9. Structure

9. Structure

Somewhere safe

Nina Yang

W&CIII

11/08/2014

  I crawled under my desk where I had never been to. I sat there and observed for several minutes.

  For me, it seems like a big wood cave where it is safe to hide. It’s much darker than outside. To be honest, I feel relaxed and comfortable to stay down here. I’m right now sitting on the carpet I bought. It’s soft and furry, and it's cozy to sit on it.  The first thing that caught my eyes is the surface of the cave because it’s grainy, and it’s not that smooth than my desk. I feel a little dizzy when I stare at the graininess for a long time. The coarse surface is pricking my hand when I’m touching it. Although it was kind of dark down here, I can still recognize the color of the surface is yellowish brown. Besides, I feel like I’m able to think faster down there because it’s quieter. In addition, I can sniff out the smell of the wood. I was not able to sniff the smell on my desk, but I can smell it inside here. In fact, the stubborn wood smell makes me feel a little upset since I could imagine all the trees that were used to make the desk is crying in front me. The aftertaste of the smell is like begging that: “Stop killing us.” It’s like using the last minute of its life to ask for the survival of itself and other trees.