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.663Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLUSjyWXMss
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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…”663Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEIVLzNM0XQ
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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.”663Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6XzLrTXzt6
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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.663Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBEnF2011DI
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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.”663Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIVvPWZbIgu
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“I don’t think he’ll go that far…”663Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKwXXaIf1Vr
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“But what if he does?” Jenny chimed in. “What if we go down for a crime someone else committed?”663Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvFHZTeuYoR
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“Look…I’m not saying we should be paranoid but…” Nancy said. “We have to protect ourselves.”663Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9seIhdVT40
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“What?”663Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡI6uLpJ2SAO
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“Keep our eyes and ears open for…for anything that could point at the true murderer.”663Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeVnVwhpv5M
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“Have you gone crazy, Nancy?" I asked incredulously. “Do you think we’re in a movie or something?”663Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡflBTJTrHEg
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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.”663Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡP8d9SijjX4
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Pinky’s death…That reminded me…663Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHC235og925
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“Did he say anything to you about Pinky’s death? He never mentioned her to me.”663Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnKyVQHdFkq
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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…”663Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZdkMXFGf11
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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.663Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqUeNXyPPI7
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“He…He doesn’t think we killed her, does he?”663Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMgS7ZO3qmG
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“Of course, he does.” Nancy said, impatiently. “He thinks the same person or people killed both of them.”663Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbOni7TaIwQ
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Before I could respond to that, Nayana, one of our classmates came rushing in.663Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡypLgjfiimI
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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…”663Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvj1MlgR3b6
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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.663Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡijRLO2wMGn
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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…”663Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUMHKrSs5Rt
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“He must have killed Jolly then.” Jenny whispered, relieved.663Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡll6gGPnaoa
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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.”663Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwnV5YstH5W
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“Do you think the police didn’t think of this?” Jenny asked her.663Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLQvs8CDMno
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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?”663Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡddWpEa6xzg
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To be continued...663Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1HQvO2Ffdx
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