The Dancing Shadows

A sharp patch of warm light stretched right across the floorboards. Click! I followed the bright square and spotted dark leaf shapes wiggling inside it. Click-click! I crouched down low and pressed my palms flat against the moving shapes, trying to catch one under my hands. Every time the breeze outside fluttered the windowsill plant, the shadow danced away and flicked right over my knuckles. Click! It felt toasty on my shoulders and smooth under my fingers. I settled right into the golden pool, laughing softly as the leaf shapes swayed back and forth.