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. 575Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcJzxskd1uG
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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. 575Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡU1WbNTdQoy
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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. 575Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0qgwMPdSQV
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"AJ, where are you?" I shouted irately. 575Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLuvyJaQrQR
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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. 575Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaJTK71SNNH
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"I am here, ma," she spoke timidly, shifting her load from one arm to the next. 575Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqa9SsYa1zg
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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. 575Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxeyWPnABV6
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"Eh...Eh..." 575Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiIytQgGWAW
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"Eh, what?" I snapped, rising from the recliner. 575Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEaWRphoGCI
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"Madame, I sold it. The money was inside the one I gave you," she lied. 575Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiR9V2Uvhq1
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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. 575Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQRK8m50JMX
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"Madame, it's the truth I have just told you."575Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnac11eqR3l
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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. 575Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡS94kkfsR6Y
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She went on her knees pleading. "Ma, don't do this. It was the devil."575Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbvlS3xaTqi
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"So, you now admit you did it?" I sat down comfortably and called the security man.575Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFeMrSDZvD5
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"Baba, take this girl away."575Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡX75tORUKXK
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"Please ma! Please ma!" She begged. I didn't listen. 575Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0dI7c94nXh
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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. 575Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡC3qrxizoMQ
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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.” 575Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdA3gK3tmVE
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Just then, my phone rang. Looking at the call screen, it was my love. 575Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgpeg6uiWKU
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"Bunny?"575Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJD8B1xN88f
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"Sugar, how is work going?" He asked. 575Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnqAH3XasIx
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I sighed, "trying to uproot the weeds." I subconsciously touched my hair. 575Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJIifSP9FEO
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"What happened?" 575Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNFfZ6ucq70
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"I found out today that a thief has been working for me all this while." I frowned. 575Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡR67eHKoRY3
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He gasped, "you need to be very careful when choosing your sales girl from now on." He said it sternly. 575Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgzgBdxlr45
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I sighed again, "I would."575Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOW8E6mZEVw
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"I was thinking about Gaby," he gushed. 575Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9VihMg81M3
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I wondered what was so exciting about that. 575Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡibx0rEvlB8
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"What about her?" I asked curiously. 575Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡG7zJQSuuYv
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"I was thinking if we could take her to a separate school with people with the same problem, " he said. 575Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUjuwNgLbaP
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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. 575Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0j7oqAoUQU
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It was his turn to sigh. "Much less, stay with people with the same problem. Not done," I snapped. 575Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHecvlIARx4
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"I understand how you feel, but we would talk about it more when we get home," he pleaded.575Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ64LAHlRl3x
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I rolled my eyes and said, “In your dreams.” 575Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKPxv5Nlgfy
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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. 575Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡulO9EhXUYj
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I got home at around 10 pm. By then Gabriela has gone to bed. I was equally exhausted. 575Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡw1ygsctoQo
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"Jessica, have you eaten?" I asked my niece whose eyes were glued to the television screen. 575Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrTe4uZnNwo
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"Yes, ma," she said. 575Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡk97BJ1gqzC
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"What did you eat?" I queried as I brought the bag of semovita out of the cupboard. 575Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnd1Sv64wEK
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"Indomie!" She squealed. 575Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ48Pr7RIkIp
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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. 575Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTahDHSLPzA
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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. 575Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwBNADaHA2Y
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He finally came and we started eating. After the dish, we went to the parlor. 575Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGCZOsu4fEt
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"Jessica, did you have a good time today with Gaby?" 575Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvaAgKsG5Mm
I went rigid.
