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…774Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMXkCqqkEf3
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Suddenly…Everything went black.774Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxuAjAoqsHF
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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…774Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDhAhCcv0K4
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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?”774Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPtQnFNo9pp
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It hit me so quickly that I screamed. But no one heard me. I…I…I was…I…774Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡP9coKQYwdY
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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.774Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwYxbK8FK2S
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Images rushed through my mind as the story unfolded. Two girls…They were identical. Always together.774Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ67dUryNyyD
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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…”774Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡywZ0YOrPAD
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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.774Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzbeoiWg27m
“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.”774Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡs48MU5on3u
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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.774Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLRlsB9bHJo
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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…”774Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlWivhLYRtq
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“It was an accident…” Uncle Elias was saying.774Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡb2MJgcF8E8
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“Don’t lie.” Aunt Daisy was yelling. “I saw the message on your phone. You…”774Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡH9a1qU5ijO
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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…”774Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzuV0KLfVEY
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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.”774Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡr6Pz9jtYW3
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“What happened now? Why do you think he…” Dad asked.774Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOool4LVr4F
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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.”774Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡI9VArjxnsc
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My head throbbed. An invisible hand clutched at my throat. I couldn’t…I…I…774Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJi9se41Yj4
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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…774Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡayKP3BCAt8
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I was falling…falling into a black hole.774Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOrBoIAHQH1
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To be continued…774Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0y8OGFw2jb
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