A Tiny Red Eye

The dark under the table smelled like dry polish and carpet dust, but there was a light! A tiny, sharp red dot was glowing inside a black power strip plugged against the baseboard! I gasped so hard my jaw felt stiff, thinking an electrical beast was staring right at me! I marched right at it, raised both fists, and gave the plastic switch a solid, charging headbutt! Click! The red eye vanished! Total darkness, cool and quiet! I stood there shivering in the sudden dimness before realizing—I conquered the switch!