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.737Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGs72Jfn38Y
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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.737Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXfxdSvXDPZ
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“What happened?” He asked Dad.737Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2B3V06Q4FQ
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“The Inspector attacked him out of the blue.” I exclaimed. “He…He…He was trying to strangle…”737Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ389hAD3A50
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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.737Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGbXR4LDxnT
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“Sunder…Do not report this incident.”737Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKiv524J6lR
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“What! Not report…Dad…he…”737Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlR71qI61NQ
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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?737Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUpEegbBa8W
Uncle Sunder, on the other hand, was not at all surprised by Dad’s decision.737Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ75aWvw7htW
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“If you say so.” He nodded curtly and said.737Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡo6RyXM7vzX
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The voice, calm and cool, spoke in my head. “Poor Ram…”737Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡz4uz3m40dj
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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.737Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2R3JRayQED
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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.737Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9vMuwKiBPm
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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?”737Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPWVdZyvvrF
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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.737Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJ938IF8f3g
I walked mechanically into the classroom. By the time I sat down on my bench, I was sobbing uncontrollably.737Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEVmyIyhJrE
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To be continued...737Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxWhDicyT6R
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