#sxae

I wonder what you think about when you look back at how I am now. Sure, I'm a lot better than I was two years ago, or even just six months ago. I'm happier or so I would like to think, smarter again, just a matter of opinion, and generally I just like myself a whole lot more have you even seen how great my hair looks since I got it cut short? Well you are me, so I hope you would remember. I also know that there's still a lot for me to learn about. My Creative Writing teacher wrote a note on one of my timed writings recently about how I understand a lot about human nature and stuff like that, but I still know that there's so much more I can learn about and share.

Wherever you end up, whether as a famous author like everyone believed, or as a struggling artist, or as some kind of doctor because hey, I really did like Human Anatomy, I don't want you to forget your awesome friends. Sure, I've already lost some of them and I could be closer to others, but I hope you're at least still close with a certain someone. Because, let's be honest with ourselves here haha get it?, without all of her amazing help, I wouldn't be writing this and you wouldn't be reading it. I hope you're a bit less of a wimp than I am right now, so that you can kick some certain peoples' asses and get them to acknowledge how awesome she is.

Anyway, before I get carried away with rambling and strike-through'd side notes, I'll say just a few more things.

No matter what you think of yourself, you are a great person, a brilliant writer, a fantastic friend, and you deserve to be happy.

It doesn't matter what mom says, or how much of a jerk Gary is, or what anybody else tries to tell you. If something doesn't make you happy, you shouldn't do it. That goes for relationships, careers, or even just what you decide to get for breakfast, lunch, and dinner.

I want you to be happy.

Lots of love and hope from your cluelessly optimistic 16 year old self,

Katherine