I'd like to think, that beyond this bristling carpet of reeds and half-hearted, long-forgotten blooms, she'll be waiting.1387Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwuJMKEuzo2
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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.1387Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkaERKpN6Lb
I pray for them. For Isabelle. And for Maddy. I pray for answers.1387Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwh66UHKuNp
A hundred days have made me older1387Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMZ6kuf4LXl
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.1387Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzQAFuArBUe
A thousand lies have made me colder1387Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtp5pF7nuYA
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.1387Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4KnrcpWkHi
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.1387Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7sEiZOpR2M
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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.1387Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡm5zG5tbcrd
Door opening.1387Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaVz7tJjpNX
Earphones falling.1387Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZF56NWMNXh
3 Doors Down's Here Without You cuts to silence.1387Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcqzZNLnmpi
Door closing.1387Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJVp9D53AVT
And then Maddy's parents called mine.1387Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtx6mBb83En
The memories tear at me from the inside out, trying to escape into a reality that I lost so long ago.1387Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3tEcLxTRc7
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.1387Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYMjaW5FtPc
The touch of the water makes me gasp - but it's no colder than I've felt for the past year.1387Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSkF9lpGsiM
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 -1387Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡy0brINs8yR
A hundred days have made me older1387Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9GwvLTvsjg
Since the last time that I saw your pretty face1387Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRvCxIrfHPF
A thousand lies have made me colder1387Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNaGYRX9GYS
And I don't think I can look at this the same1387Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBzamENZyjq
I can hear her singing, I can hear her, and I'm coming Maddy I'm coming -1387Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1tVfP4dGpd
You're still with me in my dreams1387Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡI07kt7KUhn
And tonight, girl, it's only you and me1387Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDRJd14qMb0
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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.1387Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9gBnU55FK9
She'll be waiting for me.1387Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtcpAdtHgJy
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