Chapter 12

"Mom, at the graduation ceremony, could you please not sit with Talia?" As soon as Peyton said it, she added, "I'm not saying you aren't welcome. I'm just worried you two will start arguing again." On the first weekend in March, we met for lunch near her school. It was the first time I had seen her alone since Christmas. She was a little thinner than the last time I saw her. Her hair was shorter, and she was still wearing the bracelet I had given her last year. I handed her the menu. "Where...