[ It's time now, maybe, to fill her mom in on the things she's been doing and Bree takes a breath, letting it out and smiling just a little. ]

After you left, I didn't know what I wanted to do, I didn't know what made sense. Until I heard your voice in my head telling me what you would want. To be strong and understand as much of the world as I can.

[ Not that any amount of learning could have prepared her for this, but that's beside the point. ]

So, I went back to Harvard to finish school.