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.767Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBezzAhr807
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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.767Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxSWlvkqU6w
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“What happened?” He asked Dad.767Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQV1tCj3i3F
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“The Inspector attacked him out of the blue.” I exclaimed. “He…He…He was trying to strangle…”767Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2XZGZ8glJG
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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.767Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwRm0Pgv4dB
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“Sunder…Do not report this incident.”767Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡn9uvg7qMqE
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“What! Not report…Dad…he…”767Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXbwTwrfvYk
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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?767Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8ilOVPSrpL
Uncle Sunder, on the other hand, was not at all surprised by Dad’s decision.767Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡY2gqfiN3U9
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“If you say so.” He nodded curtly and said.767Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnRe2Cecc0X
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The voice, calm and cool, spoke in my head. “Poor Ram…”767Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWmNu5IrBm1
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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.767Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡb5pPNq1Oeo
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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.767Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrbGz3X8CLj
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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?”767Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpikSfFbasW
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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.767Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiAeItUKGM4
I walked mechanically into the classroom. By the time I sat down on my bench, I was sobbing uncontrollably.767Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWDT9fqux6P
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To be continued...767Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRBbRMXcNAj
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