ɐ ɡɹˈænd pˈɑːɹɾi ɪz bˌiːɪŋ hˈɛld æt ðə hoʊtˈɛl fɔːɹ hɜːɹ ɛkstˈɛndᵻd fˈæmɪli ænd skˈuːl fɹˈɛndz, bˌʌt tə kɹˈɪsti, ðɪ ˈoʊnli pˈɜːsən hˌuːz ɚɹˈaɪvəl mˈæɾɚz ɪz hɜː stˈɛpfɑːðɚz sˈɛvəntˌiːnjˈɪɹˈoʊld hˈæfbɹˈʌðɚ, ɡˈævɪn.
A grand party is being held at the hotel for her extended family and school friends, but to Christie, the only person whose arrival matters is her stepfather's seventeen-year-old half-brother, Gavin.