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. 546Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ95yVg0qFrV
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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. 546Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡB0pXjRp1Hp
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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. 546Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgDZ03IelWC
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"AJ, where are you?" I shouted irately. 546Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2xmwS5KX5a
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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. 546Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqiQQ679QIG
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"I am here, ma," she spoke timidly, shifting her load from one arm to the next. 546Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ41G29daUME
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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. 546Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJJVcsjGe73
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"Eh...Eh..." 546Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7Zdpqc8a9b
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"Eh, what?" I snapped, rising from the recliner. 546Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxzbXhwfw8V
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"Madame, I sold it. The money was inside the one I gave you," she lied. 546Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡezu4F7pDVA
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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. 546Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7IKCzUexrK
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"Madame, it's the truth I have just told you."546Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡO5pb9jNXVJ
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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. 546Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGn2B3Hd6uI
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She went on her knees pleading. "Ma, don't do this. It was the devil."546Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoJ3SiLAvpo
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"So, you now admit you did it?" I sat down comfortably and called the security man.546Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxcmJLpJl8P
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"Baba, take this girl away."546Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcgSJ8eSkdg
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"Please ma! Please ma!" She begged. I didn't listen. 546Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBwxvSFqyi0
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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. 546Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6QxT26s1IY
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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.” 546Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhFULXo0e3L
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Just then, my phone rang. Looking at the call screen, it was my love. 546Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2HgxHyZWaE
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"Bunny?"546Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ69lalW7M6P
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"Sugar, how is work going?" He asked. 546Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEPko2RWeYZ
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I sighed, "trying to uproot the weeds." I subconsciously touched my hair. 546Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCtBzwggRRO
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"What happened?" 546Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOZ3g5Flhzd
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"I found out today that a thief has been working for me all this while." I frowned. 546Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1bAFCTsisf
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He gasped, "you need to be very careful when choosing your sales girl from now on." He said it sternly. 546Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpLjpMtplNO
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I sighed again, "I would."546Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkUXyNUYexr
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"I was thinking about Gaby," he gushed. 546Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡi6gRKDL2mT
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I wondered what was so exciting about that. 546Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwpcLvZim3U
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"What about her?" I asked curiously. 546Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡm0dEmuUso6
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"I was thinking if we could take her to a separate school with people with the same problem, " he said. 546Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgF8kWGcodi
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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. 546Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaQ4MwvJR98
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It was his turn to sigh. "Much less, stay with people with the same problem. Not done," I snapped. 546Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlW1DOCmqdj
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"I understand how you feel, but we would talk about it more when we get home," he pleaded.546Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBs6BjEPgbD
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I rolled my eyes and said, “In your dreams.” 546Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrOxcg0qzVg
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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. 546Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPt6Mhu4LGg
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I got home at around 10 pm. By then Gabriela has gone to bed. I was equally exhausted. 546Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZ795ekBc3t
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"Jessica, have you eaten?" I asked my niece whose eyes were glued to the television screen. 546Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQRY0KlclZJ
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"Yes, ma," she said. 546Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmH2Efht3Xj
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"What did you eat?" I queried as I brought the bag of semovita out of the cupboard. 546Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4STTYZFWN8
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"Indomie!" She squealed. 546Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyhm6qvnjdQ
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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. 546Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVPJemp4tgJ
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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. 546Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXEMSHoj1HF
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He finally came and we started eating. After the dish, we went to the parlor. 546Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFGEvCc0O4m
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"Jessica, did you have a good time today with Gaby?" 546Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnLDA0BJTRo
I went rigid.
