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“I’m not going!” Becca argued from her hospital bed.
“Please Becca, be reasonable,” Mr. Cooper pleaded. “Nobody thinks you’re crazy. We’re all just very worried about you. You’re going through so much right now.”
“Exactly!” she snapped. “And adding more isn’t going to help.”
“After what you accused Dr. Reynolds of we really don’t have a choice.”
“Dad, did Ashley really have a sister?” Becca asked, breathing a heavy sigh. “I need to know the truth.”
Reluctantly, Mr. Cooper nodded. “Cassandra died a long time ago and I promised Cathy I would never talk about it to anyone. I’ve already said too much.”
“She died the same day as Mom,” Becca pointed out. “She died the same day I was born.”
“How did you know that?” he asked, peering down at her.
“You’ll just have to trust me, because I can’t say.”
“Did Cathy say something to you?”
“No!” Becca quickly answered. “And she can’t find out I know. I don’t think Ashley has any idea.”
“She doesn’t,” Mr. Cooper assured her. “And make darn sure you never tell her.”
“But, why?” Becca asked, smacking her hands down on the blankets in frustration. “Why can’t she know about her?” Why can’t she know about me?
“I can’t tell you, Becca. It looks like we’re going to just have to trust each other on this one,” Mr. Cooper said. “Will you please just see the doctor?”
Becca took a deep breath, “Did you ask about Caleb for me?”
“I talked to the Millers,” he said with a slow nod. “The next few hours are going to be very critical. They need to start

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