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.793Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTxx3dIstwn
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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.793Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnUQGxAxeFl
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“What happened?” He asked Dad.793Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡakuz1rD1kL
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“The Inspector attacked him out of the blue.” I exclaimed. “He…He…He was trying to strangle…”793Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIhBZ65di4n
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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.793Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzvPF8HqKnt
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“Sunder…Do not report this incident.”793Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVHVppJsSMP
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“What! Not report…Dad…he…”793Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBmIZ2348El
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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?793Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9SWfpH4fgK
Uncle Sunder, on the other hand, was not at all surprised by Dad’s decision.793Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡi5lJ9tfJp5
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“If you say so.” He nodded curtly and said.793Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡywoM7Nl6oe
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The voice, calm and cool, spoke in my head. “Poor Ram…”793Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0031o4nRDY
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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.793Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡubT5ZxeZJf
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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.793Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLxBxyJEeUH
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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?”793Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡk2ULOpJabN
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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.793Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKO9gnTHhcQ
I walked mechanically into the classroom. By the time I sat down on my bench, I was sobbing uncontrollably.793Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8qBxEVBzKt
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To be continued...793Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3p2oWFoQQT
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