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.701Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9YGCVScSyw
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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…”701Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvcrqSSy6FR
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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.”701Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHlKVh579W2
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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.701Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYRvX63nMRg
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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.”701Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3LaonvVXBj
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“I don’t think he’ll go that far…”701Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJimOWjZn6H
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“But what if he does?” Jenny chimed in. “What if we go down for a crime someone else committed?”701Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqKOtJlOqvd
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“Look…I’m not saying we should be paranoid but…” Nancy said. “We have to protect ourselves.”701Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwYAKGaw1mf
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“What?”701Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1bX0KdlYAQ
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“Keep our eyes and ears open for…for anything that could point at the true murderer.”701Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlyXO1pFuE7
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“Have you gone crazy, Nancy?" I asked incredulously. “Do you think we’re in a movie or something?”701Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPrXK4szevN
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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.”701Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQtxMIJcUld
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Pinky’s death…That reminded me…701Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2hEAsMorOE
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“Did he say anything to you about Pinky’s death? He never mentioned her to me.”701Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUcAgf83P3z
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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…”701Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyWVjVGCawW
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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.701Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡX4HCT6vaRf
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“He…He doesn’t think we killed her, does he?”701Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWuchwGbKYT
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“Of course, he does.” Nancy said, impatiently. “He thinks the same person or people killed both of them.”701Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJSk6GeBBNI
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Before I could respond to that, Nayana, one of our classmates came rushing in.701Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡw5NUrBBoDH
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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…”701Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7zNeLgYV7x
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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.701Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTxzOYZVPVH
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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…”701Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaAs9ttJcIG
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“He must have killed Jolly then.” Jenny whispered, relieved.701Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhBffNs36YM
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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.”701Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡF9J8sFaVHH
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“Do you think the police didn’t think of this?” Jenny asked her.701Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdbV9G8aNAZ
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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?”701Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhGRwlnQorj
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To be continued...701Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpCgQdQ7o61
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