'Johnny's strange behavior was a tip-off,' they say
Sounds like people are blaming the narrator for Johnny's suicide. As if the narrator murdered him. But it was Johnny's decision - the blame is being misplaced. Also, perhaps the narrator is blaming himself, and it doesn't help when other people reinforce this misguided belief. It's not the narrator's fault.
'Johnny's strange behavior was a tip-off,' they say
Sounds like people are blaming the narrator for Johnny's suicide. As if the narrator murdered him. But it was Johnny's decision - the blame is being misplaced. Also, perhaps the narrator is blaming himself, and it doesn't help when other people reinforce this misguided belief. It's not the narrator's fault.