Shadow on the Wall

My paws made a quiet tap against the hallway floorboards. Near the corner, a small plug-in nightlight was glowing with a gentle amber light. Step... pause. A round, dark silhouette suddenly appeared right across the white baseboard. I froze. The dark shape froze too. I tilted my nose upward, and the two round ears on the wall twitched at the exact same moment. A tiny, hushed squeak slipped out. I lifted my front paws and did a quick little bob. The giant shadow bounded upward in perfect rhythm. We stood nose to nose in the warm light, perfectly still.