It Gets Better

Authors Note: I wrote this as a letter to the main character (Melinda) in my book Speak from her future self.

Hey Melinda,

Guess who wrote this for you? It’s going to sound a little crazy, but it’s me! Or you. I’m not really sure, well it’s actually your future self, so it’s kind of both of us. So here’s the deal, I was sitting in my college dorm one day when I got this crazy idea, let’s write a letter to myself from the past, this way, me/you will know that everything turns out okay. Ya, sounds crazy right? Well, it’s true, so if you’re confused, or feeling sad and junk, you might wanna listen up, or read up, I’m not quite sure how to put it.

Even though not much time has passed since high school we have really grown a lot. If you haven’t noticed already, I’ve gotten a lot more confident. Oh, and guess what? That terrible lip-biting habit we had, it’s gone. That’s right, once you spoke up, a lot of things changed. For example, there will be no more bullies picking on you, and not only will people respect you, but we make friends. And not just, “Sit with them at lunch because you have nowhere else to friends” but actual friends, that you actually hang out with. If you think all this sounds great, just keep reading because if this makes you happy, the rest will make you ecstatic.

Like I said, we do have some new friends but soon you will find a new love interest. What’s even better is that he likes us too, but the best part is, he going to stay around for a while. I should know, because he’s coming over in like, 15 minutes so I better hurry up and finish writing this. Back to the serious stuff now, I know that you just confessed about what happened that night, and trust me, I know how it feels (obviously). The main reason I wrote this is to let you know I’m proud of you, proud of us. Don’t be scared, because I am positive that it gets better.
-Melinda ;)