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.725Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡn5ibilYgtT
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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…”725Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtm3cmuHZUc
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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.”725Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiTp4TSKReM
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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.725Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHqbDblzh6g
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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.”725Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdPwPgX0Ndz
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“I don’t think he’ll go that far…”725Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUyhE8wAfSf
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“But what if he does?” Jenny chimed in. “What if we go down for a crime someone else committed?”725Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡk0jxGxa728
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“Look…I’m not saying we should be paranoid but…” Nancy said. “We have to protect ourselves.”725Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFA9d06N3C7
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“What?”725Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwRngva5mbV
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“Keep our eyes and ears open for…for anything that could point at the true murderer.”725Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhYDbdRWDk8
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“Have you gone crazy, Nancy?" I asked incredulously. “Do you think we’re in a movie or something?”725Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAmW7t09wBt
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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.”725Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLaV36SzhKP
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Pinky’s death…That reminded me…725Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcbIQQM6knJ
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“Did he say anything to you about Pinky’s death? He never mentioned her to me.”725Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0LlFYQp0pp
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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…”725Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3cf1uRT73p
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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.725Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡddxjFn0Td0
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“He…He doesn’t think we killed her, does he?”725Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ79TX9MY3S8
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“Of course, he does.” Nancy said, impatiently. “He thinks the same person or people killed both of them.”725Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjaz2oWcGaR
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Before I could respond to that, Nayana, one of our classmates came rushing in.725Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2IJpSQAnuP
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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…”725Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡE8Kd0CQIct
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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.725Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡudw88yiucf
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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…”725Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOWVtLhcgnw
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“He must have killed Jolly then.” Jenny whispered, relieved.725Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKdws61J8dL
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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.”725Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuTQnWQRR9T
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“Do you think the police didn’t think of this?” Jenny asked her.725Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcaCqHevB5o
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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?”725Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡInOdM8Y3Nn
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To be continued...725Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1qptdX8J0u
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