I'd like to think, that beyond this bristling carpet of reeds and half-hearted, long-forgotten blooms, she'll be waiting.1536Please respect copyright.PENANAaIVloE2Oht
silence1536Please respect copyright.PENANA2Ukf2ZPtXX
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.1536Please respect copyright.PENANAhoQAYMlYPJ
I pray for them. For Isabelle. And for Maddy. I pray for answers.1536Please respect copyright.PENANAhR3GA9IUkj
A hundred days have made me older1536Please respect copyright.PENANAF9OlPMP6ei
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.1536Please respect copyright.PENANAUip3kDG1VF
A thousand lies have made me colder1536Please respect copyright.PENANAHT0lTIVgEO
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.1536Please respect copyright.PENANADPsquuzuyk
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.1536Please respect copyright.PENANAonjI8FiyrF
silence1536Please respect copyright.PENANAaHl96N69EC
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.1536Please respect copyright.PENANAsDKX5150jG
Door opening.1536Please respect copyright.PENANAc2Zu2aaACR
Earphones falling.1536Please respect copyright.PENANAzY9rjgQxBK
3 Doors Down's Here Without You cuts to silence.1536Please respect copyright.PENANA0ibuvtkLMd
Door closing.1536Please respect copyright.PENANA3JIoibNIKZ
And then Maddy's parents called mine.1536Please respect copyright.PENANAhGto4elt9Q
The memories tear at me from the inside out, trying to escape into a reality that I lost so long ago.1536Please respect copyright.PENANA5IDIcvyc53
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.1536Please respect copyright.PENANAOw7IpRBh8i
The touch of the water makes me gasp - but it's no colder than I've felt for the past year.1536Please respect copyright.PENANAzrSj4vwFaA
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 -1536Please respect copyright.PENANAiwISoglhI2
A hundred days have made me older1536Please respect copyright.PENANAadq4QeigPQ
Since the last time that I saw your pretty face1536Please respect copyright.PENANAWFOIKoFo8t
A thousand lies have made me colder1536Please respect copyright.PENANAvPsoU5BkGQ
And I don't think I can look at this the same1536Please respect copyright.PENANAee93nuJDTf
I can hear her singing, I can hear her, and I'm coming Maddy I'm coming -1536Please respect copyright.PENANArs4vgjp1Lx
You're still with me in my dreams1536Please respect copyright.PENANAdxeYFLGvqK
And tonight, girl, it's only you and me1536Please respect copyright.PENANALtOFeHKwes
silence1536Please respect copyright.PENANATVhKK0S3Pm
-1536Please respect copyright.PENANA8pf4UPynwl
I'd like to think, that beyond this bristling carpet of reeds and half-hearted, long-forgotten blooms, she'll be waiting.1536Please respect copyright.PENANAX6GJmFH1rA
She'll be waiting for me.1536Please respect copyright.PENANAzRfZq8QK4O
silence1536Please respect copyright.PENANASHTU5GorwM