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.752Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBr5To6YXYm
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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…”752Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZW5qUCb0C5
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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.”752Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxZG54jYe5p
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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.752Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfN8dj0lugU
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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.”752Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0sPGM1JBpW
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“I don’t think he’ll go that far…”752Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxMg8imxGMn
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“But what if he does?” Jenny chimed in. “What if we go down for a crime someone else committed?”752Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡB5NWnjtHBu
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“Look…I’m not saying we should be paranoid but…” Nancy said. “We have to protect ourselves.”752Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoiD5FJQhm5
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“What?”752Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZq2x7pSRCf
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“Keep our eyes and ears open for…for anything that could point at the true murderer.”752Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0mtVFe2Wm5
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“Have you gone crazy, Nancy?" I asked incredulously. “Do you think we’re in a movie or something?”752Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡl0RcePKHAu
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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.”752Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmK48wGEa4E
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Pinky’s death…That reminded me…752Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhXhVJmr0Q7
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“Did he say anything to you about Pinky’s death? He never mentioned her to me.”752Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOv922AmdTh
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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…”752Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgzHY9iYva7
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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.752Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6TmVRP58gg
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“He…He doesn’t think we killed her, does he?”752Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡS806XMnFYX
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“Of course, he does.” Nancy said, impatiently. “He thinks the same person or people killed both of them.”752Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKMSjHskno8
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Before I could respond to that, Nayana, one of our classmates came rushing in.752Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡT5A8FFkayC
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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…”752Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTg9Yw6Cvm0
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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.752Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyySuqA10O3
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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…”752Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJaOmvV05UO
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“He must have killed Jolly then.” Jenny whispered, relieved.752Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡizJDz0B2eA
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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.”752Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡieIFEZsPWo
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“Do you think the police didn’t think of this?” Jenny asked her.752Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJpaXUg2W3Z
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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?”752Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrXzyguFOrE
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To be continued...752Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡln2NOgr9kI
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