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. 408Please respect copyright.PENANAZHu7xOTvpX
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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. 408Please respect copyright.PENANAwMsVnwzLOq
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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. 408Please respect copyright.PENANAaSPiRwTTq5
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"AJ, where are you?" I shouted irately. 408Please respect copyright.PENANAeP8nwthq9r
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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. 408Please respect copyright.PENANAJcE4MUCplO
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"I am here, ma," she spoke timidly, shifting her load from one arm to the next. 408Please respect copyright.PENANAQ5xwffb4T5
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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. 408Please respect copyright.PENANAeGEeYbCuQb
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"Eh...Eh..." 408Please respect copyright.PENANAIzGkgufLeK
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"Eh, what?" I snapped, rising from the recliner. 408Please respect copyright.PENANAbfotF3W1MI
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"Madame, I sold it. The money was inside the one I gave you," she lied. 408Please respect copyright.PENANAPH11YyfeUH
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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. 408Please respect copyright.PENANAMti1q3xnBE
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"Madame, it's the truth I have just told you."408Please respect copyright.PENANAMRJ1jxtnR9
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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. 408Please respect copyright.PENANA7rlf40wUvm
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She went on her knees pleading. "Ma, don't do this. It was the devil."408Please respect copyright.PENANAciAgcOPlJT
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"So, you now admit you did it?" I sat down comfortably and called the security man.408Please respect copyright.PENANA9F9sSloU8j
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"Baba, take this girl away."408Please respect copyright.PENANArcyZ3ammTH
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"Please ma! Please ma!" She begged. I didn't listen. 408Please respect copyright.PENANA25il0R7lMw
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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. 408Please respect copyright.PENANA0Q0UiVdUXi
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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.” 408Please respect copyright.PENANATuqmWJOZo8
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Just then, my phone rang. Looking at the call screen, it was my love. 408Please respect copyright.PENANA9nFTFzwvPp
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"Bunny?"408Please respect copyright.PENANA4h8m96fmf2
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"Sugar, how is work going?" He asked. 408Please respect copyright.PENANAgv5l0mnKua
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I sighed, "trying to uproot the weeds." I subconsciously touched my hair. 408Please respect copyright.PENANAZgSiTlwP3S
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"What happened?" 408Please respect copyright.PENANA9tDZDxoBgZ
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"I found out today that a thief has been working for me all this while." I frowned. 408Please respect copyright.PENANAvKMnkHZAMt
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He gasped, "you need to be very careful when choosing your sales girl from now on." He said it sternly. 408Please respect copyright.PENANAQizpbg54rk
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I sighed again, "I would."408Please respect copyright.PENANAO1gcXWM824
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"I was thinking about Gaby," he gushed. 408Please respect copyright.PENANA5IA8jrp2gM
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I wondered what was so exciting about that. 408Please respect copyright.PENANAJeatWzdSOh
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"What about her?" I asked curiously. 408Please respect copyright.PENANAmqR956g9ap
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"I was thinking if we could take her to a separate school with people with the same problem, " he said. 408Please respect copyright.PENANAsTCwinSeJU
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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. 408Please respect copyright.PENANAk7PqZkEth1
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It was his turn to sigh. "Much less, stay with people with the same problem. Not done," I snapped. 408Please respect copyright.PENANADOjasYS6OF
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"I understand how you feel, but we would talk about it more when we get home," he pleaded.408Please respect copyright.PENANAyrcMHJ7AVe
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I rolled my eyes and said, “In your dreams.” 408Please respect copyright.PENANAxUJmD9SZ64
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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. 408Please respect copyright.PENANAZsUhf9VDX7
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I got home at around 10 pm. By then Gabriela has gone to bed. I was equally exhausted. 408Please respect copyright.PENANATCXxDsfy1c
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"Jessica, have you eaten?" I asked my niece whose eyes were glued to the television screen. 408Please respect copyright.PENANABJPvXGmYhv
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"Yes, ma," she said. 408Please respect copyright.PENANAxxGRKcMgfQ
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"What did you eat?" I queried as I brought the bag of semovita out of the cupboard. 408Please respect copyright.PENANAFczWzvNPtl
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"Indomie!" She squealed. 408Please respect copyright.PENANAjWUoHOAEN0
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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. 408Please respect copyright.PENANABaH8cFoQMr
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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. 408Please respect copyright.PENANAMjOg88IWdS
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He finally came and we started eating. After the dish, we went to the parlor. 408Please respect copyright.PENANA5CTHdIRtMI
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"Jessica, did you have a good time today with Gaby?" 408Please respect copyright.PENANAyKbNhD83vn
I went rigid.