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.778Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhDG8EMpUot
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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…”778Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1n6cWbK65x
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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.”778Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsucFUyGCtv
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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.778Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡI8qZ6B2IZk
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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.”778Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuTBIWVp5Bv
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“I don’t think he’ll go that far…”778Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCfYsHcU8yy
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“But what if he does?” Jenny chimed in. “What if we go down for a crime someone else committed?”778Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUIspsv2Szg
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“Look…I’m not saying we should be paranoid but…” Nancy said. “We have to protect ourselves.”778Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGVcyx4shcG
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“What?”778Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaMUeUKAFzp
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“Keep our eyes and ears open for…for anything that could point at the true murderer.”778Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGRKnmgUcA4
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“Have you gone crazy, Nancy?" I asked incredulously. “Do you think we’re in a movie or something?”778Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrU4BVamXNM
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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.”778Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡajLJqD7jIR
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Pinky’s death…That reminded me…778Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡipmUjFIBoI
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“Did he say anything to you about Pinky’s death? He never mentioned her to me.”778Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbZMaDiNVzv
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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…”778Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiVsSORi1dV
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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.778Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMygL3XavUw
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“He…He doesn’t think we killed her, does he?”778Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSJ36FYI7ML
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“Of course, he does.” Nancy said, impatiently. “He thinks the same person or people killed both of them.”778Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBkzk32rAeJ
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Before I could respond to that, Nayana, one of our classmates came rushing in.778Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOCTyxGeip2
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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…”778Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMfiqzJ6Vbl
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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.778Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXWKnI1Nsmb
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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…”778Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTPN5yyZvMt
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“He must have killed Jolly then.” Jenny whispered, relieved.778Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHPmADELiUr
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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.”778Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDAW7wuUEPn
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“Do you think the police didn’t think of this?” Jenny asked her.778Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7FTHp11muv
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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?”778Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuehtvBHids
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To be continued...778Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpsRo8C5V77
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