I'd like to think, that beyond this bristling carpet of reeds and half-hearted, long-forgotten blooms, she'll be waiting.1189Please respect copyright.PENANAX5saMLU2HV
silence1189Please respect copyright.PENANA3ijW2SdOtH
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.1189Please respect copyright.PENANAW7t2W8k07B
I pray for them. For Isabelle. And for Maddy. I pray for answers.1189Please respect copyright.PENANAfDeOBqWoYT
A hundred days have made me older1189Please respect copyright.PENANAZcweekfHcr
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.1189Please respect copyright.PENANAGtWKvkv9gu
A thousand lies have made me colder1189Please respect copyright.PENANAcYXSUasuCF
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.1189Please respect copyright.PENANAqk7L44v2Ls
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.1189Please respect copyright.PENANAiNHLrwisY7
silence1189Please respect copyright.PENANAslAB2Jzwod
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.1189Please respect copyright.PENANAAFFAvI6Jkv
Door opening.1189Please respect copyright.PENANAinjLbcRZ7H
Earphones falling.1189Please respect copyright.PENANA6XuxOVRFKL
3 Doors Down's Here Without You cuts to silence.1189Please respect copyright.PENANANX5CL2nx6r
Door closing.1189Please respect copyright.PENANA8qkCqYUSrt
And then Maddy's parents called mine.1189Please respect copyright.PENANAyzlio8XSaf
The memories tear at me from the inside out, trying to escape into a reality that I lost so long ago.1189Please respect copyright.PENANACnhjy43Qa1
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.1189Please respect copyright.PENANAQCeZYjCg0y
The touch of the water makes me gasp - but it's no colder than I've felt for the past year.1189Please respect copyright.PENANADo0gjbu8bC
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 -1189Please respect copyright.PENANAU0ne8y0cde
A hundred days have made me older1189Please respect copyright.PENANA7Xj1fNkmAZ
Since the last time that I saw your pretty face1189Please respect copyright.PENANAUWUB3KRgtm
A thousand lies have made me colder1189Please respect copyright.PENANAAmtTUcCPg8
And I don't think I can look at this the same1189Please respect copyright.PENANAiVIGNE98C3
I can hear her singing, I can hear her, and I'm coming Maddy I'm coming -1189Please respect copyright.PENANAQD5YKpSXMy
You're still with me in my dreams1189Please respect copyright.PENANA16bIWFlrTg
And tonight, girl, it's only you and me1189Please respect copyright.PENANAab9ckctALx
silence1189Please respect copyright.PENANAHX7t4iiMp3
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I'd like to think, that beyond this bristling carpet of reeds and half-hearted, long-forgotten blooms, she'll be waiting.1189Please respect copyright.PENANAdb6gVtPVYy
She'll be waiting for me.1189Please respect copyright.PENANAHoQSsVIEi0
silence1189Please respect copyright.PENANAFyOKqwUrNH