what? However you may find this hard to believe, he undeniably loves you with all his heart.
Now if you don’t believe me you just have to wait for just another 2years before you finally meet him back after school days and he will ask you out. In which during the first date he will be late for 3 hours because he helped someone shift house. It was a bad start, but he said he fell in love with you ever since you both were 16, and it was safe to believe him because it definitely shows.
I did just average in my O`level, and for that, I wish you could change that for me. What I did was: Focus, take notes about everything, but I guess I should have focused/done more. That is something I wish you and me both could change as well.
You’ll do, I belief , did very well in your career. You started as a sale`s promoter than as a Cosmetic Advisor and later promoted as a Sales Coordinator in charge of all the Cosmetic Girls in you brand. In which you are deeply passionate about but you will be devastated because despite the hard work & long hours you lose in the Company politic. You’ll meet people who inspire you, amaze you, break your heart, stab you on your back, people who hate you at first but soon become your best friends, as you persevere to survive in the rat race to get to the top of the food chain.
You don't socialize much, but you have a fair share of close friends of whom you cherish with all your heart.
Overall, I would have wished that we would be more adventurous in our life. To think about it, we have never even sneaked out of school, cheated in exams, skipped a single class, gone to a full-blown concert, slept under the stars, hitch-hiked, danced or sang in public.
Some things remained though - you will still phobia of CATS, you will still think that your grandfather is the greatest person in the world and that you will always think you are different from the rest in ways only both of us know.
I may have said & advised a lot of things, but you and me both, we are still learning. It’s a never-ending process. Our 66-year-old us might be struggling to write or type us a letter, we might not know, but I believe she’s got a lot to tell us. Or we might not make it until 66. We'll never know.
Until then, I hope I could be you again. Because there are things I wanted to change. Like going up to the dark-skinned boy with a mole behind his ear in the class & yelling out to him loudly, “YOU KNOW WHAT? YOU WILL MARRY ME!” and break the hearts of the girls in school.
I rest my case. See ya bebes.
Kapish!!!!!!!!!!
Hi Mumzy...i ting i knoe d dark skined boy...amin;)
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