Quiet, Bella,” I asked, throwing a quick glance at the road. “What’s gotten into you?”

But she didn’t calm down. The barking grew more frequent and louder, and I started to get irritated. Usually, she’s quiet in the car, but now… it seemed like she was on edge.

“Maybe you’re hungry?” I tried to guess, “or just sleepy?”

Bella didn’t respond to the words. She just leaned slightly forward, continuing to look right at me. And there was something in her eyes that made me uneasy inside.

“Listen, you’re scaring me now…” I said, and without taking my hand off the wheel, I gently ran my palm over her snout.

And then I noticed. Her eyes weren’t just on me… She was looking at something else, something very scary. I slammed on the brakes and saw it… 😱😱 Continued in the first comment 👇👇