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. 671Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFCXPp8Mhcq
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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. 671Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡF4nSLEEFRK
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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. 671Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvwjdF1bYdB
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"AJ, where are you?" I shouted irately. 671Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtlG8d88UBL
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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. 671Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrpDbxrS85E
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"I am here, ma," she spoke timidly, shifting her load from one arm to the next. 671Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTu9Vb0GnPb
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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. 671Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvnjyCsB87o
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"Eh...Eh..." 671Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuEVmX0oUj4
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"Eh, what?" I snapped, rising from the recliner. 671Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsbUVjpmvJO
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"Madame, I sold it. The money was inside the one I gave you," she lied. 671Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdGPCkxIaQa
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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. 671Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡG0jnChcaYL
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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. 671Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZbs7hxt8Cw
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She went on her knees pleading. "Ma, don't do this. It was the devil."671Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnTOQnuam9P
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"So, you now admit you did it?" I sat down comfortably and called the security man.671Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHBGcJlfnvg
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"Baba, take this girl away."671Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdVuHFSDyke
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"Please ma! Please ma!" She begged. I didn't listen. 671Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ36gjADEh2o
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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. 671Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡozsqSIRMiJ
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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.” 671Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOcHrX2BQPR
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Just then, my phone rang. Looking at the call screen, it was my love. 671Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmhIAyssozO
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"Bunny?"671Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDBYcoQ7yGp
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"Sugar, how is work going?" He asked. 671Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLY4hUGNHvF
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I sighed, "trying to uproot the weeds." I subconsciously touched my hair. 671Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYmMRU7YPBO
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"What happened?" 671Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnKejedVeRf
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"I found out today that a thief has been working for me all this while." I frowned. 671Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡP5s2bn0AF2
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He gasped, "you need to be very careful when choosing your sales girl from now on." He said it sternly. 671Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcjTRh37kTe
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I sighed again, "I would."671Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdePaCi8SP3
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"I was thinking about Gaby," he gushed. 671Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3mjmmOyBQ1
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I wondered what was so exciting about that. 671Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoCYiLpzJam
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"What about her?" I asked curiously. 671Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcBKuWgDtFg
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"I was thinking if we could take her to a separate school with people with the same problem, " he said. 671Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡatxcD4vomE
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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. 671Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbFJm5lZ0eB
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It was his turn to sigh. "Much less, stay with people with the same problem. Not done," I snapped. 671Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCYdhPknzOP
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"I understand how you feel, but we would talk about it more when we get home," he pleaded.671Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡReF02bWM1Z
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I rolled my eyes and said, “In your dreams.” 671Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAlUlffo1Ug
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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. 671Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfGsTzxI6JQ
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I got home at around 10 pm. By then Gabriela has gone to bed. I was equally exhausted. 671Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKNlSrF3HDG
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"Jessica, have you eaten?" I asked my niece whose eyes were glued to the television screen. 671Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAGPx3LNRa9
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"Yes, ma," she said. 671Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBhrhkM4nAv
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"What did you eat?" I queried as I brought the bag of semovita out of the cupboard. 671Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2fYu6uLJfM
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"Indomie!" She squealed. 671Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡszLP0XhcMt
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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. 671Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡY1mVLAxNaU
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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. 671Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡx8vBQIxQ5c
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He finally came and we started eating. After the dish, we went to the parlor. 671Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtbKuHvOTgf
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"Jessica, did you have a good time today with Gaby?" 671Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡixc30nI6uq
I went rigid.
