Once the basic training field exercises were over, the instructors finally returned our phones, which they had kept locked away for 2 whole weeks.
The moment I pressed the power button, the screen froze as if it had crashed.
For several seconds, it didn't respond at all.
Then the notifications exploded all at once, ringing nonstop like they were determined to shatter the silence.
99+ missed calls.
Bright red notification badges filled the screen, glaring at me.
The family group chat was flooded with messages. There were so many I couldn't even scroll to the bottom.
Ellen: Sienna, pick up the phone right now!
Ellen: Sienna Parker, where the hell have you been hiding?
Ellen: How is Wendy supposed to get through the Freshman Challenge Program alone? Who's going to wash her clothes an
