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…635Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrYtHRMif2K
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Suddenly…Everything went black.635Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwvW2aQFFVL
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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…635Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5DRP6NAc0F
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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?”635Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaxgkt3vLNa
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It hit me so quickly that I screamed. But no one heard me. I…I…I was…I…635Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqr84q4XKmW
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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.635Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAkjMd35dlA
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No…What…635Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2ZnWMk6bNq
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Images rushed through my mind as the story unfolded. Two girls…They were identical. Always together.635Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlK0lBeYMzg
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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…”635Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcqxZ82geOa
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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.635Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrNx4zYGY1A
“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.”635Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡawZZ8LX34O
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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.635Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoi5xLu1T6B
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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…”635Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQWb9oNnvbH
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“It was an accident…” Uncle Elias was saying.635Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAARtkQUdkx
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“Don’t lie.” Aunt Daisy was yelling. “I saw the message on your phone. You…”635Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvdbl5ePHGH
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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…”635Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDOeEVWXBbF
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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.”635Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRXtoeyWl4D
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“What happened now? Why do you think he…” Dad asked.635Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIXUSPkoDID
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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.”635Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡictZRbo1fH
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My head throbbed. An invisible hand clutched at my throat. I couldn’t…I…I…635Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaimCJW4H4d
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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…635Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCT731h4AD4
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I was falling…falling into a black hole.635Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpJtDgqheRb
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To be continued…635Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyDMX3IVzn2
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