I'd like to think, that beyond this bristling carpet of reeds and half-hearted, long-forgotten blooms, she'll be waiting.1156Please respect copyright.PENANAi40l5Tb3A4
silence1156Please respect copyright.PENANAZ9JM63uMEL
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.1156Please respect copyright.PENANAHHwbawa4Dn
I pray for them. For Isabelle. And for Maddy. I pray for answers.1156Please respect copyright.PENANAtm48bGNo4T
A hundred days have made me older1156Please respect copyright.PENANAvb1qYSwfmR
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.1156Please respect copyright.PENANABbR0MgSBXD
A thousand lies have made me colder1156Please respect copyright.PENANABXPCn7vd9o
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.1156Please respect copyright.PENANAiCpNpVimxp
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.1156Please respect copyright.PENANAWYPEyEE2N9
silence1156Please respect copyright.PENANAbuFC6a6P09
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.1156Please respect copyright.PENANAvp2WZkTHEG
Door opening.1156Please respect copyright.PENANA0sSZO1SW22
Earphones falling.1156Please respect copyright.PENANApGJzvHoNTg
3 Doors Down's Here Without You cuts to silence.1156Please respect copyright.PENANANW0CBmRFJc
Door closing.1156Please respect copyright.PENANAbYLFY2xV7N
And then Maddy's parents called mine.1156Please respect copyright.PENANAYwH3ki5sEV
The memories tear at me from the inside out, trying to escape into a reality that I lost so long ago.1156Please respect copyright.PENANA6XVbupCB12
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.1156Please respect copyright.PENANAgAdz1J0KWd
The touch of the water makes me gasp - but it's no colder than I've felt for the past year.1156Please respect copyright.PENANABTPhcsRBsO
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 -1156Please respect copyright.PENANAT0J5gZ8fX7
A hundred days have made me older1156Please respect copyright.PENANAXjhsUrVRps
Since the last time that I saw your pretty face1156Please respect copyright.PENANA0kzuSJj2Cb
A thousand lies have made me colder1156Please respect copyright.PENANAV06hzIeFPv
And I don't think I can look at this the same1156Please respect copyright.PENANAdFHoNB35q8
I can hear her singing, I can hear her, and I'm coming Maddy I'm coming -1156Please respect copyright.PENANAoA0yYZPtab
You're still with me in my dreams1156Please respect copyright.PENANAtr61ygScEo
And tonight, girl, it's only you and me1156Please respect copyright.PENANAfjlAxdOHyd
silence1156Please respect copyright.PENANAXjNnLLbMAE
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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.1156Please respect copyright.PENANAge1uQqn8iK
She'll be waiting for me.1156Please respect copyright.PENANAiRDS0fC5z7
silence1156Please respect copyright.PENANAzp83ZEBYlW