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. 573Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVk6ZW69fJD
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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. 573Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfCvHznmrQO
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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. 573Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡe25Y5RmJjh
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"AJ, where are you?" I shouted irately. 573Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMTKfmlybId
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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. 573Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0yMmyVEpOT
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"I am here, ma," she spoke timidly, shifting her load from one arm to the next. 573Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwn6I6WHRfn
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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. 573Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ40UPX9UbG5
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"Eh...Eh..." 573Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjmG5zC8R5i
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"Eh, what?" I snapped, rising from the recliner. 573Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDEusBYsGfS
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"Madame, I sold it. The money was inside the one I gave you," she lied. 573Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCtOxVVrM5C
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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. 573Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdrUGdldUNA
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"Madame, it's the truth I have just told you."573Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIWI1k8nAcg
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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. 573Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlDGeFxlJjb
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She went on her knees pleading. "Ma, don't do this. It was the devil."573Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5zRhIL56mA
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"So, you now admit you did it?" I sat down comfortably and called the security man.573Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2qAtRqOnpe
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"Baba, take this girl away."573Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOXGn16NZ8b
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"Please ma! Please ma!" She begged. I didn't listen. 573Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDtSH6byMmY
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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. 573Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡN4WdpDNkjh
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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.” 573Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBcIS9FWnhe
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Just then, my phone rang. Looking at the call screen, it was my love. 573Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0O0dwk9iFx
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"Bunny?"573Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3pCV422bzP
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"Sugar, how is work going?" He asked. 573Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡK91iKhdulK
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I sighed, "trying to uproot the weeds." I subconsciously touched my hair. 573Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNxPb2EZW3L
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"What happened?" 573Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6qmZlVAZml
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"I found out today that a thief has been working for me all this while." I frowned. 573Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡatBWZeCYhV
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He gasped, "you need to be very careful when choosing your sales girl from now on." He said it sternly. 573Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡunZzS0KUUN
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I sighed again, "I would."573Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡooRapKSB3k
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"I was thinking about Gaby," he gushed. 573Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeoSKt5JXkz
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I wondered what was so exciting about that. 573Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIe7LUPy8sx
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"What about her?" I asked curiously. 573Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡE3sZoFbtPi
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"I was thinking if we could take her to a separate school with people with the same problem, " he said. 573Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡINH5dDSLN1
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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. 573Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyyguMzHOKe
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It was his turn to sigh. "Much less, stay with people with the same problem. Not done," I snapped. 573Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLPq4PezvRk
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"I understand how you feel, but we would talk about it more when we get home," he pleaded.573Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGxcDCa2LEo
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I rolled my eyes and said, “In your dreams.” 573Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZigJopPa95
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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. 573Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgvPbKZu9nB
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I got home at around 10 pm. By then Gabriela has gone to bed. I was equally exhausted. 573Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAizQ27F0uX
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"Jessica, have you eaten?" I asked my niece whose eyes were glued to the television screen. 573Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡA9VgpCgSyQ
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"Yes, ma," she said. 573Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6DtsVSAeTW
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"What did you eat?" I queried as I brought the bag of semovita out of the cupboard. 573Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKZOVugoBrE
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"Indomie!" She squealed. 573Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOQEzUkXy7Z
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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. 573Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaIWQ0gHGkB
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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. 573Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡutdXhr48hq
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He finally came and we started eating. After the dish, we went to the parlor. 573Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkj6zZBl1sp
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"Jessica, did you have a good time today with Gaby?" 573Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjtFVyDoEjn
I went rigid.
