I'd like to think, that beyond this bristling carpet of reeds and half-hearted, long-forgotten blooms, she'll be waiting.1739Please respect copyright.PENANAc0MAhCLQh2
silence1739Please respect copyright.PENANAuKP2XlCqkA
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.1739Please respect copyright.PENANAMIwF68xguA
I pray for them. For Isabelle. And for Maddy. I pray for answers.1739Please respect copyright.PENANA8DA0RXqv9e
A hundred days have made me older1739Please respect copyright.PENANASaMCsFJkgs
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.1739Please respect copyright.PENANALcwW7AoqAE
A thousand lies have made me colder1739Please respect copyright.PENANAvShdIitq0e
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.1739Please respect copyright.PENANAfx9PbGfJoP
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.1739Please respect copyright.PENANAQqX3HXWy6x
silence1739Please respect copyright.PENANAq3ETKrUbMT
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.1739Please respect copyright.PENANAbT6M8nKtDu
Door opening.1739Please respect copyright.PENANAlrrBvXZ7QL
Earphones falling.1739Please respect copyright.PENANA6uDeb9oYTk
3 Doors Down's Here Without You cuts to silence.1739Please respect copyright.PENANAbvX2Vs7SOX
Door closing.1739Please respect copyright.PENANAGIA1dTB2cZ
And then Maddy's parents called mine.1739Please respect copyright.PENANAknHXTUUDlE
The memories tear at me from the inside out, trying to escape into a reality that I lost so long ago.1739Please respect copyright.PENANAaAAs19CCE5
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.1739Please respect copyright.PENANAWI5BCXQBtA
The touch of the water makes me gasp - but it's no colder than I've felt for the past year.1739Please respect copyright.PENANAAmCdhRvX53
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 -1739Please respect copyright.PENANAdxRwKrrSHS
A hundred days have made me older1739Please respect copyright.PENANAwxalcX6Atg
Since the last time that I saw your pretty face1739Please respect copyright.PENANAfWHVa2Vxug
A thousand lies have made me colder1739Please respect copyright.PENANAwZHxlqv58V
And I don't think I can look at this the same1739Please respect copyright.PENANAzcxbbzVH1c
I can hear her singing, I can hear her, and I'm coming Maddy I'm coming -1739Please respect copyright.PENANA60i4iIcb4I
You're still with me in my dreams1739Please respect copyright.PENANAQsanX3Z5Fv
And tonight, girl, it's only you and me1739Please respect copyright.PENANAn1uuP4GTX3
silence1739Please respect copyright.PENANA4xEmyDSWs8
-1739Please respect copyright.PENANA5mxVlaGA9d
I'd like to think, that beyond this bristling carpet of reeds and half-hearted, long-forgotten blooms, she'll be waiting.1739Please respect copyright.PENANAiw6W1Tm3mG
She'll be waiting for me.1739Please respect copyright.PENANAvCFsjhPt7r
silence1739Please respect copyright.PENANAcaCFm5a3Fs


