A Quiet Blink in the Dark
The shadows around me felt thick and quiet. I blinked, sensing a strange warmth stir deep inside my chest. Slowly, I tilted my head to the side, testing the quiet movement. My small ear brushed gently against the shadowed wall beside me. A faint, soft murmur slipped from my breath into the stillness. I pulled my feet tucked securely beneath me and rested right there, watching the faint rim of morning light slowly outline the edge of the darkness.