Iphone- whenever i receive a text and click the icon? - 2

It takes me straight to the message i just received. I don't really like that cause some of my contacts see when i opened their text. How do i just go to my inbox

Click the back button on the top left. It should go back, and oh, it's their choice if they can see if you've read it or not.

Don't click the icon and slide, when you have recently recived your text, it says slide to view, lock your phone, then click the lock button to turn it on and slide to unlock

You can turn that off int he settings so they don't know when you opened the text message. I have mine off.