By Lucy Brown
It was a freak accident they said. She wouldn’t have known what hit her they said. There was likely no pain they said.
It was obvious she was the better twin. The more successful, the brighter, and the nicer half of our identical pair. Not only a daughter and sister, but wife, mother, and friend. My champion. Now I’m alone surrounded by watery eyes lodged in silent faces. They track me around the room, barely concealing an unbidden thought. If only.
I stay silent, fearing my truth because I’m heartbroken, angry, and shocked but mostly I’m so relieved it wasn’t me.
Absolutely! The survivor guilt vying for space with the relief of having survived.
Brilliantly expressed, not a single wasted word and brutally honest.
Very cool story. Great ending.
Perfect!
I like the way the story is told with a mimimum of padding and a maximum of impact.