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. 491Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGAnFcXLjmO
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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. 491Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhKh6Nw7Flw
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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. 491Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgMZJh1w2tO
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"AJ, where are you?" I shouted irately. 491Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7wL1YJj3RP
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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. 491Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3OBoDxFoHM
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"I am here, ma," she spoke timidly, shifting her load from one arm to the next. 491Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2cDU1hqpQ0
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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. 491Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeQpmagyYiC
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"Eh, what?" I snapped, rising from the recliner. 491Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡerQS8e2yMp
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"Madame, I sold it. The money was inside the one I gave you," she lied. 491Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcN8GvnTRQQ
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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. 491Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDSfTin3fIp
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"Madame, it's the truth I have just told you."491Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMCE7KxAL7z
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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. 491Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqQ6NTvqJ74
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She went on her knees pleading. "Ma, don't do this. It was the devil."491Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4XGhMkSkwX
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"So, you now admit you did it?" I sat down comfortably and called the security man.491Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKxwxMTNW1f
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"Baba, take this girl away."491Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzKGfluS9hp
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"Please ma! Please ma!" She begged. I didn't listen. 491Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqscjETrs0B
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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. 491Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQN2W0UwJm4
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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.” 491Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡz21L5rRPOK
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Just then, my phone rang. Looking at the call screen, it was my love. 491Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡU11wTBbPFx
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"Bunny?"491Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8hgJm5W9C2
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"Sugar, how is work going?" He asked. 491Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnijIRwqdoC
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I sighed, "trying to uproot the weeds." I subconsciously touched my hair. 491Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡASVxt2PrrL
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"What happened?" 491Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmBlk7dtnLJ
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"I found out today that a thief has been working for me all this while." I frowned. 491Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHLrxy92y3w
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He gasped, "you need to be very careful when choosing your sales girl from now on." He said it sternly. 491Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDNVxY62tBF
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I sighed again, "I would."491Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡglwlLeEuzP
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"I was thinking about Gaby," he gushed. 491Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcCncGxU0zQ
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I wondered what was so exciting about that. 491Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡplYaJbsqpN
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"What about her?" I asked curiously. 491Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ17tmphia0L
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"I was thinking if we could take her to a separate school with people with the same problem, " he said. 491Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6LgIUwtbmB
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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. 491Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfnJwSPdVkA
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It was his turn to sigh. "Much less, stay with people with the same problem. Not done," I snapped. 491Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsTCDDiRUb0
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"I understand how you feel, but we would talk about it more when we get home," he pleaded.491Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ640OLu0OWJ
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I rolled my eyes and said, “In your dreams.” 491Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOcDdxQ0cye
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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. 491Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5J21IlZ7tU
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I got home at around 10 pm. By then Gabriela has gone to bed. I was equally exhausted. 491Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡctSoZqIUvR
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"Jessica, have you eaten?" I asked my niece whose eyes were glued to the television screen. 491Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJsnsNBoB6Z
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"Yes, ma," she said. 491Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLrom7eXLLX
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"What did you eat?" I queried as I brought the bag of semovita out of the cupboard. 491Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3ILEsjz4Er
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"Indomie!" She squealed. 491Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVhzVuf36Aq
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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. 491Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOigVlQoGe1
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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. 491Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGBQhbwrOcK
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He finally came and we started eating. After the dish, we went to the parlor. 491Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkLwSE0pjJ4
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"Jessica, did you have a good time today with Gaby?" 491Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnisf5WWXxe
I went rigid.
