“My friends had nothing to do with this.”846Please respect copyright.PENANAwnAMTls7ch
846Please respect copyright.PENANAS1xCJYCzdP
It seemed an eternity after the Inspector last spoke. But the clock on the wall told me it had only been 5 minutes. The ugly smile was still pasted on his face. He was waiting…Waiting for me to say something unfortunate.846Please respect copyright.PENANAaYPKUaA9oP
846Please respect copyright.PENANAh5vQ8eoXZu
“Then who had something to do with it, Amy?”846Please respect copyright.PENANAPZ7uB82jvi
846Please respect copyright.PENANAxgB4qhoehA
“If I knew I would have told you.”846Please respect copyright.PENANAX8PN7oixIC
846Please respect copyright.PENANAxOlTsSKp8C
“So…You are saying you knew nothing about this murder?”846Please respect copyright.PENANAiqiQOs7KVw
846Please respect copyright.PENANAu7iZl8qJ5R
“Yes…” The moment the word left my mouth, the Inspector’s face lit up. His eyes danced with excitement as he talked in length about me hanging around backstage.846Please respect copyright.PENANAB59EVWXua6
846Please respect copyright.PENANAYhUeLv9uMp
“If anything, you were trying to knock the poisoned drink out of her hands. How did you know?”846Please respect copyright.PENANA2QnmjXegO7
I was horrified. How could I admit…846Please respect copyright.PENANAZAaSgMVRak
846Please respect copyright.PENANAxliteKpGIA
“I didn’t…” I blurted out. “It was an accident.”846Please respect copyright.PENANATod6B2dGSM
846Please respect copyright.PENANAof2KqrAKGG
“Lawrence has already given his statement. He clearly says it was a deliberately done. I may not believe his wild claims but I have no reason to believe he’s lying about the facts.”846Please respect copyright.PENANAtwIwrwC61z
846Please respect copyright.PENANAyuTLj6e0dT
“He’s lying.” I said. “He and I are not in the best of terms.”846Please respect copyright.PENANAXr6c2eEvxG
846Please respect copyright.PENANAnvqXScNriv
“And why is that?”846Please respect copyright.PENANA0QSJChcLNi
846Please respect copyright.PENANASThXnFcG4d
“Nancy…She and Lawrence were…I didn’t like him. I tried to talk Nancy out of it but she wouldn’t listen. Then after her accident…”846Please respect copyright.PENANAn9qzCxNuZw
846Please respect copyright.PENANArfmzFWKOsy
“His affections transferred from your friend to Jolly.” The Inspector finished. The implication of what I said hit me almost at once. I had handed him a sword to strike Nancy.846Please respect copyright.PENANAzjGso37uCb
846Please respect copyright.PENANA5lN7X2kBz5
“Nancy wouldn’t kill anyone…And…We…I mean she doesn’t want to be my friend anymore.”846Please respect copyright.PENANAYNbxa803s9
846Please respect copyright.PENANAFDqbDtjhWd
The Inspector raised an eyebrow. “Hasn’t forgiven you for seeing through him, huh?”846Please respect copyright.PENANA6W5ANz9BGR
846Please respect copyright.PENANAlXFYN0NSfZ
I nodded. “I know Nancy. She may have a hot temper but she would never ever resort to murder. Besides…Sir…Would anyone really murder over high school stuff?”846Please respect copyright.PENANAUfWeBvqbhT
846Please respect copyright.PENANAgZ0UBL01hP
The Inspector laughed. The first non-malicious laughter I heard from him. “Girl…” He said. “I have seen murder and manslaughter happen for smaller reasons than high school drama.” Then in a more serious tone he added. “The best case scenario for you is that you somehow found out about the murder and was trying to stop it. But why didn’t you tell anyone instead of trying to clumsily knock the drink from her hand?”846Please respect copyright.PENANAc2PFL6FDqo
846Please respect copyright.PENANAfjaxtYCfSp
“It was an accident.”846Please respect copyright.PENANA2p5VL9CPK3
846Please respect copyright.PENANAUuqujWKQcI
“The worst case scenario is that you aided one or both of your friends to commit murder…Either way…If you don’t start speaking the truth…”846Please respect copyright.PENANArlY6tetAyD
846Please respect copyright.PENANACm2odvtJxL
“I am speaking the truth…I don’t know. I honestly don’t know anything about the murder.”846Please respect copyright.PENANAUZetVvUdgL
846Please respect copyright.PENANA2vTmjXf5Ez
The Inspector stood up and walked round the desk towards me. “I am only glad to put you away for the worst case scenario.” He whispered threateningly. “Just give me a reason…”846Please respect copyright.PENANAU3iAEYRnCF
846Please respect copyright.PENANAnRONPbGWMz
“I didn’t do it. “ I said. My heart was pounding rapidly inside my chest. Coherent thoughts evaded my brain. “If you want to arrest me because you have a grudge against Dad…fine. Do it.”846Please respect copyright.PENANARSEMcgbeQ3
846Please respect copyright.PENANAt6HNlSQ6km
The Inspector didn’t back away but leaned closer and said. “Unless you start telling the truth…I will happily do just that.”846Please respect copyright.PENANATmFemH1h0e
846Please respect copyright.PENANALpSQOOtPSd
“What if I give you a certain truth the manager of this school wants to hide?”846Please respect copyright.PENANA0rvMKGnQfB
846Please respect copyright.PENANAKvSmrFspZ9
This time the Inspector backed off. He glanced at me for a while and said. “What is this so called truth?”846Please respect copyright.PENANA5XX0mzgfLM
“There was an incident in this school 2 weeks ago. Jolly…She was in the centre of it all.”846Please respect copyright.PENANAkx3qouKZIO
846Please respect copyright.PENANAQaUCMF9I1f
“Interesting…”846Please respect copyright.PENANA94lmXcKrp5
846Please respect copyright.PENANAysnvqhYqbS
“Our Physics Master, Roy Sir, and Mathematics Teacher, Linda Madam, were locked inside the Physics lab during lunch break. The one who locked them in was…”846Please respect copyright.PENANA7bzix3lgrr
846Please respect copyright.PENANAWB6EyWcBLj
“Jolly…”846Please respect copyright.PENANAMx6CJlM0eg
846Please respect copyright.PENANA9bmtnn3KKC
“Yes, Sir. The Physics lab is on the topmost floor, isolated from the rest of the school. Jolly…she…The things she accused them of in front of the whole school was downright disgusting….She was lying...but…“846Please respect copyright.PENANAMED7UrZ3I0
846Please respect copyright.PENANAmXsJldaHuv
“People believed her?”846Please respect copyright.PENANABD5o56CimK
846Please respect copyright.PENANAkDMxgePQwt
“Jolly has a reputation of being the good girl. Except some of us…”846Please respect copyright.PENANAnR9anAtwFD
846Please respect copyright.PENANAYxD9j7OaQo
“How does your manager factor into this story?”846Please respect copyright.PENANAAUEgViUG3a
846Please respect copyright.PENANAMAY5nLDokV
“He put her up to it. There is a reason Jolly got picked for scholarship and won nearly all the prizes for the youth festival. Also…Her father is the manager’s dear friend.”846Please respect copyright.PENANAUgWlTGX01U
846Please respect copyright.PENANAVzh9mK25OZ
“And why would he do such a thing?”846Please respect copyright.PENANAqPHB6d7gz6
846Please respect copyright.PENANAr0RfBDbfvn
“Linda Madam…” I said slowly. “He…She told her brother, Benjamin Sir, about how he was stalking her and harassing her. There was a huge fight in the school office and…almost 3 days later…”846Please respect copyright.PENANAdTihMhixAl
846Please respect copyright.PENANA6iGE1r6RJi
“The Incident in the Physics lab happens.”846Please respect copyright.PENANAvRLhwIRlTq
846Please respect copyright.PENANAWdS3I4c1TO
“After that…Jo from the shop came and attacked Roy Sir, claiming to be Linda Madam’s lover.” I saw the Inspector frown but he did not interrupt me. “Then we heard that Roy Sir’s wife left him and…”846Please respect copyright.PENANAEhPEhwWbnT
846Please respect copyright.PENANAH3nJYUSVlO
“Looks like the girl had plenty of people around her who would willingly cut her throat.” He mumbled, darkly. Then, looking at me, he said. “Girl…You have been more than helpful to me today.”846Please respect copyright.PENANAk9xuw3RD4Z
846Please respect copyright.PENANAZJ7YDrK64w
“Michel Sir said he’d expel anyone who tells you this story.”846Please respect copyright.PENANA3m350XjaE8
846Please respect copyright.PENANAlGCJFximzR
The Inspector’s expression darkened. “I wouldn’t worry too much about that if I were you.” He said. There was a hint of a smile on his face.846Please respect copyright.PENANA38yWTXi13l
846Please respect copyright.PENANARPJMcysn7E
To be continued...846Please respect copyright.PENANA8LV34zxTDV