âyeah, i guess.â oliver agreed though in truth he wasnât sure he agreed wholly. sure, school was just suggesting they start thinking and researching their future but it still felt like a piece of homework that needed to be done immediately and probably most because he just liked having things done and set in place. âit just seems like loads of people know what they want to do, or at least what theyâre going to study and where theyâre gonna go.â a pause, he took a breath and offered savannah a smile in response to the comforting pat. âyeah, yeah. they probably would,â ollie laughed slightly. âtheyâd probably prefer it if i just stayed at home but i think they know i wanna do something.. i just donât know what exactly yet.â head at a slight angle, he frowned in thought. âtheyâre good. tryinâ their best to be as embarrassing as possible,â though it never really worked with oliver â he just enjoyed teasing them. âitâs pretty much exactly the same way it always is at home.â exactly how he liked it; a little hectic, but endlessly loving. âhowâs, uh, your family?â
Savannah chuckled, turning her gaze upwards to the sky and tracing the stars for a second, thinking about her own academic journey years ago. âYou know something, Oliver? Iâm still in touch with some of my friends from high school. A lot of whom were, as you say, certain about what they wanted to do, where they were going to study, and all that. Would you be surprised to know that, of about ten of us, only I actually went to the school I planned to go to, and I was the only one who eventually followed the career path Iâd decided on in school?â She met his gaze steadily. âDonât worry about them, all right? Even the people who seem to have it all figured out probably donât. No reason for you to try and match up to something that isnât real.â Savannah smiled warmly. âAnd yes, it is every parentâs sacred duty to embarrass their children as much as they can. Trust me, I know.â She wasnât sure how to answer his question, though. She didnât want to make Oliver listen to her problems. âTheyâre... all right, I suppose. I donât think Iâve been spending enough time at home to really know.â Not a lie. Also didnât reflect very well on her, but, well. Things were what they were.