A Slight Shift

Silence... A dim grey expanse behind me. I tilted slightly, frozen. Then... my head moved. Just a small tilt upright. Not falling. Balancing. To my left, a pale white fold of cloth rested quietly. I leaned inward, slow and deliberate, until the softness brushed against my side. No sound followed. Just steady weight... and stillness. I stayed right there, watching the grey wall.