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.660Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡt1iRDze2Y4
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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…”660Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0CSSPZtefx
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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.”660Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡX3TBkEagsk
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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.660Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhm4v1P4Q6d
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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.”660Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBLQAWwAk1I
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“I don’t think he’ll go that far…”660Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpK81tGslNT
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“But what if he does?” Jenny chimed in. “What if we go down for a crime someone else committed?”660Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0luzIoICCA
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“Look…I’m not saying we should be paranoid but…” Nancy said. “We have to protect ourselves.”660Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡakFuPEO8bj
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“What?”660Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQgURtxI6mF
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“Keep our eyes and ears open for…for anything that could point at the true murderer.”660Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLWKuCgLe7H
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“Have you gone crazy, Nancy?" I asked incredulously. “Do you think we’re in a movie or something?”660Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡc2eaNKBvOH
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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.”660Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCOjzQwS9Dy
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Pinky’s death…That reminded me…660Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2sx80bOQWf
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“Did he say anything to you about Pinky’s death? He never mentioned her to me.”660Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxEphIhvlUR
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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…”660Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡu4v5z6cjkk
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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.660Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKiHzFOOA81
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“He…He doesn’t think we killed her, does he?”660Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCaXWqoYr7K
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“Of course, he does.” Nancy said, impatiently. “He thinks the same person or people killed both of them.”660Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡc7K68DV1hz
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Before I could respond to that, Nayana, one of our classmates came rushing in.660Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjdtwalXN0I
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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…”660Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4ke5gA3QDF
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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.660Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMEg6XnJACz
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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…”660Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjU1cVoKWnj
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“He must have killed Jolly then.” Jenny whispered, relieved.660Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9wyBYGXv4y
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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.”660Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0AqMd8THwH
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“Do you think the police didn’t think of this?” Jenny asked her.660Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsxUsudCNFp
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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?”660Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMpJwrQQjtG
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To be continued...660Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkGqMnBB2hM
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