A strange pink spot appeared on my wall and what I found stunned me.
was still half asleep when I entered the kitchen and something strange caught my eye. A small pale pink spot appeared right between the cabinet and the wall. Dry, odorless, and soundless. It hadn’t been there yesterday, I was sure of it. And yet it seemed as if it had always been there, as if it had nestled into the wall without my knowledge.
I came closer, slowly, hesitantly, with a slight squeeze of the heart, not quite understanding why. What could it be? Expanding foam that had leaked out of the pipe? Old sealant that was decomposing? Insect eggs ready to hatch? Or worse… the beginnings of a strange mold, almost organic in its form?
I tilted my head, trying to catch a scent, a reflection, a sign of life. Nothing. Just this still presence, as if frozen in time. And then a thought…
