Without being a rude customer, the only thing I could do was sigh and turn away. I walk slowly around the store examining shelf by shelf, phone by phone, price by price. They had smaller phones reaching a couple $100. I scanned for a smaller price and possibly a flip phone, but, as the guy said and was undoubtedly correct, there are no more flip phones at any store. The phones got bigger and bigger as the racks went by. Some cost over $2000. The newest, as they say, ‘iPhone Pro’ is up to number 20 now, and I swear it is as big as my face. With no other options remaining, my brain told me to grab the smallest one that they had, so I went with a small Samsung device, costing roughly around $500. But there was nothing else
cheaper in good shape for my new change. I did all of the paperwork and set up the device. Big whoop! I knew absolutely nothing coming from the gentleman’s mouth, and I still don’t as I think about it today. I went home with a big defeat in my plans and sat on my sofa, staring down at the cell phone that sat on the coffee table in front of my view. It was bigger than my flip phone both in length and width. There was no flip to the phone. Along the screen it is about eight inches in length as my the flip phone only sat about three. The screen has no buttons, only a touch screen which kept messing up as I moved my finger along. As time grew on, surprisingly so did my obsession. I gradually started to learn the new technology and gained what they called “experience” with it. One or two hours a day turned into eight by the end of the first few weeks. Weeks turned to months and months turned into two years, and I was just as focused as the other people were on their devices. I had become really fond of it to the point where it became my liv - ing, my life. At the daily work site, I played with it on my break, continuing on into my much-needed work. Bosses of all sorts yelled and argued with me about my work studies and if I didn’t shape up, I would be put out of the job. But I couldn’t do that! What about my phone bills! I need my phone! I couldn’t survive without it! After a week of hard labor, I sat around in my bedroom, not wanting to move or do any physical activity besides my phone. I was already two years into this new process and already bought a new computer, a pro with 5 built-in cameras on both sides of the screen and a 30-inch screen and base. It felt more like a standing com- puter but was more heavy than a laptop. I sat on my bed, the most comfortable place to be. A muffin grasped in one hand and my phone in the other. I sat there for what seemed like hours before I changed back over to the computer. New 3D games, fast power and constant full battery kept me entertained for hours within the day. My
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