I'd like to think, that beyond this bristling carpet of reeds and half-hearted, long-forgotten blooms, she'll be waiting.1118Please respect copyright.PENANAmCLSF72bll
silence1118Please respect copyright.PENANAsGQNQzagcN
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.1118Please respect copyright.PENANAzd6pVvAn8B
I pray for them. For Isabelle. And for Maddy. I pray for answers.1118Please respect copyright.PENANAtUMcsi2lok
A hundred days have made me older1118Please respect copyright.PENANAVapk8ZYJuy
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.1118Please respect copyright.PENANAsi0QdCdJkp
A thousand lies have made me colder1118Please respect copyright.PENANAJkOlcbjrVk
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.1118Please respect copyright.PENANANI3Tb54nOL
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.1118Please respect copyright.PENANARbbQdnx32J
silence1118Please respect copyright.PENANAofOxACNORB
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.1118Please respect copyright.PENANAZHwiIcKlHW
Door opening.1118Please respect copyright.PENANA0OKKe5Jc35
Earphones falling.1118Please respect copyright.PENANAj7001fIDev
3 Doors Down's Here Without You cuts to silence.1118Please respect copyright.PENANAQJ4phuH7Vx
Door closing.1118Please respect copyright.PENANAgFS5PcTWU8
And then Maddy's parents called mine.1118Please respect copyright.PENANAcsmHrNP47k
The memories tear at me from the inside out, trying to escape into a reality that I lost so long ago.1118Please respect copyright.PENANAMAfNPvXe9W
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.1118Please respect copyright.PENANAVgRAnLWkVW
The touch of the water makes me gasp - but it's no colder than I've felt for the past year.1118Please respect copyright.PENANAQx66Rq9abr
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 -1118Please respect copyright.PENANA30cDST8LP5
A hundred days have made me older1118Please respect copyright.PENANAC5pCfE0ziM
Since the last time that I saw your pretty face1118Please respect copyright.PENANA5ezMqYGsic
A thousand lies have made me colder1118Please respect copyright.PENANA9HjtGcmNOw
And I don't think I can look at this the same1118Please respect copyright.PENANAr4gXClF7ur
I can hear her singing, I can hear her, and I'm coming Maddy I'm coming -1118Please respect copyright.PENANAnFofRjcOCS
You're still with me in my dreams1118Please respect copyright.PENANAd5jvFgcKGc
And tonight, girl, it's only you and me1118Please respect copyright.PENANAk5SWY4ZkIa
silence1118Please respect copyright.PENANAzJo0HIbOtK
-1118Please respect copyright.PENANABrqLz9eVBN
I'd like to think, that beyond this bristling carpet of reeds and half-hearted, long-forgotten blooms, she'll be waiting.1118Please respect copyright.PENANASRxMhSxBtF
She'll be waiting for me.1118Please respect copyright.PENANAQoPnvUwyTs
silence1118Please respect copyright.PENANAMitx758GzW