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…694Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCiu5GkVbG1
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Suddenly…Everything went black.694Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ06d4OetEcz
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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…694Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9kHoYR6ei2
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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?”694Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdakG8rp4Aj
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It hit me so quickly that I screamed. But no one heard me. I…I…I was…I…694Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrnvAtN5GH3
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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.694Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡm53gxxvZSa
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Images rushed through my mind as the story unfolded. Two girls…They were identical. Always together.694Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVgZIwy31y2
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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…”694Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnVYLTe95TL
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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.694Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8Mi29DrGOe
“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.”694Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPo0ofMu0LD
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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.694Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbMzpoLebOf
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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…”694Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSkWSlZyU1s
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“It was an accident…” Uncle Elias was saying.694Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoZQRLx2DJP
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“Don’t lie.” Aunt Daisy was yelling. “I saw the message on your phone. You…”694Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhD4M6JVlYc
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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…”694Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDH1c1NZnxH
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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.”694Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2nZm0YTE17
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“What happened now? Why do you think he…” Dad asked.694Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡm5zAVaElhH
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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.”694Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPEL3w1f7Nv
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My head throbbed. An invisible hand clutched at my throat. I couldn’t…I…I…694Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcyQziTAcn6
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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…694Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMJO8jaEuqy
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I was falling…falling into a black hole.694Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7LRurFmwlj
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To be continued…694Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5DNLMfkzAB
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