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.825Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuMlldlhaNR
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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.825Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYC1Uu52Mdn
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“What happened?” He asked Dad.825Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqJXgEOkuYo
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“The Inspector attacked him out of the blue.” I exclaimed. “He…He…He was trying to strangle…”825Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡm4GO3Io2n5
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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.825Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJEyRi0ofM4
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“Sunder…Do not report this incident.”825Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaem1hph4pH
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“What! Not report…Dad…he…”825Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡP93417Mnz6
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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?825Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXZ4TfxPzNc
Uncle Sunder, on the other hand, was not at all surprised by Dad’s decision.825Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjJnMe3qHOV
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“If you say so.” He nodded curtly and said.825Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOpyuHStmSt
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The voice, calm and cool, spoke in my head. “Poor Ram…”825Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡr7R2znQhfs
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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.825Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡc1ycAUJQnR
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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.825Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYFgavx0F1X
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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?”825Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdPyPiUZXww
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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.825Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6tJDuCFeXL
I walked mechanically into the classroom. By the time I sat down on my bench, I was sobbing uncontrollably.825Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTBfpeszk9k
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To be continued...825Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGpw4yia0jz
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