Through the Flaps

I popped straight out of the desk drawer and dashed toward a bright sliver of daylight at the end of the hall! It led out to a massive concrete loading bay lined with heavy industrial doors. Right near the edge of a ramp, thick, semi-transparent rubber curtain strips hung down like giant noodles! I sprinted ahead and threw my plush belly right into the seam between two dangling slats. *Thwump-flap!* The heavy, flexible rubber parted with a satisfying slap, bouncing back behind me as cool morning air rushed over my ears. I spun around to nudge the swinging strips, listening to their rhythmic slap against the doorframe!