I'd like to think, that beyond this bristling carpet of reeds and half-hearted, long-forgotten blooms, she'll be waiting.1488Please respect copyright.PENANAqbKK62fspo
silence1488Please respect copyright.PENANAtVDzGvsvsT
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.1488Please respect copyright.PENANANxXIXdSiTs
I pray for them. For Isabelle. And for Maddy. I pray for answers.1488Please respect copyright.PENANAYr1E2ONDTs
A hundred days have made me older1488Please respect copyright.PENANAXf9tIQ2z1Y
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.1488Please respect copyright.PENANAnevGS6Qj7F
A thousand lies have made me colder1488Please respect copyright.PENANAaeS8rlUL28
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.1488Please respect copyright.PENANAXzB6GjYOVC
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.1488Please respect copyright.PENANAwYvouDnbMz
silence1488Please respect copyright.PENANAzLF2hi8BOF
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.1488Please respect copyright.PENANAajKbtINUP8
Door opening.1488Please respect copyright.PENANA6iftF6Kwe2
Earphones falling.1488Please respect copyright.PENANAbh62f3J9x3
3 Doors Down's Here Without You cuts to silence.1488Please respect copyright.PENANA97HNk77Dzm
Door closing.1488Please respect copyright.PENANAF9PBW9a2Xn
And then Maddy's parents called mine.1488Please respect copyright.PENANAEmxdlj6UAv
The memories tear at me from the inside out, trying to escape into a reality that I lost so long ago.1488Please respect copyright.PENANAcSJ6yKlU0o
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.1488Please respect copyright.PENANASGCCb5akYd
The touch of the water makes me gasp - but it's no colder than I've felt for the past year.1488Please respect copyright.PENANAxiacOZjCTi
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 -1488Please respect copyright.PENANAJUctzMFFdA
A hundred days have made me older1488Please respect copyright.PENANAkM4GuyeFuB
Since the last time that I saw your pretty face1488Please respect copyright.PENANAotjhCzRVxk
A thousand lies have made me colder1488Please respect copyright.PENANAPnKFx2yTcv
And I don't think I can look at this the same1488Please respect copyright.PENANAWn3SErSzul
I can hear her singing, I can hear her, and I'm coming Maddy I'm coming -1488Please respect copyright.PENANAEmi192wAfE
You're still with me in my dreams1488Please respect copyright.PENANAAPF1N9ISDr
And tonight, girl, it's only you and me1488Please respect copyright.PENANAIyjZfKFfVf
silence1488Please respect copyright.PENANArUhfuDv1ic
-1488Please respect copyright.PENANAXOFvAbhVq2
I'd like to think, that beyond this bristling carpet of reeds and half-hearted, long-forgotten blooms, she'll be waiting.1488Please respect copyright.PENANAH5WTGoum90
She'll be waiting for me.1488Please respect copyright.PENANAOWoenyXDoZ
silence1488Please respect copyright.PENANAuGHIht5qcH