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. 514Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡM3ywcJvmss
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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. 514Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmmhewZmS7w
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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. 514Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWJG57eTMuq
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"AJ, where are you?" I shouted irately. 514Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeMp49csjnt
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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. 514Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡB6CpBll7s0
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"I am here, ma," she spoke timidly, shifting her load from one arm to the next. 514Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEEsfTEq9LJ
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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. 514Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAr09lpAPvu
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"Eh...Eh..." 514Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJMQsyWcbQK
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"Eh, what?" I snapped, rising from the recliner. 514Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmW3TvmH8xH
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"Madame, I sold it. The money was inside the one I gave you," she lied. 514Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjYJWmRzDgf
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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. 514Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡW9MYRv9npT
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"Madame, it's the truth I have just told you."514Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxwbJNsJAPQ
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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. 514Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjnH1gcBjxs
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She went on her knees pleading. "Ma, don't do this. It was the devil."514Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5S4jWqoDDe
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"So, you now admit you did it?" I sat down comfortably and called the security man.514Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡn51Gys2Otv
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"Baba, take this girl away."514Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZd0FuTj656
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"Please ma! Please ma!" She begged. I didn't listen. 514Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLUbpuDygqG
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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. 514Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6XB2mRcpFp
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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.” 514Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9RU6lbX71u
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Just then, my phone rang. Looking at the call screen, it was my love. 514Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdhcNRRgVY2
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"Bunny?"514Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3Cm4qp7NWB
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"Sugar, how is work going?" He asked. 514Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4lp1B1RZbS
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I sighed, "trying to uproot the weeds." I subconsciously touched my hair. 514Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYjJCfWz9nN
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"What happened?" 514Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJrnatiNxEh
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"I found out today that a thief has been working for me all this while." I frowned. 514Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡagsRiC0EWf
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He gasped, "you need to be very careful when choosing your sales girl from now on." He said it sternly. 514Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡahfsgK05as
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I sighed again, "I would."514Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6lMKSlVZr8
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"I was thinking about Gaby," he gushed. 514Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5J39FEdoye
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I wondered what was so exciting about that. 514Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9VoYWaT8JJ
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"What about her?" I asked curiously. 514Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMoi8993cl8
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"I was thinking if we could take her to a separate school with people with the same problem, " he said. 514Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLbPC9K5Y8Y
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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. 514Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCJ5eLvwI9R
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It was his turn to sigh. "Much less, stay with people with the same problem. Not done," I snapped. 514Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ70uuqu4bG2
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"I understand how you feel, but we would talk about it more when we get home," he pleaded.514Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSpHappbcvE
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I rolled my eyes and said, “In your dreams.” 514Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnSjye9uofk
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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. 514Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgjz0Hsv4K5
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I got home at around 10 pm. By then Gabriela has gone to bed. I was equally exhausted. 514Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdMZ1aCV6Jm
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"Jessica, have you eaten?" I asked my niece whose eyes were glued to the television screen. 514Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9G2YXD8lxG
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"Yes, ma," she said. 514Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7MJkqw8BQE
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"What did you eat?" I queried as I brought the bag of semovita out of the cupboard. 514Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmacx2ByXk6
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"Indomie!" She squealed. 514Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZS1K7CAEgQ
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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. 514Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡem9T1Mftl0
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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. 514Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvW5bmJsCsD
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He finally came and we started eating. After the dish, we went to the parlor. 514Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqDSLTaOFlo
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"Jessica, did you have a good time today with Gaby?" 514Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfxWKU9zyXD
I went rigid.
