I'd like to think, that beyond this bristling carpet of reeds and half-hearted, long-forgotten blooms, she'll be waiting.1774Please respect copyright.PENANA7YJjHR6Bjk
silence1774Please respect copyright.PENANAfD5RHwa45v
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.1774Please respect copyright.PENANATW0OKMYCIH
I pray for them. For Isabelle. And for Maddy. I pray for answers.1774Please respect copyright.PENANAJCOs4hwlkW
A hundred days have made me older1774Please respect copyright.PENANAl6q6C2xksP
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.1774Please respect copyright.PENANA0knPplenG3
A thousand lies have made me colder1774Please respect copyright.PENANAOfEEw15lad
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.1774Please respect copyright.PENANAs1lwkjPJqo
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.1774Please respect copyright.PENANASXKCpBq0HB
silence1774Please respect copyright.PENANAhG2U0G7cQv
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.1774Please respect copyright.PENANAGHHdV3RsLY
Door opening.1774Please respect copyright.PENANATJbmX3XNdP
Earphones falling.1774Please respect copyright.PENANACy4KE1X7BB
3 Doors Down's Here Without You cuts to silence.1774Please respect copyright.PENANAqg823reCu7
Door closing.1774Please respect copyright.PENANAP9nC6vDPc2
And then Maddy's parents called mine.1774Please respect copyright.PENANA5pY1PoojPt
The memories tear at me from the inside out, trying to escape into a reality that I lost so long ago.1774Please respect copyright.PENANAJ8wY1RdCn2
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.1774Please respect copyright.PENANAZkBWNBtNCc
The touch of the water makes me gasp - but it's no colder than I've felt for the past year.1774Please respect copyright.PENANA2BlbHAwFJz
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 -1774Please respect copyright.PENANAhHLVWlphWO
A hundred days have made me older1774Please respect copyright.PENANAYdUPtdDLDY
Since the last time that I saw your pretty face1774Please respect copyright.PENANAyNj4QTfyl5
A thousand lies have made me colder1774Please respect copyright.PENANAvEW6frmWqf
And I don't think I can look at this the same1774Please respect copyright.PENANAEydR4H3laJ
I can hear her singing, I can hear her, and I'm coming Maddy I'm coming -1774Please respect copyright.PENANA7XwFOyYzV9
You're still with me in my dreams1774Please respect copyright.PENANARzPTFIQuyc
And tonight, girl, it's only you and me1774Please respect copyright.PENANAsZ9qC8L8zH
silence1774Please respect copyright.PENANAqj1U36AuIU
-1774Please respect copyright.PENANA3HGrt1nlLS
I'd like to think, that beyond this bristling carpet of reeds and half-hearted, long-forgotten blooms, she'll be waiting.1774Please respect copyright.PENANAfJ9bMdJuvj
She'll be waiting for me.1774Please respect copyright.PENANAYFDQVZmqcE
silence1774Please respect copyright.PENANALrHTdLZZuK


