Lydia Gilford was just your ordinary girl who was loving life as a carefree teenager who loved to hang out with her best friend, Daisy, and who loved to spend quality time with her boyfriend of two years, Justin. She liked to spend time with her parents as much as she could, especially her caring mother. Her father was unfortunately a drunk, and she was often upset about that, but as long as her step father did not lay a finger on her and her mother, Lydia was fine. One day, when Lydia thinks she is going to wake up to the birds chirping and the sun shining brightly, her whole life takes an unexpected turn upside down. What will happen when Lydia finds out her boyfriend and her best friend have been hooking up behind her back? What about when her parents break the news that they will be getting a divorce? Will Lydia decide to put up with these horrid events, or will it all become to much for her? Find out in The Runaway.