I'd like to think, that beyond this bristling carpet of reeds and half-hearted, long-forgotten blooms, she'll be waiting.1437Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbMVOZPSsCx
silence1437Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfZCWDWK879
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.1437Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRu8ARtlpZF
I pray for them. For Isabelle. And for Maddy. I pray for answers.1437Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgoJkw5jX5d
A hundred days have made me older1437Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtx7f6wH7JE
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.1437Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡf7ARkvZd3h
A thousand lies have made me colder1437Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZsbgyLa8GA
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.1437Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnCGQ4uh7DL
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.1437Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhDkCZvZWVP
silence1437Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRCcO8fGXsy
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.1437Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡu6p5WnmANB
Door opening.1437Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVhgqRL6046
Earphones falling.1437Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡv7RBLNQs6n
3 Doors Down's Here Without You cuts to silence.1437Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXGmyshtAZw
Door closing.1437Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡczYwX2Gv5e
And then Maddy's parents called mine.1437Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRMeiOlduWy
The memories tear at me from the inside out, trying to escape into a reality that I lost so long ago.1437Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡboOwGRIjov
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.1437Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlVul5HWdTX
The touch of the water makes me gasp - but it's no colder than I've felt for the past year.1437Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGQSfPG3EZ1
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 -1437Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWnabvUP9Nr
A hundred days have made me older1437Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDuyo1v2xrk
Since the last time that I saw your pretty face1437Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTGJt1LzlJk
A thousand lies have made me colder1437Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeXSe8JOX2u
And I don't think I can look at this the same1437Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCQA2ZT0LJf
I can hear her singing, I can hear her, and I'm coming Maddy I'm coming -1437Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDwalxbmzMy
You're still with me in my dreams1437Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNa6E4GTfUQ
And tonight, girl, it's only you and me1437Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoHl6MNF7g3
silence1437Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIpwJn7VL4P
-1437Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNsg9li8A0I
I'd like to think, that beyond this bristling carpet of reeds and half-hearted, long-forgotten blooms, she'll be waiting.1437Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsxSy6N4oZC
She'll be waiting for me.1437Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJ0zGy3y9wY
silence1437Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhayJpuRfkk
