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.ＰＥＮＡＮＡD6BBHPlONu
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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.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGsGjdicq94
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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.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzgdzR2dvn4
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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.ＰＥＮＡＮＡb1i1SrFgWc
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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.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIK8kKomnHH
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“I don’t think he’ll go that far…”753Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVdbJsOSbLv
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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.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXwHzSNg1bZ
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“Look…I’m not saying we should be paranoid but…” Nancy said. “We have to protect ourselves.”753Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNG3m3LjmM3
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“What?”753Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmeQQ5ihFln
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“Keep our eyes and ears open for…for anything that could point at the true murderer.”753Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZS6ySjss8c
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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.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8mapPzYr9T
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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.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQ9IPMkuVTZ
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Pinky’s death…That reminded me…753Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDchz0znxWW
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“Did he say anything to you about Pinky’s death? He never mentioned her to me.”753Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkctUE8zwiL
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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.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8iaimIzq5h
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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.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvt38tNdSQM
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“He…He doesn’t think we killed her, does he?”753Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQscM3p4ffA
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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.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnttgVoYmMv
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Before I could respond to that, Nayana, one of our classmates came rushing in.753Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8ONVxgyOfU
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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.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTQRKEXPR3S
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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.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBz7ehfZryF
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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.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbo8T6EUXCc
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“He must have killed Jolly then.” Jenny whispered, relieved.753Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpxmL5vlc9W
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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.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxUBzrCnuc2
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“Do you think the police didn’t think of this?” Jenny asked her.753Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡao95JfqEKn
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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.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0p4xFbZdmf
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To be continued...753Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4Q4LE0HHtG
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