She did not feel at ease, and this troubled her more than open discomfort would have done. Ease, she knew, was a habit—formed through years of knowing what was expected and fulfilling it without question. That habit faltered now.

She remained where she was, though she could have moved on without notice. The pause was not deliberate. Her body obeyed it before her mind did.

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She became aware of herself with uncomfortable precision: the firmness of the floor, the tension in her back, the steady rhythm of her breath. These sensations grounded her, yet they also reminded her of something she preferred not to examine—that she was present, entirely and without excuse.

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When she lifted her arm, she felt exposed. The movement was simple, but it unsettled her. It revealed how carefully she usually governed herself, how rarely she allowed any gesture that had not been measured in advance. She resisted the urge to correct it.

For a long time, she had believed restraint to be protection. Order brought safety; clarity prevented regret. Standing there, she recognized the flaw in this belief. Restraint did not extinguish desire. It merely taught it patience.

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She turned slowly, not from resolve, but because remaining still had become more difficult than moving. The turn offered no relief. Only recognition.
Nothing occurred that demanded consequence. No word was spoken. And yet the moment held, pressing upon her with quiet insistence.
She left as she had arrived—composed, unremarked. But the certainty with which she had once done so did not return.

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