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.753Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡy0GK2YCGun
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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…”753Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaPsJEnDU61
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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.”753Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡx2bOedJZax
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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.753Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbi8j9DoV2h
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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.”753Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡW38fh2WdEp
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“I don’t think he’ll go that far…”753Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSoGRN2Mj1Z
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“But what if he does?” Jenny chimed in. “What if we go down for a crime someone else committed?”753Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1GpbKe3NI5
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“Look…I’m not saying we should be paranoid but…” Nancy said. “We have to protect ourselves.”753Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYg02LNSbYD
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“What?”753Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWyKXXz6wIs
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“Keep our eyes and ears open for…for anything that could point at the true murderer.”753Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7nBOg2gBo8
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“Have you gone crazy, Nancy?" I asked incredulously. “Do you think we’re in a movie or something?”753Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡe8etsP0OUR
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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.”753Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5Tqq5QErQv
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Pinky’s death…That reminded me…753Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJrgj4FrUBp
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“Did he say anything to you about Pinky’s death? He never mentioned her to me.”753Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtGng2sHn7B
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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…”753Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ73k61CpurP
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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.753Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHyrSrJS96V
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“He…He doesn’t think we killed her, does he?”753Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxqnLj9VyVs
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“Of course, he does.” Nancy said, impatiently. “He thinks the same person or people killed both of them.”753Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcalukG6GKR
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Before I could respond to that, Nayana, one of our classmates came rushing in.753Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPWe0qNVPyZ
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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…”753Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPvbgvkfCI3
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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.753Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQ4kSj7HOP3
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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…”753Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQmHqyrE46X
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“He must have killed Jolly then.” Jenny whispered, relieved.753Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSSWqKjUQSU
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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.”753Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8JOA6wvmk5
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“Do you think the police didn’t think of this?” Jenny asked her.753Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZAkgjmeFb6
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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?”753Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGZ3bUL5AYn
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To be continued...753Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZCIEYofZZ2
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