That afternoon, during lunch break, Nancy approached me. For the first time, in a long time, she didn’t look hostile. Without looking the slightest bit awkward she took a seat beside Jenny and me. Both of us, in the middle of opening our lunchboxes, looked at her disbelievingly.631Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhOX6A4wxA4
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“I have something to say to you.” She said, more to me than Jenny. “I think you know what the Inspector has in mind…”631Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡunRQylvIH1
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“He intends to tie us three to Jolly’s murder.” I said, matter-of-factly. “He said as much to my face.”631Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡREbXvLkiTL
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I wondered about that too. Although, my interactions with the Inspector were far from friendly, something told me that he wouldn’t carry out the threat. Maybe it was foolish of me to believe that.631Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmpH7GpSQq9
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“You, Jenny and me.” Nancy said slowly. “He…He thinks we were working together to get rid of Jolly. We all know how much he hates your father… At the moment he’s chasing after the incident in the physics lab but…What if that leads nowhere and he turns his attention back towards us.”631Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1MiYzpGOBi
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“I don’t think he’ll go that far…”631Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡr3WDj2FSKz
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“But what if he does?” Jenny chimed in. “What if we go down for a crime someone else committed?”631Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPvMjVJNbsl
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“Look…I’m not saying we should be paranoid but…” Nancy said. “We have to protect ourselves.”631Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡP42J78vmBc
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“What?”631Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWeoOIYYNBv
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“Keep our eyes and ears open for…for anything that could point at the true murderer.”631Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmldjoy6U2Z
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“Have you gone crazy, Nancy?" I asked incredulously. “Do you think we’re in a movie or something?”631Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCKPtUhvbJx
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“Don’t be ridiculous, Amy. I am not suggesting we play detective. Just….Watch people. Listen to the things they say. Start a harmless conversation about Jolly’s and Pinky’s deaths.”631Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCcijDiVsUX
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Pinky’s death…That reminded me…631Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡryLA0y3D7h
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“Did he say anything to you about Pinky’s death? He never mentioned her to me.”631Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8gIVwLR25v
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“Of course he did.” Nancy said, frantically. “He knows she liked us and us her. He thinks we convinced her to poison Jolly’s drink. And…”631Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAAN49SRmpG
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I felt as if I was drenched in ice cold water. Jenny glanced at me, panic written in every inch of her face.631Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfg2kC0jyv0
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“He…He doesn’t think we killed her, does he?”631Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ36cmGJOYmU
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“Of course, he does.” Nancy said, impatiently. “He thinks the same person or people killed both of them.”631Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQn1kVz0OUI
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Before I could respond to that, Nayana, one of our classmates came rushing in.631Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnFCVbz1oVP
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“Guys…” She yelled. “Jo’s just been arrested. The police searched his home. They found a rope and a little bottle of poison hidden away in his house…”631Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZrNbda79Lr
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We abandoned our lunchboxes and listened in horrified silence. Nayana told us that Joseph had been arrested and convicted for murder once before.631Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡv18OYSbbq0
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“His ex-girlfriend and her boyfriend. He shot and killed them in the middle of the street. Just stood there laughing and let himself be arrested…”631Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJUKZf4LfRf
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“He must have killed Jolly then.” Jenny whispered, relieved.631Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdYZFxmouQx
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“Of course not!” Nancy scoffed. “Use your brain, Jenny. If you were a murderer would you hide incriminating evidence in your own home? Besides…Take his previous crime…He committed murder in front of a whole lot of people…He didn’t have an intricate plan to get away.”631Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6QVouwgm3f
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“Do you think the police didn’t think of this?” Jenny asked her.631Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRzm2N4sLfs
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Nancy just shook her head. “The murderer is framing someone else…If Jo is irrefutably proved innocent...How long do you think we have before he or she thinks to provide the inspector some evidence to arrest us?”631Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7euNWMxhAr
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To be continued...631Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6OY73c3vpW
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