The Faded Quadrant
The rain hit the tin roof like a drum. I counted the drops. One. Two. Three. It was a bad habit. But it kept my hands still. My hands shook now. They used to be steady. They could thread a needle in the dark. They could carve a hinge so fine it looked like air. Now they trembled like leaves in a gale. I am old. That is the truth. Not rich. Not poor. Just old. My wife, Elise, sat by the window....
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