I'd like to think, that beyond this bristling carpet of reeds and half-hearted, long-forgotten blooms, she'll be waiting.1547Please respect copyright.PENANAlZQCXoQ8yo
silence1547Please respect copyright.PENANAU5UwkWwZty
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.1547Please respect copyright.PENANAnj0oF9plwb
I pray for them. For Isabelle. And for Maddy. I pray for answers.1547Please respect copyright.PENANAtbcUexLizk
A hundred days have made me older1547Please respect copyright.PENANAZSsqEXMgnd
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.1547Please respect copyright.PENANA25QjS8KW0y
A thousand lies have made me colder1547Please respect copyright.PENANAHSNo5XaaQU
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.1547Please respect copyright.PENANAXmgEHAyxn0
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.1547Please respect copyright.PENANANo5WXJY2J7
silence1547Please respect copyright.PENANAHsdvJMhyHz
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.1547Please respect copyright.PENANAv1hqhImWLc
Door opening.1547Please respect copyright.PENANAd4XBtsAD0K
Earphones falling.1547Please respect copyright.PENANArFS8xzNGTN
3 Doors Down's Here Without You cuts to silence.1547Please respect copyright.PENANAmuYcIoyKnZ
Door closing.1547Please respect copyright.PENANA0Fxncy1MOJ
And then Maddy's parents called mine.1547Please respect copyright.PENANAFMVMjooq6d
The memories tear at me from the inside out, trying to escape into a reality that I lost so long ago.1547Please respect copyright.PENANAeORu4qy5vU
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.1547Please respect copyright.PENANAMFBC3InCF3
The touch of the water makes me gasp - but it's no colder than I've felt for the past year.1547Please respect copyright.PENANA8kEYCuyYZN
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 -1547Please respect copyright.PENANAPLuN3LtzVN
A hundred days have made me older1547Please respect copyright.PENANA2VImPAhQ01
Since the last time that I saw your pretty face1547Please respect copyright.PENANA21rw9guIsP
A thousand lies have made me colder1547Please respect copyright.PENANAo9zz2RuFeK
And I don't think I can look at this the same1547Please respect copyright.PENANAjmhiqJdB5K
I can hear her singing, I can hear her, and I'm coming Maddy I'm coming -1547Please respect copyright.PENANA2bXqoRApHZ
You're still with me in my dreams1547Please respect copyright.PENANABvqV6kiB4h
And tonight, girl, it's only you and me1547Please respect copyright.PENANA8Ktk01raZI
silence1547Please respect copyright.PENANA4No4Y8jiw8
-1547Please respect copyright.PENANAeTXwa40X3O
I'd like to think, that beyond this bristling carpet of reeds and half-hearted, long-forgotten blooms, she'll be waiting.1547Please respect copyright.PENANA8CjlmzYDBA
She'll be waiting for me.1547Please respect copyright.PENANAkjQLHEqP7E
silence1547Please respect copyright.PENANAvhLnfeNaQH