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. 603Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQlY8IVRqMp
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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. 603Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiZ97fD7VWQ
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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. 603Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1BOoWmDzym
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"AJ, where are you?" I shouted irately. 603Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYtJG49dKq6
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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. 603Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡadzakFQx3B
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"I am here, ma," she spoke timidly, shifting her load from one arm to the next. 603Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfBg0b1hjbz
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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. 603Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhQJxRhHG7N
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"Eh, what?" I snapped, rising from the recliner. 603Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡii7Yg0wEvD
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"Madame, I sold it. The money was inside the one I gave you," she lied. 603Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHHD3LrwX8x
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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. 603Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7KWqYDhLGh
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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. 603Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡm0RGQe5sjh
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She went on her knees pleading. "Ma, don't do this. It was the devil."603Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfrA61X65q6
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"So, you now admit you did it?" I sat down comfortably and called the security man.603Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUDMaznYRNf
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"Baba, take this girl away."603Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpqByZiHwVJ
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"Please ma! Please ma!" She begged. I didn't listen. 603Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5QTmYYnooP
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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. 603Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡt42DQmy7V4
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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.” 603Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIC3R9fYLUE
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Just then, my phone rang. Looking at the call screen, it was my love. 603Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡutZi3XyT2X
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"Bunny?"603Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbhyqAAdG9q
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"Sugar, how is work going?" He asked. 603Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4kmFG3pNNV
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I sighed, "trying to uproot the weeds." I subconsciously touched my hair. 603Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3HKtKBEqkX
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"What happened?" 603Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJGdG5Ik4q9
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"I found out today that a thief has been working for me all this while." I frowned. 603Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFrAEQWljNU
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He gasped, "you need to be very careful when choosing your sales girl from now on." He said it sternly. 603Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzRNhgsjGcY
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I sighed again, "I would."603Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQI8egI0ILd
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"I was thinking about Gaby," he gushed. 603Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCt1Npyofrj
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I wondered what was so exciting about that. 603Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡX2neJK6vmE
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"What about her?" I asked curiously. 603Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkjtLGEX27d
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"I was thinking if we could take her to a separate school with people with the same problem, " he said. 603Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMFoyAYff0Z
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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. 603Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGBgmRSebRd
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It was his turn to sigh. "Much less, stay with people with the same problem. Not done," I snapped. 603Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5VJey41Fx6
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"I understand how you feel, but we would talk about it more when we get home," he pleaded.603Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnKFpqqAnrp
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I rolled my eyes and said, “In your dreams.” 603Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJPwWGKCx7c
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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. 603Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEfrtJ479mq
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I got home at around 10 pm. By then Gabriela has gone to bed. I was equally exhausted. 603Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJszgq5wRQQ
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"Jessica, have you eaten?" I asked my niece whose eyes were glued to the television screen. 603Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡR3H1BO2IXW
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"Yes, ma," she said. 603Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡE1xWICjejQ
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"What did you eat?" I queried as I brought the bag of semovita out of the cupboard. 603Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1ZZQyEyq1M
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"Indomie!" She squealed. 603Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPuewadFjlm
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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. 603Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbGkJYgPiIT
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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. 603Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPisnROcp5U
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He finally came and we started eating. After the dish, we went to the parlor. 603Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiqys0NtSLL
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"Jessica, did you have a good time today with Gaby?" 603Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ13B5vyQfwk
I went rigid.
