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.681Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡU0SEh6AE5o
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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…”681Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTlj481kLkE
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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.”681Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFUNMpTLnmT
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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.681Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRQlNwVLbTJ
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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.”681Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7zTUP2O18V
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“I don’t think he’ll go that far…”681Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBokKKfqmu3
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“But what if he does?” Jenny chimed in. “What if we go down for a crime someone else committed?”681Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1RignN6Fef
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“Look…I’m not saying we should be paranoid but…” Nancy said. “We have to protect ourselves.”681Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ19qvPW0IFA
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“What?”681Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaw63OgQ0AR
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“Keep our eyes and ears open for…for anything that could point at the true murderer.”681Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsHJPauI4G3
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“Have you gone crazy, Nancy?" I asked incredulously. “Do you think we’re in a movie or something?”681Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRd6apSDcTc
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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.”681Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRwyuICy4as
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Pinky’s death…That reminded me…681Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsWTQWvDe0h
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“Did he say anything to you about Pinky’s death? He never mentioned her to me.”681Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡamB5pZFugG
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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…”681Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNHtANxCxgq
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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.681Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡA2piATeTMX
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“He…He doesn’t think we killed her, does he?”681Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSKwhwHgaBo
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“Of course, he does.” Nancy said, impatiently. “He thinks the same person or people killed both of them.”681Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpzfni3vodA
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Before I could respond to that, Nayana, one of our classmates came rushing in.681Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9JswMyFvKr
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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…”681Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQNAPbnvm9g
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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.681Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWo0x2rSgo4
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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…”681Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHWCFn6BLLR
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“He must have killed Jolly then.” Jenny whispered, relieved.681Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxixnWcumqK
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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.”681Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDm0FetASJi
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“Do you think the police didn’t think of this?” Jenny asked her.681Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5s6eZPRUTI
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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?”681Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKRBnqm68jh
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To be continued...681Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4tpxghugYM
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