Phantom Limb

by Lucinda Berry

Every person talked about feeling like half of a person without their twin. They described feeling like they were the same soul in a different body and struggling to go on without their other part.

I’m Emily Rooth. Panic rushed through me.

It had been three weeks since I’d been to my own grave. For a brief moment on the ride back to the hospital, I’d considered telling Lisa who I really was, but I pushed the idea aside in favor of keeping it a secret.