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. 548Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHuRjSPWTyt
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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. 548Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfWSUZVZhCg
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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. 548Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHrj66G1QH7
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"AJ, where are you?" I shouted irately. 548Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpjZ1aCbozW
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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. 548Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkBUVPcV6SN
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"I am here, ma," she spoke timidly, shifting her load from one arm to the next. 548Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡncm30qJFBY
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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. 548Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIeO9iXbkGD
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"Eh...Eh..." 548Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1nLi5a5mGz
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"Eh, what?" I snapped, rising from the recliner. 548Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡp0XMT22SmP
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"Madame, I sold it. The money was inside the one I gave you," she lied. 548Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNy3IBMAqVn
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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. 548Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjIxbCij3UY
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"Madame, it's the truth I have just told you."548Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdjT8nxlIfL
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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. 548Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAPrj7x0kn3
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She went on her knees pleading. "Ma, don't do this. It was the devil."548Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCh4n8eS4FH
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"So, you now admit you did it?" I sat down comfortably and called the security man.548Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPiMjFABung
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"Baba, take this girl away."548Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuvpRYKNyXr
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"Please ma! Please ma!" She begged. I didn't listen. 548Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0TAQub6axX
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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. 548Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3Ao9RJYMLE
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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.” 548Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7JiDw9ayE1
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Just then, my phone rang. Looking at the call screen, it was my love. 548Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFhrgpmIFEj
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"Bunny?"548Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKAhyJMZGyv
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"Sugar, how is work going?" He asked. 548Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkVwHrCqpJH
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I sighed, "trying to uproot the weeds." I subconsciously touched my hair. 548Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnxBE9YZkaJ
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"What happened?" 548Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡm7gmM0GkQL
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"I found out today that a thief has been working for me all this while." I frowned. 548Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡH0VL7QQGtO
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He gasped, "you need to be very careful when choosing your sales girl from now on." He said it sternly. 548Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZB3cYejG8x
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I sighed again, "I would."548Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡupuEB5obim
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"I was thinking about Gaby," he gushed. 548Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrPU4z7tzQa
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I wondered what was so exciting about that. 548Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2tzI5u4Txj
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"What about her?" I asked curiously. 548Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKDAGvqrQPl
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"I was thinking if we could take her to a separate school with people with the same problem, " he said. 548Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTt1x1RAL9v
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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. 548Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZG9tnjlnCa
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It was his turn to sigh. "Much less, stay with people with the same problem. Not done," I snapped. 548Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgaD5ie3tYK
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"I understand how you feel, but we would talk about it more when we get home," he pleaded.548Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡM9xLNhO9TW
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I rolled my eyes and said, “In your dreams.” 548Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSk1Onwj9uG
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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. 548Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡB6Bqe0bm06
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I got home at around 10 pm. By then Gabriela has gone to bed. I was equally exhausted. 548Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSKcy80h9c3
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"Jessica, have you eaten?" I asked my niece whose eyes were glued to the television screen. 548Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGp30UQ4xjI
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"Yes, ma," she said. 548Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3idRI6p5ey
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"What did you eat?" I queried as I brought the bag of semovita out of the cupboard. 548Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡE9iBRxB1h5
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"Indomie!" She squealed. 548Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVMEvMgpzr4
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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. 548Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡV0dtZhBLOb
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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. 548Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZSeNbEdC3E
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He finally came and we started eating. After the dish, we went to the parlor. 548Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqw1mlBrZKK
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"Jessica, did you have a good time today with Gaby?" 548Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwbtwmBGEc4
I went rigid.
