I remember thinking What if that is not trash.
Almost immediately my imagination started running wild.
I stood completely still watching it from a safe distance. For a few seconds I tried to convince myself that I was being ridiculous. Surely it was some harmless piece of debris.
A small part of me refused to accept that explanation.
I took a step closer.
The bathroom suddenly seemed much quieter than before.
I began looking around.
I checked the corners first wondering if something might have fallen from behind the toilet. Then I looked beneath the sink around the pipes near the shower and along the edges of the walls.
I even looked up at the ceiling.
Nothing.
Everything appeared normal.
That ordinary appearance made the strange object on the floor even more unsettling.
