I'd like to think, that beyond this bristling carpet of reeds and half-hearted, long-forgotten blooms, she'll be waiting.1172Please respect copyright.PENANAERkUhyrVqJ
silence1172Please respect copyright.PENANA6E0TnmXKa0
I'd like to think, that once the night sky spreads its wings and brings the dancing stars to light, and wretched, sinful Isabelle still hasn't returned home - I'd like to think that perhaps her parents might regret the words they said, might regret the palms of their hands stinging red against my face.1172Please respect copyright.PENANA2fnqPCeSvZ
I pray for them. For Isabelle. And for Maddy. I pray for answers.1172Please respect copyright.PENANA8JC3lgl9rc
A hundred days have made me older1172Please respect copyright.PENANAeqGlw6lsp5
They told me that God loves us all, and will always be with us; but now, tears streaming onto my clasped hands and down into the river, silence is the only response.1172Please respect copyright.PENANAy4IZrPtYkI
A thousand lies have made me colder1172Please respect copyright.PENANA9j6dtxslJg
They never met her. Never met Maddy. They heard her name, spoke to her parents, but they never met her, and I hate them for that, more than I hate them for the scars on my cheeks.1172Please respect copyright.PENANATRwRFHaJRr
They just heard about her. And when they did, they forgot about Isabelle, that poor girl became me; the one they couldn't love. Their daughter was killed by a phone call.1172Please respect copyright.PENANAAkQOuQV5hQ
silence1172Please respect copyright.PENANA90bBhql13D
We were lying about why I was there, and we were lying side by side - lying side by side, earphones in to maintain the charade of studying - I could've lived in that moment forever. Just holding her hand in mine, knowing she was right beside me, seeing what I was seeing, hearing what I was hearing, feeling what I was feeling.1172Please respect copyright.PENANAPnCsaQAjzC
Door opening.1172Please respect copyright.PENANA09G39qMGRY
Earphones falling.1172Please respect copyright.PENANAi1Dy44cFRV
3 Doors Down's Here Without You cuts to silence.1172Please respect copyright.PENANAI5CqIrE0em
Door closing.1172Please respect copyright.PENANAw6UCWku5T1
And then Maddy's parents called mine.1172Please respect copyright.PENANAxlQbjuxL1w
The memories tear at me from the inside out, trying to escape into a reality that I lost so long ago.1172Please respect copyright.PENANAcRRY0jPd70
I lay my head down in the river, floating hair making a red halo on the surface of the water, newly sprouted reeds grasping desperately at my scalp.1172Please respect copyright.PENANAXnL0Pvy9o0
The touch of the water makes me gasp - but it's no colder than I've felt for the past year.1172Please respect copyright.PENANAvtZT5ooxib
I slowly push off the bank with my feet, and as my ears submerge, I can hear her singing the song, the song we both loved so much -1172Please respect copyright.PENANAo3WZFRRsoy
A hundred days have made me older1172Please respect copyright.PENANAatv0FOSFMd
Since the last time that I saw your pretty face1172Please respect copyright.PENANACzMawWXV6D
A thousand lies have made me colder1172Please respect copyright.PENANAWmM4RqA3Gd
And I don't think I can look at this the same1172Please respect copyright.PENANAqlwWFz2uuD
I can hear her singing, I can hear her, and I'm coming Maddy I'm coming -1172Please respect copyright.PENANAaJYdrE6Lrf
You're still with me in my dreams1172Please respect copyright.PENANAv6STOTk9T5
And tonight, girl, it's only you and me1172Please respect copyright.PENANAC3sEdr9FuG
silence1172Please respect copyright.PENANAXU3cHnpvbr
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I'd like to think, that beyond this bristling carpet of reeds and half-hearted, long-forgotten blooms, she'll be waiting.1172Please respect copyright.PENANAFLoTMC8C6D
She'll be waiting for me.1172Please respect copyright.PENANAoWMjPB9ZtE
silence1172Please respect copyright.PENANAOnPxO4ai1X