First Snap

Stiff. Cold ground. Then—click! My left leg jerked. Wait. I can push! Rolled upright, claws clattering against the rough concrete. Right next to my snout: a tiny pale speck. A loose crumb? Darted forward. Sniffed—whack! Tapped it with my claw. It skittered away across the gray expanse. Ha! Alive. I move, it skitters!