I'd like to think, that beyond this bristling carpet of reeds and half-hearted, long-forgotten blooms, she'll be waiting.1736Please respect copyright.PENANAYsZVWWq3WF
silence1736Please respect copyright.PENANAtJCLLruRKw
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.1736Please respect copyright.PENANAzLRpc6DeQR
I pray for them. For Isabelle. And for Maddy. I pray for answers.1736Please respect copyright.PENANA0qLxZhBdgW
A hundred days have made me older1736Please respect copyright.PENANAlpDFfJj8nB
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.1736Please respect copyright.PENANAxreM7Mck3a
A thousand lies have made me colder1736Please respect copyright.PENANA8igFzrz7AG
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.1736Please respect copyright.PENANA7phoJJYWud
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.1736Please respect copyright.PENANAkVT1X57QV0
silence1736Please respect copyright.PENANAM0qpJz92JX
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.1736Please respect copyright.PENANAcUoVY1YOS7
Door opening.1736Please respect copyright.PENANA2bN91f23KK
Earphones falling.1736Please respect copyright.PENANALM7V9xuSbL
3 Doors Down's Here Without You cuts to silence.1736Please respect copyright.PENANAWik22sH64a
Door closing.1736Please respect copyright.PENANAcxDwKiOhHV
And then Maddy's parents called mine.1736Please respect copyright.PENANA5h377uJ2eX
The memories tear at me from the inside out, trying to escape into a reality that I lost so long ago.1736Please respect copyright.PENANA8SuRRDauLl
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.1736Please respect copyright.PENANA41KQPYwb01
The touch of the water makes me gasp - but it's no colder than I've felt for the past year.1736Please respect copyright.PENANAbb5nNZg0f5
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 -1736Please respect copyright.PENANA9pE2H2gWEM
A hundred days have made me older1736Please respect copyright.PENANApAqfKWLuez
Since the last time that I saw your pretty face1736Please respect copyright.PENANAZ5jMwe6xNp
A thousand lies have made me colder1736Please respect copyright.PENANAU9YDYyluEk
And I don't think I can look at this the same1736Please respect copyright.PENANAw4XTVQF127
I can hear her singing, I can hear her, and I'm coming Maddy I'm coming -1736Please respect copyright.PENANA2mFdqw7l44
You're still with me in my dreams1736Please respect copyright.PENANAzkQXNeCvms
And tonight, girl, it's only you and me1736Please respect copyright.PENANAjC79FzoRSK
silence1736Please respect copyright.PENANA4WdTgPcYSk
-1736Please respect copyright.PENANAxcB9nvKaLB
I'd like to think, that beyond this bristling carpet of reeds and half-hearted, long-forgotten blooms, she'll be waiting.1736Please respect copyright.PENANAw8JG8s42mQ
She'll be waiting for me.1736Please respect copyright.PENANA8PFMOf8qTW
silence1736Please respect copyright.PENANA5F3SOuGXHR


