I'd like to think, that beyond this bristling carpet of reeds and half-hearted, long-forgotten blooms, she'll be waiting.1231Please respect copyright.PENANAmcoFey4KPc
silence1231Please respect copyright.PENANAZcmN36uhiC
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.1231Please respect copyright.PENANAQhVxdn7Tyr
I pray for them. For Isabelle. And for Maddy. I pray for answers.1231Please respect copyright.PENANAYmrc6pG9JC
A hundred days have made me older1231Please respect copyright.PENANAhY83Pld7yg
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.1231Please respect copyright.PENANAOe53kWnk9m
A thousand lies have made me colder1231Please respect copyright.PENANAvriRtPPeAJ
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.1231Please respect copyright.PENANA7dNXaqAl8b
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.1231Please respect copyright.PENANAYWz2oGIZNA
silence1231Please respect copyright.PENANAWX2ysRKA36
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.1231Please respect copyright.PENANAbGBs3a2HpR
Door opening.1231Please respect copyright.PENANACZfYpspEeg
Earphones falling.1231Please respect copyright.PENANAjaTwTar6T2
3 Doors Down's Here Without You cuts to silence.1231Please respect copyright.PENANAoYWeQRiunC
Door closing.1231Please respect copyright.PENANAexHcZeUDCZ
And then Maddy's parents called mine.1231Please respect copyright.PENANA48K9VD4bN7
The memories tear at me from the inside out, trying to escape into a reality that I lost so long ago.1231Please respect copyright.PENANA2gPCqUUb5u
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.1231Please respect copyright.PENANA4IQ35hapiV
The touch of the water makes me gasp - but it's no colder than I've felt for the past year.1231Please respect copyright.PENANAHOUzCuorwa
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 -1231Please respect copyright.PENANAvUpdgziB5w
A hundred days have made me older1231Please respect copyright.PENANA6JFEEmXYg4
Since the last time that I saw your pretty face1231Please respect copyright.PENANAjGBy4PnnYm
A thousand lies have made me colder1231Please respect copyright.PENANAhyqa9GuFAY
And I don't think I can look at this the same1231Please respect copyright.PENANA4VDw88vRhK
I can hear her singing, I can hear her, and I'm coming Maddy I'm coming -1231Please respect copyright.PENANAOLjKZCATOY
You're still with me in my dreams1231Please respect copyright.PENANADKYZXJ5QfJ
And tonight, girl, it's only you and me1231Please respect copyright.PENANAUeLkbMraot
silence1231Please respect copyright.PENANAJRs7G16cvO
-1231Please respect copyright.PENANAOvDtAojbWB
I'd like to think, that beyond this bristling carpet of reeds and half-hearted, long-forgotten blooms, she'll be waiting.1231Please respect copyright.PENANAgPhpP5xYdd
She'll be waiting for me.1231Please respect copyright.PENANA1rHbqiTDrU
silence1231Please respect copyright.PENANACs78RL1i8F