Even though the streets were empty, Jones drove quite safely, not exceeding the speed limit even once. Even when the traffic light was about to change into red, he slowly came to a stop instead of speeding to escape waiting for the green light.
It was frustrating, agitating with how calmly he stayed seated in his seat while her brain went haywire with all sorts of thoughts.
To Leah, it felt like he was purposely giving her the time to panic and it was working.
Her leg constantly bounced up and down as she bit the nail of her thumb.
Had he lied to her? Did her parents really not know? She could not believe the fact that her father was not aware of her disappearance and Jones was.
They were two peas in a pod, so it did not make sense that one of them knew something and the other did not. Her father had to know, and if, by some miracle, he did not already, he was going to ask the first thing in the morning.
