Madeline:

I nervously walked onto the campus. This  is it,  I thought. I felt my stomach get sick. The place was huge, I knew no one at all. I was completely alone. I missed my father, and my small town back in Illinois. My head started to get clouded, and I felt dizzy. I started to panic as it seemed as I was walking through a sea of people. Maybe it was a bad idea to decide to attend the University of Southern California. No, I've always wanted to come here. This is an important opportunity for me. I tried to calm myself down. Life was going to become a lot different for me. I just hoped it would be better than it has been before. 

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Peter:

I'm exhausted. Exhausted from the touring, the divorce. I sat on the couch as the silence became unbearable. It only reminded me of how empty and lonely I was. I needed something; anything. Just something to remind me of my real self again, to take away this feeling of dissatisfaction. Or someone, maybe...