The story begins with an eight year old boy named Macklin who lived in Windhoek with his aunty named Nancy and also went to school there at Maarti Ahtisaary primary school in grade 2 . Macklin was maltreated beaten up almost every day and he didn't like it at all .One holiday Macklin and his aunt Nancy were going to visit his mother in a town called otjiwarongo so Macklin thought he would share everything that happens to him in Windhoek . When they arrived there Macklin was very happy to see his mother Karen , things went well till the aunty left to a near by town so Macklin took the opportunity to tell his mother everything . Later that day after Macklin told his mother everything all the mother had to say was "I'm not your mother she is your mother I have nothing to do with that" Macklin bast into tears and his hatred for his mother grew day by day ever since that day . The school opened , Macklin went back to Windhoek and he became a dangerous boy the way he was beaten at home is the way he was beating other students at school , he was stealing , bullying doing all sorts of bad things . So another holiday Macklin and his aunt Nancy visits a town called outjo near otjiwarongo were his mother lives by that time he was twelve in grade 5 cause he failed one grade . They stayed there for days and the holiday was about to end that's when one day one of their family members were driving to otjiwarongo that's where live but not at Macklin's mother's house , so Macklin decided to join them and they refused and they drived off without him . Later on Macklin followed the car by foot , walking 60 miles from outjo to otjiwarongo . Macklin had three brothers there and he was the last born he wasn't aware of that , when he got in otjiwarongo he went straight to his family members that left him in outjo that's where he met his brothers and one off his eldest brother beat him for being so careless .On the other side Macklin's mother heard the news and she's rushing to meet Macklin , when she got there Macklin had a swollen face from his brother's beatings . After seeing her last born child swollen she couldn't help it so she slapped her first born and unexpectedly her first born slapped her back , in anger she grabbed Macklin's hand and took off to her house in tears , later that night the news was busy spreading among the family members . Few days later the school reopens and Macklin needs to go back to Windhoek , Macklin's mother decides that Macklin is not going anywhere because his a trouble maker so she spoke to her sister about her decision and her sister Macklin's aunty agreed to the decision with a heavy heart .Macklin started school in otjiwarongo at Karundu primary school in grade 6 . Macklin's mother happens to be a Christian and she hopefully managed to change his son into a good boy , Macklin and his mother now studies the bible and go to church together . Macklin became a neat , smart and good student in school . Two years later Macklin completed his primary school and was ready for secondary school . The holiday passed and the school reopened and Macklin didn't get any place in otjiwarongo secondary schools , he gave his report card to the ministry of education so he could get a place in any school , were ever they place him it doesn't matter whether it's out of town for as long as his schooling....it continues