Higher Ground

A flat desk mat is fine for a start, but I needed higher ground. I locked eyes on the wooden organizer tiered beside the monitor. Two quick strides across a spiral notebook, a solid push off the wire binding, and my gloves locked onto the top oak lip. I hauled myself straight up in one clean motion. The whole room unfolds from up here: the wide carpet runway below, the hallway beyond the door, and an oscillating fan humming steadily in the corner. Perfect vantage point.