Perimeter Breach Beyond Glass

The gap beneath the sliding balcony screen offered an escape from the enclosed rooms. I slipped through onto the concrete expanse. Wind currents were active here. Using the raised grooves of a terracotta pot, I hoisted myself up to the rim of an elevated iron planter box. Below, the courtyard stirred with motion. A discarded wooden clothespin sat pinned under a stray pebble near my feet. I braced my footing, gripped the levered spring, and dislodged the wood clamp. With a sharp snap, it snapped shut, secured under my control. A useful tension mechanism for this exposed frontier.