by the lake

"I just want to be free! Why do we have to be what others want and expect us to be?  Say the right things, do the right things, wear the right clothes, get the right job, get married, live in the right neigbourhood, have 2.5 kids, stick around boring parties! This engagement ring? Why, it is nothing but a well-played DeBeers marketing campaign! Honeymoon? Isn't it another trick by airline companies and travel agents? We are just puppets of capitalism! I just want to be free, free from the burdens of society!" she raged on and then threw the ring at Carl and raced up the long flight of stairs.
She threw a few change of clothes into her leather suitcase and ran out of the house with the white picket fence.
She didnt look back, not even once. Her steps were determined as they brought her frantically to an abandoned cabin by the lake.
She stood there by the lake, took a deep breath and started counting.
One, two, three, four, five....
Tears gathered in her eyes.
She looked up at the skies and then, smiled.