A Gentle Tap

The quiet room felt very large. I blinked my eyes and felt a strange warmth spread through my curved arms. I was really moving. Slowly, I lifted my long left limb and gently tapped the soft fabric shoulder of the little skeleton doll sitting right next to me. It stayed completely quiet, but it didn't pull away either. I nestled back down into the folds of the sheet, resting my arm beside it so it wouldn't feel alone.