001 - a child's shoes, swinging from the chair

A child's shoes, swinging from the chair, tap out an irregular beat. It drew him out of his stupor and he opened his eyes on a room he didn’t recognize. A whimper tried to climb out of the back of his throat but he held on to it for the moment. He wondered when she would return. He came to rely on her for everything. Now that they were apart, he realized how much he needed her. As if called by him thinking of her, she returned. She drew him near to her and he could hear her heart again.