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. 513Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLFq543i0Y3
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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. 513Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡM4P54bJ8Qc
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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. 513Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZWRlIaYNhO
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"AJ, where are you?" I shouted irately. 513Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡemI8AxRF4K
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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. 513Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWQeiyszMjU
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"I am here, ma," she spoke timidly, shifting her load from one arm to the next. 513Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVXil532Lga
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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. 513Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDYW2z8r5fV
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"Eh...Eh..." 513Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvDMRcvtujl
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"Eh, what?" I snapped, rising from the recliner. 513Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡG8BZKwdZJP
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"Madame, I sold it. The money was inside the one I gave you," she lied. 513Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡo4z7c5QVHg
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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. 513Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsiOWp1ht1O
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"Madame, it's the truth I have just told you."513Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMhyXPmQneU
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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. 513Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1dLUzdLlr5
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She went on her knees pleading. "Ma, don't do this. It was the devil."513Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOaQImsZ2OX
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"So, you now admit you did it?" I sat down comfortably and called the security man.513Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNo0GpDqBRg
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"Baba, take this girl away."513Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡb7PZ24Doai
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"Please ma! Please ma!" She begged. I didn't listen. 513Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡa4RU5ghgm2
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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. 513Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPhROgciOAD
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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.” 513Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYj9guRH4pP
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Just then, my phone rang. Looking at the call screen, it was my love. 513Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwAorXDjMM1
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"Bunny?"513Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡleuQrNwit8
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"Sugar, how is work going?" He asked. 513Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiPaQAYkZCO
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I sighed, "trying to uproot the weeds." I subconsciously touched my hair. 513Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4UGMd9tXUa
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"What happened?" 513Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMctmfTMJjN
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"I found out today that a thief has been working for me all this while." I frowned. 513Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhNCwNSUlco
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He gasped, "you need to be very careful when choosing your sales girl from now on." He said it sternly. 513Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡB1PF6OA5tV
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I sighed again, "I would."513Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxK9dK3zQnf
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"I was thinking about Gaby," he gushed. 513Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKLRtWLfWxv
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I wondered what was so exciting about that. 513Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNmJeh7BGAC
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"What about her?" I asked curiously. 513Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjFZlM6Xhsj
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"I was thinking if we could take her to a separate school with people with the same problem, " he said. 513Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrzhuhImaRV
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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. 513Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfl4gmrrwZB
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It was his turn to sigh. "Much less, stay with people with the same problem. Not done," I snapped. 513Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsetVEFV87P
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"I understand how you feel, but we would talk about it more when we get home," he pleaded.513Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡB1nph1Wxj8
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I rolled my eyes and said, “In your dreams.” 513Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCTjWnNYA02
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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. 513Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8R3H4lg9ko
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I got home at around 10 pm. By then Gabriela has gone to bed. I was equally exhausted. 513Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡv15g78P9nu
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"Jessica, have you eaten?" I asked my niece whose eyes were glued to the television screen. 513Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlhWUWPwDw4
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"Yes, ma," she said. 513Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡp0ZVVOAFaj
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"What did you eat?" I queried as I brought the bag of semovita out of the cupboard. 513Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5gLb6OqP7e
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"Indomie!" She squealed. 513Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvS5TQDDxSm
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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. 513Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡW17W4KKHXl
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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. 513Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡF4toXF80MY
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He finally came and we started eating. After the dish, we went to the parlor. 513Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAfUZ4w5OES
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"Jessica, did you have a good time today with Gaby?" 513Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ56M5OOphnP
I went rigid.
