I hope you're able to do that some day, I really do. You deserve not to have that burden. You're so young, it's important that you get to explore who you are and who you want to be, without war hanging over you.

[ Claire pauses; she hates this war, the uncertainty of it. She doesn't know who it will wind up impacting the worst, if there will be a dire need for medical attention, if she'll lose anyone she loves. ]

That said, it's difficult not to worry. I think I worry every day. The key is not to let the worry stop you.