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.645Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBezGckdEjq
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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…”645Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5gRTb0VXN1
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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.”645Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoUQ5g3GSIq
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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.645Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPU80RmWmdK
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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.”645Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbbvCSnUPbh
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“I don’t think he’ll go that far…”645Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsZR8BDPzQc
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“But what if he does?” Jenny chimed in. “What if we go down for a crime someone else committed?”645Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzB3IUvMZEM
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“Look…I’m not saying we should be paranoid but…” Nancy said. “We have to protect ourselves.”645Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2qCP4JABte
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“What?”645Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMxyt56gYkj
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“Keep our eyes and ears open for…for anything that could point at the true murderer.”645Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZtOX26JPiz
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“Have you gone crazy, Nancy?" I asked incredulously. “Do you think we’re in a movie or something?”645Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdhyPXWetta
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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.”645Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡafAKTHn0MV
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Pinky’s death…That reminded me…645Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ92GGFBwG47
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“Did he say anything to you about Pinky’s death? He never mentioned her to me.”645Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjh3ktojXg8
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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…”645Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUNSFrIjjNy
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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.645Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2qmuKcxGiC
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“He…He doesn’t think we killed her, does he?”645Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEzuD74sYPn
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“Of course, he does.” Nancy said, impatiently. “He thinks the same person or people killed both of them.”645Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6yR46rZosk
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Before I could respond to that, Nayana, one of our classmates came rushing in.645Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQFtt8mYRqC
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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…”645Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFXJgnp1nJ9
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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.645Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZtx1XmDPfm
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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…”645Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhM0soYiKS8
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“He must have killed Jolly then.” Jenny whispered, relieved.645Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsmL8kQkqi2
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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.”645Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWGzgQTZb4m
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“Do you think the police didn’t think of this?” Jenny asked her.645Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡy0V4ESimlD
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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?”645Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRv0BCdm2Wp
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To be continued...645Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4MPlSi0jbZ
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