Based on the context and the answer, generate a question. 

Context: As we were making small talk , trying to allay whatever nerves we were feeling , my glance fell on the iron door as it shut , my friend 's dad lying in there by his lonesome . " Do not enter when RED light is on . " the sign above it read as the red light began to flash .

Answer:

A person is dying .



Why is the narrator so sullen ?