What I Wished I Knew - a letter from 5 years later

I've always been awful at keeping secrets.

Yet, this account was the best secret I would keep in my entire life.

When I was fifteen years old, What We Wished We Knew and this little account in the corner of the internet became like a diary for all of my thoughts and problems. The short stories and essays I wrote in the eyes of Aella and her friends relayed my own thoughts and wishes to the world. Through Aella, I hoped that this was how people could remember me.

here's what I wished I knew - to the 15 year old me