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.782Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡejg5pD0Ymg
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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.782Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpa52oJiqQf
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“What happened?” He asked Dad.782Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlw5ND4GKJ4
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“The Inspector attacked him out of the blue.” I exclaimed. “He…He…He was trying to strangle…”782Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLVtnLFbnYP
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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.782Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7NAD41vEFE
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​“Sunder…Do not report this incident.”782Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUWbgKVA5h2
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“What! Not report…Dad…he…”782Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfr0Kdn7ygR
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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?782Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNcg9TJzHCg
Uncle Sunder, on the other hand, was not at all surprised by Dad’s decision.782Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdpfm6hqF44
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“If you say so.” He nodded curtly and said.782Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6xLjwWaC4S
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The voice, calm and cool, spoke in my head. “Poor Ram…”782Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuhjPqoCqZE
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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.782Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5KfHShQgni
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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.782Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYeAIQH4WKF
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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?”782Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXMiINJ8Pow
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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.782Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNpEnIn5sV7
I walked mechanically into the classroom. By the time I sat down on my bench, I was sobbing uncontrollably.782Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKGD9HbbPWR
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To be continued...782Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpgkRO9mNdW
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