Ball

The dog blinked at her, expectantly.

“Under the bed?” she asked, and he wagged his tail apologetically.

Sighing, she carefully lowered herself to the floor. With damage to both her shoulders, her knees and ankles, getting down was difficult, and getting up almost impossible.

Peering under the bed, she spotted the ball just out of reach.

Hauling herself up, cursing, she got a broom and repeated the exercise, knocking the ball out from under the bed.

Joyfully, the dog leaped in the air and bounced his ball.

She stood up in time to see it disappear under the bed again.