In the truck on the way to city hall a few minutes later, Harlan turned to Carly. “It"s not that I don"t want you to go to school. Or even to Austin.”
“I know.”
“I just don"t want you to make a mistake and waste your time on something so frivolous,” he said. She sighed.
“That"s just the thing, Uncle Harlan. I don"t think it"s frivolous at all. It"s important and it gives me meaning and comfort,” she said.
“But are you sure? I mean really sure?”
She stared out the window. “Is anybody ever sure?”
“Damn it, yes. I was sure about my life,” he said.
She turned sideways in the seat to face him. “Yes. Your life. You married the love of your life and took over the family farm. Then you got to retire early and play with me and horses. And I"m thankful for that, I so am. But I don"t have that
