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. 673Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3W50eBhFn8
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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. 673Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhUbxn4U6DA
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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. 673Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVj5qR2V6xv
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"AJ, where are you?" I shouted irately. 673Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡv4lPwcytjm
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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. 673Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9mHgIHPiPK
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"I am here, ma," she spoke timidly, shifting her load from one arm to the next. 673Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5aqu8gHFNq
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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. 673Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUsaI3EZKAm
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"Eh...Eh..." 673Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmsRs8T9sVH
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"Eh, what?" I snapped, rising from the recliner. 673Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡg9dsEsmcNN
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"Madame, I sold it. The money was inside the one I gave you," she lied. 673Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡubVeJeqxEt
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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. 673Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡG54H3m8ruB
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"Madame, it's the truth I have just told you."673Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡt3RlF70eQw
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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. 673Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡO8bDkZCW48
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She went on her knees pleading. "Ma, don't do this. It was the devil."673Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8VnT60Su0m
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"So, you now admit you did it?" I sat down comfortably and called the security man.673Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSKW1i2ahit
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"Baba, take this girl away."673Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsm59vDVXG1
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"Please ma! Please ma!" She begged. I didn't listen. 673Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6s2kJ7SxMP
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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. 673Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpbUtxITCaG
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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.” 673Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGAfiaLFNpF
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Just then, my phone rang. Looking at the call screen, it was my love. 673Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNsvWe2bDS8
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"Bunny?"673Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYkLGNRNPC0
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"Sugar, how is work going?" He asked. 673Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMAFIkF6xfm
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I sighed, "trying to uproot the weeds." I subconsciously touched my hair. 673Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjsp09Nc23i
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"What happened?" 673Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvnd62Q3nGZ
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"I found out today that a thief has been working for me all this while." I frowned. 673Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsngVzqAovp
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He gasped, "you need to be very careful when choosing your sales girl from now on." He said it sternly. 673Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJEAwa2ESnn
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I sighed again, "I would."673Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyj1rcNuqQb
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"I was thinking about Gaby," he gushed. 673Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcrD3NIAFi1
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I wondered what was so exciting about that. 673Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnD1iKOIsZf
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"What about her?" I asked curiously. 673Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2Qfe7N1g89
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"I was thinking if we could take her to a separate school with people with the same problem, " he said. 673Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzTgS4XS7iM
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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. 673Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLYEF12OYZ3
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It was his turn to sigh. "Much less, stay with people with the same problem. Not done," I snapped. 673Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXxqVu8kV93
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"I understand how you feel, but we would talk about it more when we get home," he pleaded.673Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKHUUQMDjbQ
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I rolled my eyes and said, “In your dreams.” 673Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLUMXl5lsTd
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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. 673Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqelgkJs70U
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I got home at around 10 pm. By then Gabriela has gone to bed. I was equally exhausted. 673Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8n9UC35H2D
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"Jessica, have you eaten?" I asked my niece whose eyes were glued to the television screen. 673Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEAELUIYb6X
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"Yes, ma," she said. 673Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFYoyRDua6H
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"What did you eat?" I queried as I brought the bag of semovita out of the cupboard. 673Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSpZXRfXU67
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"Indomie!" She squealed. 673Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7tjL4CIBWY
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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. 673Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0EXjRhqHxy
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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. 673Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbI3PzYfkeW
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He finally came and we started eating. After the dish, we went to the parlor. 673Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyQJxURUtdK
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"Jessica, did you have a good time today with Gaby?" 673Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYb6vSQqAoG
I went rigid.
