I'd like to think, that beyond this bristling carpet of reeds and half-hearted, long-forgotten blooms, she'll be waiting.1542Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0uFnENDeY4
silence1542Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdVvzpXkUa2
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.1542Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8evA495sXO
I pray for them. For Isabelle. And for Maddy. I pray for answers.1542Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqPSWHgJbYb
A hundred days have made me older1542Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjJulD3FVuI
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.1542Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡREif8k2jDm
A thousand lies have made me colder1542Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfbaRuK1EqR
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.1542Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡggfn3SlDut
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.1542Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpPgUOi8AbQ
silence1542Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSeD5gZM83m
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.1542Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoAD9iVRrwc
Door opening.1542Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHbtlsT5uqR
Earphones falling.1542Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdNNVt5sbq9
3 Doors Down's Here Without You cuts to silence.1542Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡM8fAcL4ngH
Door closing.1542Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡS1LEYJeOjz
And then Maddy's parents called mine.1542Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡG6I6LaGJbT
The memories tear at me from the inside out, trying to escape into a reality that I lost so long ago.1542Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnV0LzzKToE
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.1542Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzerZAc4U4o
The touch of the water makes me gasp - but it's no colder than I've felt for the past year.1542Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsn3IkvcrUQ
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 -1542Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKKrcIi0nEc
A hundred days have made me older1542Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfx6esIxQgU
Since the last time that I saw your pretty face1542Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXlaX2a5105
A thousand lies have made me colder1542Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡv3NsQQ4Vqg
And I don't think I can look at this the same1542Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxsN6DOKAvP
I can hear her singing, I can hear her, and I'm coming Maddy I'm coming -1542Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKRtWBvFIWM
You're still with me in my dreams1542Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbZ0KisreGn
And tonight, girl, it's only you and me1542Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIut73PmXbr
silence1542Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtX4U30iBNU
-1542Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGnjtddihXL
I'd like to think, that beyond this bristling carpet of reeds and half-hearted, long-forgotten blooms, she'll be waiting.1542Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡB4Rw6T5ruD
She'll be waiting for me.1542Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAxG2c9DUxh
silence1542Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaISChbBYXF
