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.669Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVzLJ4Q7bmd
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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…”669Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡf5lhfkLcou
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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.”669Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5AeF32PHmy
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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.669Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjYqMHWvMwx
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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.”669Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxRD57KRlil
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“I don’t think he’ll go that far…”669Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbKxOOeGV9W
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“But what if he does?” Jenny chimed in. “What if we go down for a crime someone else committed?”669Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWKfzO3dkgy
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“Look…I’m not saying we should be paranoid but…” Nancy said. “We have to protect ourselves.”669Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIPCExYP1Ye
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“What?”669Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjL45KF6hvA
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“Keep our eyes and ears open for…for anything that could point at the true murderer.”669Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQbRDQ4qoVy
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“Have you gone crazy, Nancy?" I asked incredulously. “Do you think we’re in a movie or something?”669Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfWh7Lq2t8O
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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.”669Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡM7ZwWHdj9z
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Pinky’s death…That reminded me…669Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdSZVjkPPyX
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“Did he say anything to you about Pinky’s death? He never mentioned her to me.”669Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEzKmrNwDLX
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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…”669Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1P5AWY50T5
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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.669Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡO295tmDpIV
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“He…He doesn’t think we killed her, does he?”669Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6rBxMTuNBm
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“Of course, he does.” Nancy said, impatiently. “He thinks the same person or people killed both of them.”669Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzVbr10XmNb
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Before I could respond to that, Nayana, one of our classmates came rushing in.669Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3jOZjDEwWH
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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…”669Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYWOL3d5gTo
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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.669Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡt1gnFhwho6
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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…”669Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDTSSbTG7uN
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“He must have killed Jolly then.” Jenny whispered, relieved.669Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNbILwUyqFG
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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.”669Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLzzfthOWZ1
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“Do you think the police didn’t think of this?” Jenny asked her.669Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIwxuwyWyNz
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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?”669Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9vCovq1IVO
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To be continued...669Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEnHEm36tAB
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