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.735Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJeaqFeHMur
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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…”735Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeagHzw0uJI
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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.”735Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡl0l0ozsMaz
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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.735Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpiKrSpc8j1
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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.”735Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnhLHY0O8Eg
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“I don’t think he’ll go that far…”735Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlO2qEc5dFe
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“But what if he does?” Jenny chimed in. “What if we go down for a crime someone else committed?”735Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDZfczPG0hu
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“Look…I’m not saying we should be paranoid but…” Nancy said. “We have to protect ourselves.”735Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNX9cSa12VN
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“What?”735Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡH5EAF9oQWI
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“Keep our eyes and ears open for…for anything that could point at the true murderer.”735Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡb9nx8VrrwU
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“Have you gone crazy, Nancy?" I asked incredulously. “Do you think we’re in a movie or something?”735Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMIobDJqw6i
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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.”735Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqc289lXHIc
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Pinky’s death…That reminded me…735Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHx6MiRjAJC
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“Did he say anything to you about Pinky’s death? He never mentioned her to me.”735Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFmxo7s0yEb
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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…”735Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPftFxT5N08
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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.735Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1ch10rFpgn
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“He…He doesn’t think we killed her, does he?”735Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdpxRK7hIAC
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“Of course, he does.” Nancy said, impatiently. “He thinks the same person or people killed both of them.”735Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYcEekFCqCn
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Before I could respond to that, Nayana, one of our classmates came rushing in.735Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZ3P9zsXUEJ
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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…”735Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ208wDhIJYo
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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.735Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡH488uCjKep
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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…”735Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJB9Au7a3s0
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“He must have killed Jolly then.” Jenny whispered, relieved.735Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKGGVQZCVTx
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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.”735Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsMwJsqmgJF
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“Do you think the police didn’t think of this?” Jenny asked her.735Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIu2jr5ncgw
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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?”735Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhnJmF5fe79
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To be continued...735Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6LRbqtF2na
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