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. 599Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJsOBXrRUyb
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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. 599Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrOkDA9Egno
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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. 599Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡprZfSeFcBf
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"AJ, where are you?" I shouted irately. 599Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyo3WkOzKFB
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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. 599Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6oIInoe28R
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"I am here, ma," she spoke timidly, shifting her load from one arm to the next. 599Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLTO1M6eff5
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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. 599Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡp46ExinHPR
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"Eh...Eh..." 599Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSO91wkW8hR
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"Eh, what?" I snapped, rising from the recliner. 599Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKuEYn00SOF
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"Madame, I sold it. The money was inside the one I gave you," she lied. 599Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ35acYFkMjJ
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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. 599Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrvTa6Y2tm5
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"Madame, it's the truth I have just told you."599Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrA4vdXK30t
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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. 599Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡR1vVdTOOX5
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She went on her knees pleading. "Ma, don't do this. It was the devil."599Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5sIEQCnWrQ
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"So, you now admit you did it?" I sat down comfortably and called the security man.599Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoIGX8J556F
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"Baba, take this girl away."599Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBaiXx9FQ35
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"Please ma! Please ma!" She begged. I didn't listen. 599Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡR5yGO1Y11z
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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. 599Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLeE7JWFYHQ
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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.” 599Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOtLbiyP90l
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Just then, my phone rang. Looking at the call screen, it was my love. 599Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgLZjL50qLZ
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"Bunny?"599Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7SpuFmGVwU
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"Sugar, how is work going?" He asked. 599Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ31VSN0Rwra
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I sighed, "trying to uproot the weeds." I subconsciously touched my hair. 599Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCiPt2pvMIC
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"What happened?" 599Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIu8BVXzY5t
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"I found out today that a thief has been working for me all this while." I frowned. 599Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEbgdHAdHJV
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He gasped, "you need to be very careful when choosing your sales girl from now on." He said it sternly. 599Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡC2Er97GhEs
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I sighed again, "I would."599Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡj5yGcCHVOG
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"I was thinking about Gaby," he gushed. 599Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRCuOEaXmnK
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I wondered what was so exciting about that. 599Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtXzXPdHjw7
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"What about her?" I asked curiously. 599Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZOJbLSIM2u
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"I was thinking if we could take her to a separate school with people with the same problem, " he said. 599Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcNop93V4uZ
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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. 599Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGmtWZs82LO
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It was his turn to sigh. "Much less, stay with people with the same problem. Not done," I snapped. 599Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGStrz8u1gc
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"I understand how you feel, but we would talk about it more when we get home," he pleaded.599Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlJpNiSeth8
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I rolled my eyes and said, “In your dreams.” 599Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8w03Is4RHm
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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. 599Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJXApnQevmy
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I got home at around 10 pm. By then Gabriela has gone to bed. I was equally exhausted. 599Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvvBa5O7hiN
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"Jessica, have you eaten?" I asked my niece whose eyes were glued to the television screen. 599Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkK23SgIPYg
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"Yes, ma," she said. 599Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡezUEyXbCQO
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"What did you eat?" I queried as I brought the bag of semovita out of the cupboard. 599Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtlCEHLRKrl
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"Indomie!" She squealed. 599Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJsA02qSKxG
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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. 599Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtfg3rrZbqI
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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. 599Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRISK5QdgDG
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He finally came and we started eating. After the dish, we went to the parlor. 599Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTKQXIQ3F7H
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"Jessica, did you have a good time today with Gaby?" 599Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwNZiUHBo8m
I went rigid.
