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. 609Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVzWSFwkADd
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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. 609Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAGmmwQk9fv
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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. 609Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡroXZmBsjdv
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"AJ, where are you?" I shouted irately. 609Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrs4M3XNhOO
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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. 609Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeageme09RN
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"I am here, ma," she spoke timidly, shifting her load from one arm to the next. 609Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡviCAWAKb3h
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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. 609Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfSZcAJoGeY
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"Eh...Eh..." 609Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKJQfXlOlGr
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"Eh, what?" I snapped, rising from the recliner. 609Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡt7nG0RAK0F
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"Madame, I sold it. The money was inside the one I gave you," she lied. 609Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡA9yxeuP4vZ
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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. 609Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUQn0lzxpv5
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"Madame, it's the truth I have just told you."609Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡu0kk7rtfpq
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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. 609Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2lGNUCrfJ3
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She went on her knees pleading. "Ma, don't do this. It was the devil."609Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEaIjDOdRVW
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"So, you now admit you did it?" I sat down comfortably and called the security man.609Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡclYaiqL10H
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"Baba, take this girl away."609Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkrPVDWhgBT
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"Please ma! Please ma!" She begged. I didn't listen. 609Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoXf3jzjhrh
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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. 609Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDeKQK4u6m2
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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.” 609Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAlpOf6jgXx
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Just then, my phone rang. Looking at the call screen, it was my love. 609Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlwCEphxY8D
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"Bunny?"609Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVX39STHNCq
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"Sugar, how is work going?" He asked. 609Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ60CgJHLO7W
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I sighed, "trying to uproot the weeds." I subconsciously touched my hair. 609Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLuy2WLcVQG
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"What happened?" 609Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2TWNDOkJjT
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"I found out today that a thief has been working for me all this while." I frowned. 609Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlrBQEwolDc
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He gasped, "you need to be very careful when choosing your sales girl from now on." He said it sternly. 609Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXuNfUkNt5P
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I sighed again, "I would."609Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFPS9ebD98U
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"I was thinking about Gaby," he gushed. 609Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOCcO2BczC3
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I wondered what was so exciting about that. 609Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxx9xQqJDB4
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"What about her?" I asked curiously. 609Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMA6C76We1n
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"I was thinking if we could take her to a separate school with people with the same problem, " he said. 609Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcz7dIOkrrZ
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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. 609Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1DJBx8SAMp
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It was his turn to sigh. "Much less, stay with people with the same problem. Not done," I snapped. 609Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡX8ofIG8fU9
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"I understand how you feel, but we would talk about it more when we get home," he pleaded.609Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAxvWMVtann
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I rolled my eyes and said, “In your dreams.” 609Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwJYx7eO6VI
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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. 609Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdX5Ec3iIM8
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I got home at around 10 pm. By then Gabriela has gone to bed. I was equally exhausted. 609Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnMqSF9yzpC
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"Jessica, have you eaten?" I asked my niece whose eyes were glued to the television screen. 609Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwQy7lyeHWz
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"Yes, ma," she said. 609Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxBfP2r9C7p
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"What did you eat?" I queried as I brought the bag of semovita out of the cupboard. 609Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfcV6N59ZxJ
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"Indomie!" She squealed. 609Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVcItwm4xvV
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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. 609Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡct9zI7SXih
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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. 609Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdTZfQod0Vj
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He finally came and we started eating. After the dish, we went to the parlor. 609Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbecl4mr43F
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"Jessica, did you have a good time today with Gaby?" 609Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡz3VhfH92LO
I went rigid.
