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. 606Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ77bC6iulVk
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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. 606Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4sEQywKAYs
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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. 606Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡADuu3VES6X
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"AJ, where are you?" I shouted irately. 606Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFhsu8yMjlU
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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. 606Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1U62MkzZHv
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"I am here, ma," she spoke timidly, shifting her load from one arm to the next. 606Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡg3oPHw7SiT
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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. 606Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡK0ayHhrecO
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"Eh...Eh..." 606Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqkFGiBCtcc
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"Eh, what?" I snapped, rising from the recliner. 606Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡY2WiAd9ASS
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"Madame, I sold it. The money was inside the one I gave you," she lied. 606Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNP7QgSJ7Je
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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. 606Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0E9ilI785A
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"Madame, it's the truth I have just told you."606Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4KBPiiiMlF
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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. 606Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJA9BWoPOlO
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She went on her knees pleading. "Ma, don't do this. It was the devil."606Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAr3ZyiOWtc
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"So, you now admit you did it?" I sat down comfortably and called the security man.606Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡT5Eh2OzHrS
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"Baba, take this girl away."606Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTbSJur1sEI
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"Please ma! Please ma!" She begged. I didn't listen. 606Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ19NX7ss94K
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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. 606Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdO79pkVprw
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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.” 606Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTbK2tRZ25O
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Just then, my phone rang. Looking at the call screen, it was my love. 606Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2Iqaj9wZvP
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"Bunny?"606Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡP6by9gftHP
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"Sugar, how is work going?" He asked. 606Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMJ8ZUZAejE
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I sighed, "trying to uproot the weeds." I subconsciously touched my hair. 606Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡV3p474R2ra
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"What happened?" 606Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡusUIpmBrfp
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"I found out today that a thief has been working for me all this while." I frowned. 606Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡevRZf01z1O
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He gasped, "you need to be very careful when choosing your sales girl from now on." He said it sternly. 606Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkKJAt4lbuY
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I sighed again, "I would."606Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJd76Ro3MRu
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"I was thinking about Gaby," he gushed. 606Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlmVJ6xENP9
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I wondered what was so exciting about that. 606Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgrAyMz9R1p
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"What about her?" I asked curiously. 606Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFn1dIOFbmS
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"I was thinking if we could take her to a separate school with people with the same problem, " he said. 606Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPNnPiztV2n
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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. 606Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjQBPrBEeXc
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It was his turn to sigh. "Much less, stay with people with the same problem. Not done," I snapped. 606Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZ7CKvWmk7e
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"I understand how you feel, but we would talk about it more when we get home," he pleaded.606Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQoREdNfotw
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I rolled my eyes and said, “In your dreams.” 606Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnzQ2fmqAc1
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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. 606Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡV4xVXdTm6h
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I got home at around 10 pm. By then Gabriela has gone to bed. I was equally exhausted. 606Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdkYTwaxZVX
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"Jessica, have you eaten?" I asked my niece whose eyes were glued to the television screen. 606Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSs2H7pPLzf
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"Yes, ma," she said. 606Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0eCHNlFYGz
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"What did you eat?" I queried as I brought the bag of semovita out of the cupboard. 606Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQZNGR7Q5qV
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"Indomie!" She squealed. 606Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrrVbe2pkrC
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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. 606Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1nenmVC8KC
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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. 606Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZmaPXBELwe
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He finally came and we started eating. After the dish, we went to the parlor. 606Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeJsRgiBtvd
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"Jessica, did you have a good time today with Gaby?" 606Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡElL4ZvTe44
I went rigid.
