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. 645Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡivoP0SudnQ
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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. 645Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqwvU4HrC2V
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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. 645Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡe7h2iAJ09f
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"AJ, where are you?" I shouted irately. 645Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbmTjun7zC0
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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. 645Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBntNhdULRN
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"I am here, ma," she spoke timidly, shifting her load from one arm to the next. 645Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwAErEbhDNw
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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. 645Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQURNt2fqM9
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"Eh...Eh..." 645Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyg52OJ99kT
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"Eh, what?" I snapped, rising from the recliner. 645Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUZv0R4Sbdo
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"Madame, I sold it. The money was inside the one I gave you," she lied. 645Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPtyOUVBya1
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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. 645Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡodZSOkX7YJ
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"Madame, it's the truth I have just told you."645Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbWZAB6Bpye
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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. 645Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUQ8hEO7W2c
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She went on her knees pleading. "Ma, don't do this. It was the devil."645Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIYtILYK5rr
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"So, you now admit you did it?" I sat down comfortably and called the security man.645Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyJbspEAru5
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"Baba, take this girl away."645Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSxHuMAbX5Y
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"Please ma! Please ma!" She begged. I didn't listen. 645Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHYXxU8iB6g
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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. 645Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIcmtZ8fG5S
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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.” 645Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsBtpcHUxwR
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Just then, my phone rang. Looking at the call screen, it was my love. 645Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbO2xeD1xqe
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"Bunny?"645Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPG2PhhSxYI
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"Sugar, how is work going?" He asked. 645Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCSenQPNdsG
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I sighed, "trying to uproot the weeds." I subconsciously touched my hair. 645Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNtpCXLAGPq
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"What happened?" 645Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKR7VvCuaz1
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"I found out today that a thief has been working for me all this while." I frowned. 645Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWaeSVj0pzh
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He gasped, "you need to be very careful when choosing your sales girl from now on." He said it sternly. 645Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkK7oZJjxYH
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I sighed again, "I would."645Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcpIs0uc9RY
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"I was thinking about Gaby," he gushed. 645Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDHvtXvRGAv
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I wondered what was so exciting about that. 645Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1PMwN0ZYg5
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"What about her?" I asked curiously. 645Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFdBEMkSGq0
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"I was thinking if we could take her to a separate school with people with the same problem, " he said. 645Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSL5V8NP3Ur
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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. 645Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9Ync0lMpT6
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It was his turn to sigh. "Much less, stay with people with the same problem. Not done," I snapped. 645Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxqK9WdECd9
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"I understand how you feel, but we would talk about it more when we get home," he pleaded.645Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5JIvNrDXSG
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I rolled my eyes and said, “In your dreams.” 645Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ12zYr3bDYT
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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. 645Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWgREoWS607
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I got home at around 10 pm. By then Gabriela has gone to bed. I was equally exhausted. 645Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjP90Hz5Tae
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"Jessica, have you eaten?" I asked my niece whose eyes were glued to the television screen. 645Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwJD00k3iYX
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"Yes, ma," she said. 645Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrVQqOKTOPN
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"What did you eat?" I queried as I brought the bag of semovita out of the cupboard. 645Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKdc1B14Eup
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"Indomie!" She squealed. 645Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡh7N7W0ZhX7
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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. 645Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5YNSJHyifg
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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. 645Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBf8aVJZvSs
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He finally came and we started eating. After the dish, we went to the parlor. 645Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdqX1KtlUWz
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"Jessica, did you have a good time today with Gaby?" 645Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOqlQRlOZuL
I went rigid.
