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.586Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWeamgH9ZhU
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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…”586Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUomrSZdDeC
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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.”586Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAA0KpKjgRg
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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.586Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4Ft0mYiqJK
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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.”586Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUR8YAf4K1e
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“I don’t think he’ll go that far…”586Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡA7ilGOE1Nl
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“But what if he does?” Jenny chimed in. “What if we go down for a crime someone else committed?”586Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡf03dLjArwE
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“Look…I’m not saying we should be paranoid but…” Nancy said. “We have to protect ourselves.”586Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfY1X3KdVIe
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“What?”586Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5KBgvA3d6b
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“Keep our eyes and ears open for…for anything that could point at the true murderer.”586Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdPJxNQALHF
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“Have you gone crazy, Nancy?" I asked incredulously. “Do you think we’re in a movie or something?”586Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRfMZF2LV1y
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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.”586Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtgnuf2IZle
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Pinky’s death…That reminded me…586Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQIqh49u8LZ
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“Did he say anything to you about Pinky’s death? He never mentioned her to me.”586Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCJWWTfX1mM
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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…”586Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡweV7fqDhUP
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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.586Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpGIdCj5lNm
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“He…He doesn’t think we killed her, does he?”586Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTPtZsuU1Kv
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“Of course, he does.” Nancy said, impatiently. “He thinks the same person or people killed both of them.”586Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡi4wIemyNbV
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Before I could respond to that, Nayana, one of our classmates came rushing in.586Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaASGGjxl4B
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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…”586Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCSbJgFCSCm
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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.586Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjqNhygemum
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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…”586Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVzckgWGewi
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“He must have killed Jolly then.” Jenny whispered, relieved.586Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhPy1MS5LDP
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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.”586Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡL2wKukWNpf
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“Do you think the police didn’t think of this?” Jenny asked her.586Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡneV30R8Qgt
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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?”586Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEcJLH0Q1n5
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To be continued...586Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXJlZvW1HGc
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