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. 574Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡi8f6N9iC0y
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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. 574Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfOY6tpZCdx
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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. 574Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2lnWLKYGjR
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"AJ, where are you?" I shouted irately. 574Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaXjbnLZTzb
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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. 574Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0XVcjudsXx
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"I am here, ma," she spoke timidly, shifting her load from one arm to the next. 574Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxziQpxOLKQ
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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. 574Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOvXE8ctbJK
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"Eh...Eh..." 574Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡT30rseR5Bf
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"Eh, what?" I snapped, rising from the recliner. 574Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnAjTcx7b0f
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"Madame, I sold it. The money was inside the one I gave you," she lied. 574Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbeVp9GSJ42
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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. 574Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvm6PddJn05
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"Madame, it's the truth I have just told you."574Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0ltXPUOuAt
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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. 574Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡz0UCnXHFcM
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She went on her knees pleading. "Ma, don't do this. It was the devil."574Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQREtYf2mLW
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"So, you now admit you did it?" I sat down comfortably and called the security man.574Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpCfD85W9aO
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"Baba, take this girl away."574Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5Uh2PzlHCJ
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"Please ma! Please ma!" She begged. I didn't listen. 574Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOIWpbNl57Q
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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. 574Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxDrn4NhiBJ
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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.” 574Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrQsbyaQ2kR
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Just then, my phone rang. Looking at the call screen, it was my love. 574Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVNbJh5VLLh
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"Bunny?"574Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVXPE9ETPQW
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"Sugar, how is work going?" He asked. 574Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2r9MSfG8Wy
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I sighed, "trying to uproot the weeds." I subconsciously touched my hair. 574Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaDe2nLimCh
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"What happened?" 574Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAxVFWQPR2G
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"I found out today that a thief has been working for me all this while." I frowned. 574Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ347jUUOFWT
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He gasped, "you need to be very careful when choosing your sales girl from now on." He said it sternly. 574Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDhH1ONnsrO
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I sighed again, "I would."574Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQKf6BpGgNo
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"I was thinking about Gaby," he gushed. 574Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAsrJjRkEpe
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I wondered what was so exciting about that. 574Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8A4K6i3FDU
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"What about her?" I asked curiously. 574Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5QDHdU5rHL
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"I was thinking if we could take her to a separate school with people with the same problem, " he said. 574Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxJi87AsW9R
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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. 574Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPqOb45UWXI
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It was his turn to sigh. "Much less, stay with people with the same problem. Not done," I snapped. 574Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEkx3ZtzDvy
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"I understand how you feel, but we would talk about it more when we get home," he pleaded.574Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvo32J5Wax8
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I rolled my eyes and said, “In your dreams.” 574Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIxUV8g1paI
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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. 574Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ13U68gvxip
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I got home at around 10 pm. By then Gabriela has gone to bed. I was equally exhausted. 574Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡd4JuGGczWT
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"Jessica, have you eaten?" I asked my niece whose eyes were glued to the television screen. 574Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNqTST6mb9X
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"Yes, ma," she said. 574Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcWTuKzpfAU
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"What did you eat?" I queried as I brought the bag of semovita out of the cupboard. 574Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡB86w3ooCTc
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"Indomie!" She squealed. 574Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQzLmi8lOGu
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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. 574Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIuwtteQvRl
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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. 574Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfeocMdVDA3
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He finally came and we started eating. After the dish, we went to the parlor. 574Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡw5nMTb0xqF
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"Jessica, did you have a good time today with Gaby?" 574Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡv3ZlDrLbis
I went rigid.
