The one-story version - Tidal Barrier

A story about relationships, exploring the possibilities of who we might have been and who we might become.

Sophie has a great relationship with Paul. He knows who he is, and makes those around him comfortable. They live in the sky above the Thames, a hi-rise set of flats from where they can see river and the tidal barrier.
But it all begins to fall apart one day when they begin to look into the circumstance of their first meeting: coincidence.This seemingly innocent fact sets in motion a realisation that who they are, and thus who they have become is arbritrary. They could've as easily lived another life. Paul understands the threat and his desperation is driven further by the appearance of one of these other lives: for many nights now Sophie has seen a stranger parked below their flat, watching her. Sophie is frightened, Paul is angry, both instinctively understand the implications. One night they decide to confront the woman in the car. They are separated, and Sophie ends up wandering about the world of London at night. Both frightened and intoxicated by the freedom, she takes a part in this new world, in and around the Thames, and here she finds another life she would've lived without Paul.