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. 550Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjIF1gJZkST
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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. 550Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡz6XRYmbodT
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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. 550Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBipfX5nE42
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"AJ, where are you?" I shouted irately. 550Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFyCq4CLnpQ
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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. 550Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡN0y7vphl6t
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"I am here, ma," she spoke timidly, shifting her load from one arm to the next. 550Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡELfLQ0TRjz
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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. 550Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxC46JtF1Va
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"Eh...Eh..." 550Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ455snRJrKp
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"Eh, what?" I snapped, rising from the recliner. 550Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2TP3srWErm
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"Madame, I sold it. The money was inside the one I gave you," she lied. 550Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFJyw0WRI29
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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. 550Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡshiZnYGkJt
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"Madame, it's the truth I have just told you."550Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYuTkbrNobE
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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. 550Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWk61PmFMI3
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She went on her knees pleading. "Ma, don't do this. It was the devil."550Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbEPFsO2uW1
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"So, you now admit you did it?" I sat down comfortably and called the security man.550Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2H30uKeIxp
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"Baba, take this girl away."550Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjGtr3u6pYf
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"Please ma! Please ma!" She begged. I didn't listen. 550Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2W8KjLe6a3
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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. 550Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZE9FxY0ubW
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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.” 550Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDi8gJNOmRR
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Just then, my phone rang. Looking at the call screen, it was my love. 550Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9Pds713Xws
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"Bunny?"550Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7vsgg3O3WC
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"Sugar, how is work going?" He asked. 550Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJMnTUMn46b
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I sighed, "trying to uproot the weeds." I subconsciously touched my hair. 550Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2RtCrLrUH5
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"What happened?" 550Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPnbOdhoXAr
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"I found out today that a thief has been working for me all this while." I frowned. 550Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVtDuqMaWDn
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He gasped, "you need to be very careful when choosing your sales girl from now on." He said it sternly. 550Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5nessjgF9z
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I sighed again, "I would."550Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIAVZCFGIM1
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"I was thinking about Gaby," he gushed. 550Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmZ4uSr0bC0
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I wondered what was so exciting about that. 550Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOCjftz0wCs
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"What about her?" I asked curiously. 550Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡROnkvz8L1T
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"I was thinking if we could take her to a separate school with people with the same problem, " he said. 550Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQgnaeWoHb7
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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. 550Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡP5vRWjta1L
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It was his turn to sigh. "Much less, stay with people with the same problem. Not done," I snapped. 550Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡp6XJVCVglD
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"I understand how you feel, but we would talk about it more when we get home," he pleaded.550Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvlxwGC408F
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I rolled my eyes and said, “In your dreams.” 550Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcX29UwTkU8
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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. 550Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJBjfnrbIRX
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I got home at around 10 pm. By then Gabriela has gone to bed. I was equally exhausted. 550Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnuTblThBxP
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"Jessica, have you eaten?" I asked my niece whose eyes were glued to the television screen. 550Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJNTRK5C9Hb
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"Yes, ma," she said. 550Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHoenRe3hrf
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"What did you eat?" I queried as I brought the bag of semovita out of the cupboard. 550Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtqwudRBids
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"Indomie!" She squealed. 550Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgRLptq9CPE
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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. 550Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNSGbPJ4iKw
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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. 550Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFTHYkRrJjS
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He finally came and we started eating. After the dish, we went to the parlor. 550Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvganLZyfrQ
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"Jessica, did you have a good time today with Gaby?" 550Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzM4PbjOzLA
I went rigid.
