I'd like to think, that beyond this bristling carpet of reeds and half-hearted, long-forgotten blooms, she'll be waiting.1155Please respect copyright.PENANANyaEmJ7nDZ
silence1155Please respect copyright.PENANAefWKeX7Ivd
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.1155Please respect copyright.PENANA2aHAzqa84D
I pray for them. For Isabelle. And for Maddy. I pray for answers.1155Please respect copyright.PENANA7B9tkE7I74
A hundred days have made me older1155Please respect copyright.PENANA83Ykst4xNB
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.1155Please respect copyright.PENANAwg6ZYwxHGM
A thousand lies have made me colder1155Please respect copyright.PENANA5cXG5nrMuX
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.1155Please respect copyright.PENANAgltcMSmL5q
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.1155Please respect copyright.PENANAU7EiZUj33h
silence1155Please respect copyright.PENANAs030SfEJnX
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.1155Please respect copyright.PENANAWzysZzIn8W
Door opening.1155Please respect copyright.PENANAhkV0rPDtl0
Earphones falling.1155Please respect copyright.PENANA8PwBtE2nko
3 Doors Down's Here Without You cuts to silence.1155Please respect copyright.PENANAhaPvxg9wOx
Door closing.1155Please respect copyright.PENANA26NSDjSo6U
And then Maddy's parents called mine.1155Please respect copyright.PENANARAFDCVWmiZ
The memories tear at me from the inside out, trying to escape into a reality that I lost so long ago.1155Please respect copyright.PENANALl8m5xrVpe
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.1155Please respect copyright.PENANAvRvJmlMc6I
The touch of the water makes me gasp - but it's no colder than I've felt for the past year.1155Please respect copyright.PENANAyjlKDI0rQu
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 -1155Please respect copyright.PENANATx1FzSle3w
A hundred days have made me older1155Please respect copyright.PENANAiPzFbKsITy
Since the last time that I saw your pretty face1155Please respect copyright.PENANAxaQaJQOqy5
A thousand lies have made me colder1155Please respect copyright.PENANAnkm5KduwSM
And I don't think I can look at this the same1155Please respect copyright.PENANAAO7XXGTksT
I can hear her singing, I can hear her, and I'm coming Maddy I'm coming -1155Please respect copyright.PENANAIYAJpoExd4
You're still with me in my dreams1155Please respect copyright.PENANAWhYIoNSci6
And tonight, girl, it's only you and me1155Please respect copyright.PENANAql4mWFU0kX
silence1155Please respect copyright.PENANA0vqLBjNToE
-1155Please respect copyright.PENANA9BSqAK0tG0
I'd like to think, that beyond this bristling carpet of reeds and half-hearted, long-forgotten blooms, she'll be waiting.1155Please respect copyright.PENANAw6izVKBWow
She'll be waiting for me.1155Please respect copyright.PENANAsVUIX4niHH
silence1155Please respect copyright.PENANA2scHcnWgsI