I'd like to think, that beyond this bristling carpet of reeds and half-hearted, long-forgotten blooms, she'll be waiting.1383Please respect copyright.PENANAmOgEbnALiy
silence1383Please respect copyright.PENANAOvCxWjD7RN
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.1383Please respect copyright.PENANAX59Os0iVIi
I pray for them. For Isabelle. And for Maddy. I pray for answers.1383Please respect copyright.PENANA7V0xnjb1tN
A hundred days have made me older1383Please respect copyright.PENANAzPPstj6bpG
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.1383Please respect copyright.PENANAfUKMH4ExYG
A thousand lies have made me colder1383Please respect copyright.PENANAaQLYBX4auB
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.1383Please respect copyright.PENANAsuP2GKfVgh
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.1383Please respect copyright.PENANAzCsWoIePOG
silence1383Please respect copyright.PENANA3j5hRQqzfr
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.1383Please respect copyright.PENANAy50kwrnuR2
Door opening.1383Please respect copyright.PENANAc9q3JN9FHk
Earphones falling.1383Please respect copyright.PENANA28K3guPKkE
3 Doors Down's Here Without You cuts to silence.1383Please respect copyright.PENANASiQE1bzCcO
Door closing.1383Please respect copyright.PENANACOoWKO4QfM
And then Maddy's parents called mine.1383Please respect copyright.PENANAKUAxJQ4LWb
The memories tear at me from the inside out, trying to escape into a reality that I lost so long ago.1383Please respect copyright.PENANA2EZrDSWWI9
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.1383Please respect copyright.PENANAWHOdqtkz9M
The touch of the water makes me gasp - but it's no colder than I've felt for the past year.1383Please respect copyright.PENANAQtDvB2zKmE
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 -1383Please respect copyright.PENANAn58bxZwBq7
A hundred days have made me older1383Please respect copyright.PENANApE8vAgOJ2C
Since the last time that I saw your pretty face1383Please respect copyright.PENANAF9WwBLkNbW
A thousand lies have made me colder1383Please respect copyright.PENANAjDJSghdOQq
And I don't think I can look at this the same1383Please respect copyright.PENANAKfOSZzOMjI
I can hear her singing, I can hear her, and I'm coming Maddy I'm coming -1383Please respect copyright.PENANAQ10BghGi79
You're still with me in my dreams1383Please respect copyright.PENANAd8Q8wAjPy5
And tonight, girl, it's only you and me1383Please respect copyright.PENANAgyDM7ycHjx
silence1383Please respect copyright.PENANAiMs9C2hYIM
-1383Please respect copyright.PENANAAD4BhzEDJk
I'd like to think, that beyond this bristling carpet of reeds and half-hearted, long-forgotten blooms, she'll be waiting.1383Please respect copyright.PENANAB979d2GoJJ
She'll be waiting for me.1383Please respect copyright.PENANA8jM0fD2xdR
silence1383Please respect copyright.PENANAQyFR1P1IRC