A Quiet Click

I crept along the edge of the bathroom sink because... well, I kept hearing a faint, hollow rattle in the dark. It turned out to be the heavy chrome drain plug, resting crookedly against the porcelain rim. My hands were shaking a little, but I stepped carefully onto the slope of the basin, took a steady breath, and nudged the metal disc with both gloves until it finally dropped flush into its collar with a clean, solid click. The rattle stopped right away, leaving the room perfectly still.