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.799Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5MNmr1Lsfp
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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.799Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYwxxjACpCk
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“What happened?” He asked Dad.799Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSC86w1arhN
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“The Inspector attacked him out of the blue.” I exclaimed. “He…He…He was trying to strangle…”799Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5hCQ9zM1uY
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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.799Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡduo3VnNAbc
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“Sunder…Do not report this incident.”799Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8XbwGoOS4p
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“What! Not report…Dad…he…”799Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwcxre6wnhU
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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?799Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡebE1KD3odp
Uncle Sunder, on the other hand, was not at all surprised by Dad’s decision.799Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtxwYQEIePW
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“If you say so.” He nodded curtly and said.799Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnkymAKvUrk
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The voice, calm and cool, spoke in my head. “Poor Ram…”799Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkgmfdDbpRB
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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.799Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYflZ1Nusvt
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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.799Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6a7xz0V95U
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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?”799Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdnJf8Q6Vp3
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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.799Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0t2Kpw5UhN
I walked mechanically into the classroom. By the time I sat down on my bench, I was sobbing uncontrollably.799Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiWGzlDl9S7
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To be continued...799Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ44AXvFAOjx
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