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.662Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRAPWOJcaNM
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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…”662Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRCq2gTZqHK
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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.”662Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCMo07DGGv6
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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.662Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8PTxgKlrfU
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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.”662Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCKRH3iDhkG
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“I don’t think he’ll go that far…”662Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAYRDro1kPH
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“But what if he does?” Jenny chimed in. “What if we go down for a crime someone else committed?”662Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRiM63RwWAA
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“Look…I’m not saying we should be paranoid but…” Nancy said. “We have to protect ourselves.”662Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpXfG8MSjYM
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“What?”662Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡde2FqEwlkk
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“Keep our eyes and ears open for…for anything that could point at the true murderer.”662Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJoh2w2PftV
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“Have you gone crazy, Nancy?" I asked incredulously. “Do you think we’re in a movie or something?”662Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡclaFt5WNH0
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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.”662Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYK0tr9tdVM
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Pinky’s death…That reminded me…662Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFsQAjBd9XZ
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“Did he say anything to you about Pinky’s death? He never mentioned her to me.”662Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ319FDLWSwY
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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…”662Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhF8PCdE0sP
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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.662Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrZ2tlvZZpX
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“He…He doesn’t think we killed her, does he?”662Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxBNX7Clkt7
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“Of course, he does.” Nancy said, impatiently. “He thinks the same person or people killed both of them.”662Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡet394NcjPa
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Before I could respond to that, Nayana, one of our classmates came rushing in.662Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2hMx4L5u7Q
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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…”662Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡA4gfiB5ZIP
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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.662Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3GxWAA6pLo
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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…”662Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkcfAOQrYva
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“He must have killed Jolly then.” Jenny whispered, relieved.662Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4kKzOSUd0I
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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.”662Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSkx5I0IAMz
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“Do you think the police didn’t think of this?” Jenny asked her.662Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIZdevY8iFW
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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?”662Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoSBO7FiInO
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To be continued...662Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMWuK1cFVQV
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