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…773Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhVubCFdxxn
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Suddenly…Everything went black.773Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡl0NMJeh0ee
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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…773Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKo3YnoQFGV
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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?”773Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIPKMmOAOFn
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It hit me so quickly that I screamed. But no one heard me. I…I…I was…I…773Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡt3zdmD5RI2
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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.773Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7mpdUrhaXh
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No…What…773Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwpPQcKcc9a
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Images rushed through my mind as the story unfolded. Two girls…They were identical. Always together.773Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3i6YLJ1xo0
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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…”773Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2JvYluP50K
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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.773Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtYfVaUMEsN
“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.”773Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRc9XhqvGs0
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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.773Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8yzs7j5h6A
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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…”773Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ12yApY5LLB
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“It was an accident…” Uncle Elias was saying.773Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡR6K0J1Ua0I
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“Don’t lie.” Aunt Daisy was yelling. “I saw the message on your phone. You…”773Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgAxov0lLKv
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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…”773Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjlm0c1xuCV
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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.”773Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡV19C2aExN0
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“What happened now? Why do you think he…” Dad asked.773Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhrZV0XMENy
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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.”773Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxfvXSpCiAO
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My head throbbed. An invisible hand clutched at my throat. I couldn’t…I…I…773Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBjvZjVwhAV
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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…773Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhgyCpPNfbW
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I was falling…falling into a black hole.773Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡV2em7XN8rI
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To be continued…773Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5F6lifLAYC
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