I'd like to think, that beyond this bristling carpet of reeds and half-hearted, long-forgotten blooms, she'll be waiting.1174Please respect copyright.PENANAoHqDWGHZG2
silence1174Please respect copyright.PENANAGoSTEU3DVw
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.1174Please respect copyright.PENANADZ99MCCPL7
I pray for them. For Isabelle. And for Maddy. I pray for answers.1174Please respect copyright.PENANAVOQ47qNGRu
A hundred days have made me older1174Please respect copyright.PENANAkYlICAIWrV
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.1174Please respect copyright.PENANA2P1pe0Arh0
A thousand lies have made me colder1174Please respect copyright.PENANA6NvGDKX8Pe
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.1174Please respect copyright.PENANAsRrSel9xS4
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.1174Please respect copyright.PENANALYxbVzcDEP
silence1174Please respect copyright.PENANAbsZFMCz5kL
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.1174Please respect copyright.PENANAjnG8E0OKWH
Door opening.1174Please respect copyright.PENANA8jCa229P8j
Earphones falling.1174Please respect copyright.PENANApgiajOVC6L
3 Doors Down's Here Without You cuts to silence.1174Please respect copyright.PENANA8OmZYglex6
Door closing.1174Please respect copyright.PENANAkWPHZ1fwak
And then Maddy's parents called mine.1174Please respect copyright.PENANAol7jYbFtpM
The memories tear at me from the inside out, trying to escape into a reality that I lost so long ago.1174Please respect copyright.PENANAh32yclANgI
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.1174Please respect copyright.PENANA9h5BZZQ4o1
The touch of the water makes me gasp - but it's no colder than I've felt for the past year.1174Please respect copyright.PENANAuJz4A72Kad
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 -1174Please respect copyright.PENANA7mf1PcqszH
A hundred days have made me older1174Please respect copyright.PENANAP7cdyLlNoL
Since the last time that I saw your pretty face1174Please respect copyright.PENANAYoE2Vt7JAY
A thousand lies have made me colder1174Please respect copyright.PENANAVDBSIn0iRA
And I don't think I can look at this the same1174Please respect copyright.PENANAyI6jizqeiH
I can hear her singing, I can hear her, and I'm coming Maddy I'm coming -1174Please respect copyright.PENANAHP8JGxmq0c
You're still with me in my dreams1174Please respect copyright.PENANAvUepMZYrgQ
And tonight, girl, it's only you and me1174Please respect copyright.PENANAOItykRXkAB
silence1174Please respect copyright.PENANAyPYLLUsy42
-1174Please respect copyright.PENANA7ZhNzK43Nm
I'd like to think, that beyond this bristling carpet of reeds and half-hearted, long-forgotten blooms, she'll be waiting.1174Please respect copyright.PENANA4p6dEbvzRe
She'll be waiting for me.1174Please respect copyright.PENANApKyzl2X4mT
silence1174Please respect copyright.PENANAgbryor1RoX