Only then did Ryan snap out of it. He hurriedly tried to pull back.
Clang!
With a loud crash, the old bed collapsed completely. It had never been sturdy to begin with, and the fierce struggle was the final blow.
The two stared at each other in stunned silence, surrounded by the wreckage.
Knock, knock, knock!
Urgent knocking echoed from the door.
"Ryan! What are you two doing? Are you tearing the house down?" Kristen's voice rang out from outside.
The noise had been so loud that even the neighbors upstairs and downstairs had heard it. Kristen, panicking, knocked harder, worried that something terrible had happened.
Mary snapped back to her senses. She quickly adjusted her clothes and shot Ryan a fierce glare.
"Just wait. I'll deal with you later."
Ryan wiped the sweat from his face and sighed helplessly as he crouched down to tidy the mess.
