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…770Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡw2k8R9iokj
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Suddenly…Everything went black.770Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAt6fApGPsy
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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…770Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhUbPuZq4Fx
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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?”770Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡau6EbilxuZ
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It hit me so quickly that I screamed. But no one heard me. I…I…I was…I…770Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaUHi7guudw
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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.770Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡltzqg7Bkcw
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No…What…770Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbfwBgCuBJV
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Images rushed through my mind as the story unfolded. Two girls…They were identical. Always together.770Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlW0h3LAmi1
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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…”770Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAiXPU5gJvH
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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.770Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡK7UCjXLkgt
“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.”770Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHQgMGjw9bz
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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.770Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0CAlyJiccd
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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…”770Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡC35gC6HA3c
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“It was an accident…” Uncle Elias was saying.770Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7LzpKselVo
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“Don’t lie.” Aunt Daisy was yelling. “I saw the message on your phone. You…”770Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ51g8cnNbFk
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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…”770Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHN4ZWhIKp3
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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.”770Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUSlxAWO9AO
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“What happened now? Why do you think he…” Dad asked.770Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡel6X91wvcB
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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.”770Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJyhXb9hbFP
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My head throbbed. An invisible hand clutched at my throat. I couldn’t…I…I…770Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9hZS1IJYca
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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…770Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ89c6xXWuGy
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I was falling…falling into a black hole.770Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCskcnM3OG8
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To be continued…770Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnMpFo5yE9C
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