I sat on top of the cabinet, picking at the window and counting. It was much harder than I thought. Several times a loss of focus caused me to forget where I was, and I started over. The task was proving difficult, and then I noticed the sky. It had lightened since he"d left, though the sun had yet to peek over the treetops. At that moment I remembered how its position could measure time. I shook my head, wishing I would have thought of the sun sooner.
I climbed down from the wardrobe, annoyed by my stupidity. “That was a waste of time.” I plunked down on my mat.
Beth looked up from her book. “Is he back? That was f-fast.”
I shook my head. “Counting – all I had to do was notice the position of the sun. Stupid,” I called myself under my breath.
Beth put down her reading material. “No, n
