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. 661Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzdPwRyNGtu
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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. 661Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡklc8qLbklZ
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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. 661Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEjnm9XXVQM
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Madame Doris P.O.V661Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡji14uoWX9X
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"AJ, where are you?" I shouted irately. 661Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtzKoZBpVnc
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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. 661Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ08UcZ5Am7R
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"I am here, ma," she spoke timidly, shifting her load from one arm to the next. 661Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbS9LcNrqQ9
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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. 661Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnundfjBHHb
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"Eh...Eh..." 661Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡafgFujIK2b
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"Eh, what?" I snapped, rising from the recliner. 661Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpVhh5K7lk6
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"Madame, I sold it. The money was inside the one I gave you," she lied. 661Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOoXt1scNGN
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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. 661Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKGavOyOVFs
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"Madame, it's the truth I have just told you."661Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡln9iPUqQxq
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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. 661Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJHzB2cZSgP
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She went on her knees pleading. "Ma, don't do this. It was the devil."661Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjLVbWBSVQe
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"So, you now admit you did it?" I sat down comfortably and called the security man.661Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2kW2P0Z4ES
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"Baba, take this girl away."661Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPTtEvrAGQH
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"Please ma! Please ma!" She begged. I didn't listen. 661Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZ90IHFk3YN
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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. 661Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQGi0EXpLWP
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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.” 661Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzS8x3IBOIa
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Just then, my phone rang. Looking at the call screen, it was my love. 661Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5BOONAAt1J
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"Bunny?"661Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ46aXrwLCuE
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"Sugar, how is work going?" He asked. 661Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYGL0VLFMKJ
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I sighed, "trying to uproot the weeds." I subconsciously touched my hair. 661Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBRF0rE7geh
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"What happened?" 661Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXIo7YtV4GD
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"I found out today that a thief has been working for me all this while." I frowned. 661Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPgTiKwv5SR
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He gasped, "you need to be very careful when choosing your sales girl from now on." He said it sternly. 661Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBFIbqgGTO7
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I sighed again, "I would."661Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuhMtdyOqZn
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"I was thinking about Gaby," he gushed. 661Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeKEsnPFXi3
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I wondered what was so exciting about that. 661Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡowSacn6zax
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"What about her?" I asked curiously. 661Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡj4HwpIsJ6Y
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"I was thinking if we could take her to a separate school with people with the same problem, " he said. 661Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLY6xHorG9J
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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. 661Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfOqy4bGfsJ
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It was his turn to sigh. "Much less, stay with people with the same problem. Not done," I snapped. 661Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ83arFO7Trg
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"I understand how you feel, but we would talk about it more when we get home," he pleaded.661Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ27zlRe7vM3
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I rolled my eyes and said, “In your dreams.” 661Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtnEZrorZyC
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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. 661Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpdSnvHLEcm
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I got home at around 10 pm. By then Gabriela has gone to bed. I was equally exhausted. 661Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFIp7YQkEYQ
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"Jessica, have you eaten?" I asked my niece whose eyes were glued to the television screen. 661Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0qQrGa2fG0
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"Yes, ma," she said. 661Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkWQovLifvN
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"What did you eat?" I queried as I brought the bag of semovita out of the cupboard. 661Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmgdKsfRZiq
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"Indomie!" She squealed. 661Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDqwpTf9SDd
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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. 661Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6eQPxCmQay
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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. 661Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmpblYitSKz
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He finally came and we started eating. After the dish, we went to the parlor. 661Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWG7O5Zzwd7
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"Jessica, did you have a good time today with Gaby?" 661Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOkE0VYKFxO
I went rigid.
