A scream escaped my lips as the Inspector’s hand tightened around my Dad’s neck. I flung myself upon him and tried to pry his hands off. It mildly registered in my head that my Dad wasn’t fighting back. I could hear him trying to say something as the Inspector punched and hit him.796Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ58r37JBdob
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“Sir! What in the world are you doing?” Someone pushed me away roughly and pulled the Inspector away from my Dad. My mind was so confused that it took me a while to recognize the person who intervened. It was Uncle Sunder. He was assisting the Inspector in the investigation. He was also a dear friend of my Dad.796Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkGjZwWBs7T
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“What happened?” He asked Dad.796Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMLitOFREqo
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“The Inspector attacked him out of the blue.” I exclaimed. “He…He…He was trying to strangle…”796Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbiXaFFgT2f
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The Inspector did not look any less angry. But he seemed to realize the gravity of what he had done. He mumbled something like an apology to Dad and walked away.796Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkAgOYH1r9m
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“Sunder…Do not report this incident.”796Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYeqG7QfHEV
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“What! Not report…Dad…he…”796Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPqFsUqqBLk
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“It was thoughtless of him.” Dad said. He stroked his neck. I could see the angry red marks of the Inspector’s fingers. Why? Why was he letting it go? Why didn’t he want the Inspector punished?796Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4sDTei3nZi
Uncle Sunder, on the other hand, was not at all surprised by Dad’s decision.796Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZYhAT3wG52
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“If you say so.” He nodded curtly and said.796Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOt9EP8KkXy
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The voice, calm and cool, spoke in my head. “Poor Ram…”796Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhhMHbaBuxB
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Uncle Sunder left soon after. The spectators left too as the show was over. As Dad lead me to my class, deaf to the million questions that I threw at him, the rational part of my brain rushed to an unpleasant conclusion.796Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdTSyy6lu6H
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Everything that the Inspector said was true. If it was so…Could I blame him for attacking Dad? I felt numb, helpless…Unable to even think about the things I heard.796Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwsAzGx1IIj
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“They’re all true, aren’t they? The things that the Inspector said…” I asked him, as we reached the class. “Is that why you are not answering my questions?”796Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡE207SkkEdH
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I hoped…I desperately hoped he would shout at me…say that not a word of those dreadful accusations was true. But…He…He just went away. Without a word…Without a single word.796Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡj6W0K1BSza
I walked mechanically into the classroom. By the time I sat down on my bench, I was sobbing uncontrollably.796Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsYCGWtKDGb
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To be continued...796Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSo1Cf0dFEE
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