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.723Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfRd5I82eMv
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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.723Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCrnopy1HkI
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“What happened?” He asked Dad.723Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVmkwNBltRM
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“The Inspector attacked him out of the blue.” I exclaimed. “He…He…He was trying to strangle…”723Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4efEIZz7vX
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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.723Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIEB89F6oog
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“Sunder…Do not report this incident.”723Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRjZnXEO1Xg
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“What! Not report…Dad…he…”723Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnyEsZY1f0Q
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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?723Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqkJXmzONwT
Uncle Sunder, on the other hand, was not at all surprised by Dad’s decision.723Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡd3P8jeP8sZ
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“If you say so.” He nodded curtly and said.723Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCn0313IgrE
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The voice, calm and cool, spoke in my head. “Poor Ram…”723Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNkIhE1IPIz
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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.723Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ65L74WluyT
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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.723Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTFUUQrl3OM
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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?”723Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9yPBZJ2SNQ
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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.723Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5FZR5o1nVm
I walked mechanically into the classroom. By the time I sat down on my bench, I was sobbing uncontrollably.723Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1z8dB4GJep
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To be continued...723Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCZVltfIXJz
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