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.713Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZ9Ml3e4Eeq
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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…”713Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzbq8NsMbbS
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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.”713Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxGLqi2038s
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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.713Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡonViNolFWo
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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.”713Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbg6EwP0Lkq
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“I don’t think he’ll go that far…”713Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvmxVPOnFCS
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“But what if he does?” Jenny chimed in. “What if we go down for a crime someone else committed?”713Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2CSbzx4aWl
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“Look…I’m not saying we should be paranoid but…” Nancy said. “We have to protect ourselves.”713Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkW4zmpifFZ
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“What?”713Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡC95IXIOAqa
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“Keep our eyes and ears open for…for anything that could point at the true murderer.”713Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7VX8TdlGIV
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“Have you gone crazy, Nancy?" I asked incredulously. “Do you think we’re in a movie or something?”713Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0REjkBUZBJ
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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.”713Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMXRTI27Zwu
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Pinky’s death…That reminded me…713Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2EeDRPHIR3
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“Did he say anything to you about Pinky’s death? He never mentioned her to me.”713Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5iXBjxQ9Uv
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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…”713Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxlg2pYMX2e
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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.713Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpZZV7ytaeJ
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“He…He doesn’t think we killed her, does he?”713Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVXvn7YzMnO
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“Of course, he does.” Nancy said, impatiently. “He thinks the same person or people killed both of them.”713Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHktvuVDGAH
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Before I could respond to that, Nayana, one of our classmates came rushing in.713Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCPjuWaIyqF
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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…”713Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPJKLb731Ai
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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.713Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvA1JxnMJ5q
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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…”713Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡS2oV4unKL0
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“He must have killed Jolly then.” Jenny whispered, relieved.713Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBOg0YyAEY2
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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.”713Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfS1yzHnQTI
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“Do you think the police didn’t think of this?” Jenny asked her.713Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1PIUueT1Cc
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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?”713Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvcpHzI1JzI
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To be continued...713Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbQwgIsy0IE
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