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.674Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxU1aozLgjO
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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…”674Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaaXWVJBwiA
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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.”674Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKpHJ3VrWil
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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.674Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNe9ODgOyVY
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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.”674Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkgzuXX8zKG
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“I don’t think he’ll go that far…”674Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTuJxBS2KUe
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“But what if he does?” Jenny chimed in. “What if we go down for a crime someone else committed?”674Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLd07tfFKHt
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“Look…I’m not saying we should be paranoid but…” Nancy said. “We have to protect ourselves.”674Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkvLcTly2uo
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“What?”674Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxN46H0aNhC
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“Keep our eyes and ears open for…for anything that could point at the true murderer.”674Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXBy5mnJl05
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“Have you gone crazy, Nancy?" I asked incredulously. “Do you think we’re in a movie or something?”674Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡr4ko58txqo
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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.”674Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3gguXMZ8ZS
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Pinky’s death…That reminded me…674Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDWDxziQ1Bv
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“Did he say anything to you about Pinky’s death? He never mentioned her to me.”674Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFz4GlPUGza
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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…”674Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3FUJ01Mixo
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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.674Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6SWqwuqj8f
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“He…He doesn’t think we killed her, does he?”674Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDqTImq82ye
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“Of course, he does.” Nancy said, impatiently. “He thinks the same person or people killed both of them.”674Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLUiVnRXf4V
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Before I could respond to that, Nayana, one of our classmates came rushing in.674Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnsBMKhJvw8
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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…”674Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡghoYzvaSE5
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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.674Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9AR7segm5D
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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…”674Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuflAxUwmIO
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“He must have killed Jolly then.” Jenny whispered, relieved.674Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡU0pQlJ3Fm1
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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.”674Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLmTrmFrnh3
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“Do you think the police didn’t think of this?” Jenny asked her.674Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkWUt5mzmfG
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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?”674Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6wGtElr4RS
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To be continued...674Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡG4hvf71fsW
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