Later that evening, Peyton stirred, awakening to loud music and the chatter of people below her two-story bedroom window. At first, she thought it was a dream. Agitated, she stumbled out of bed and over to the window to see where all the commotion was coming from. In the backyard of her sister's house, she and Max were having a barbecue with their friends.
Peyton frustratedly stood in the window, exhausted after being up early this morning helping her mother with Marshall at the hospital. His condition hadn’t changed, but his mother still wanted to be by his side day in and day out just in case he became conscious. Mother wanted him to know his family was here for him.
Somewhat, Peyton understood her mother's devotion to Marshall. But what she could no longer tolerate was Nadia's incons
