I'd like to think, that beyond this bristling carpet of reeds and half-hearted, long-forgotten blooms, she'll be waiting.1409Please respect copyright.PENANAj4rlNbM9M4
silence1409Please respect copyright.PENANA4eotZ8hGGk
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.1409Please respect copyright.PENANA8qOd7GAv6Z
I pray for them. For Isabelle. And for Maddy. I pray for answers.1409Please respect copyright.PENANACbiYGr2xof
A hundred days have made me older1409Please respect copyright.PENANAHFgkwGSey5
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.1409Please respect copyright.PENANArUbtu00nsg
A thousand lies have made me colder1409Please respect copyright.PENANAmocqNjm9Ne
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.1409Please respect copyright.PENANAJcOi5Rz1Bj
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.1409Please respect copyright.PENANAgJssCctUjV
silence1409Please respect copyright.PENANAeTKURNlKIr
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.1409Please respect copyright.PENANAgaYE8O8muQ
Door opening.1409Please respect copyright.PENANAcApPg0M4wF
Earphones falling.1409Please respect copyright.PENANAZZjXPi11w9
3 Doors Down's Here Without You cuts to silence.1409Please respect copyright.PENANAVTKhCe6Fv0
Door closing.1409Please respect copyright.PENANAEN6RWRzBUJ
And then Maddy's parents called mine.1409Please respect copyright.PENANAj8DXVQ41nw
The memories tear at me from the inside out, trying to escape into a reality that I lost so long ago.1409Please respect copyright.PENANAccg2WbprlE
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.1409Please respect copyright.PENANAtZsnjMsLO4
The touch of the water makes me gasp - but it's no colder than I've felt for the past year.1409Please respect copyright.PENANAocXDSAdCTh
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 -1409Please respect copyright.PENANAqicw8HmqfY
A hundred days have made me older1409Please respect copyright.PENANAkwTeTbihRD
Since the last time that I saw your pretty face1409Please respect copyright.PENANAWO2EFnhRZZ
A thousand lies have made me colder1409Please respect copyright.PENANAfU4DSGshTE
And I don't think I can look at this the same1409Please respect copyright.PENANAGdXv5XzHRn
I can hear her singing, I can hear her, and I'm coming Maddy I'm coming -1409Please respect copyright.PENANAaDuZGWuVtq
You're still with me in my dreams1409Please respect copyright.PENANAGpNBgLYcOm
And tonight, girl, it's only you and me1409Please respect copyright.PENANAAW6hCbUDWN
silence1409Please respect copyright.PENANA77oHQW5YMB
-1409Please respect copyright.PENANAyoXQhgR0dk
I'd like to think, that beyond this bristling carpet of reeds and half-hearted, long-forgotten blooms, she'll be waiting.1409Please respect copyright.PENANA453U6srPj6
She'll be waiting for me.1409Please respect copyright.PENANAMdgbk8aMML
silence1409Please respect copyright.PENANAoDNoetBB4m