A Breath in Stillness

The stillness around me felt vast and unbroken. When I blinked, the dim ambient light caught the cool grey fabric beneath me. I hesitated, then carefully drew my right arm inward. My fingers brushed against the soft, cool folds of the sheet, gathering a small ripple of cloth beneath my palm. The movement was entirely mine. I paused, letting the calm silence settle around me as I remained resting there, quietly awake.