THESE WERE OUR DAYS

It’s been 12 years of school.

18,720 hours.

1,123,200 minutes.

67,392,000 seconds.

Here we are.

At the end of all we have ever known.

The end of late nights studying for that test you don’t want to take.

The end of seeing your friends in the halls, and being tardy to class.

All the Friday night lights, illuminating the student section as we stay silent while the ball is in the air, then hearing the roar of the crowd when the catch is made and the game is won.

The game was won.

Yeah,

We’ve lost a lot.

But that’s not what this is about.

We don’t count our losses.

We count our victories.

Every test passed was a victory.

Every laugh shared in class was a victory.

When that girl said yes to junior prom, and when you kissed her on her doorstep, and for a second you forgot how to speak, and for a second it didn’t matter because she forgot too.

That, was a victory.

For the nights we fell in love.

Not just with each other,

But with high school.

Black light dances and mosh pits.

Championship games and face paint.

Laughing till our sides ached and smiling till our cheeks hurt.

Hallways full of friends and faculty that have become our family.

So when you go to bed don’t think of what we’ve lost. Think of what we’ve gained. Think of the days we were carefree teenagers in a carefree world.

These were our days.

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  2. i love this. you’re so good at making me feel. it’s hard to count our victories when all these losses keep stacking. but this is the right mindset and i’m not sure how many days months or years it’ll take for me to get over this.

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