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. 662Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLt9578WSO3
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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. 662Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8ngr96qCsy
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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. 662Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ97KvQMNXdU
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"AJ, where are you?" I shouted irately. 662Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQt0w7x1BGm
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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. 662Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0nIK3FbGdT
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"I am here, ma," she spoke timidly, shifting her load from one arm to the next. 662Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGmvppZZwT8
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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. 662Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEAb93tjKkY
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"Eh...Eh..." 662Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfnYNnjLOzJ
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"Eh, what?" I snapped, rising from the recliner. 662Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡy5gKmEnUaf
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"Madame, I sold it. The money was inside the one I gave you," she lied. 662Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxepCKU3yvN
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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. 662Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoYIIj5wDyt
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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. 662Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡn3654p3F6s
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She went on her knees pleading. "Ma, don't do this. It was the devil."662Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhcsWSPT4BV
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"So, you now admit you did it?" I sat down comfortably and called the security man.662Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQb4uUsCinX
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"Baba, take this girl away."662Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdUtQ02Q1Xg
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"Please ma! Please ma!" She begged. I didn't listen. 662Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpmrXZObNXC
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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. 662Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzsMnuCdPV5
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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.” 662Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6HBzPAMxvN
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Just then, my phone rang. Looking at the call screen, it was my love. 662Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnen1VXdhRo
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"Bunny?"662Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTPoe8fhSWZ
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"Sugar, how is work going?" He asked. 662Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrdsW5qNHYo
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I sighed, "trying to uproot the weeds." I subconsciously touched my hair. 662Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHOqeHQgtuq
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"What happened?" 662Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡu8KtgRWdZv
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"I found out today that a thief has been working for me all this while." I frowned. 662Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIRl92aF4EC
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He gasped, "you need to be very careful when choosing your sales girl from now on." He said it sternly. 662Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMGUSXeePOm
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I sighed again, "I would."662Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡI20lmdj8k2
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"I was thinking about Gaby," he gushed. 662Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡy8vPbHKQcg
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I wondered what was so exciting about that. 662Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡG1fDFpI16U
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"What about her?" I asked curiously. 662Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡs3eotLFYYZ
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"I was thinking if we could take her to a separate school with people with the same problem, " he said. 662Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoxuAZnAxfh
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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. 662Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeclfu7uAv1
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It was his turn to sigh. "Much less, stay with people with the same problem. Not done," I snapped. 662Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7wbQNJFAUv
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"I understand how you feel, but we would talk about it more when we get home," he pleaded.662Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMfV8rnkJwn
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I rolled my eyes and said, “In your dreams.” 662Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNbvRLZbJMi
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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. 662Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBKihh8DO5f
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I got home at around 10 pm. By then Gabriela has gone to bed. I was equally exhausted. 662Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQ3HbkYwmjT
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"Jessica, have you eaten?" I asked my niece whose eyes were glued to the television screen. 662Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0Dl2B31CX5
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"Yes, ma," she said. 662Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡodEKtjjR4J
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"What did you eat?" I queried as I brought the bag of semovita out of the cupboard. 662Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBnJmSjmKlQ
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"Indomie!" She squealed. 662Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWxJsfq9i0T
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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. 662Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4GAHEIM3uS
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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. 662Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQSFSmquQMa
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He finally came and we started eating. After the dish, we went to the parlor. 662Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDVO6NpQjtU
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"Jessica, did you have a good time today with Gaby?" 662Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtxHrPJhwMo
I went rigid.
