I'd like to think, that beyond this bristling carpet of reeds and half-hearted, long-forgotten blooms, she'll be waiting.1131Please respect copyright.PENANAdF2aQFfXqz
silence1131Please respect copyright.PENANANnTOfZClzL
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.1131Please respect copyright.PENANARsihtlLtUw
I pray for them. For Isabelle. And for Maddy. I pray for answers.1131Please respect copyright.PENANA62VRrpo5C9
A hundred days have made me older1131Please respect copyright.PENANATweVlN5cif
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.1131Please respect copyright.PENANA1pGtfsqiyk
A thousand lies have made me colder1131Please respect copyright.PENANAOyL3hleJng
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.1131Please respect copyright.PENANAorvzGmYDv3
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.1131Please respect copyright.PENANAWy4CIgPFEi
silence1131Please respect copyright.PENANAVZGdYGI6Qx
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.1131Please respect copyright.PENANAKbD8Afd4Vf
Door opening.1131Please respect copyright.PENANAmjy3wzUwwY
Earphones falling.1131Please respect copyright.PENANA9idM3fkjnK
3 Doors Down's Here Without You cuts to silence.1131Please respect copyright.PENANA2SJnlPlfeI
Door closing.1131Please respect copyright.PENANABhxrB9NvFw
And then Maddy's parents called mine.1131Please respect copyright.PENANAdmnR0Rbiaq
The memories tear at me from the inside out, trying to escape into a reality that I lost so long ago.1131Please respect copyright.PENANAR3PkmcJwsA
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.1131Please respect copyright.PENANAzrkJXdXL4w
The touch of the water makes me gasp - but it's no colder than I've felt for the past year.1131Please respect copyright.PENANA9EVXzbnIUo
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 -1131Please respect copyright.PENANARxLRhszmvb
A hundred days have made me older1131Please respect copyright.PENANAkcpnJnG4R9
Since the last time that I saw your pretty face1131Please respect copyright.PENANAAk4IhZiSqL
A thousand lies have made me colder1131Please respect copyright.PENANALwJ91AhDNo
And I don't think I can look at this the same1131Please respect copyright.PENANAEOIpvJtO5O
I can hear her singing, I can hear her, and I'm coming Maddy I'm coming -1131Please respect copyright.PENANAy6YRQmZ18y
You're still with me in my dreams1131Please respect copyright.PENANA5VUqMHClq6
And tonight, girl, it's only you and me1131Please respect copyright.PENANAeEeN1kj3TZ
silence1131Please respect copyright.PENANAcgA3rV63IA
-1131Please respect copyright.PENANAJaywOHPvvI
I'd like to think, that beyond this bristling carpet of reeds and half-hearted, long-forgotten blooms, she'll be waiting.1131Please respect copyright.PENANA4XKD1mXq9F
She'll be waiting for me.1131Please respect copyright.PENANA0ro5Q8TuIj
silence1131Please respect copyright.PENANA7HZmQydWeE