Gabriela P.O.V
I threw the toy on the floor, disgusted with it. It was a little Barbie doll that my parents bought for me, claiming I would love it. They assumed things without asking me first what I wanted.
I sighed jumping off my bed. I needed to go to the bathroom because I was pressed. I was irritated that the bathroom wasn't in my room. I had to go out of my room to do that. I didn't like meeting people, I loved being alone.
Opening my door, I peered out of the door making sure no one was within arm's length. Should I make a run for it? I smiled at the thought. I ran halfway when the annoying voice that belonged to my cousin sounded.
"Where are you running to, huh?" She demanded authoritatively.
Taking a deep breath, I turned to face her. "Bathroom, I answered." With that, I ran to the bathroom.
"I will just be waiting for you," she shouted at me. I inwardly cursed. I finished my business and came out.
Not surprisingly, she carried out her threat.
"Gabriela."
"Jessica," I scoffed, not looking at her but the floor with my hands placed inside my jeans pocket.
"I am sick and tired of you, you know? I am here to spend time with you and all you do is ignore me each time I try to strike up a relationship with you. Do I smell or what?"
I looked at her. "Listen, I just want to be alone, OK? You just have to get used to it," I said.
She frowned, and said, "well, you can't always keep to yourself."
I didn't want to stand there blabbing. I walked off, heading to my room.
"You know it's rude to walk out on people. It's this attitude of yours that hinders you from making friends," she reminded me. 547Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡus5CXSyK8X
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I didn't care what she had to say. I wanted to be alone; there wasn't anything rude or weird about that. I got into the room and closed the door behind me, breathing deeply. Every time I talk to people for long, it makes me weak and frightened. 547Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡC1JUdnzmyI
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If only my parents were here right now, things would have been much better, I affirmed to myself. I quickly sat down, taking deep breaths as my doctor advised. I felt better after 25minutes. And I decided to take a nap. 547Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFAKz7JkRpE
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"AJ, where are you?" I shouted irately. 547Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7cEnEm6Gxx
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I shuffled through the sales book as anger surged inside of me. The useless girl ran from the store with her arms full of clothes. 547Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhZJ63NOuxw
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"I am here, ma," she spoke timidly, shifting her load from one arm to the next. 547Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjyIs4NOpBx
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"What happened to the blue gown embellished with sparkling stones?" I queried.
I watched as her eyes almost bulged out of their sockets. I knew she had stolen my clothes. I wondered how many more she had stolen that I didn't know about. 547Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrmxiavqVI6
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"Eh...Eh..." 547Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXXkU1OEpDZ
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"Eh, what?" I snapped, rising from the recliner. 547Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUGNGSZm92F
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"Madame, I sold it. The money was inside the one I gave you," she lied. 547Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZ6QLE2dLHP
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"Are you telling me, I don't know how much it was or the number of clothes you sold?!" I shouted. 547Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJvU9I3aw1N
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"Madame, it's the truth I have just told you."547Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2jUub9P3ba
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I had had enough of these lies. "Keep those things over there,” I pointed to an empty chair. I don't want to talk too much, go and clean up your desk. You are no more working here," I said with finality. 547Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZ0GHJGHdyd
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She went on her knees pleading. "Ma, don't do this. It was the devil."547Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMaCjf0agy2
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"So, you now admit you did it?" I sat down comfortably and called the security man.547Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRSexJbu9ub
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"Baba, take this girl away."547Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeUSMgdyEmF
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"Please ma! Please ma!" She begged. I didn't listen. 547Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡt05HpO8qkL
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My mind went to my daughter, Gabriela. I missed her so much. I was so scared to leave her all by herself because of a disorder she had. 547Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEFqXZJ9oeI
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I sighed, “why does the devil exist? He just makes life hell for one. My little girl doesn't deserve all this.” 547Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMzL5vRVL2Q
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Just then, my phone rang. Looking at the call screen, it was my love. 547Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBorFt6VUiC
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"Bunny?"547Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpxCyUqJsbt
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"Sugar, how is work going?" He asked. 547Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyffbg75xSp
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I sighed, "trying to uproot the weeds." I subconsciously touched my hair. 547Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡP7vchytYbA
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"What happened?" 547Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXLlvMYfyeh
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"I found out today that a thief has been working for me all this while." I frowned. 547Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡags7y0VvDf
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He gasped, "you need to be very careful when choosing your sales girl from now on." He said it sternly. 547Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIF6CXI8Y0l
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I sighed again, "I would."547Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZxBEJAXoFD
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"I was thinking about Gaby," he gushed. 547Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbAtk8WX0IS
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I wondered what was so exciting about that. 547Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZ3841X4dgp
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"What about her?" I asked curiously. 547Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPPSO6eGoeI
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"I was thinking if we could take her to a separate school with people with the same problem, " he said. 547Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYVCD87n4My
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I frowned. I was so angry with the segmentation. "I don't want her to be separated from us," I protested. 547Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3E84AgR7dx
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It was his turn to sigh. "Much less, stay with people with the same problem. Not done," I snapped. 547Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJglByURjjh
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"I understand how you feel, but we would talk about it more when we get home," he pleaded.547Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYoyBkYAvsr
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I rolled my eyes and said, “In your dreams.” 547Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3NGUsamQxS
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"Bye," I said and hung up, not waiting for his reply. I was so angry with his suggestion. It did not go down well with me. 547Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡu7A3PDsaDz
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I got home at around 10 pm. By then Gabriela has gone to bed. I was equally exhausted. 547Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5ublITsjIw
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"Jessica, have you eaten?" I asked my niece whose eyes were glued to the television screen. 547Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmtehxNo289
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"Yes, ma," she said. 547Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzt9tyZ5mnD
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"What did you eat?" I queried as I brought the bag of semovita out of the cupboard. 547Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHp6ogvqRWo
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"Indomie!" She squealed. 547Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrWfsTEwKQt
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I smiled. She was so normal. Why couldn't my daughter be like that? I wished.
I sighed as I went to work. A few minutes later, dinner was ready to be served. 547Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhwWjZCb1wj
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"Go and call your uncle for me. Be quick," I shouted. I laid down the dish on the dining table and waited for my husband to come. 547Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnpQ1kERiQU
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He finally came and we started eating. After the dish, we went to the parlor. 547Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzk1gUEyTHC
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"Jessica, did you have a good time today with Gaby?" 547Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXE7uSaaCAz
I went rigid.
