“Last FlowersAppliances have gone berserkI cannot keep upTreading on people’s toesSnot-nosed little punkAnd I can’t face the evening straightYou can offer me escapeHouses move and houses speakIf you take me then you’ll get reliefrelief, relief, relief, …And if I’m gonna talkI just wanna talkPlease don’t interruptJust sit back and listenCause I can’t face the evening straightAnd you can offer me escapeHouses move and houses speakIf you take me then you’ll get reliefrelief, relief, relief, relief…It’s too muchToo brightToo powerfulToo muchToo brightToo powerfulToo muchToo brightToo powerfulToo much”

“Galen?”“Hmm?”“You can put me down now.”“I’m not ready yet.” He tightens his hold.“You don’t have to hold—““Emma? Can you hear me?”“Uh, yes. I can hear fine. I just can’t see—““That’s a relief. Because for a minute there, I thought maybe you didn’t hear me when I said I’m not ready yet.”“Jackass.”

“So the floodgates open, but nothing comes out. I’m feeling no relief in my head, just doubt. But my heart keeps telling me, 'hold your ground. You’ll never learn a thing if you bail out now.”

“You know, I'm going to make it a point whenever I see you to be like the ocean. You can look to me for relief.”

“You’ll leave me the second it gets too steep, and you’ll leave me with nothing – when I want you like I’ve never wanted anything in life. You’re all I think about, dream about. I get high and low and it’s not about you now, it’s not even about me anymore. I can’t sleep, can’t think, can’t concentrate worth shit anymore and it’s all because I want to be the fucking ‘one’ for you.”

“I don't know what you were looking for, but I just needed a little stress relief.""Stress relief? That's all this was?""'Fraid so. ""Well, I heard that going for a master's degree can be pretty stressful.""It's torture.""Could be that you might need stress relief on a regular basis then?""I couldn't agree more. It's a good thing batteries are on sale at Target this week.”