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. 549Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyCHC7PAbe1
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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. 549Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmVLKAiT25r
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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. 549Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAYOajvioFz
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"AJ, where are you?" I shouted irately. 549Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBoaz585Rle
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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. 549Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrs5N4ZhIZh
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"I am here, ma," she spoke timidly, shifting her load from one arm to the next. 549Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡswM5P7aCJV
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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. 549Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡT31qPSJxzC
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"Eh...Eh..." 549Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoLVLX6OsaU
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"Eh, what?" I snapped, rising from the recliner. 549Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhtLS5mv2qB
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"Madame, I sold it. The money was inside the one I gave you," she lied. 549Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSsgvq4TD7E
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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. 549Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYpyYvoCc4O
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"Madame, it's the truth I have just told you."549Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2wC561lYPJ
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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. 549Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrKEkTMMz1b
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She went on her knees pleading. "Ma, don't do this. It was the devil."549Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9TCuGVgSuB
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"So, you now admit you did it?" I sat down comfortably and called the security man.549Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡy7iJeCYmKM
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"Baba, take this girl away."549Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1QN40e0GLT
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"Please ma! Please ma!" She begged. I didn't listen. 549Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFcruaWiKvL
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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. 549Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzOhYkUmAc7
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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.” 549Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwGn1xifiZf
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Just then, my phone rang. Looking at the call screen, it was my love. 549Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsW1fI4EttB
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"Bunny?"549Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMN5ywzsOhu
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"Sugar, how is work going?" He asked. 549Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZhJ3TEnbcc
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I sighed, "trying to uproot the weeds." I subconsciously touched my hair. 549Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSouWfjtxD5
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"What happened?" 549Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqBMLOFkhK9
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"I found out today that a thief has been working for me all this while." I frowned. 549Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0z1zzj8zt1
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He gasped, "you need to be very careful when choosing your sales girl from now on." He said it sternly. 549Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmZBRJSae4f
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I sighed again, "I would."549Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwh9hGusXTi
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"I was thinking about Gaby," he gushed. 549Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡy4cseH8Zjp
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I wondered what was so exciting about that. 549Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡC39QrU2OUM
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"What about her?" I asked curiously. 549Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡU3Dz3ZIMCu
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"I was thinking if we could take her to a separate school with people with the same problem, " he said. 549Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4C86mKmj3d
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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. 549Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBYtfrxLsz0
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It was his turn to sigh. "Much less, stay with people with the same problem. Not done," I snapped. 549Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4cMSdei7FO
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"I understand how you feel, but we would talk about it more when we get home," he pleaded.549Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡO0UaYWUfZj
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I rolled my eyes and said, “In your dreams.” 549Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRQrSBLRKxU
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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. 549Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmCndN4c7xa
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I got home at around 10 pm. By then Gabriela has gone to bed. I was equally exhausted. 549Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOSL7cB3XfB
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"Jessica, have you eaten?" I asked my niece whose eyes were glued to the television screen. 549Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHqts0NXgWJ
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"Yes, ma," she said. 549Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKHUuEiMZJA
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"What did you eat?" I queried as I brought the bag of semovita out of the cupboard. 549Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1JZghaytAF
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"Indomie!" She squealed. 549Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9mn5vVlJ4D
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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. 549Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCqwBy6Lfou
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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. 549Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfw7loQNRHZ
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He finally came and we started eating. After the dish, we went to the parlor. 549Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡW9VOlUXbvK
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"Jessica, did you have a good time today with Gaby?" 549Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUUl80eMHKc
I went rigid.
