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. 634Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkhkEgyuh3s
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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. 634Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbZ0TOCAa4A
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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. 634Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbnJzIO4XIP
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"AJ, where are you?" I shouted irately. 634Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3cferGuaHX
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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. 634Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlubzOeMDD0
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"I am here, ma," she spoke timidly, shifting her load from one arm to the next. 634Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKwkpJ3yeRj
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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. 634Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUQGdyCBaM7
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"Eh...Eh..." 634Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxHmm0Zz1Vz
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"Eh, what?" I snapped, rising from the recliner. 634Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0c6zMVA9Sm
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"Madame, I sold it. The money was inside the one I gave you," she lied. 634Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡS69UkdLhvC
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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. 634Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡanO83GIsUA
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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. 634Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWSN861sXCX
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She went on her knees pleading. "Ma, don't do this. It was the devil."634Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZ3zPchjvIj
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"So, you now admit you did it?" I sat down comfortably and called the security man.634Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2VazPmyCJP
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"Baba, take this girl away."634Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoMeCpX5f7O
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"Please ma! Please ma!" She begged. I didn't listen. 634Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxb7pWyiJbg
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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. 634Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkYOVp0yS7p
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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.” 634Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVgpgIqlKj8
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Just then, my phone rang. Looking at the call screen, it was my love. 634Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ36eyXQ3ASY
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"Bunny?"634Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2XGUftl5g9
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"Sugar, how is work going?" He asked. 634Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlUp7Huu4B4
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I sighed, "trying to uproot the weeds." I subconsciously touched my hair. 634Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCfXgOSDXR3
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"What happened?" 634Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡU8J6iY3I2K
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"I found out today that a thief has been working for me all this while." I frowned. 634Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbATuuuUpYp
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He gasped, "you need to be very careful when choosing your sales girl from now on." He said it sternly. 634Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpiTyYyJaSc
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I sighed again, "I would."634Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQXoaG14YeI
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"I was thinking about Gaby," he gushed. 634Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNkUJOJAyWX
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I wondered what was so exciting about that. 634Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBNjOfKxHUr
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"What about her?" I asked curiously. 634Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6bLbT9a6MH
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"I was thinking if we could take her to a separate school with people with the same problem, " he said. 634Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfte10Er7S3
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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. 634Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡu0iwwVcu5T
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It was his turn to sigh. "Much less, stay with people with the same problem. Not done," I snapped. 634Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkKnGLNz9wW
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"I understand how you feel, but we would talk about it more when we get home," he pleaded.634Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcdXxMYaqhh
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I rolled my eyes and said, “In your dreams.” 634Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVSWdhrAVQs
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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. 634Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJfJAA93hrX
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I got home at around 10 pm. By then Gabriela has gone to bed. I was equally exhausted. 634Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuJ4j0Kc2B2
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"Jessica, have you eaten?" I asked my niece whose eyes were glued to the television screen. 634Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHuKhCKOAZj
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"Yes, ma," she said. 634Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsCVSMZg06r
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"What did you eat?" I queried as I brought the bag of semovita out of the cupboard. 634Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡF50ocuOMlx
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"Indomie!" She squealed. 634Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡk6oXgue8Iv
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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. 634Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeO6MToLb7b
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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. 634Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtYyVLZSgef
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He finally came and we started eating. After the dish, we went to the parlor. 634Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWMFFbqMFvm
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"Jessica, did you have a good time today with Gaby?" 634Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjmtWyhapVt
I went rigid.
