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Prompt based on the title "The Days We Remember ".

"Good Morning everyone, today we are here for the reunion party for batch 2010. Enjoy our time together." Mrs. Robin Johnson, the principal of Sky High School, addressed the excited adults who have stepped in their school after 11 years.

"Scarlet you look still the same" complimented James. " Thanks James, but now you are an exact replica of your father with this french beard and spectacles," remarked Scarlet.

Scarlet, James, June, Siya and Rohan were best friends in school for fourteen years but lost contact after the school got over.

Today all 5 of the friends have met after a decade. "Let's sit at the canteen"June suggested.

After chit-chatting for a while and eating their favourite school time snack, the group thought to take a stroll of the school ground.

As they walked through the ground, all memories came alive as each one of them recalled the time they spent in the school ground.

Scarlet recalled," Guys, do you remember how we used to bunk classes and sit on the back stairs of the ground to avoid boring Physics ". All of them smiled remembering the bunking episodes.

At this point Siya felt tired, so she asked everyone if they could sit on the stage located at the right corner of the ground. Everybody then sat on the stage. "Remember during rains, we made paper boats and floated them in this flower bed behind the stage. Our socks and shoes used to get wet, and we roamed bare-footed in the school for the whole day, June recollected.

Everyone laughed at the memory. "Do you remember that day when someone created panic about a fake earthquake and the whole school gathered in the ground?" Siya spoke out happily.

"Yeah that whole day we played in the ground for no apparent reason" Scarlet replied.

"Rohan why don't you share something?"James asked. "Well I have all the same memories that you all have, nothing different" Rohan replied.

Siya felt uneasy and puked. Rohan worriedly took Siya to the medical room of the school, others waited for the duo to return.

Doctor examined Siya and asked her to take rest for some time."Siya you should have not come here today" Rohan spoke out with concern.

"11 years ago on the last say of the school you had asked me to come back stage, I wish I came here that day Siya spoke nonchalantly.

"That was in our destiny, not your fault" Rohan remarked. "No it was my fault, I kept friend zoning you, denying my true feelings for you" Siya spoke with tears.

Siya had married another man 5 years ago. Both were incompatible and soon they got divorced. Siya fell into depression then got Brain Tumor, Rohan on the other became workaholic trying to forget Siya.

"Let's just remember the days we have," Siya remarked. After that, Rohan and Siya didn't leave each other. Both relived their friendship, their lost love, spending time together".

Rohan spilled Siya's ashes in the Ganges. I will live with "The Days We Remember" he thought to himself.