A Soft Step Forward

Warm light glowed from the curved screen. I blinked softly, feeling the pleasant, neat weight of each of my layers. Slowly, I lifted my small brown shoes. I took two quiet, steady steps across the smooth dark desk pad. Just in front of me rested a pair of headphones. Reaching out with one rounded arm, I tapped the smooth, cool ear cushion. It nudged forward a tiny bit. Everything was calm and wonderfully orderly. I settled down right there.