A Deliberate Shift

Silence surrounded me. I waited, observing the grey surface beneath me and the rough wall rising just behind. Then, slowly, my right leg moved. It pressed downward with deliberate weight. Ahead of me sat a translucent purple plastic spider, fixed and still. I tilted my head, pausing to study its curved form, before gently extending a hand to test the firm edge of its leg. It did not stir. Satisfied with the calm stillness around, I remained in place, watching quietly.