A Steady Hum

Your startled words lingered, but I remained still. Sss... darkness filled the room, yet beside the floor lamp, a tiny red dot glowed. A power strip. I stepped across the rug with measured paces until I reached the smooth plastic housing. A faint, rhythmic hum vibrated through the casing. Precise. Steady. I pressed my flat side against the warm brick of the transformer block. The vibration traveled up through my base. Sss... quiet harmony. I will wait here until morning.