A scream escaped my lips as the Inspector’s hand tightened around my Dad’s neck. I flung myself upon him and tried to pry his hands off. It mildly registered in my head that my Dad wasn’t fighting back. I could hear him trying to say something as the Inspector punched and hit him.702Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBsfCNhJw4a
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“Sir! What in the world are you doing?” Someone pushed me away roughly and pulled the Inspector away from my Dad. My mind was so confused that it took me a while to recognize the person who intervened. It was Uncle Sunder. He was assisting the Inspector in the investigation. He was also a dear friend of my Dad.702Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoAFIpSWHYn
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“What happened?” He asked Dad.702Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡW7vntucFU3
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“The Inspector attacked him out of the blue.” I exclaimed. “He…He…He was trying to strangle…”702Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ97MplKHQ4G
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The Inspector did not look any less angry. But he seemed to realize the gravity of what he had done. He mumbled something like an apology to Dad and walked away.702Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiuEMzPqiXG
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“Sunder…Do not report this incident.”702Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡY3qFN4PTyF
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“What! Not report…Dad…he…”702Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiOux0WUvNd
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“It was thoughtless of him.” Dad said. He stroked his neck. I could see the angry red marks of the Inspector’s fingers. Why? Why was he letting it go? Why didn’t he want the Inspector punished?702Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡD5PttHk8yn
Uncle Sunder, on the other hand, was not at all surprised by Dad’s decision.702Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnXRkJjvTNb
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“If you say so.” He nodded curtly and said.702Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXziHPYmdCt
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The voice, calm and cool, spoke in my head. “Poor Ram…”702Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡU4ZpM9B15U
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Uncle Sunder left soon after. The spectators left too as the show was over. As Dad lead me to my class, deaf to the million questions that I threw at him, the rational part of my brain rushed to an unpleasant conclusion.702Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTzXlLbtjWr
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Everything that the Inspector said was true. If it was so…Could I blame him for attacking Dad? I felt numb, helpless…Unable to even think about the things I heard.702Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1Zhd6SbBJC
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“They’re all true, aren’t they? The things that the Inspector said…” I asked him, as we reached the class. “Is that why you are not answering my questions?”702Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCKLG7XN5XL
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I hoped…I desperately hoped he would shout at me…say that not a word of those dreadful accusations was true. But…He…He just went away. Without a word…Without a single word.702Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZJ1fYPSC3p
I walked mechanically into the classroom. By the time I sat down on my bench, I was sobbing uncontrollably.702Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4Ljd4H5HoL
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To be continued...702Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGBM75KCRJt
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