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.704Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ543gNhDHU8
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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…”704Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKO0H5V0vn8
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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.”704Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAsYJgngXbe
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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.704Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡk0CRDABtab
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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.”704Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFTodJ2RLfa
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“I don’t think he’ll go that far…”704Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXnRRWgw5OY
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“But what if he does?” Jenny chimed in. “What if we go down for a crime someone else committed?”704Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjrNwwaGwxV
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“Look…I’m not saying we should be paranoid but…” Nancy said. “We have to protect ourselves.”704Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHAAxngiKBL
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“What?”704Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLbGZjcZe0F
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“Keep our eyes and ears open for…for anything that could point at the true murderer.”704Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwJSMpSVlim
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“Have you gone crazy, Nancy?" I asked incredulously. “Do you think we’re in a movie or something?”704Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOKdsxAoIEB
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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.”704Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9YcBtfnkGb
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Pinky’s death…That reminded me…704Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGJozn7ztBK
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“Did he say anything to you about Pinky’s death? He never mentioned her to me.”704Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWU1PB7Gmhf
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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…”704Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5TO4n3FOjA
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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.704Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTkT8tR4HNZ
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“He…He doesn’t think we killed her, does he?”704Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwj2SOuZ2O8
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“Of course, he does.” Nancy said, impatiently. “He thinks the same person or people killed both of them.”704Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1qCsiLUY3Y
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Before I could respond to that, Nayana, one of our classmates came rushing in.704Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1efkG5s0L6
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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…”704Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzH64gohmLZ
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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.704Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡO3xJYAQA9o
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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…”704Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0U2rVpUs5S
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“He must have killed Jolly then.” Jenny whispered, relieved.704Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSCWZbA6k0s
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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.”704Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1fHxVukP6A
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“Do you think the police didn’t think of this?” Jenny asked her.704Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9LkPqcyc3b
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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?”704Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9ujBtcVPtC
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To be continued...704Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ82Tf9O3pzZ
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