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.698Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuyPqkpQaJj
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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…”698Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEC6YcgG6gb
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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.”698Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGP6H2AALz9
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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.698Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3fz5NcUXYx
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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.”698Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyQTQUujyb6
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“I don’t think he’ll go that far…”698Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7kAkijKXWG
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“But what if he does?” Jenny chimed in. “What if we go down for a crime someone else committed?”698Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKMZvW8zHNL
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“Look…I’m not saying we should be paranoid but…” Nancy said. “We have to protect ourselves.”698Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfRUE9WMR6m
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“What?”698Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWlCCcxXl3q
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“Keep our eyes and ears open for…for anything that could point at the true murderer.”698Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGw0tHOVDlL
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“Have you gone crazy, Nancy?" I asked incredulously. “Do you think we’re in a movie or something?”698Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCldVkknUpq
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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.”698Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBMPc0skaaq
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Pinky’s death…That reminded me…698Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMeFCYeWRHL
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“Did he say anything to you about Pinky’s death? He never mentioned her to me.”698Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNoo5GRjKg8
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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…”698Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbI422CS4SP
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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.698Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZCQbqVCisy
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“He…He doesn’t think we killed her, does he?”698Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdof5Dtg3dX
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“Of course, he does.” Nancy said, impatiently. “He thinks the same person or people killed both of them.”698Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡB6c2EEGweX
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Before I could respond to that, Nayana, one of our classmates came rushing in.698Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDgxcZCBunh
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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…”698Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtnUwfHKMpI
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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.698Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlP3UJT9D0x
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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…”698Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcxNpXlT9H5
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“He must have killed Jolly then.” Jenny whispered, relieved.698Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡak8GVvolE9
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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.”698Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWuaN3tpnDk
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“Do you think the police didn’t think of this?” Jenny asked her.698Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoy7a9Stqce
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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?”698Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡODgXstSqdJ
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To be continued...698Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwb9lq7Nf0j
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