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. 639Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBXjmxs9grf
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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. 639Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8S5HXKqMjr
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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. 639Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyXMKXOuZmJ
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"AJ, where are you?" I shouted irately. 639Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡS6jehhob0e
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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. 639Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡS8yuFuTb6D
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"I am here, ma," she spoke timidly, shifting her load from one arm to the next. 639Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡU0XKLJHuqU
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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. 639Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuV4S7smGjT
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"Eh...Eh..." 639Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMtsXvVgAyq
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"Eh, what?" I snapped, rising from the recliner. 639Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzwTZN06wmo
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"Madame, I sold it. The money was inside the one I gave you," she lied. 639Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPEexLiTpNm
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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. 639Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcgQZtIwjA0
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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. 639Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡk0Bt1h2puT
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She went on her knees pleading. "Ma, don't do this. It was the devil."639Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCxo4IyFeY1
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"So, you now admit you did it?" I sat down comfortably and called the security man.639Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpAUjMnJgIj
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"Baba, take this girl away."639Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZ2rwpE50PX
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"Please ma! Please ma!" She begged. I didn't listen. 639Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVcKOaMnDap
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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. 639Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡufxEMYQr5l
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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.” 639Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbTYnpnL4UJ
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Just then, my phone rang. Looking at the call screen, it was my love. 639Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZJSHAH95f2
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"Bunny?"639Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQMQ4Vr2tir
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"Sugar, how is work going?" He asked. 639Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzAyuoJ5pXD
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I sighed, "trying to uproot the weeds." I subconsciously touched my hair. 639Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTR6NPM0UsU
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"What happened?" 639Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCHB98FEkpr
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"I found out today that a thief has been working for me all this while." I frowned. 639Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6iUqFHPtSE
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He gasped, "you need to be very careful when choosing your sales girl from now on." He said it sternly. 639Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsTnjBXm52A
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I sighed again, "I would."639Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1oZmNp3SZk
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"I was thinking about Gaby," he gushed. 639Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡexWv3aRJP4
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I wondered what was so exciting about that. 639Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVo0CKiCeI1
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"What about her?" I asked curiously. 639Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTIn5xab3HG
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"I was thinking if we could take her to a separate school with people with the same problem, " he said. 639Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKO1gcesoCl
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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. 639Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDszD8II76i
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It was his turn to sigh. "Much less, stay with people with the same problem. Not done," I snapped. 639Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBw1VOvN2aU
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"I understand how you feel, but we would talk about it more when we get home," he pleaded.639Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7ceOyXvC76
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I rolled my eyes and said, “In your dreams.” 639Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEx9c5AVkaU
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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. 639Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvf870ePqVE
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I got home at around 10 pm. By then Gabriela has gone to bed. I was equally exhausted. 639Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnaH1EGJyHu
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"Jessica, have you eaten?" I asked my niece whose eyes were glued to the television screen. 639Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ000AO3pJTc
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"Yes, ma," she said. 639Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnyV6oQ7Y63
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"What did you eat?" I queried as I brought the bag of semovita out of the cupboard. 639Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡw0bqff8FxD
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"Indomie!" She squealed. 639Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7fnYHaqsI1
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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. 639Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFYoF7i1oqf
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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. 639Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuirYfN29SL
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He finally came and we started eating. After the dish, we went to the parlor. 639Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTwx1uiAqQj
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"Jessica, did you have a good time today with Gaby?" 639Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGAOiCinoCh
I went rigid.
