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. 493Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIemzkpjUyN
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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. 493Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡD3kVanIf8B
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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. 493Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOaf6UYKOQj
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"AJ, where are you?" I shouted irately. 493Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMIndqiJ32Y
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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. 493Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3VmTpSgGUW
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"I am here, ma," she spoke timidly, shifting her load from one arm to the next. 493Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAvhitxYgqX
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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. 493Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8V40oqsZCO
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"Eh, what?" I snapped, rising from the recliner. 493Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiBUDSDjp5w
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"Madame, I sold it. The money was inside the one I gave you," she lied. 493Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQXBmg00aUM
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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. 493Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKxqJ6bze9m
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"Madame, it's the truth I have just told you."493Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6FNgo2X397
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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. 493Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgRRlxNHMFq
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She went on her knees pleading. "Ma, don't do this. It was the devil."493Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ399E6jLV35
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"So, you now admit you did it?" I sat down comfortably and called the security man.493Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYxX3zwhYZe
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"Baba, take this girl away."493Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQvTBjDHDBh
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"Please ma! Please ma!" She begged. I didn't listen. 493Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlRPXhTGkdw
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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. 493Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpyNc540lVy
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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.” 493Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡztFhvaUbon
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Just then, my phone rang. Looking at the call screen, it was my love. 493Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3x6VcT9KwD
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"Bunny?"493Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGybiHk9vla
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"Sugar, how is work going?" He asked. 493Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡF2nepJFb0u
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I sighed, "trying to uproot the weeds." I subconsciously touched my hair. 493Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3Z7dE7Jd8E
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"What happened?" 493Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVCbmMEgO5d
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"I found out today that a thief has been working for me all this while." I frowned. 493Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡq60BJtpsli
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He gasped, "you need to be very careful when choosing your sales girl from now on." He said it sternly. 493Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuNIwoXDBiC
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I sighed again, "I would."493Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9HvTgSj4Zq
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"I was thinking about Gaby," he gushed. 493Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHDdIndPjhB
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I wondered what was so exciting about that. 493Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWUkx5tslFb
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"What about her?" I asked curiously. 493Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPIgbPBvw3u
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"I was thinking if we could take her to a separate school with people with the same problem, " he said. 493Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjDrT9pcWp4
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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. 493Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBpNXKr9sBk
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It was his turn to sigh. "Much less, stay with people with the same problem. Not done," I snapped. 493Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmsd30i7qbS
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"I understand how you feel, but we would talk about it more when we get home," he pleaded.493Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHi5M28qvdQ
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I rolled my eyes and said, “In your dreams.” 493Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡim5CtICWqW
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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. 493Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsylPgDSUyq
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I got home at around 10 pm. By then Gabriela has gone to bed. I was equally exhausted. 493Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡd3MWAszN0p
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"Jessica, have you eaten?" I asked my niece whose eyes were glued to the television screen. 493Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtgvBZzaen0
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"Yes, ma," she said. 493Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPHZKRNYzjX
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"What did you eat?" I queried as I brought the bag of semovita out of the cupboard. 493Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ686J8ddXJ2
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"Indomie!" She squealed. 493Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWTPCtkkVaT
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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. 493Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoxbizwB0LC
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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. 493Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTIeS9fubTi
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He finally came and we started eating. After the dish, we went to the parlor. 493Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡy2FQPZcxQG
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"Jessica, did you have a good time today with Gaby?" 493Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfdILtZH2Je
I went rigid.
