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…741Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwlfJckwmDb
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Suddenly…Everything went black.741Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhPFZxMw59x
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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…741Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIu6ILg7gGp
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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?”741Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡA6Cv6vU22z
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It hit me so quickly that I screamed. But no one heard me. I…I…I was…I…741Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaTLdHmBsYP
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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.741Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7yjo1wHBeP
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No…What…741Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡi4enNG99fS
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Images rushed through my mind as the story unfolded. Two girls…They were identical. Always together.741Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡil0dQ27ZyP
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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…”741Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡITH2KiXJBx
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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.741Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbMqWqa1iaJ
“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.”741Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNIVGtsdmrf
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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.741Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXbURxFfgTY
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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…”741Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡy0VesNpbq3
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“It was an accident…” Uncle Elias was saying.741Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCk7XbgfMgR
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“Don’t lie.” Aunt Daisy was yelling. “I saw the message on your phone. You…”741Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6iro2ac6CO
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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…”741Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1R4v5gTzew
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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.”741Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0PbVsytefx
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“What happened now? Why do you think he…” Dad asked.741Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuTKuAvmXkW
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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.”741Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡY3OBStk5m0
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My head throbbed. An invisible hand clutched at my throat. I couldn’t…I…I…741Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAnnZ3LmrMN
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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…741Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpprmc9Tox2
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I was falling…falling into a black hole.741Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoPhT3Pbcfv
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To be continued…741Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPvSzU3KSqe
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