Eliana's POV
Professor Matthews brought the car to a stop but he left the engine running. A police car parked directly behind us and my heart started racing in my chest.
Professor Matthews placed his hand over mine. “Stay calm. We didn't do anything wrong.”
A lanky uniformed policeman appeared beside his window and tapped on the glass. Professor Matthews rolled the window down and smiled at the officer. “Good evening, Officer. Was I going too fast?”
“Something like that,” the man replied, bending his head low to look into the car. “License and registration, please.”
“Sure,” Professor Matthews said. He opened his glove compartment and produced some papers which he handed over to the man. The policeman went over them carefully, then he handed it back to him.
“Do you know how fast you
