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.749Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3XoFTBxHy7
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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…”749Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡE0jrLGW7Zr
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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.”749Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4qO6h0ABiW
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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.749Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7uKiAP2lIe
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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.”749Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5LJ7ZaK7zT
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“I don’t think he’ll go that far…”749Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡH3BdukvrxH
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“But what if he does?” Jenny chimed in. “What if we go down for a crime someone else committed?”749Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡH5lFCYOMgi
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“Look…I’m not saying we should be paranoid but…” Nancy said. “We have to protect ourselves.”749Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡA0pC3VLPob
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“What?”749Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWbvxuLfvIc
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“Keep our eyes and ears open for…for anything that could point at the true murderer.”749Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPvIbwhZwl8
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“Have you gone crazy, Nancy?" I asked incredulously. “Do you think we’re in a movie or something?”749Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJjjG1ofKde
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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.”749Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkiz2tJyIoO
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Pinky’s death…That reminded me…749Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUzbIDikiO7
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“Did he say anything to you about Pinky’s death? He never mentioned her to me.”749Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZknFHrwBCd
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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…”749Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvPGMn0u88T
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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.749Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQKfaaoKccy
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“He…He doesn’t think we killed her, does he?”749Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWoJTuT1VUg
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“Of course, he does.” Nancy said, impatiently. “He thinks the same person or people killed both of them.”749Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHiF9UotmET
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Before I could respond to that, Nayana, one of our classmates came rushing in.749Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ44SXupFgfO
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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…”749Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfGioYJrfgt
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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.749Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjSb9LcQfGe
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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…”749Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2ADrrmZm9K
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“He must have killed Jolly then.” Jenny whispered, relieved.749Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSBsJY2YkrX
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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.”749Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡO4ics6QKvV
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“Do you think the police didn’t think of this?” Jenny asked her.749Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrVbEaxA1wW
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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?”749Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHboIhvFv0Z
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To be continued...749Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLxDa1vMMg5
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