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. 660Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlsLc7lKkXP
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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. 660Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9JXy9rGuxC
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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. 660Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQuUvl3KjDb
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"AJ, where are you?" I shouted irately. 660Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡM1QcLYJNG4
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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. 660Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKFOlR7ayx3
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"I am here, ma," she spoke timidly, shifting her load from one arm to the next. 660Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCGym4altDs
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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. 660Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfjzPocjfT1
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"Eh...Eh..." 660Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVES2SbLdhy
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"Eh, what?" I snapped, rising from the recliner. 660Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡofKhG2EN5Q
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"Madame, I sold it. The money was inside the one I gave you," she lied. 660Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoxLkxREstL
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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. 660Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCQdvhlL79z
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"Madame, it's the truth I have just told you."660Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoTTn7Eadzk
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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. 660Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFCsn3Ef45R
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She went on her knees pleading. "Ma, don't do this. It was the devil."660Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUHCI0fPAK8
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"So, you now admit you did it?" I sat down comfortably and called the security man.660Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHaGRruyz4h
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"Baba, take this girl away."660Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9CG2TIWQ8W
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"Please ma! Please ma!" She begged. I didn't listen. 660Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtZtUvGL73N
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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. 660Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSVkCAQWpkA
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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.” 660Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡY9yS92wvFx
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Just then, my phone rang. Looking at the call screen, it was my love. 660Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbdERme4if4
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"Bunny?"660Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIZrKfU2BV3
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"Sugar, how is work going?" He asked. 660Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiI7Caadowb
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I sighed, "trying to uproot the weeds." I subconsciously touched my hair. 660Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡteMOe3hlMZ
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"What happened?" 660Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYSB9OL9Inw
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"I found out today that a thief has been working for me all this while." I frowned. 660Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWMPbN64jPu
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He gasped, "you need to be very careful when choosing your sales girl from now on." He said it sternly. 660Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtRVaeqRPLo
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I sighed again, "I would."660Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPK9FGrKdcZ
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"I was thinking about Gaby," he gushed. 660Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDmrnO6HPV4
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I wondered what was so exciting about that. 660Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7ZuQytQkl1
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"What about her?" I asked curiously. 660Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡO59tuzt1ZQ
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"I was thinking if we could take her to a separate school with people with the same problem, " he said. 660Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0oPaKLJZkN
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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. 660Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqhJabCwZP9
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It was his turn to sigh. "Much less, stay with people with the same problem. Not done," I snapped. 660Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpo1J7kp5eS
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"I understand how you feel, but we would talk about it more when we get home," he pleaded.660Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGkJdbO8wlU
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I rolled my eyes and said, “In your dreams.” 660Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEpdyJtHOOU
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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. 660Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFS523QplTI
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I got home at around 10 pm. By then Gabriela has gone to bed. I was equally exhausted. 660Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡadDNn32tAg
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"Jessica, have you eaten?" I asked my niece whose eyes were glued to the television screen. 660Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQCIPfxMKl9
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"Yes, ma," she said. 660Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3HmNUT3g1t
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"What did you eat?" I queried as I brought the bag of semovita out of the cupboard. 660Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpnpeWLmrSu
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"Indomie!" She squealed. 660Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDLSk4GQLgG
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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. 660Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRxbTfBbIby
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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. 660Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzePFlH0sbE
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He finally came and we started eating. After the dish, we went to the parlor. 660Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNNOeqxa7Ir
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"Jessica, did you have a good time today with Gaby?" 660Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpcsNPb3QLL
I went rigid.
