I'd like to think, that beyond this bristling carpet of reeds and half-hearted, long-forgotten blooms, she'll be waiting.1157Please respect copyright.PENANANufNKWfhV6
silence1157Please respect copyright.PENANAPshPvrzt3D
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.1157Please respect copyright.PENANAsdb0mHkTv8
I pray for them. For Isabelle. And for Maddy. I pray for answers.1157Please respect copyright.PENANAzpX1CR2nSy
A hundred days have made me older1157Please respect copyright.PENANAkxNtF2HZHu
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.1157Please respect copyright.PENANAIgIJUGE2m6
A thousand lies have made me colder1157Please respect copyright.PENANAKKEc8eSNc7
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.1157Please respect copyright.PENANATbWPbPX4HG
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.1157Please respect copyright.PENANAtQyjIwtbkS
silence1157Please respect copyright.PENANABqZwKsDkLr
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.1157Please respect copyright.PENANA6idbdODooU
Door opening.1157Please respect copyright.PENANAbeYXa44AE6
Earphones falling.1157Please respect copyright.PENANApGCP2KZQEg
3 Doors Down's Here Without You cuts to silence.1157Please respect copyright.PENANA4d6LYLZ7S8
Door closing.1157Please respect copyright.PENANAMkz00vn84T
And then Maddy's parents called mine.1157Please respect copyright.PENANAgXn0ljxrE3
The memories tear at me from the inside out, trying to escape into a reality that I lost so long ago.1157Please respect copyright.PENANAecFbdwKQv0
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.1157Please respect copyright.PENANApZfWzPXw7D
The touch of the water makes me gasp - but it's no colder than I've felt for the past year.1157Please respect copyright.PENANAHSjnvI2NLa
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 -1157Please respect copyright.PENANAGt2V8DhNDb
A hundred days have made me older1157Please respect copyright.PENANAhC6HrQeNoO
Since the last time that I saw your pretty face1157Please respect copyright.PENANAhE1H2HgdLq
A thousand lies have made me colder1157Please respect copyright.PENANArqyQS5C7TD
And I don't think I can look at this the same1157Please respect copyright.PENANAnSWYuQ7KEE
I can hear her singing, I can hear her, and I'm coming Maddy I'm coming -1157Please respect copyright.PENANAWXpmQAKCUe
You're still with me in my dreams1157Please respect copyright.PENANANKBYgS2Xw9
And tonight, girl, it's only you and me1157Please respect copyright.PENANAiqPWdYrLYs
silence1157Please respect copyright.PENANAW8scjOJEWb
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I'd like to think, that beyond this bristling carpet of reeds and half-hearted, long-forgotten blooms, she'll be waiting.1157Please respect copyright.PENANAOAaXyJopgp
She'll be waiting for me.1157Please respect copyright.PENANAtqk0u1Ta5p
silence1157Please respect copyright.PENANAn59EyVe9hr