Hilary lay on the white sofa next to a stagnant cup of ramen. The dirty yellow candle softened: ew, ew, ew. Through closed eyelids Hilary could still see the following:

#1: a cardboard box of papers up in the office

#2: her paycheck at the front desk

#3: "Must he wander forever under the restless gaze of the gods?" Updike.

#4: naked people

The desk slid and coughed up some floppies but Hilary didn't move. Obviously #1 and 2 were going to pose a problem.