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.848Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiZ20Y74Fjz
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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.848Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUbF7vmXSkT
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“What happened?” He asked Dad.848Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQUIJxKuG3r
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“The Inspector attacked him out of the blue.” I exclaimed. “He…He…He was trying to strangle…”848Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡESbmj6mLHc
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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.848Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNzma9zNSXa
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“Sunder…Do not report this incident.”848Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcdJ4m7AVgM
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“What! Not report…Dad…he…”848Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8qxU5VKDg0
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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?848Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3XAR4g3ezv
Uncle Sunder, on the other hand, was not at all surprised by Dad’s decision.848Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrkSRLlveYD
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“If you say so.” He nodded curtly and said.848Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXcvdkDfRoT
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The voice, calm and cool, spoke in my head. “Poor Ram…”848Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6FCGzVivIm
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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.848Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHbOV36Q5po
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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.848Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡb4zuqb9zMl
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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?”848Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVRlmxZjjHh
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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.848Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡN1sMIkENOV
I walked mechanically into the classroom. By the time I sat down on my bench, I was sobbing uncontrollably.848Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡghJqYE3s5b
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To be continued...848Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxf1ziJgF38
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