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
