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.772Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCE5FAvIfNX
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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.772Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSrFCVXAdu1
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“What happened?” He asked Dad.772Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyHnJdEDc8A
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“The Inspector attacked him out of the blue.” I exclaimed. “He…He…He was trying to strangle…”772Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzWqp4TgDrd
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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.772Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmNO4WJalwE
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“Sunder…Do not report this incident.”772Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqvNsLDJo6e
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“What! Not report…Dad…he…”772Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡN24YvAyDX3
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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?772Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtBJbbW4YZf
Uncle Sunder, on the other hand, was not at all surprised by Dad’s decision.772Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRpTi8lcNkl
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“If you say so.” He nodded curtly and said.772Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKkvnMz3HWl
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The voice, calm and cool, spoke in my head. “Poor Ram…”772Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgkdep6pZGE
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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.772Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3axO0rpDkl
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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.772Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0rt31P3xW8
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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?”772Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIz83SqFqk2
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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.772Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBzsYxb63Lf
I walked mechanically into the classroom. By the time I sat down on my bench, I was sobbing uncontrollably.772Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡl9mkHw5F8L
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To be continued...772Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBVWHzLVwgA
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