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. 426Please respect copyright.PENANAuy8WxKSNb0
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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. 426Please respect copyright.PENANAVygsdbjrqk
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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. 426Please respect copyright.PENANAQLPgkIGIAw
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"AJ, where are you?" I shouted irately. 426Please respect copyright.PENANAjOsedTGNfZ
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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. 426Please respect copyright.PENANAZXNzqj4w0L
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"I am here, ma," she spoke timidly, shifting her load from one arm to the next. 426Please respect copyright.PENANAe9rDvm4yMV
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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. 426Please respect copyright.PENANAdDagWErxvU
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"Eh...Eh..." 426Please respect copyright.PENANAw5XNn0btU9
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"Eh, what?" I snapped, rising from the recliner. 426Please respect copyright.PENANAqOpvpR4yIO
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"Madame, I sold it. The money was inside the one I gave you," she lied. 426Please respect copyright.PENANA234ClWlick
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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. 426Please respect copyright.PENANAuET7Gt1CBm
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"Madame, it's the truth I have just told you."426Please respect copyright.PENANA2fhV0eGOh4
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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. 426Please respect copyright.PENANALkKtL59aFc
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She went on her knees pleading. "Ma, don't do this. It was the devil."426Please respect copyright.PENANARIlFsBJrq0
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"So, you now admit you did it?" I sat down comfortably and called the security man.426Please respect copyright.PENANAPlTWKpJjvx
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"Baba, take this girl away."426Please respect copyright.PENANAM9vPRVucoa
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"Please ma! Please ma!" She begged. I didn't listen. 426Please respect copyright.PENANAiUD78fI1qS
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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. 426Please respect copyright.PENANAwAV3NOl9xE
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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.” 426Please respect copyright.PENANAWvBYPvEV13
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Just then, my phone rang. Looking at the call screen, it was my love. 426Please respect copyright.PENANAY6FDinN1Xl
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"Bunny?"426Please respect copyright.PENANAdFfyfJIBu1
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"Sugar, how is work going?" He asked. 426Please respect copyright.PENANAsT2JDhrhhd
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I sighed, "trying to uproot the weeds." I subconsciously touched my hair. 426Please respect copyright.PENANA6Czs1mYGoI
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"What happened?" 426Please respect copyright.PENANAkj1XQZK5OS
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"I found out today that a thief has been working for me all this while." I frowned. 426Please respect copyright.PENANAhq1Pw9IF51
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He gasped, "you need to be very careful when choosing your sales girl from now on." He said it sternly. 426Please respect copyright.PENANAOvbhh7MDkg
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I sighed again, "I would."426Please respect copyright.PENANACa88hSPcno
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"I was thinking about Gaby," he gushed. 426Please respect copyright.PENANA05Ux4ngLwz
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I wondered what was so exciting about that. 426Please respect copyright.PENANANAjNY72EeR
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"What about her?" I asked curiously. 426Please respect copyright.PENANAPPknnJ90Lw
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"I was thinking if we could take her to a separate school with people with the same problem, " he said. 426Please respect copyright.PENANAmOu3i8byiV
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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. 426Please respect copyright.PENANA7P5234FnvL
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It was his turn to sigh. "Much less, stay with people with the same problem. Not done," I snapped. 426Please respect copyright.PENANA71dJURH1nc
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"I understand how you feel, but we would talk about it more when we get home," he pleaded.426Please respect copyright.PENANAUXi0JWXZBm
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I rolled my eyes and said, “In your dreams.” 426Please respect copyright.PENANATGKppmgi3H
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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. 426Please respect copyright.PENANA41gWtRvqjz
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I got home at around 10 pm. By then Gabriela has gone to bed. I was equally exhausted. 426Please respect copyright.PENANAkcSCZ0L4Yr
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"Jessica, have you eaten?" I asked my niece whose eyes were glued to the television screen. 426Please respect copyright.PENANAklH3UKa556
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"Yes, ma," she said. 426Please respect copyright.PENANAtBqxde7sOX
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"What did you eat?" I queried as I brought the bag of semovita out of the cupboard. 426Please respect copyright.PENANAFJHUHPGXON
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"Indomie!" She squealed. 426Please respect copyright.PENANA753uJzdA4k
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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. 426Please respect copyright.PENANArl5ztdYcVx
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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. 426Please respect copyright.PENANAaxqAF118c5
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He finally came and we started eating. After the dish, we went to the parlor. 426Please respect copyright.PENANAG8mqpTjVj3
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"Jessica, did you have a good time today with Gaby?" 426Please respect copyright.PENANAFqLugBpoOx
I went rigid.