I'd like to think, that beyond this bristling carpet of reeds and half-hearted, long-forgotten blooms, she'll be waiting.1509Please respect copyright.PENANADNdPkG5Oac
silence1509Please respect copyright.PENANAQlh19B9Och
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.1509Please respect copyright.PENANAIJOym2Qbn0
I pray for them. For Isabelle. And for Maddy. I pray for answers.1509Please respect copyright.PENANAKLcbfcXXhw
A hundred days have made me older1509Please respect copyright.PENANA1rd0u5Z6sx
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.1509Please respect copyright.PENANA9qIy0VaAuw
A thousand lies have made me colder1509Please respect copyright.PENANAfaozRJBOau
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.1509Please respect copyright.PENANA99QYmJ0FWI
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.1509Please respect copyright.PENANA16eRPa5Kq9
silence1509Please respect copyright.PENANA6AukFARiG2
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.1509Please respect copyright.PENANAZLBlCoGAV4
Door opening.1509Please respect copyright.PENANAstQ5GlrV0D
Earphones falling.1509Please respect copyright.PENANAhS4cVt1wGr
3 Doors Down's Here Without You cuts to silence.1509Please respect copyright.PENANAnc4FoemBGr
Door closing.1509Please respect copyright.PENANAJUWCxOWKKf
And then Maddy's parents called mine.1509Please respect copyright.PENANAE8NxN6CxXy
The memories tear at me from the inside out, trying to escape into a reality that I lost so long ago.1509Please respect copyright.PENANAAMMz0iMs2o
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.1509Please respect copyright.PENANA5dv1RllEYt
The touch of the water makes me gasp - but it's no colder than I've felt for the past year.1509Please respect copyright.PENANAaGEtEIYcx0
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 -1509Please respect copyright.PENANAHZ9IW0UMSw
A hundred days have made me older1509Please respect copyright.PENANAWvET1cajhi
Since the last time that I saw your pretty face1509Please respect copyright.PENANAbWdV2qdzZt
A thousand lies have made me colder1509Please respect copyright.PENANA4gMSZD1ck1
And I don't think I can look at this the same1509Please respect copyright.PENANA3Qe6JXNa9Q
I can hear her singing, I can hear her, and I'm coming Maddy I'm coming -1509Please respect copyright.PENANAAd4unvGDCF
You're still with me in my dreams1509Please respect copyright.PENANAP6RkMkCjAr
And tonight, girl, it's only you and me1509Please respect copyright.PENANAjJU7bsqr0O
silence1509Please respect copyright.PENANAg6axDwEEMU
-1509Please respect copyright.PENANAmjQFGHwYyp
I'd like to think, that beyond this bristling carpet of reeds and half-hearted, long-forgotten blooms, she'll be waiting.1509Please respect copyright.PENANA29PhZepwut
She'll be waiting for me.1509Please respect copyright.PENANAIyXjSlmRa6
silence1509Please respect copyright.PENANAyNX9TRTwUT