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.702Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡc6poNbCGM9
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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…”702Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbm8LCPGGeB
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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.”702Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5rr6w4YfI6
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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.702Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvVOgNd7X3o
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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.”702Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMZEHbvu6D0
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“I don’t think he’ll go that far…”702Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡup3exaiyCO
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“But what if he does?” Jenny chimed in. “What if we go down for a crime someone else committed?”702Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5x4PpSljjx
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“Look…I’m not saying we should be paranoid but…” Nancy said. “We have to protect ourselves.”702Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡydRq6kGgqe
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“What?”702Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRL3XhF4upe
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“Keep our eyes and ears open for…for anything that could point at the true murderer.”702Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUGNbZE2QgB
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“Have you gone crazy, Nancy?" I asked incredulously. “Do you think we’re in a movie or something?”702Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwaV6tQuRPC
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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.”702Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmzDqrdwrsB
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Pinky’s death…That reminded me…702Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡX0dgcgj3qx
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“Did he say anything to you about Pinky’s death? He never mentioned her to me.”702Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡk6snQbrCd2
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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…”702Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRPCdixzep1
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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.702Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpvm3BD9HVV
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“He…He doesn’t think we killed her, does he?”702Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9sv5byUzlP
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“Of course, he does.” Nancy said, impatiently. “He thinks the same person or people killed both of them.”702Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwz2RAEci5U
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Before I could respond to that, Nayana, one of our classmates came rushing in.702Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡl5Cq8lwrSB
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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…”702Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNIIQhDpvKD
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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.702Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLA416GjCfC
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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…”702Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvchoujgeCc
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“He must have killed Jolly then.” Jenny whispered, relieved.702Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6bXkR4GVLz
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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.”702Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7GpC8WawJv
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“Do you think the police didn’t think of this?” Jenny asked her.702Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDfIWZo65Ay
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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?”702Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCbjPRn6LQ7
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To be continued...702Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKHqeIhMKpr
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