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. 611Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡd68iaw5CMp
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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. 611Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8rhXHK44RH
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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. 611Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvHmBQdI1QL
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"AJ, where are you?" I shouted irately. 611Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMafE6NhuYG
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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. 611Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAhsYIWDSqo
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"I am here, ma," she spoke timidly, shifting her load from one arm to the next. 611Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcWMiDQXxc4
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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. 611Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWGDLNRIfxP
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"Eh...Eh..." 611Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNELXdXRrzk
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"Eh, what?" I snapped, rising from the recliner. 611Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFytEyr033T
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"Madame, I sold it. The money was inside the one I gave you," she lied. 611Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0W2yo8My5I
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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. 611Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOzuxWQbZso
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"Madame, it's the truth I have just told you."611Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1WjdUlDiIB
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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. 611Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnvZuBpoLau
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She went on her knees pleading. "Ma, don't do this. It was the devil."611Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdKlvvSfa30
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"So, you now admit you did it?" I sat down comfortably and called the security man.611Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHc63OTEkDg
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"Baba, take this girl away."611Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhiBYKjfkbs
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"Please ma! Please ma!" She begged. I didn't listen. 611Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡboFFbpdlh8
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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. 611Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡETi0ZvsLZN
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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.” 611Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtXlEeVJDXR
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Just then, my phone rang. Looking at the call screen, it was my love. 611Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQlefHQgVdR
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"Bunny?"611Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlF86PcjSuB
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"Sugar, how is work going?" He asked. 611Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡi45YYJoDul
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I sighed, "trying to uproot the weeds." I subconsciously touched my hair. 611Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvXisLslZCO
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"What happened?" 611Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6ENlUYqJ7u
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"I found out today that a thief has been working for me all this while." I frowned. 611Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQVuBKekw4l
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He gasped, "you need to be very careful when choosing your sales girl from now on." He said it sternly. 611Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡju3EzCj2kG
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I sighed again, "I would."611Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡl2dJ09kNTm
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"I was thinking about Gaby," he gushed. 611Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjQ3vjRgaZt
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I wondered what was so exciting about that. 611Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1BG2X9TPeA
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"What about her?" I asked curiously. 611Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAwOHhb1GjH
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"I was thinking if we could take her to a separate school with people with the same problem, " he said. 611Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHRgspHYGY4
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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. 611Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuhodWGYspO
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It was his turn to sigh. "Much less, stay with people with the same problem. Not done," I snapped. 611Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhhtYZMl7mS
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"I understand how you feel, but we would talk about it more when we get home," he pleaded.611Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnAdpl86NV5
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I rolled my eyes and said, “In your dreams.” 611Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpf0puWSKiF
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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. 611Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCrwCsHLMQG
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I got home at around 10 pm. By then Gabriela has gone to bed. I was equally exhausted. 611Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡguPO8GlQS6
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"Jessica, have you eaten?" I asked my niece whose eyes were glued to the television screen. 611Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡln0VbxXJDX
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"Yes, ma," she said. 611Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡp5MfsyvLFY
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"What did you eat?" I queried as I brought the bag of semovita out of the cupboard. 611Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeM3kbs10GS
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"Indomie!" She squealed. 611Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlV64FTOKcI
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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. 611Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsb5OPlwVRx
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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. 611Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8KN528z3d8
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He finally came and we started eating. After the dish, we went to the parlor. 611Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrfkLBUkNWG
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"Jessica, did you have a good time today with Gaby?" 611Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtdDGXdFzcb
I went rigid.
