Chapter 13

"Mom, we've taken our pictures. You can head home now." Peyton handed me her phone. On the screen, she wore a black graduation gown and had her arm linked through mine, smiling brightly. On May sixteenth, she finally graduated from college. To graduate two years early, she had taken extra credits and attended classes even during the summer. I had stayed up with her through countless nights as she rushed to finish papers. Today, when I watched her cross the stage to receive her diploma,...