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.665Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡizadoophoi
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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…”665Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhmsdQ4mP73
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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.”665Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvg3WDFXaAy
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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.665Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRzl5VjSZbt
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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.”665Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKG77TJJxwI
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“I don’t think he’ll go that far…”665Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjdgE62FPGa
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“But what if he does?” Jenny chimed in. “What if we go down for a crime someone else committed?”665Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdGZEFOZ41C
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“Look…I’m not saying we should be paranoid but…” Nancy said. “We have to protect ourselves.”665Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQCIal21S8Q
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“What?”665Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYMSLCQzFje
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“Keep our eyes and ears open for…for anything that could point at the true murderer.”665Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1xHr7fLaMU
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“Have you gone crazy, Nancy?" I asked incredulously. “Do you think we’re in a movie or something?”665Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaLjalM0Qpf
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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.”665Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnh9uQS8sQB
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Pinky’s death…That reminded me…665Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4jbtsKNjI7
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“Did he say anything to you about Pinky’s death? He never mentioned her to me.”665Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcOJqRk59Rb
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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…”665Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4JNhezoXve
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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.665Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxzRNpy1LZp
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“He…He doesn’t think we killed her, does he?”665Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRmT8QVQq4q
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“Of course, he does.” Nancy said, impatiently. “He thinks the same person or people killed both of them.”665Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡH1QI7j39tN
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Before I could respond to that, Nayana, one of our classmates came rushing in.665Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJcGmRjcGUr
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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…”665Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ45u2ttk0YA
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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.665Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoFr40EKxLk
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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…”665Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡF7uWib5N1c
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“He must have killed Jolly then.” Jenny whispered, relieved.665Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCSM1YrG2N0
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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.”665Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiEs3noyVR4
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“Do you think the police didn’t think of this?” Jenny asked her.665Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdaBWxfqWBR
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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?”665Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHQ6ucYjCet
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To be continued...665Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcmQEbGo0ZZ
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