The moment we stepped outside, the cold air hit my skin. It was a sharp contrast against the suffocating tension inside the building. The parking area was barely it. Something felt wrong to me. I didn’t stop to think about it, and I quickly walked towards my car and pulled open the back door. My hand was still on the door when a sharp sound echoed in the air.

Bang!

For a second, everything around me went still. In the next second, Valerie gasped. Her body jerked beside me, and her hand ...