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…672Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡd5kxr6PcqH
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Suddenly…Everything went black.672Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3IMNnkjNJh
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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…672Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYAVTCkR2lW
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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?”672Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtNPmrCctGY
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It hit me so quickly that I screamed. But no one heard me. I…I…I was…I…672Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGwfHHWNIej
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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.672Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVMgWfhD0Ga
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No…What…672Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2r1Ckjdb7m
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Images rushed through my mind as the story unfolded. Two girls…They were identical. Always together.672Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnoZthKkVzX
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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…”672Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡksvfcEOH5w
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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.672Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7K2atAADd6
“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.”672Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfS7fCquuOW
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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.672Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡy8Egv25vZh
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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…”672Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLJ4U56bEWX
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“It was an accident…” Uncle Elias was saying.672Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡE5u9XthlMO
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“Don’t lie.” Aunt Daisy was yelling. “I saw the message on your phone. You…”672Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJ8zClAsc5n
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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…”672Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuwpRsyCeGr
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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.”672Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0TGiOkJOlW
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“What happened now? Why do you think he…” Dad asked.672Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFJVM8AJBfr
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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.”672Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXpguR0kPpy
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My head throbbed. An invisible hand clutched at my throat. I couldn’t…I…I…672Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmrBOnmoJgG
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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…672Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVF1GVhLjlX
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I was falling…falling into a black hole.672Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSoXpeeErEs
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To be continued…672Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeI0UBwSgqG
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