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. 581Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7MFGc7jura
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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. 581Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyadXRTNXBp
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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. 581Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡB78XQH7nKa
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"AJ, where are you?" I shouted irately. 581Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBsescJ6Utz
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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. 581Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlq8rVq7qdY
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"I am here, ma," she spoke timidly, shifting her load from one arm to the next. 581Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmuVI4HkoQ5
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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. 581Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpigsD8gwFk
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"Eh, what?" I snapped, rising from the recliner. 581Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8bwdNZKB6R
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"Madame, I sold it. The money was inside the one I gave you," she lied. 581Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXfref2923D
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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. 581Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEvCau32PUm
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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. 581Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡThKxPqvrlF
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She went on her knees pleading. "Ma, don't do this. It was the devil."581Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6c7g4EXOFj
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"So, you now admit you did it?" I sat down comfortably and called the security man.581Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡP1wn6EJjRe
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"Baba, take this girl away."581Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiQocZOIvDW
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"Please ma! Please ma!" She begged. I didn't listen. 581Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡV8mD4n0I2n
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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. 581Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJkw0croXjm
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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.” 581Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlFQsGYa5Lq
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Just then, my phone rang. Looking at the call screen, it was my love. 581Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡATUlIbA7RY
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"Bunny?"581Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡp8Ecxh5dv8
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"Sugar, how is work going?" He asked. 581Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡECMd8y8wJv
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I sighed, "trying to uproot the weeds." I subconsciously touched my hair. 581Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzL0clsuDud
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"What happened?" 581Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSBUxGBUqp9
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"I found out today that a thief has been working for me all this while." I frowned. 581Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrmDPe2Y7h2
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He gasped, "you need to be very careful when choosing your sales girl from now on." He said it sternly. 581Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkjOPA2S3IE
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I sighed again, "I would."581Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3BjJEbN5fK
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"I was thinking about Gaby," he gushed. 581Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiBX7bHbzzN
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I wondered what was so exciting about that. 581Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWi6Jcplhst
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"What about her?" I asked curiously. 581Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡm4dMQx1Mdk
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"I was thinking if we could take her to a separate school with people with the same problem, " he said. 581Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQUGRRcofpK
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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. 581Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaI7GO5r0et
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It was his turn to sigh. "Much less, stay with people with the same problem. Not done," I snapped. 581Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOY4E9ov3FB
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"I understand how you feel, but we would talk about it more when we get home," he pleaded.581Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6dGu74NTdR
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I rolled my eyes and said, “In your dreams.” 581Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzRgiEaw2B5
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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. 581Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqK2E4NydNy
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I got home at around 10 pm. By then Gabriela has gone to bed. I was equally exhausted. 581Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsZAI3W232f
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"Jessica, have you eaten?" I asked my niece whose eyes were glued to the television screen. 581Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡR4W1Uzpyfs
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"Yes, ma," she said. 581Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡymP4xLigZm
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"What did you eat?" I queried as I brought the bag of semovita out of the cupboard. 581Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDUWhnHVvka
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"Indomie!" She squealed. 581Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeeybp6ycyf
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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. 581Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOGSldo69LZ
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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. 581Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0QSOCf5gQn
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He finally came and we started eating. After the dish, we went to the parlor. 581Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6dvmBMxgZW
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"Jessica, did you have a good time today with Gaby?" 581Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2LXBPn67zK
I went rigid.
