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. 577Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgZYdQqRbZp
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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. 577Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5CkU1N7SM2
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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. 577Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYG4ZA3padV
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"AJ, where are you?" I shouted irately. 577Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡq7v8OpApBX
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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. 577Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡe1GEl5XEkX
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"I am here, ma," she spoke timidly, shifting her load from one arm to the next. 577Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHU0DbTZK4Z
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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. 577Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxqHnvlU0im
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"Eh...Eh..." 577Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcRYu65mepB
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"Eh, what?" I snapped, rising from the recliner. 577Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkX85RwoOiz
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"Madame, I sold it. The money was inside the one I gave you," she lied. 577Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcimOPGRNuw
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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. 577Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNrilCiZnAU
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"Madame, it's the truth I have just told you."577Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrzuruABtUQ
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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. 577Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwlRC5lAqCT
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She went on her knees pleading. "Ma, don't do this. It was the devil."577Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTfwO9fOzmP
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"So, you now admit you did it?" I sat down comfortably and called the security man.577Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZXb90KTKN8
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"Baba, take this girl away."577Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTyUQnxrpmU
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"Please ma! Please ma!" She begged. I didn't listen. 577Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2QtgrS4wyN
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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. 577Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwSRQd6tKyn
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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.” 577Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡg291o11Vqt
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Just then, my phone rang. Looking at the call screen, it was my love. 577Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUlMBlNCaVQ
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"Bunny?"577Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡL66Yvn81I5
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"Sugar, how is work going?" He asked. 577Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQ3xII6lQ9d
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I sighed, "trying to uproot the weeds." I subconsciously touched my hair. 577Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡd2mSl7nOLU
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"What happened?" 577Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhQm2npah3y
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"I found out today that a thief has been working for me all this while." I frowned. 577Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmpiZWk0PYJ
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He gasped, "you need to be very careful when choosing your sales girl from now on." He said it sternly. 577Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2cZUGGssk5
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I sighed again, "I would."577Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡx2c1VcJqvU
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"I was thinking about Gaby," he gushed. 577Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡV2EADqFRMJ
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I wondered what was so exciting about that. 577Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡk5uM6k3jcd
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"What about her?" I asked curiously. 577Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡd02WVW725z
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"I was thinking if we could take her to a separate school with people with the same problem, " he said. 577Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡu00XGZdzVd
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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. 577Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCAxBZMzsgc
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It was his turn to sigh. "Much less, stay with people with the same problem. Not done," I snapped. 577Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqRAq3Hi3Mt
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"I understand how you feel, but we would talk about it more when we get home," he pleaded.577Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMshSCVIXCa
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I rolled my eyes and said, “In your dreams.” 577Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDy5aSkA5Dp
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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. 577Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡy3kbyx212D
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I got home at around 10 pm. By then Gabriela has gone to bed. I was equally exhausted. 577Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAW9ECShvwO
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"Jessica, have you eaten?" I asked my niece whose eyes were glued to the television screen. 577Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHKJDpbsbkG
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"Yes, ma," she said. 577Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPKMLWSb9PY
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"What did you eat?" I queried as I brought the bag of semovita out of the cupboard. 577Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡI1RGWrIgEc
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"Indomie!" She squealed. 577Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0zwhiAaegK
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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. 577Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdmcsXdsKt7
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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. 577Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPphBbiOz8e
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He finally came and we started eating. After the dish, we went to the parlor. 577Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUrq5RmOmaD
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"Jessica, did you have a good time today with Gaby?" 577Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfMtSDbPkWD
I went rigid.
