I'd like to think, that beyond this bristling carpet of reeds and half-hearted, long-forgotten blooms, she'll be waiting.1491Please respect copyright.PENANASvZFs7UtsM
silence1491Please respect copyright.PENANA8avkFbWjSy
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.1491Please respect copyright.PENANAQxRuUs5edH
I pray for them. For Isabelle. And for Maddy. I pray for answers.1491Please respect copyright.PENANArkrrhJSWLu
A hundred days have made me older1491Please respect copyright.PENANAss4NnJoAY7
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.1491Please respect copyright.PENANAPUIQAIR1X8
A thousand lies have made me colder1491Please respect copyright.PENANA1433hPLcrg
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.1491Please respect copyright.PENANAE7D0LCzz9A
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.1491Please respect copyright.PENANAZpHheGmGS5
silence1491Please respect copyright.PENANA4QXo2cGzFR
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.1491Please respect copyright.PENANAMOnmhzyJMc
Door opening.1491Please respect copyright.PENANAMoaUhUWdWw
Earphones falling.1491Please respect copyright.PENANAUC6R9pPVkq
3 Doors Down's Here Without You cuts to silence.1491Please respect copyright.PENANA4tgyLKNmNs
Door closing.1491Please respect copyright.PENANA0BODIKlkLW
And then Maddy's parents called mine.1491Please respect copyright.PENANAB5p86IrguH
The memories tear at me from the inside out, trying to escape into a reality that I lost so long ago.1491Please respect copyright.PENANARmGTYR0qry
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.1491Please respect copyright.PENANAAMFm9RSKXM
The touch of the water makes me gasp - but it's no colder than I've felt for the past year.1491Please respect copyright.PENANALuDWnRFcQI
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 -1491Please respect copyright.PENANAyk9cp4ammy
A hundred days have made me older1491Please respect copyright.PENANAveOtOgC21t
Since the last time that I saw your pretty face1491Please respect copyright.PENANAKnIxwgFVeG
A thousand lies have made me colder1491Please respect copyright.PENANA3RsiffJuE6
And I don't think I can look at this the same1491Please respect copyright.PENANA2SZesgOlLY
I can hear her singing, I can hear her, and I'm coming Maddy I'm coming -1491Please respect copyright.PENANA6W7sMto3da
You're still with me in my dreams1491Please respect copyright.PENANABWw1A0cdyY
And tonight, girl, it's only you and me1491Please respect copyright.PENANAMVKETPyPO1
silence1491Please respect copyright.PENANAJk9gXS53ZK
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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.1491Please respect copyright.PENANAyGFOx3e1BV
She'll be waiting for me.1491Please respect copyright.PENANA0TKcsvluDK
silence1491Please respect copyright.PENANA1MJSLyeF93