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.680Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqMnjnwTtDh
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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…”680Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSMxlIcDgxc
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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.”680Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbuPKsKurja
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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.680Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyFndo2geIF
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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.”680Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9c176iplN0
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“I don’t think he’ll go that far…”680Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyX2bPwKKEy
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“But what if he does?” Jenny chimed in. “What if we go down for a crime someone else committed?”680Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7Siwrg9BG9
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“Look…I’m not saying we should be paranoid but…” Nancy said. “We have to protect ourselves.”680Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPNSD36ZMGh
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“What?”680Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjdYrnzBALM
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“Keep our eyes and ears open for…for anything that could point at the true murderer.”680Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUlhWmUB3fF
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“Have you gone crazy, Nancy?" I asked incredulously. “Do you think we’re in a movie or something?”680Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaxCwtT2HNV
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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.”680Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaWSGRVYRHa
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Pinky’s death…That reminded me…680Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMhr7MrJiKB
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“Did he say anything to you about Pinky’s death? He never mentioned her to me.”680Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCKRanlvOZu
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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…”680Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6ZaVbkgPCn
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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.680Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPidSrqzTov
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“He…He doesn’t think we killed her, does he?”680Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeC8QLk3did
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“Of course, he does.” Nancy said, impatiently. “He thinks the same person or people killed both of them.”680Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡO91dd67M2K
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Before I could respond to that, Nayana, one of our classmates came rushing in.680Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2ZRr9Ga3HT
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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…”680Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrtiXrlCY5k
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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.680Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡW3mY5DeJi9
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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…”680Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡExfezSR2kO
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“He must have killed Jolly then.” Jenny whispered, relieved.680Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYk4zW8leIN
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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.”680Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKohWI4dEaI
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“Do you think the police didn’t think of this?” Jenny asked her.680Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJlWfYwiBWn
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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?”680Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡm8mX3fPBy6
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To be continued...680Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBoreCDa5q7
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