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.943Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0uLCihGoCp
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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…”943Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpLZx7DJsWp
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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.”943Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoSJKtaBmX0
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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.943Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsN5GTAJk86
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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.”943Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoboHlKXXmg
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“I don’t think he’ll go that far…”943Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgtviKneuiL
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“But what if he does?” Jenny chimed in. “What if we go down for a crime someone else committed?”943Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡn0xH1daIDs
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“Look…I’m not saying we should be paranoid but…” Nancy said. “We have to protect ourselves.”943Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡC3ra8YYzIH
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“What?”943Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5HBirzS4SP
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“Keep our eyes and ears open for…for anything that could point at the true murderer.”943Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnxZrOHPWTD
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“Have you gone crazy, Nancy?" I asked incredulously. “Do you think we’re in a movie or something?”943Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZ1EeqzKF3U
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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.”943Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpCvAzqAq8t
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Pinky’s death…That reminded me…943Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHp1uE0plEk
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“Did he say anything to you about Pinky’s death? He never mentioned her to me.”943Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXLt5eMoFmE
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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…”943Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡo0aOeMlwa5
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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.943Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7rtnbwmHg9
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“He…He doesn’t think we killed her, does he?”943Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGh3qWiXD52
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“Of course, he does.” Nancy said, impatiently. “He thinks the same person or people killed both of them.”943Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIPdVESozI7
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Before I could respond to that, Nayana, one of our classmates came rushing in.943Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzTo4lHCYcg
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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…”943Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkcBb4keUzp
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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.943Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2TF9kwHFzo
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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…”943Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡszIcJWbYkP
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“He must have killed Jolly then.” Jenny whispered, relieved.943Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCnFAjsFBWX
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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.”943Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnMjyRM56AL
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“Do you think the police didn’t think of this?” Jenny asked her.943Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpcaDqVqFEc
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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?”943Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJhfo5LJ1Q1
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To be continued...943Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkt1I1EBkpU
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