We Could Both Run Away

Cecelia Palmer had one goal her entire life - to be free. That sounds deep and profound but she doesn't mean it that way. She doesn't mean being free from the oppressive shackles of society nor does she mean being free from the constraints that are innately human. She just means freedom to be herself and live how she wants. She doesn't want much just a small, quaint house where she can be at peace away from constant surveillance. Where she doesn't feel like her existence is a performance. She realized pretty early on this can only happen if she works and she saves because money is what makes the world go around. She doesn't like the capitalist order of society but this is the economic order she has to survive in.

In an attempt to make her dreams come true, in her 2nd year at the University of Bristol Law School, Cecelia takes up a part-time paralegal position at Saikia Wong and Co. This one decision changes the entire course of her life. Syd Richardson, takes up a keen interest in her. The problem? They couldn't possibly be more different. Cecelia wants freedom, she craves rebellion. Syd? For her, community is everything. She lives for others. Cecelia wants to do everything on own. Syd? Has never done anything on her own. She has fostered meaningful connections, built a network she can rely on.

What happens when these two world views collide? Who wins in the clash between independence and co-dependence?

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A little context - "We Could Both Run Away" is inspired by the song - "The Story" by Conan Gray. I heard the song on repeat and it created this idea in my brain that I wanted to write into a story. This is my first attempt at writing. I will not be using any AI while writing or editing this because I want this story to be my own, including the typos, the grammatical mistakes and the human errors. Hope you like it :)

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