ALL NOVEL Chapter 2: A Life Decided For Her
The Journey Begins
In the quiet moments of her life, Nat often wondered what it would be like to live for herself. But those moments were fleeting, vanishing almost as quickly as they came. From a young age, the world around her made the decisions, - especially her family. Their expectations were not just a part of her life. There was little room for dreams, desires, or passions. She rarely had the chance to dream for herself, to explore what she wanted.
The day her parents decided to move her to a village school, a place far removed from the life she had known, it was considered the beginning of a new chapter. It was here that Nat found herself thrust into a world of unfamiliar faces and challenges. This was supposed to be a fresh start, but the weight of her past followed her, a constant reminder of the life others had decided for her. The new school, new surroundings - none of it could erase the truth: Nat's life was not hers to shape.
The Burden of Expectations
Her parents had always envisioned a life of duty, discipline, and honor for her. She was to become a Commissioner of Police - a career that promised prestige and respect. But for Nat, the thought of following in her family's footsteps felt more like a burden than a calling. There was no room for the things she longed for, no space to explore what she truly wanted. Her dreams of something different - of becoming someone different - seemed impossibly out of reach, lost in the shadow of her family's plans.
As she walked through the hallways of her new school, she couldn't shake the feeling that every step was heavy. It wasn't just the weight of the unknown that pressed down on her - it was the weight of everyone's expectations. The school, the teachers, the friends she had yet to make - they were all part of a world that she was just a small part of, a world where she didn't get to decide her place. Every day felt like a reminder that her life was already written, and she was just supposed to follow the script.
But deep inside, a flicker of resistance began to form. Nat's journey hadn't truly begun until now, when she found herself face to face with the very life that had been chosen for her. The struggle to escape those expectations, to find her own voice, would define her path forward.
The path ahead of her was unclear, but one thing was certain: Nat's journey was only just beginning, and the struggle to find her own voice was the road she would need to walk - no matter how hard or uncertain it might be.