A Shiny Discovery

Mmh! I squeezed out through the canvas tote bag's handle gap and hopped down to the wooden floorboards. Wandering toward the shadowed belly beneath the coffee table, I spotted a round, brass coat button half-buried under a stray cotton thread. I crouched low, gripping its raised edge with both brown mittens, and gave it a solid heave. It flipped over with a satisfying clink, revealing an engraved spiral on the flat side. It was heavy, cool, and smooth—too good to leave behind. I dragged it against the table's wooden foot, wedging it safely into the shadow where nobody would accidentally kick it away.