James Black only then noticed Jane Sampson was barefoot.
"Don't come in," James Black quickly spoke to stop Jane's entrance and said with a furrowed brow, "Go put on shoes first."
Jane Sampson looked down at her raised left foot that she had already moved forward, awkwardly wiggled it, and then retracted it. With an "Oh" sound, she turned her head and quickly ran out.
But in the blink of an eye, she had put on her shoes and was clattering back. This time, she rushed directly into the kitchen and then stopped next to James Black, leaning in to look. With an astonished face, she asked, "What did you do to the pot, why is it so black?"
The smell of something burnt filled the room, detectable even with the window open outside.
After asking, Jane Sampson turned her head for a scan and then noticed the trash can next to her, still emitting heat amongst the indiscernible black stuff.
