So many
adventures couldn’t happen today,
So many
songs we forgot to play
So many
dreams swinging out of the blue
Oh let them
come true.
Dear 13 y-o
me,
I’ve chosen
you, out of all of our “us”, because you are the last perfectly child-like,
deliciously oblivious of what pain really is, you are the last version I would
reboot to if I was a computer.
And you
will stay this way for about 2 more days.
After that,
I took what I could and I became what I am.
No regrets,
of course.
I wish I
could tell you things that I know now and that would have helped in those
years, but again, I am pretty ok with how our (my) life turned out to be.
I’m going
to write to you anyway, because maybe one day we will finally be able to time
travel and you (I) might want to give my life a different twist.
We should
start with the basic, most important things.
I know now
you are pretty broken up and feel you’ve been betrayed, but you made the right
choice when you picked Robbie as your favourite Take That member; yes, he did
kind of break up the band, but Angel is only the beginning and now he is still
hot, has a lovely baby girl (no, unfortunately not with us) and his music is
still great.
No, you
haven’t seen him live just yet.
I wish I
could tell you to drop that fork and leave carbs be, but we both know that is
not going to happen, so eat up: there’s a great nutritionist waiting for you in
your 30s! (Yes, we stayed fat up until our 30s… and we still are working on it)
I probably
shouldn’t tell you but you are getting your very first CD this Christmas and it
will be awesome: Aqua’s Aquarium! Enjoy because, no need for spoiler alerts
here, they won’t last.
See that
lady next to Bill Clinton? I mean Hilary, not that young curvy brunette… you
don’t need to know about that… Anyhow, she’s going to run for president! And a
cartoon character will beat her in the run.
God, I’m
just reading some facts on 1997 and I must say, it’s rough!
You are
going to loose Versace! And the good one! And Lady D!
And Cuba
Gooding Jr. gets an Oscar? Holy shit!
Anyhow…
More
important news you need to hear:
- - Tom
Cruise is secretly crazy
- -Everyone
is gay
- -Nerds
are going to become a thing (but too late for you to actually bask in the glory
of your knowledge)
- -Coke
is nice… but Pepsi is soooo much better
- -Men
and women will never become equal
SO one day,
you will find yourself on a sunny March afternoon on the beach (oh yes, climate
change: big thing! You are wearing short sleeves in March) and get nostalgic of
who you were, so you decide to write yourself a letter and… BAM! You own your
portable computer (PC)! And it’s not even your first one!
Computers,
mobile phones, electric cars (no, you can’t afford one of those just yet),
scales who talk back to you…
It’s a
pretty damn good time this one.
And yes, in
2 days you will have to face the event that will change you down to the core,
but maybe it’s the way it should be.
It will be
painful, you will lose the struggle, but maybe it’s right how it was supposed
to be.
A few more
words of advice, or actually reminders for me of the things you (I) are already
going to get right:
-
Trust
everyone: they will cheat, they will leave, some may come back, but it will all
be worth it;
-
Take
that leap of faith and leave. You’ll love it!
Just maybe
try to cut loose of some people more easily: if it’s not working, it’s not
working.
I know, I
know… early teens, so you are wondering about boys (actually you are not… man,
were we late bloomers on that… should have dropped those books)…
No boys for
you as in “just now”.
Not in a “love
you” “stay together” “build a future together” kind of way, anyway.
But you’ll
learn to live with it and you are going to enjoy it.
I wish I
could tell you not to drink that much that night 4 years in your future, but we
needed that experience too.
And no, he
is not good for you. No, not even that one. No. No. Move on. Not this. Not
that. He can’t even see you.
No.
No.
Wait for
it………
No, not
that one either.
Will never
see him again.
Too far.
Too close.
Just stay
alone and thank your lucky starts you have the greatest friends in the world
(and that most of them will be able to hold their liquor).
