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.605Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPLOuxqkk6j
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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…”605Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVNId68jmBf
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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.”605Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMyRFiz78Xw
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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.605Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGQRb5187xT
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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.”605Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCKt4WBzpXD
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“I don’t think he’ll go that far…”605Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2CpZXJId0b
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“But what if he does?” Jenny chimed in. “What if we go down for a crime someone else committed?”605Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXEpP4QMsKg
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“Look…I’m not saying we should be paranoid but…” Nancy said. “We have to protect ourselves.”605Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡH91WCymQcP
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“What?”605Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXiFZaOdZdu
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“Keep our eyes and ears open for…for anything that could point at the true murderer.”605Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrGITIa3rqZ
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“Have you gone crazy, Nancy?" I asked incredulously. “Do you think we’re in a movie or something?”605Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKQbJuQaPMs
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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.”605Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOqycnoXOjZ
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Pinky’s death…That reminded me…605Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡodDWdfurI7
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“Did he say anything to you about Pinky’s death? He never mentioned her to me.”605Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGT1rRRobd4
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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…”605Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQyFx02KjEg
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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.605Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYVkNAmoEJh
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“He…He doesn’t think we killed her, does he?”605Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnmSbKYhVLi
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“Of course, he does.” Nancy said, impatiently. “He thinks the same person or people killed both of them.”605Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡg73igb7tGM
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Before I could respond to that, Nayana, one of our classmates came rushing in.605Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxCH7UbiacD
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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…”605Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWq2Wwb2nyN
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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.605Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡf3x6XNMd6R
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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…”605Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbs1WTXDVaE
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“He must have killed Jolly then.” Jenny whispered, relieved.605Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCvRcIxHjsZ
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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.”605Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7E1wmpiEDX
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“Do you think the police didn’t think of this?” Jenny asked her.605Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUDgm5SqFGL
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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?”605Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSQ7DqSQ1ay
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To be continued...605Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvVTDEeDpjA
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