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.766Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1IfeSL62Cs
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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.766Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzbl9unIPu3
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“What happened?” He asked Dad.766Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJUYNid566e
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“The Inspector attacked him out of the blue.” I exclaimed. “He…He…He was trying to strangle…”766Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJ9MjZVPHkm
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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.766Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsmGViLk0Aa
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“Sunder…Do not report this incident.”766Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡps4COMWxHw
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“What! Not report…Dad…he…”766Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡi0GV0LbG93
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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?766Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJgDNBvgn3E
Uncle Sunder, on the other hand, was not at all surprised by Dad’s decision.766Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgW17GdJiLn
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“If you say so.” He nodded curtly and said.766Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5Eq0TgY5Z4
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The voice, calm and cool, spoke in my head. “Poor Ram…”766Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡo6JVpotUI8
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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.766Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEQ6c8mGe7s
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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.766Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCCY6RR6wWj
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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?”766Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4KKKtv94xv
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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.766Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4BguXRPty7
I walked mechanically into the classroom. By the time I sat down on my bench, I was sobbing uncontrollably.766Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2XGyi7zujC
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To be continued...766Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTqLdNI41B5
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