In the car, Jared felt like something was off from Penny’s expression as she was driving.

Her eyes were slightly wider, and her pupils were dilated.

However, her facial muscles were tight, as if she was controlling her expression.

Penny felt his stare and angled her eyes on him.

Instinctively, Jared averted his eyes back on to the road.

Her head didn’t move. Only her eyes did. Panic quickened his heartbeat.

Controlling his expression, Jared was sweating. He couldn’t show signs that he suspected her.

He was afraid that Penny would notice something off about his expression just like how he did hers.

If Penny knew that Jared suspected her, Jared felt like he would be the next to die.

The silence in the car felt like a noose that was tightening around Jared’s neck.

He quickly switched on the radio.

_“—better run, better run, outrun my gun.”_

The eerie music made Jared sweat even more.

Suddenly, Penny turned off the radio and slowed down the car to a stop. It was just a stretch of forest to the side.

“W-Why are we stopping?” Jared stuttered.

“Who do you think did it?” Penny asked without looking at him as if she was just asking how the weather was.

“D-Did what?”

Penny turned to Jared and her eyes were as dark as a bottomless well.

As her hand reached into the inner pocket of her jacket, Jared made out the shape of a gun.

He immediately pried open the car door.

Almost falling out, he stumbled before sprinting into the woods without looking back.