I'd like to think, that beyond this bristling carpet of reeds and half-hearted, long-forgotten blooms, she'll be waiting.1453Please respect copyright.PENANAmCMZuZD8X7
silence1453Please respect copyright.PENANAzXfTKTS0jl
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.1453Please respect copyright.PENANAqihIKF5iB0
I pray for them. For Isabelle. And for Maddy. I pray for answers.1453Please respect copyright.PENANAmEXOsE7Ryy
A hundred days have made me older1453Please respect copyright.PENANABRbBo3yczv
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.1453Please respect copyright.PENANA11jQI2oeT6
A thousand lies have made me colder1453Please respect copyright.PENANA0VVVtZpJui
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.1453Please respect copyright.PENANAfFhfMXuEpY
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.1453Please respect copyright.PENANASuOIQdliat
silence1453Please respect copyright.PENANAgNa95hdFYs
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.1453Please respect copyright.PENANA1LnhvcxC8g
Door opening.1453Please respect copyright.PENANAIW4KXttA5V
Earphones falling.1453Please respect copyright.PENANAakgBa1mtqe
3 Doors Down's Here Without You cuts to silence.1453Please respect copyright.PENANA8DV9STXQCM
Door closing.1453Please respect copyright.PENANAxTHb1txOhF
And then Maddy's parents called mine.1453Please respect copyright.PENANAe09yT5AlP5
The memories tear at me from the inside out, trying to escape into a reality that I lost so long ago.1453Please respect copyright.PENANAyHl2GvnpSc
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.1453Please respect copyright.PENANAsZNezGkyby
The touch of the water makes me gasp - but it's no colder than I've felt for the past year.1453Please respect copyright.PENANAaPyC07OpD8
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 -1453Please respect copyright.PENANAGxZWn04F1s
A hundred days have made me older1453Please respect copyright.PENANAQIbV40hNwN
Since the last time that I saw your pretty face1453Please respect copyright.PENANAh6PHcNRp4k
A thousand lies have made me colder1453Please respect copyright.PENANA2Dxpi91foi
And I don't think I can look at this the same1453Please respect copyright.PENANAVuy1NgAlFa
I can hear her singing, I can hear her, and I'm coming Maddy I'm coming -1453Please respect copyright.PENANAwuC4OiBIli
You're still with me in my dreams1453Please respect copyright.PENANAfR2x3CdOOr
And tonight, girl, it's only you and me1453Please respect copyright.PENANAkn3ABq8piB
silence1453Please respect copyright.PENANADbDlsSZSe7
-1453Please respect copyright.PENANAJ45zGI1Tql
I'd like to think, that beyond this bristling carpet of reeds and half-hearted, long-forgotten blooms, she'll be waiting.1453Please respect copyright.PENANAK2Lo1fbF0g
She'll be waiting for me.1453Please respect copyright.PENANA2SCdtWwjKg
silence1453Please respect copyright.PENANAU0Zvxxuq14