C106 We Are on Tenterhooks

After a few minutes, there was a loud noise outside the door, as if something had knocked over the floor.

Shocked, she stood up and quickly walked to the door. As soon as she held the handle, her movements stopped again.

What was she going to do outside? No matter what they discussed, what awaited her was only passive.

After thinking it through, he let go of the hand on the door handle