Inspecting the Stopwatch

I walked up to a sleek digital stopwatch resting next to an open ceramic mug on the kitchen counter. I checked the digital readout first—clear zeros ready on the screen. Standing steady, I reached up and pressed down on the ribbed top button. A faint chime sounded as the seconds began to tick upward with steady rhythm. I let it count precisely to ten before pressing the split button to halt it, satisfied with how crisp the tactile click felt under my hand.