.past.

Those things that happened,
those were just stories from some time ago.

Perhaps, it had been real - but only in the past.
They are not any more real now than the facts we read about in history books.
It happened, and it's over.

The only thing that is real right now is the present.
That's why you make the best out of it,
and enjoy the fact of now - the fiction of later. 

yeah.

past. perfect

Quoting Elvis Stojko, 

"The past is history, the future is a mystery, but today is a gift —that’s why they call it "the present."

So bother not of the past, 

don't over anticipate the future, 

and live (to the fullest) the present 

;)