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The Day My Twin Disappeared

Ella and I were identical twins.

When we were little, people sometimes struggled to tell us apart.

But I never had that problem.

To me, Ella was simply Ella.

She was the adventurous one.

She climbed higher, ran faster and seemed determined to explore everything around her.

I was more cautious.

Where Ella went, I usually followed.

We were five years old when she disappeared.

Our parents were working that day, so my grandmother was looking after us.

Unfortunately, I had a fever and was confined to bed.

I remember feeling miserable.

My throat hurt, my body was weak, and I had very little energy.

Ella, meanwhile, was playing nearby.

She had a favorite red ball, and I can still remember the sound it made as she bounced it against the bedroom wall.

Thump.

Thump.

Thump.

It was such an ordinary sound.

Even now, decades later, I can hear it in my memory.

Eventually, I fell asleep.

When I woke up, something felt wrong.

The house was unusually quiet.

The familiar sound of Ella’s ball was gone.

I called for my grandmother.

At first, there was no answer.

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