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. 656Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡalefEPGrM1
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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. 656Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLlNHHYUyDY
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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. 656Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ506rGXA6e3
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"AJ, where are you?" I shouted irately. 656Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡV0OBCOfoDk
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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. 656Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKQynEOMlMv
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"I am here, ma," she spoke timidly, shifting her load from one arm to the next. 656Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPkbUCNv9zT
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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. 656Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡglsFwOakwW
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"Eh...Eh..." 656Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvRas2z33u4
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"Eh, what?" I snapped, rising from the recliner. 656Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4RMJgtL6Cq
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"Madame, I sold it. The money was inside the one I gave you," she lied. 656Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡr9fM4w677r
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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. 656Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKYKg7gDkQI
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"Madame, it's the truth I have just told you."656Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoP1zdBruEO
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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. 656Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQXfVWFnCju
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She went on her knees pleading. "Ma, don't do this. It was the devil."656Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZfdF66EzyL
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"So, you now admit you did it?" I sat down comfortably and called the security man.656Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDJAk32jVXM
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"Baba, take this girl away."656Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡruGRjvtlqI
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"Please ma! Please ma!" She begged. I didn't listen. 656Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdpxEMZXumX
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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. 656Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4bRIUgNLQf
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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.” 656Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXx6CHWUQTz
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Just then, my phone rang. Looking at the call screen, it was my love. 656Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHvDuAUOBZI
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"Bunny?"656Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyI7kyfF57p
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"Sugar, how is work going?" He asked. 656Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwNbujK3fCi
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I sighed, "trying to uproot the weeds." I subconsciously touched my hair. 656Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLVwmd2DDK6
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"What happened?" 656Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6M8YyCKHXJ
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"I found out today that a thief has been working for me all this while." I frowned. 656Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpDXhWgmLeL
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He gasped, "you need to be very careful when choosing your sales girl from now on." He said it sternly. 656Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqbTMUAHP6M
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I sighed again, "I would."656Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡq0e0deFj5g
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"I was thinking about Gaby," he gushed. 656Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOZga9wxPaZ
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I wondered what was so exciting about that. 656Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBntgzb2jJ1
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"What about her?" I asked curiously. 656Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjwPr3899io
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"I was thinking if we could take her to a separate school with people with the same problem, " he said. 656Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBD7m5u7rDz
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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. 656Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRk4d4UcjUK
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It was his turn to sigh. "Much less, stay with people with the same problem. Not done," I snapped. 656Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdxXEy7l8uU
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"I understand how you feel, but we would talk about it more when we get home," he pleaded.656Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUjYZJ6vPdW
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I rolled my eyes and said, “In your dreams.” 656Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8WVNW35V1G
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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. 656Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKTGL40rTPj
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I got home at around 10 pm. By then Gabriela has gone to bed. I was equally exhausted. 656Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgKZT0i5hbY
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"Jessica, have you eaten?" I asked my niece whose eyes were glued to the television screen. 656Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtmt3rgPbTf
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"Yes, ma," she said. 656Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdv06gJWLf8
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"What did you eat?" I queried as I brought the bag of semovita out of the cupboard. 656Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ73RzhGSYWw
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"Indomie!" She squealed. 656Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIQAEqBn2PV
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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. 656Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtUz5R3cIR1
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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. 656Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaCcATBopP6
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He finally came and we started eating. After the dish, we went to the parlor. 656Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡroGQswoAtS
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"Jessica, did you have a good time today with Gaby?" 656Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfFX1uTJaeB
I went rigid.
