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. 558Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡViCK5nvalE
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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. 558Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡC436Dp4McL
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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. 558Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡL7MGI55nit
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"AJ, where are you?" I shouted irately. 558Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZKZ90d5xeX
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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. 558Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkuwo7HqCPg
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"I am here, ma," she spoke timidly, shifting her load from one arm to the next. 558Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhm7Rp980rn
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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. 558Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZqMwLuova8
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"Eh...Eh..." 558Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMf6Q17oSE4
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"Eh, what?" I snapped, rising from the recliner. 558Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyjvqIJkVLA
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"Madame, I sold it. The money was inside the one I gave you," she lied. 558Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZLYKjHpvdh
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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. 558Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmD3WohDzaA
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"Madame, it's the truth I have just told you."558Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡp7ucmHcFeV
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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. 558Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNSVxdbHEP8
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She went on her knees pleading. "Ma, don't do this. It was the devil."558Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWPk72LfupQ
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"So, you now admit you did it?" I sat down comfortably and called the security man.558Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7ruBMzxmdt
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"Baba, take this girl away."558Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡm6h0I2rpPi
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"Please ma! Please ma!" She begged. I didn't listen. 558Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzny6BIybo7
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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. 558Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPOB1Q07Huu
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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.” 558Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfectGwbdiV
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Just then, my phone rang. Looking at the call screen, it was my love. 558Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDcHMcUC4Mx
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"Bunny?"558Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdiJQRKoMp0
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"Sugar, how is work going?" He asked. 558Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbgacsMGs8N
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I sighed, "trying to uproot the weeds." I subconsciously touched my hair. 558Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVpbdIfgUfM
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"What happened?" 558Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfxRD3h4SN1
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"I found out today that a thief has been working for me all this while." I frowned. 558Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡO8yyYFKBz8
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He gasped, "you need to be very careful when choosing your sales girl from now on." He said it sternly. 558Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYT9YffMEYt
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I sighed again, "I would."558Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡw7L45Bf7Gi
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"I was thinking about Gaby," he gushed. 558Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIaJ0B5nYCr
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I wondered what was so exciting about that. 558Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAaG5GSVxkE
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"What about her?" I asked curiously. 558Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkKSFnHndyb
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"I was thinking if we could take her to a separate school with people with the same problem, " he said. 558Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ05t6yCVotD
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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. 558Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVYwZMWd4zi
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It was his turn to sigh. "Much less, stay with people with the same problem. Not done," I snapped. 558Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEzsAZYSxXD
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"I understand how you feel, but we would talk about it more when we get home," he pleaded.558Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡU4I8SN6MYg
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I rolled my eyes and said, “In your dreams.” 558Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0Py24px9xQ
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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. 558Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSTRHiUnBdr
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I got home at around 10 pm. By then Gabriela has gone to bed. I was equally exhausted. 558Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKO6LyWtKmK
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"Jessica, have you eaten?" I asked my niece whose eyes were glued to the television screen. 558Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkaBbHf0D9d
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"Yes, ma," she said. 558Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjQyrbzfiSg
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"What did you eat?" I queried as I brought the bag of semovita out of the cupboard. 558Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxsGSVYZUFj
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"Indomie!" She squealed. 558Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrtD59k8Pyr
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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. 558Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkEMXjjuvJr
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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. 558Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJCAtkhg5fS
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He finally came and we started eating. After the dish, we went to the parlor. 558Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡk1bRxRPuUN
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"Jessica, did you have a good time today with Gaby?" 558Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9vZioar1Mn
I went rigid.
