I'd like to think, that beyond this bristling carpet of reeds and half-hearted, long-forgotten blooms, she'll be waiting.1137Please respect copyright.PENANAG46hzVdvMS
silence1137Please respect copyright.PENANAVrN1EavWqX
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.1137Please respect copyright.PENANAKLaJTVZDdP
I pray for them. For Isabelle. And for Maddy. I pray for answers.1137Please respect copyright.PENANAr5rY3mf6wc
A hundred days have made me older1137Please respect copyright.PENANAuHdM7gyaDA
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.1137Please respect copyright.PENANAicXaNv4rRL
A thousand lies have made me colder1137Please respect copyright.PENANAGyBHcjkzCw
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.1137Please respect copyright.PENANAY1xKLK9rJp
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.1137Please respect copyright.PENANAv0mUPJD6nZ
silence1137Please respect copyright.PENANA9LNztrcIBE
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.1137Please respect copyright.PENANA5JAk1QcI4z
Door opening.1137Please respect copyright.PENANAeMxWBevh4B
Earphones falling.1137Please respect copyright.PENANADxASNeJjGi
3 Doors Down's Here Without You cuts to silence.1137Please respect copyright.PENANAxvnA9iJlee
Door closing.1137Please respect copyright.PENANAFEQ9xzhC5I
And then Maddy's parents called mine.1137Please respect copyright.PENANAkE5X3BSX4S
The memories tear at me from the inside out, trying to escape into a reality that I lost so long ago.1137Please respect copyright.PENANA1I9sOfu2ax
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.1137Please respect copyright.PENANAWgPTdBpgTa
The touch of the water makes me gasp - but it's no colder than I've felt for the past year.1137Please respect copyright.PENANATDYwZgOVTP
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 -1137Please respect copyright.PENANAUQv4tEZO9S
A hundred days have made me older1137Please respect copyright.PENANAGSWCTz3f8e
Since the last time that I saw your pretty face1137Please respect copyright.PENANAFsvTMRrMoE
A thousand lies have made me colder1137Please respect copyright.PENANABOPi9OeapN
And I don't think I can look at this the same1137Please respect copyright.PENANAygVOdlX6wJ
I can hear her singing, I can hear her, and I'm coming Maddy I'm coming -1137Please respect copyright.PENANACR5gCJZAEs
You're still with me in my dreams1137Please respect copyright.PENANAy3ObAZSC60
And tonight, girl, it's only you and me1137Please respect copyright.PENANAaraqvLLRvz
silence1137Please respect copyright.PENANAdbS6f4jGOn
-1137Please respect copyright.PENANAMB1XizTOwc
I'd like to think, that beyond this bristling carpet of reeds and half-hearted, long-forgotten blooms, she'll be waiting.1137Please respect copyright.PENANANnV5QBRHJ9
She'll be waiting for me.1137Please respect copyright.PENANAgWz7v2PjKm
silence1137Please respect copyright.PENANAEMHb56u1vr