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…692Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVO5IOHeeu5
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Suddenly…Everything went black.692Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVqEmI65ED1
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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…692Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgzfEbdAd3Z
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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?”692Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZ8xxUZqHge
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It hit me so quickly that I screamed. But no one heard me. I…I…I was…I…692Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMXuV5jnDX1
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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.692Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡetofUhGQ7E
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No…What…692Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ76UA2lhITJ
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Images rushed through my mind as the story unfolded. Two girls…They were identical. Always together.692Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGmN8L5KvWk
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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…”692Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0YhnUiHGva
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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.692Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwUAhCDbRDy
“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.”692Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡV9XPDwUOzn
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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.692Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqcaoOYAZ8c
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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…”692Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUe6i7cwLOK
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“It was an accident…” Uncle Elias was saying.692Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNodiTt1T20
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“Don’t lie.” Aunt Daisy was yelling. “I saw the message on your phone. You…”692Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWZTbil0FZ0
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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…”692Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡX3hgkWvaJj
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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.”692Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7ABHYitB2D
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“What happened now? Why do you think he…” Dad asked.692Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxwyE2pDb43
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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.”692Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlmgw57kI1B
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My head throbbed. An invisible hand clutched at my throat. I couldn’t…I…I…692Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtes2v4k4vC
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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…692Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyN6rOfiqJy
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I was falling…falling into a black hole.692Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡe6ofvQIjhO
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To be continued…692Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQnHVo47DeU
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