I'd like to think, that beyond this bristling carpet of reeds and half-hearted, long-forgotten blooms, she'll be waiting.1770Please respect copyright.PENANAgUFT5YtESm
silence1770Please respect copyright.PENANA2A396RMztb
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.1770Please respect copyright.PENANAzsgCzBcLXf
I pray for them. For Isabelle. And for Maddy. I pray for answers.1770Please respect copyright.PENANAsSoEZEbhRb
A hundred days have made me older1770Please respect copyright.PENANAZl34A1LslC
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.1770Please respect copyright.PENANAXCjUagRG0H
A thousand lies have made me colder1770Please respect copyright.PENANAZ3W9WwK8VE
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.1770Please respect copyright.PENANA0NQTsuVHpv
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.1770Please respect copyright.PENANAygkow6dyfH
silence1770Please respect copyright.PENANAXnAOfVguUQ
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.1770Please respect copyright.PENANAU7iAbkmA78
Door opening.1770Please respect copyright.PENANAld7Lkw4v0U
Earphones falling.1770Please respect copyright.PENANAE3H4bOe72y
3 Doors Down's Here Without You cuts to silence.1770Please respect copyright.PENANAOhBlUf1BTj
Door closing.1770Please respect copyright.PENANAxGYcDf0Rxn
And then Maddy's parents called mine.1770Please respect copyright.PENANAqXXORJ6WjV
The memories tear at me from the inside out, trying to escape into a reality that I lost so long ago.1770Please respect copyright.PENANA2H1AZgSeae
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.1770Please respect copyright.PENANAeiPdlT3umt
The touch of the water makes me gasp - but it's no colder than I've felt for the past year.1770Please respect copyright.PENANA89n8rr5UJZ
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 -1770Please respect copyright.PENANA0EEfhRdN5X
A hundred days have made me older1770Please respect copyright.PENANAzdxFbvKD3X
Since the last time that I saw your pretty face1770Please respect copyright.PENANAIJVXGwjUlk
A thousand lies have made me colder1770Please respect copyright.PENANAV1lZljlx7S
And I don't think I can look at this the same1770Please respect copyright.PENANA7Q7VblDKBQ
I can hear her singing, I can hear her, and I'm coming Maddy I'm coming -1770Please respect copyright.PENANADRedfMS4oQ
You're still with me in my dreams1770Please respect copyright.PENANANmLDgfEjFb
And tonight, girl, it's only you and me1770Please respect copyright.PENANAez9737KfN5
silence1770Please respect copyright.PENANAnj8Gv5E46e
-1770Please respect copyright.PENANA9Y2W17aBWj
I'd like to think, that beyond this bristling carpet of reeds and half-hearted, long-forgotten blooms, she'll be waiting.1770Please respect copyright.PENANAlrnmjdjwX1
She'll be waiting for me.1770Please respect copyright.PENANAK81TBHP9qB
silence1770Please respect copyright.PENANAdb5Suoxgfl


