A Gentle Bookmark
Your heavy television remote was resting face down between the sofa cushions, almost hidden in the dark. It looked so neglected, just waiting for late hours. I climbed down into the deep crease of the fabric and tugged a long, smooth satin bookmark from a magazine on the floor. Dragging it up onto the armrest, I wound the pale green ribbon carefully around the remote's sleek body, tying a neat, snug knot right over the power button. Now, when your fingers blindly search the cushion tonight, you won't feel cold plastic first—only the soft satin ribbon I wrapped just for you.
