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.667Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDm1TyMWh0n
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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…”667Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡviIA4qpRsI
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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.”667Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡATEa9oliky
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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.667Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuIvaGPZ448
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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.”667Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTSeWfbuSrV
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“I don’t think he’ll go that far…”667Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡw9VtK39swJ
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“But what if he does?” Jenny chimed in. “What if we go down for a crime someone else committed?”667Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLZsyFrRHg6
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“Look…I’m not saying we should be paranoid but…” Nancy said. “We have to protect ourselves.”667Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBTVEAQOolY
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“What?”667Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡidCHzheNms
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“Keep our eyes and ears open for…for anything that could point at the true murderer.”667Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXZcfCRrHal
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“Have you gone crazy, Nancy?" I asked incredulously. “Do you think we’re in a movie or something?”667Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQt9KcT6zLy
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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.”667Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡonlZkxCIOK
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Pinky’s death…That reminded me…667Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZ0h9MCqzmD
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“Did he say anything to you about Pinky’s death? He never mentioned her to me.”667Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqabfGq0k26
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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…”667Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8NjKgYj3A6
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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.667Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVbcMk89tdy
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“He…He doesn’t think we killed her, does he?”667Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ08TLf8VgWC
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“Of course, he does.” Nancy said, impatiently. “He thinks the same person or people killed both of them.”667Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRwzAfnVghW
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Before I could respond to that, Nayana, one of our classmates came rushing in.667Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡV8LCs0Pjec
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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…”667Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRxcQwXtvN6
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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.667Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXJJ1J8sFb7
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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…”667Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡG2TpHfS1Kc
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“He must have killed Jolly then.” Jenny whispered, relieved.667Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8xB8nxp9EK
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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.”667Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCdmCJiX8aZ
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“Do you think the police didn’t think of this?” Jenny asked her.667Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡazqybMMuaC
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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?”667Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqAotpB04Ys
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To be continued...667Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGK2NczKaxz
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