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…658Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡacaxdnkyQK
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Suddenly…Everything went black.658Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBPa6lViRc6
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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…658Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡghAwUtC95M
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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?”658Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiI7AG7Ns2G
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It hit me so quickly that I screamed. But no one heard me. I…I…I was…I…658Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrRnyhuk3l6
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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.658Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4r2YmqjolD
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No…What…658Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJ4aDoyexaU
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Images rushed through my mind as the story unfolded. Two girls…They were identical. Always together.658Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7YgXwJXg00
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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…”658Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrDOK93JhqC
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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.658Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFdZAhz3hmz
“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.”658Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdv641ec6oE
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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.658Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIg4jd3DErK
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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…”658Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUn4VwZG7a1
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“It was an accident…” Uncle Elias was saying.658Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3YxY55mQ1P
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“Don’t lie.” Aunt Daisy was yelling. “I saw the message on your phone. You…”658Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8jjvJedWON
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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…”658Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWMRigbijNb
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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.”658Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdH4UTCgBuD
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“What happened now? Why do you think he…” Dad asked.658Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrogiNlhoiN
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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.”658Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaHaPXy5znp
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My head throbbed. An invisible hand clutched at my throat. I couldn’t…I…I…658Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡm8M8GAiTpX
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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…658Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvrbQ2eoWGl
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I was falling…falling into a black hole.658Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQkIWlFmNi5
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To be continued…658Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡY0te1q7Alz
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