C226 Can You be Any More Lowly?

I looked up at the sky and saw a few more flashes of lightning. I looked across the bed, scared out of my habit, and saw that it was empty. I forgot that the man hadn't been back for half a month, so I turned on the lamp and got out of bed barefooted. I pulled up the curtain to block the thunder and lightning outside.

Just as I pulled my hand to the window curtain