Chapter 6: FREEDOM

It's been a month since I was officially expelled and rejected by almost every school. This means I've been within my house for a full month with no phone, and zero social media.

Mahn have I been cleansing for so long.

But for the first time in my life I really new what I wanted to become .

"I am Robert Smith, I want to go to Harvard and do my LLB there and become an attorney for the defense. If I had watched the movies " SUITS and How To Get Away With Murder ", I could have said I wanted to become like the characters 'Harvey and Analise Keating.' But all this I've know them too late.

If this awesome plan doesn't work out then I'll have to go to and School of Drama and Theatres and become the best actor in the world.

I had no idea whether my plans would comes to pass or not ,or whether someone had already scribbled my story and had declared me to be the world's biggest failure.

That Monday morning mum came home early,it was her free afternoon.We were watching some reality show , okay basically I was watching alone since she was so glued to her phone.

" Mum " I called her and she raised her head looking at me ready to hear what I had in mind.

I continued ".... it's been a month since I messed up and I've been trying to behave myself, can I have my phone back ?"

She said nothing but instead went back to her phone .

" Mum please ," I said but still she ignored me .I concluded to myself that I was never going to have a phone till I joined Harvard Law or Some Films and Theatre school .I re- focused on my show but I was very bitter And I felt like breaking that TV .But oi! y'all don't know my Mama very well ..

The next morning we were having our breakfast when my bro handed me a brown envelope and said " this is yours."

I was shocked cause who could have sent me an envelope that is so loaded. Sincerely speaking I even thought it was an admission letter but then obviously it wasn't the envelope was too heavy.

I pushed my plate aside with my index finger and opened the envelope. " Wooow! Thaaaaaanks momma," I said happily as I pulled out my phone and game pad.

I was full of unexplainable joy, I couldn't hide my smile and I didn't even feel like taking breakfast anymore. So I tried to switch it on but it's battery had died.I wanted to walk out to go and charge my phone but I felt some strong unblinking eyes on me.

It was James ,my big bro,I think that's already clear to y'all. It was like he was trying to say " Don't you dare walk out of this table."

I just placed my package on the next seat that was empty and resumed to my breakfast.

I chewed while humming the song of Céline Dion ' I'm Alive' but my happiness kinda irritated my Brother so he said " Shhhh! manners." But deep down I was still humming.

" Ok, boys can you stop this daily cold wars , can we just live in peace for once ," Mom said . Wiping her lips with the white napkins she then stood up looking at me and said before she left " Yes you're alive coz you have your phone back but make sure your room is clean . Your cousin is coming and You'll be sharing."

She walked away but deep in my head I was stuck to the last part of her sentence " WTF! why should I share my room ,space videogames and bed with some guy ? that sounds like some gay shit ." After both had left I rushed to my room to charge my phone .I was really eager to see what was going on in social media ,the new trends ,songs ,movies and who had been violated lately apart from me maybe ..But before I could switch it on My tutor was already in.

" Hello, Hello, Robs am here ,she said as I shouted from my room "I'm coming "and rushed down .

When she saw me she said " Mhh! someone is happy today what's up? " as she took her place.

I told her that after a long time my mom had given back my phone.

Unpacking her bags she said something like me trusting her coz there was nothing worth it on social media but all that just fell on deaf ears. She asked for the assignment she had given and I passed her the books . Throughout the session I wasn't even attentive I was thinking of my phone.and she even noticed it and left earlier that day . Immediately I rushed upstairs and switched my phone on but it was taking longer than usual. But finally it was on. I didn't like what I saw .

I was all there talking to myself " It's been a month , I thought you guys had already put the past behind .Jiiz! motherfuckers heal." I scrolled from one post to the next. The entire social media was about me. #squeaky #whitelivesmattertoo#Squeakythemurderer and the last tworeally caught my attention cause I hadn't killed anyone .I had become the talk of Sunville, " how am I supposed to go to town without people noticing me? " I thought out loudly.

Just then there was an incoming call from Harry. " Heey, you look like you just got released from prison ," he said

" Hahahaha! so funny don't be ridiculous, that's not even funny," I said sarcastically

He put his jokes aside and asked me what had happened and with a lot of pleasure I told him my one months short story and he kept changing emotions from pity to sadness and laughing uncontrollably to hating on my brother. " Your bro is such a prick and your mum is way more strict than mine, he said as Cassie walked in and I could hear her asking him " I've been looking for you In the whole school and here you are ,"

" Come here , it's Robs, " he told her and she took the phone from him and she asked" ooo! our loves did you just rise from the dead ? we had missed you .

"Did you kill me or something?" I answered her with another question.

" I could have killed you but I don't kill the main character in the story , anyway can we drop by to say hi ? she asked .

" Not today coz am supposed to go and pick my cousin....I didn't finish that sentence and I got into another like " shit I've got to go" and I hanged up. I spent more than one hour talking to this guys and I forgot about my cousin. Mum on the other hand sent like 20 texts with 11 missed calls.

I took a taxi and when I got there ,he wasn't there and I panicked" ooh my God where's this boy ?" scratching my head. I tried to dial his number but it was off.

Now I was probably looking for anyone ,I hadn't met him before and to make matters worse I had forgotten his name.

After the unsuccessful search I decided to call mum ,but guess what the devil was with me that day ,,

Voice from phone " Sorry,the number you have called cannot be reached ."

I shouted " not you too mum."

I decided to go back home ,with no cousin whom had been kidnapped or I had left him at the station after coming into contact with him and I didn't notice.