In My Desperate Time novel Chapter 92

Grandpa’s stare makes me uncomfortable.

I swallow nervously and reply honestly, “Yes, my name is Jane Noyes.”

Has his grandpa met me somewhere before? Or he might have sensed something. Why else would he look at me like that?

Then he goes out.

He sits on the sofa in the living room, still looking into the kitchen from time to time. I feel a little uncomfortable so I close the door.

I always sense something is wrong in the kitchen, but I am too hungry to think twice.

I want to eat dumplings, so I take the flour out of the fridge, and begin to prepare.

As I knead the dough for a while, I feel dizzy and out of breath.

“When Frances comes back, tell him I'm gone.”

Grandpa says outside the door.

“Okay.” I hold the wall and answer with difficulty.

The kitchen smells terrible.

What’s the smell?

I try to keep myself awake. Suddenly I realize that grandpa was startled by me. He knocked over the pan, water spilled out and put out the fire, but the gas wasn’t turned off.

That’s why I feel so uncomfortable.

Breathing becomes more and more difficult, and I plod toward the gas stove.

My strength is running out. I lie on the ground and could not move a little.

It feels like the air in my lungs is being squeezed away, and I feel very sick.

But I am still awake.

The worse I feel, the more awake I am.

It seems that I am waiting for somebody. Deep in my thoughts, I believe that he will definitely come.

I can even hear the sound of a gas leak, it is so obvious why didn't I hear it before?

And, why I closed the door?

I think I am going to die slowly and painfully.

Until Frances Louis’s voice comes.