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. 623Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0SQ6QORi1X
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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. 623Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTfXpm2EK7R
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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. 623Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjFHDK7cHBx
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"AJ, where are you?" I shouted irately. 623Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqCy0WTiN2L
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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. 623Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDFE1lXpi5C
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"I am here, ma," she spoke timidly, shifting her load from one arm to the next. 623Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxF8rTwtd2K
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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. 623Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5k3Xoao1Jf
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"Eh...Eh..." 623Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhcikMwhAzA
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"Eh, what?" I snapped, rising from the recliner. 623Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCfBvbMmYo4
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"Madame, I sold it. The money was inside the one I gave you," she lied. 623Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5qAR3KGq6Y
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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. 623Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWcLQVxmSjE
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"Madame, it's the truth I have just told you."623Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKxFC3f7El4
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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. 623Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvULR79uMO2
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She went on her knees pleading. "Ma, don't do this. It was the devil."623Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡimt4PaYNwh
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"So, you now admit you did it?" I sat down comfortably and called the security man.623Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡr7hPkE5Ml0
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"Baba, take this girl away."623Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡK7xYrfLnFo
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"Please ma! Please ma!" She begged. I didn't listen. 623Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCSerwqzMia
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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. 623Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ20Mbb7aGBM
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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.” 623Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyIiIvvKqHc
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Just then, my phone rang. Looking at the call screen, it was my love. 623Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJztSEVkwHI
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"Bunny?"623Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqwwZLshioe
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"Sugar, how is work going?" He asked. 623Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAdny9zDH1z
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I sighed, "trying to uproot the weeds." I subconsciously touched my hair. 623Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGbKILmCAp3
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"What happened?" 623Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSEoycYiB16
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"I found out today that a thief has been working for me all this while." I frowned. 623Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1wjfwN9KVK
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He gasped, "you need to be very careful when choosing your sales girl from now on." He said it sternly. 623Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvBtcJmIK1E
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I sighed again, "I would."623Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7e3xKxuu4O
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"I was thinking about Gaby," he gushed. 623Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoSTmpxXhxc
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I wondered what was so exciting about that. 623Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4AAng6oL4d
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"What about her?" I asked curiously. 623Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPOxvxUnQt3
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"I was thinking if we could take her to a separate school with people with the same problem, " he said. 623Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡS9qf7xNxCl
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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. 623Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtz9KAcUZkM
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It was his turn to sigh. "Much less, stay with people with the same problem. Not done," I snapped. 623Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxehxuRtHRC
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"I understand how you feel, but we would talk about it more when we get home," he pleaded.623Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxlftnWCJsg
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I rolled my eyes and said, “In your dreams.” 623Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡG3Dycz6dUP
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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. 623Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeQTYXuQr85
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I got home at around 10 pm. By then Gabriela has gone to bed. I was equally exhausted. 623Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlZS0MRFaLZ
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"Jessica, have you eaten?" I asked my niece whose eyes were glued to the television screen. 623Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHPj6DB25Fb
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"Yes, ma," she said. 623Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ42vyx9ZUJe
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"What did you eat?" I queried as I brought the bag of semovita out of the cupboard. 623Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrtZL8jWTE3
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"Indomie!" She squealed. 623Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdCpeZiNzh7
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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. 623Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBGEVJkGxEs
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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. 623Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEB0HDDggl4
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He finally came and we started eating. After the dish, we went to the parlor. 623Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ919NeWPKNa
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"Jessica, did you have a good time today with Gaby?" 623Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbTV7Rhu0Nl
I went rigid.
