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. 557Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡp6p48HL45O
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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. 557Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9qIXSNNdzd
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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. 557Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡA8oFOqNwXw
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"AJ, where are you?" I shouted irately. 557Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIC3q977g2Y
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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. 557Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2buTZXdXWG
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"I am here, ma," she spoke timidly, shifting her load from one arm to the next. 557Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxz4sTIH5kz
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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. 557Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAuOXfvPeuA
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"Eh...Eh..." 557Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDfPWfhnFmT
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"Eh, what?" I snapped, rising from the recliner. 557Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzOl4vJxf3i
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"Madame, I sold it. The money was inside the one I gave you," she lied. 557Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdoD95qrB53
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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. 557Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3moggc7ojM
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"Madame, it's the truth I have just told you."557Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBZbxiwjZ6a
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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. 557Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmD1u4gtihR
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She went on her knees pleading. "Ma, don't do this. It was the devil."557Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcM2JfxyBCr
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"So, you now admit you did it?" I sat down comfortably and called the security man.557Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡL47F91nhZ3
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"Baba, take this girl away."557Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAjrIdeGi2w
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"Please ma! Please ma!" She begged. I didn't listen. 557Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPdxiUNYPeJ
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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. 557Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡf9mjqtzjei
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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.” 557Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjsJZIpoIt4
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Just then, my phone rang. Looking at the call screen, it was my love. 557Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡluBthbDDzX
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"Bunny?"557Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8qaFez5fNM
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"Sugar, how is work going?" He asked. 557Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsvMtUlxmfE
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I sighed, "trying to uproot the weeds." I subconsciously touched my hair. 557Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBWLrVvIeOV
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"What happened?" 557Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjAJ28ym8ob
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"I found out today that a thief has been working for me all this while." I frowned. 557Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLAtJUVQLXX
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He gasped, "you need to be very careful when choosing your sales girl from now on." He said it sternly. 557Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5mt8GwVWyJ
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I sighed again, "I would."557Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡN7qqOBhL1F
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"I was thinking about Gaby," he gushed. 557Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZntg7DkNvI
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I wondered what was so exciting about that. 557Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6N4s0FcaRT
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"What about her?" I asked curiously. 557Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSAXdayctIx
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"I was thinking if we could take her to a separate school with people with the same problem, " he said. 557Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPqDbygKSY7
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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. 557Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8rj2OoQhL4
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It was his turn to sigh. "Much less, stay with people with the same problem. Not done," I snapped. 557Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuIdsK7gMZh
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"I understand how you feel, but we would talk about it more when we get home," he pleaded.557Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQvyrrlQrel
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I rolled my eyes and said, “In your dreams.” 557Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6B2rAS1uOY
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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. 557Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡM99YzUoU8h
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I got home at around 10 pm. By then Gabriela has gone to bed. I was equally exhausted. 557Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBzFkFpYOfs
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"Jessica, have you eaten?" I asked my niece whose eyes were glued to the television screen. 557Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOthEKh7SL1
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"Yes, ma," she said. 557Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSMHxX15fYW
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"What did you eat?" I queried as I brought the bag of semovita out of the cupboard. 557Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSZEazj5v0r
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"Indomie!" She squealed. 557Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡj9ULSR3IFP
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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. 557Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9778RlAatZ
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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. 557Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡq0taXdZQ8c
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He finally came and we started eating. After the dish, we went to the parlor. 557Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡebfbAZy0Rd
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"Jessica, did you have a good time today with Gaby?" 557Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0BBgBt1YZx
I went rigid.
