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. 673Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ98zG6x9fUU
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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. 673Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡj9ZJleI2FH
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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. 673Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrDXjsa1MQW
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"AJ, where are you?" I shouted irately. 673Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTmtEhbLleq
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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. 673Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhZgVKqgSab
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"I am here, ma," she spoke timidly, shifting her load from one arm to the next. 673Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfePBxxIbQk
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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. 673Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOVH8wl22Ks
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"Eh...Eh..." 673Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8FmcybRC5A
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"Eh, what?" I snapped, rising from the recliner. 673Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ70gVnQtZlN
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"Madame, I sold it. The money was inside the one I gave you," she lied. 673Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡn3IB5ES92c
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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. 673Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1B9SPzzUfr
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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. 673Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuvtuNbL7wi
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She went on her knees pleading. "Ma, don't do this. It was the devil."673Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvPl2hxYL8k
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"So, you now admit you did it?" I sat down comfortably and called the security man.673Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWHmO4mHDDB
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"Baba, take this girl away."673Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCWU6gUlo6W
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"Please ma! Please ma!" She begged. I didn't listen. 673Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpbrMkAOmnH
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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. 673Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsc7sDyknGc
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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.” 673Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtjjF5ou36W
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Just then, my phone rang. Looking at the call screen, it was my love. 673Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIYE3cn07SG
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"Bunny?"673Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡe0bvlWk3YS
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"Sugar, how is work going?" He asked. 673Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYuz8ABEMvM
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I sighed, "trying to uproot the weeds." I subconsciously touched my hair. 673Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡb3VQxmG9xm
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"What happened?" 673Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKzqDyJv8sh
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"I found out today that a thief has been working for me all this while." I frowned. 673Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4nFPXD3wV1
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He gasped, "you need to be very careful when choosing your sales girl from now on." He said it sternly. 673Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoJSAsiWA4e
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I sighed again, "I would."673Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡz7GvKTjslD
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"I was thinking about Gaby," he gushed. 673Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxacaq3a0wF
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I wondered what was so exciting about that. 673Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBipUJNjmUW
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"What about her?" I asked curiously. 673Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡg4DR7oJ36w
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"I was thinking if we could take her to a separate school with people with the same problem, " he said. 673Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrBh7ort3Bw
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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. 673Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNxET8RXdwF
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It was his turn to sigh. "Much less, stay with people with the same problem. Not done," I snapped. 673Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdKeCU82QoZ
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"I understand how you feel, but we would talk about it more when we get home," he pleaded.673Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsez0eOoPsC
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I rolled my eyes and said, “In your dreams.” 673Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKQVOSvEiLG
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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. 673Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡa86jEXYGgk
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I got home at around 10 pm. By then Gabriela has gone to bed. I was equally exhausted. 673Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7QIthiBMSC
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"Jessica, have you eaten?" I asked my niece whose eyes were glued to the television screen. 673Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡH1CMmUcKRo
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"Yes, ma," she said. 673Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6JMIxUL6PT
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"What did you eat?" I queried as I brought the bag of semovita out of the cupboard. 673Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkQSeXAsTwm
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"Indomie!" She squealed. 673Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡO8rgNQoU2E
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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. 673Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXjswThau8s
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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. 673Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡM4dlKkT0ri
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He finally came and we started eating. After the dish, we went to the parlor. 673Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡB4hMKcX94F
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"Jessica, did you have a good time today with Gaby?" 673Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoc1d2SZyty
I went rigid.
