Sitting in my room, I notice the whirring of the refrigerator, not loud but amidst the silence it is definitely the most standout sound. I listen carefully and I hear the heater start up with a hum, much softer than the fridge but almost complementary in tone. As I fidget around my seat creaks a bit and my clothes shift around. A muted squeak happens somewhere in the distance, and I figure it must be the door to my building as people rush in from the cold. The fridge stops humming and I’m just left alone in near silence, with the only sound being the nearly imperceptible blowing of my computer’s fans.