There were literally a thousand questions I wanted to ask her. But one look at my Dad’s face told me that he wanted me to keep quiet and listen. So I did that. Except…I could hear more than him. Although, I knew from my experience that it was a foolhardy thing to do, I concentrated on her. Her eyes, full of nothing but raw grief and pain, her trembling lips, struggling to begin her story…745Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqtvKDGHHbK
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Suddenly…Everything went black.745Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdZbIoAIiBC
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When I awoke, I was sitting on the chair in front of my Dad. He was looking at me, his eyes all unemotional. What in the…If I had legitimately passed out wouldn’t he have panicked? Why was he just staring at me as though expecting me to say something? And just how long has it been since I…745Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEyZFDdM7Jh
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“Daisy…If you want me to help you, you have to tell me everything. Every single thing. What did Elias do?”745Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCydZYUTLHv
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It hit me so quickly that I screamed. But no one heard me. I…I…I was…I…745Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJlJlBMXXeO
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“It happened twelve years ago…” I wasn’t saying anything but a voice escaped my mouth. Aunt Daisy’s voice. I looked down at my hands…No…They weren’t mine. I was wearing a sari and a wedding ring.745Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡny7S4kC79K
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No…What…745Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCBcd8DaoNb
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Images rushed through my mind as the story unfolded. Two girls…They were identical. Always together.745Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3qx3y2WDlu
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“My twin sister…Lily. She eloped with her lover when we were 24. He was a school teacher. My father never forgave her. He did everything he could to make their lives miserable. They lived in constant poverty. But…She never came back to him like he wanted. It was only when he became really ill that he realized…”745Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvsHSkSClGn
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A room smelling of medicines…Aunt Daisy and Uncle Elias were both standing there. On bed was a really ill, frail man. Two people were coming in. One of them, an exact copy of Aunt Daisy. The other was a respectable looking man. He looked worn out and exhausted. A little girl peeked out from behind him.745Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZgeK8FdzXc
“He was really sorry for the grief he gave them. He…He wanted to make everything right. So, he wrote his will leaving majority of all his money in her name. I was happy…I wanted her to be with me. I had really missed her. But…There was someone who wasn’t happy.”745Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhldr3AZadu
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Aunt Daisy was hugging her sister. The old man was crying…But Uncle Elias…He was standing aside, looking at the whole scene with an angry expression.745Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡd7JZPlCrdC
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“His business was doing really bad at the time. He was counting on…all that money coming to me. But…When it became clear that it most of it would go to my sister…”745Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYXhvmUaiPB
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“It was an accident…” Uncle Elias was saying.745Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡv1nnErwlrP
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“Don’t lie.” Aunt Daisy was yelling. “I saw the message on your phone. You…”745Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡI60fKZn7ry
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Incoherent shouting and screaming. Finally, Uncle Elias spoke in an ice cold voice. “Yes. I arranged that little accident. If you don’t want little Jolly to join her parents…”745Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡf3pa9l8cLc
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“His plan worked out. After the death of my sister and Dad…All that money became mine. He saved the business.”745Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdzeIeGjqsM
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“What happened now? Why do you think he…” Dad asked.745Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlYybOhcAC4
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“She found out. I don’t know how but she did. She confronted him about it three days before she was killed.”745Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWB892JPMsu
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My head throbbed. An invisible hand clutched at my throat. I couldn’t…I…I…745Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgYtbUwJVXQ
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I was me again, leaning against the wall. My neck felt sore. Pain exploded in my head. The world was spinning…Spinning…745Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQgk2emaKwl
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I was falling…falling into a black hole.745Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAe2cqJJwjd
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To be continued…745Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5E4dx8cdZ0
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