I'd like to think, that beyond this bristling carpet of reeds and half-hearted, long-forgotten blooms, she'll be waiting.1515Please respect copyright.PENANAasgA1s1Y3v
silence1515Please respect copyright.PENANA7WmcDSOf0W
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.1515Please respect copyright.PENANAJKkkkt9Ghd
I pray for them. For Isabelle. And for Maddy. I pray for answers.1515Please respect copyright.PENANACVSA6LnHVr
A hundred days have made me older1515Please respect copyright.PENANALsTbGpyuaw
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.1515Please respect copyright.PENANAfjkuB2WuZ2
A thousand lies have made me colder1515Please respect copyright.PENANAf4POBavMWv
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.1515Please respect copyright.PENANAzUkSCN2Xv0
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.1515Please respect copyright.PENANAtwc1haq6AH
silence1515Please respect copyright.PENANART2cHDjKIQ
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.1515Please respect copyright.PENANAipIENVQgiC
Door opening.1515Please respect copyright.PENANAFphyPicomv
Earphones falling.1515Please respect copyright.PENANAziGhrQuqgb
3 Doors Down's Here Without You cuts to silence.1515Please respect copyright.PENANAOnmpJa1evX
Door closing.1515Please respect copyright.PENANAhqzm0uymW0
And then Maddy's parents called mine.1515Please respect copyright.PENANAZwtuQYi4SO
The memories tear at me from the inside out, trying to escape into a reality that I lost so long ago.1515Please respect copyright.PENANAwmrPGJqc7m
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.1515Please respect copyright.PENANAFfoCNVfuYZ
The touch of the water makes me gasp - but it's no colder than I've felt for the past year.1515Please respect copyright.PENANAlSVftPDA7Q
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 -1515Please respect copyright.PENANAfo4YjVdTnf
A hundred days have made me older1515Please respect copyright.PENANAM3K1UKBHX1
Since the last time that I saw your pretty face1515Please respect copyright.PENANAiD4Jf8BqUd
A thousand lies have made me colder1515Please respect copyright.PENANArGxmqcDPVQ
And I don't think I can look at this the same1515Please respect copyright.PENANADVrk5LzkCv
I can hear her singing, I can hear her, and I'm coming Maddy I'm coming -1515Please respect copyright.PENANA142myhQpUk
You're still with me in my dreams1515Please respect copyright.PENANAVPYGzS99pO
And tonight, girl, it's only you and me1515Please respect copyright.PENANAPHTLLdAFZs
silence1515Please respect copyright.PENANATBmDiZHGs9
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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.1515Please respect copyright.PENANAMg7gHzs1yV
She'll be waiting for me.1515Please respect copyright.PENANAEijt1J2WGR
silence1515Please respect copyright.PENANAXzqQMO8kuR