The hug and support was nice, and she nodded at her father's suggestion. "Tea sounds nice." She looked up to her mother, "I know this is a massive thing. Part of it scares me, and I'd like your support. I'm so worried I'll mess this up, or something will go wrong."
"And I know that a lot of things won't be possible anymore, but I talked to my counselor at school. If I take this year off, I can continue next year and get my degree. With that I can get a good job, in the area's that I like. If I still want to do M.I.T after that, I still can. Even if I have to wait. People do that."