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. 644Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbeXZM1SVEo
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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. 644Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBgqRVKSn2N
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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. 644Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡg7EEoRwjQs
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"AJ, where are you?" I shouted irately. 644Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeutTGK8uWY
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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. 644Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡslLmDGVIaV
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"I am here, ma," she spoke timidly, shifting her load from one arm to the next. 644Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUIDi9lXGs4
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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. 644Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡk3NKkukxJi
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"Eh...Eh..." 644Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6VaAmqh3c0
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"Eh, what?" I snapped, rising from the recliner. 644Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEPXBTc1qj5
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"Madame, I sold it. The money was inside the one I gave you," she lied. 644Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDaphymFUCG
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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. 644Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgpccLDtfBr
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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. 644Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDtVYy8jskW
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She went on her knees pleading. "Ma, don't do this. It was the devil."644Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxfoe8eGyeL
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"So, you now admit you did it?" I sat down comfortably and called the security man.644Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSzrvyvMiCp
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"Baba, take this girl away."644Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrdqWAQrKFz
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"Please ma! Please ma!" She begged. I didn't listen. 644Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2DyifJQA0A
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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. 644Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeczHsSXkzU
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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.” 644Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZKOCNbxhVa
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Just then, my phone rang. Looking at the call screen, it was my love. 644Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyRPZcGoizU
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"Bunny?"644Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡER5jAZQhgT
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"Sugar, how is work going?" He asked. 644Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡk1IcVfa9QA
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I sighed, "trying to uproot the weeds." I subconsciously touched my hair. 644Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaIoZZA6seX
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"What happened?" 644Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7LxqW0pg8B
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"I found out today that a thief has been working for me all this while." I frowned. 644Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhbbKooKJYh
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He gasped, "you need to be very careful when choosing your sales girl from now on." He said it sternly. 644Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5BseuhT9m0
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I sighed again, "I would."644Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtl16MBsy7u
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"I was thinking about Gaby," he gushed. 644Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUtRHzdAMBq
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I wondered what was so exciting about that. 644Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtxRzYwOoyy
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"What about her?" I asked curiously. 644Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7UAlKpdQ7E
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"I was thinking if we could take her to a separate school with people with the same problem, " he said. 644Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡC08JiYilmu
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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. 644Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡI2nYgpUsxV
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It was his turn to sigh. "Much less, stay with people with the same problem. Not done," I snapped. 644Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGK6MNWVru4
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"I understand how you feel, but we would talk about it more when we get home," he pleaded.644Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtEkQ0rdGuS
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I rolled my eyes and said, “In your dreams.” 644Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4CwQgnFLbl
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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. 644Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjEjKryCIXK
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I got home at around 10 pm. By then Gabriela has gone to bed. I was equally exhausted. 644Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6Nn7bGhBZG
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"Jessica, have you eaten?" I asked my niece whose eyes were glued to the television screen. 644Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeX54RogVqz
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"Yes, ma," she said. 644Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaRzvcBWZgL
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"What did you eat?" I queried as I brought the bag of semovita out of the cupboard. 644Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpm4TWDguDU
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"Indomie!" She squealed. 644Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡczNjC6eYab
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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. 644Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBlq5G8CF1H
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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. 644Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBBlV2a0mzn
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He finally came and we started eating. After the dish, we went to the parlor. 644Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpfprtVuKsX
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"Jessica, did you have a good time today with Gaby?" 644Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡT7P6vChL3x
I went rigid.
