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.684Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTvZBjLGdoe
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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…”684Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWTBS48vQFD
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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.”684Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡk7p6X6jIZc
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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.684Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTqy8eNZPfN
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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.”684Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPRJUnxFYx4
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“I don’t think he’ll go that far…”684Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyg12PyZyxQ
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“But what if he does?” Jenny chimed in. “What if we go down for a crime someone else committed?”684Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡe8IgxPGIyX
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“Look…I’m not saying we should be paranoid but…” Nancy said. “We have to protect ourselves.”684Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡB0blncsUg2
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“What?”684Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZZSrWyVeBa
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“Keep our eyes and ears open for…for anything that could point at the true murderer.”684Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0Y1Kdm6iy7
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“Have you gone crazy, Nancy?" I asked incredulously. “Do you think we’re in a movie or something?”684Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQuqhj9crHr
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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.”684Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrjOIZY0qT2
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Pinky’s death…That reminded me…684Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSCMW5X7gBl
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“Did he say anything to you about Pinky’s death? He never mentioned her to me.”684Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNr9LQ949Rh
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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…”684Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQcVoJkAm0y
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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.684Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfY7ZtN88Xd
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“He…He doesn’t think we killed her, does he?”684Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡe59qLxHIS4
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“Of course, he does.” Nancy said, impatiently. “He thinks the same person or people killed both of them.”684Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrQuNFMYlQX
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Before I could respond to that, Nayana, one of our classmates came rushing in.684Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqwk7FCzmIn
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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…”684Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmlZsRLVe51
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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.684Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5yNRNl2Jyl
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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…”684Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCAsVyLban0
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“He must have killed Jolly then.” Jenny whispered, relieved.684Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡl8JL5LPaok
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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.”684Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡl2sTqcwgea
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“Do you think the police didn’t think of this?” Jenny asked her.684Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmOR2RPWBzd
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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?”684Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMkPp6gWyWE
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To be continued...684Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpQp9jxZy2v
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