Love and Hate, Freedom and Slavery

Chapter 4

Chapter 4

Daniel Johnson (POV)

We arrived home and I feel awful for not staying. I didn't want to leave Karl all alone but I couldn't tell Amber that I left her alone at the party so that I could go on a "date" with him. It's not like I wanted to go with Karl to that restaurant but I have to say, it was nice seeing him stick up for me. I still think there's more to him than the disrespectful dickhead that everyone knows him as. Either way, I needed to apologize for leaving him in the hospital. Unfortunately, Amber just so happens to be like the NSA and always checks my phone to see who I call and text as she has forbidden me from communicating with people she doesn't approve of. Apparently, it's "for my own safety"

My phone rings. It's Karl. Do I rebel by answering or obey my girlfriend? I want to answer. I go to accept the call but before I can, I hear a voice call out. It's Amber

"Who's calling you?" She asks

"Oh uh, it's a random number" I lie

I swiftly reject the call to avoid further interrogation

I don't know whether I can on like this for much longer. My whole life I've just obeyed everyone. Even when I was young, I would always just blindly go along with whatever teachers would tell me. For once I just want to break free from all these limitations. Teachers, Parents, Laws and Morals, I've always obeyed them but maybe I'm wrong, maybe I should break the boundaries. Maybe humans are meant to be free from being held back by conforming to society. Teachers and Parents expect you to obey them no matter what and society expects you to obey laws and morals no matter what. I'm sick of it. I just want to break free from Amber but at the same time, I don't. I do still love even if she is controlling. I'm so fucking inconsistent when it comes to how I feel. I need time to think.

I put on my jacket and head for the door.

"Where are you going?" Amber questions

"Out" I snapped

"Not without me you're not" She giggled

I ignored her, leaving the house and slamming the door behind me. I went to the beach, hoping that the gentle sea breeze will clear my head of all the thoughts racing through there right now.

Maybe this is a good thing, maybe rebelling is good or maybe it's not. I don't even know anymore.

I walked along the beach for a while, contemplating my whole life. It feels like every day now I question the way I've spent my entire existence.

I finally decide to ring Karl, it doesn't matter that he's not the nicest guy in the world, I still owe him.

"Hi Karl, how are you doing?" I ask

"Well considering I finally did something nice for my fellow man and it ended up with me in the hospital and you ditching me, well then I'd say I'm doing pretty shit" He grumbled

"Listen, Karl, I didn't want to leave you alone but Amber was in the hospital and I couldn't let her see me with you"

"Well the least you could do is visit me now, you ungrateful bastard" He jabbed

"Yeah ok sure" I mumbled

I got my personal driver to bring me to the hospital. If Amber found out I was there then she'd be furious. She's probably already furious considering I stormed out on her. I arrived at the hospital and found Karl but he wasn't in his bed.

"Hey, shouldn't you be in a bed?" I questioned

"Nope, there letting me out but you're bringing me home" He demanded

"Yeah alright sure" I sighed

I know that I owe him and all but I can already tell Karl is like Amber in the way they want to control everything and everyone. Some people just can't accept that people are meant to be free. Either way, I got my driver to drive us back. It felt a little awkward in the car as I had just ditched him. No one talked until he finally got a conversation going.

"So, why'd you come back?" He pondered

"Wow a Karl Fielder sentence that doesn't include an insult" I joked

"Seriously, answer me" He demanded

"Oh well, I kind of stormed out on Amber so I was pretty much free to do what I wanted"

"Haha, did you really dump that bitch?" He chuckled

"NO NO! I just got a little frustrated, all I need is a short break from her" I insisted

"Either way, you're evolving Daniel. I've read about how she controls you, have you considered liberating yourself?" He questioned

"I don't need to be liberated! I'm perfectly happy being with Amber" I assured him

"Yeah sure you are" He cackled "You won't be happy until you free yourself" He claimed

We reached his house, I expected him to want me to leave but instead, he invited me inside. A nice gesture considering it was coming from someone like him.

"Daniel do you want to be free," He asked me

"Yes, I guess so" I shrugged

"Well considering you and Amber are on a break, technically you can have some fun with anyone you want right?"

"Yeah but I only want Amber" I insisted

"Amber is a controlling bitch, Amber doesn't really care about what is good for you. She wants what is good for her, which involves restricting your freedom. She'll only stand up for you if it threatens her relationship. You need someone willing to always stand up for you, someone, who will set you free" He passionately argued

We locked eyes, for once instead of seeing a hateful brute, I saw a sweet handsome man. He put his hands on my hips.

I guess I'm really going to do this

Hope you all enjoyed this chapter, sorry it's out a little later than usual. Make sure to add this to your reading list to ensure you don't miss the next chapter – Rob ^_^