I'd like to think, that beyond this bristling carpet of reeds and half-hearted, long-forgotten blooms, she'll be waiting.1153Please respect copyright.PENANAwV5pUyAg2h
silence1153Please respect copyright.PENANAShbSD3bKnn
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.1153Please respect copyright.PENANA6zFCY2olmf
I pray for them. For Isabelle. And for Maddy. I pray for answers.1153Please respect copyright.PENANAa2TSoo79qQ
A hundred days have made me older1153Please respect copyright.PENANATnjsQxIcnU
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.1153Please respect copyright.PENANAFnoBurLOg5
A thousand lies have made me colder1153Please respect copyright.PENANAwwUn6WdRvt
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.1153Please respect copyright.PENANAYVDHc4p9OO
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.1153Please respect copyright.PENANAXfgEqzHl68
silence1153Please respect copyright.PENANAREAUPfESqB
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.1153Please respect copyright.PENANAL4WhfiRdvt
Door opening.1153Please respect copyright.PENANArIh6upLz4x
Earphones falling.1153Please respect copyright.PENANADIx9zgoRSC
3 Doors Down's Here Without You cuts to silence.1153Please respect copyright.PENANAnLJzZjzYab
Door closing.1153Please respect copyright.PENANAHNY5RcDOIY
And then Maddy's parents called mine.1153Please respect copyright.PENANAHIEiCXXhQ6
The memories tear at me from the inside out, trying to escape into a reality that I lost so long ago.1153Please respect copyright.PENANABMlj6rVebJ
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.1153Please respect copyright.PENANAggM0jrH1I0
The touch of the water makes me gasp - but it's no colder than I've felt for the past year.1153Please respect copyright.PENANAwgdjZOkT2f
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 -1153Please respect copyright.PENANAmiqxCYmtUG
A hundred days have made me older1153Please respect copyright.PENANA85NOaMyuC5
Since the last time that I saw your pretty face1153Please respect copyright.PENANA0g0v0uSYGy
A thousand lies have made me colder1153Please respect copyright.PENANADVg9NBAijV
And I don't think I can look at this the same1153Please respect copyright.PENANAxe6jRCXnp7
I can hear her singing, I can hear her, and I'm coming Maddy I'm coming -1153Please respect copyright.PENANAxmNlk8DmSa
You're still with me in my dreams1153Please respect copyright.PENANA2ePlhlWOax
And tonight, girl, it's only you and me1153Please respect copyright.PENANAYxCFqjWuZ7
silence1153Please respect copyright.PENANAQYmpkUSFn1
-1153Please respect copyright.PENANA14PeFTem5V
I'd like to think, that beyond this bristling carpet of reeds and half-hearted, long-forgotten blooms, she'll be waiting.1153Please respect copyright.PENANAguvur3B7Zw
She'll be waiting for me.1153Please respect copyright.PENANAzWozASq3aP
silence1153Please respect copyright.PENANAXS1KjNeJ5R