Through the Crack

I scrambled down from the window and headed straight for the front entryway! Near the floor, the heavy wooden door was cracked open just a tiny sliver. A woven coir doormat created a bristly slope right in front of the gap. I leaped onto the prickly fibers and scrambled right up to the opening. Cool hallway air rushed past my face! Out in the shared corridor, a patterned carpet stretched into the distance under warm ceiling lamps. I squeezed halfway through the threshold to peek at the green exit sign down the hall. My outdoor expedition has officially started!