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…533Please respect copyright.PENANADwIVnCQGaC
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Suddenly…Everything went black.533Please respect copyright.PENANAd0HEzTbNRc
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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…533Please respect copyright.PENANA69bHGGOrDI
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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?”533Please respect copyright.PENANAM7kx3oIvNC
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It hit me so quickly that I screamed. But no one heard me. I…I…I was…I…533Please respect copyright.PENANA6vxmzRPaXi
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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.533Please respect copyright.PENANAGDR9qKCWJo
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No…What…533Please respect copyright.PENANA31qttsvDYZ
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Images rushed through my mind as the story unfolded. Two girls…They were identical. Always together.533Please respect copyright.PENANAmw9RvgD4YX
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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…”533Please respect copyright.PENANA8RcnN5LgrG
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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.533Please respect copyright.PENANABckqGIynUx
“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.”533Please respect copyright.PENANAXUmyv2EjSB
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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.533Please respect copyright.PENANA50s2DGzXFB
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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…”533Please respect copyright.PENANA2cXGPM86mk
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“It was an accident…” Uncle Elias was saying.533Please respect copyright.PENANAscvcweRcss
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“Don’t lie.” Aunt Daisy was yelling. “I saw the message on your phone. You…”533Please respect copyright.PENANAuyYYEWSIMM
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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…”533Please respect copyright.PENANAdQytDlevJC
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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.”533Please respect copyright.PENANA3CEdRlXzhn
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“What happened now? Why do you think he…” Dad asked.533Please respect copyright.PENANASxJdxDwlJu
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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.”533Please respect copyright.PENANApW6TwzZKkC
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My head throbbed. An invisible hand clutched at my throat. I couldn’t…I…I…533Please respect copyright.PENANA5ouV19T7Wm
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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…533Please respect copyright.PENANApK1Sgi41KL
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I was falling…falling into a black hole.533Please respect copyright.PENANAYQZME9c2rM
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To be continued…533Please respect copyright.PENANAkyXaEcct0k