The noise went off again and she noticed it came from the kicthen. Her heart started racing in anxiousness. Should she hide? Who could have possibly broken into her home? it can't be them. She's been very careful. Who could it be? What do they want? 'I need to defend myself!'
She looked around for a possible weapon. All she could get her hands on was the coffee table. She stood and walked over to lift it. She groaned when she could barely lift an inch of the mahogany coffee table. 'I should have bought something lighter', she thought as she grunted. She was so caught up in trying to lift her 'weapon' she didn't hear the soft footsteps approaching.
"Emily? What are you doing?"
Amy turned to find a befuddled Stella staring at her. She paused in her movements and fell into confusion as well. "Stella? Didn't you go to work?"
"No, I took the day off. You didn't look too well earlier. You didn't answer my question. What are you doing dear?"