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.780Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6pTFEYwTwU
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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…”780Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9DFyZuTT1n
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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.”780Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdwaPkFs1Bj
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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.780Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDRP7ZqVWUY
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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.”780Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbiuOUaNWTd
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“I don’t think he’ll go that far…”780Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ55KMgt6IiK
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“But what if he does?” Jenny chimed in. “What if we go down for a crime someone else committed?”780Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqYPytfxACJ
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“Look…I’m not saying we should be paranoid but…” Nancy said. “We have to protect ourselves.”780Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTdMogiif8s
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“What?”780Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTtxgN33JgP
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“Keep our eyes and ears open for…for anything that could point at the true murderer.”780Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgBrAfE8mhA
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“Have you gone crazy, Nancy?" I asked incredulously. “Do you think we’re in a movie or something?”780Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡI9GuuvQTM5
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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.”780Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡObEBNFCZJs
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Pinky’s death…That reminded me…780Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPLrC0Z9Tnd
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“Did he say anything to you about Pinky’s death? He never mentioned her to me.”780Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡru7KpRBn6n
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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…”780Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3jacdZoict
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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.780Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhet00HMfB7
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“He…He doesn’t think we killed her, does he?”780Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡz7hDhuqLhf
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“Of course, he does.” Nancy said, impatiently. “He thinks the same person or people killed both of them.”780Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNomG9slJwV
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Before I could respond to that, Nayana, one of our classmates came rushing in.780Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0x8W9kYOMW
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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…”780Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUAvfZmU1xs
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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.780Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwQsBUUXgCK
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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…”780Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡy3VeqITZto
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“He must have killed Jolly then.” Jenny whispered, relieved.780Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPWWJUBe3fE
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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.”780Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9GzOrFmMvL
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“Do you think the police didn’t think of this?” Jenny asked her.780Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaomZHoQXyG
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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?”780Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡY7ErzYdHK8
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To be continued...780Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjLKST0TBeW
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