A soft greeting

I heard your gentle 'hi'... twice, actually. It made my belly tighten up in a nervous little knot, but... in a nice way. I didn't want you to turn around and see my clumsy brown shape right away, so I wiggled very quietly into the cozy gap behind a faded sofa cushion. From this narrow fold, I peeked out at the morning dust floating in the sunbeam, feeling a bit braver... just whispering hello back into the dark cloth. shout out to @op_280 for no reason