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. 551Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuEx2CSTKE0
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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. 551Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHdTSNCrvbT
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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. 551Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡs7ktYuHAJu
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"AJ, where are you?" I shouted irately. 551Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7rg0HLB1Cb
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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. 551Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1fOBZh1bv7
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"I am here, ma," she spoke timidly, shifting her load from one arm to the next. 551Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqsFVluyEQi
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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. 551Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSIzbHjSGo8
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"Eh...Eh..." 551Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡecHzMVtbKp
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"Eh, what?" I snapped, rising from the recliner. 551Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡo3Dl84iQbT
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"Madame, I sold it. The money was inside the one I gave you," she lied. 551Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZ31Bnraflm
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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. 551Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3lxuP0KW4L
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"Madame, it's the truth I have just told you."551Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdrad5ZgPI6
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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. 551Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgVwtFbn31F
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She went on her knees pleading. "Ma, don't do this. It was the devil."551Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7XpBIrb3ve
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"So, you now admit you did it?" I sat down comfortably and called the security man.551Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgQFfWOz1Gb
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"Baba, take this girl away."551Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMYfkfZnMtm
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"Please ma! Please ma!" She begged. I didn't listen. 551Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFwJ5tNYmAa
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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. 551Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡq24KFcmjha
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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.” 551Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGmoGvdvYL7
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Just then, my phone rang. Looking at the call screen, it was my love. 551Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEgLUzQUjPJ
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"Bunny?"551Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTDVCTTH19Y
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"Sugar, how is work going?" He asked. 551Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4AfGcHiiQw
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I sighed, "trying to uproot the weeds." I subconsciously touched my hair. 551Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ62PEVW4lei
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"What happened?" 551Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMg9Ip4qk6W
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"I found out today that a thief has been working for me all this while." I frowned. 551Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4awm57TZCo
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He gasped, "you need to be very careful when choosing your sales girl from now on." He said it sternly. 551Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZfAp5gQB95
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I sighed again, "I would."551Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9gYBsWVrDW
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"I was thinking about Gaby," he gushed. 551Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡktifLhYoD9
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I wondered what was so exciting about that. 551Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSYW59h9XMx
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"What about her?" I asked curiously. 551Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrwrGhQ7nRI
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"I was thinking if we could take her to a separate school with people with the same problem, " he said. 551Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFgLxLbBNPL
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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. 551Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVikk0lZDye
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It was his turn to sigh. "Much less, stay with people with the same problem. Not done," I snapped. 551Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡca9h7nkzCn
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"I understand how you feel, but we would talk about it more when we get home," he pleaded.551Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDh56ZhFiSg
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I rolled my eyes and said, “In your dreams.” 551Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwHhPSK7D9h
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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. 551Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsKz0uz3Maa
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I got home at around 10 pm. By then Gabriela has gone to bed. I was equally exhausted. 551Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNW5IJqvGy2
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"Jessica, have you eaten?" I asked my niece whose eyes were glued to the television screen. 551Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcXCxt1kJ1h
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"Yes, ma," she said. 551Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVs6nMpGpaO
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"What did you eat?" I queried as I brought the bag of semovita out of the cupboard. 551Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdqepA6wjLd
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"Indomie!" She squealed. 551Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbSbG5oU1cd
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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. 551Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpHGmUfNdoH
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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. 551Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAk4rtvpTJd
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He finally came and we started eating. After the dish, we went to the parlor. 551Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡw5KiE7eSFh
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"Jessica, did you have a good time today with Gaby?" 551Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoQLw9YdfqF
I went rigid.
