Lane's Diamond - Excerpt

When she was almost done, she turned and shimmied a bit, causing the plate in her hand to fly out, land on the counter, skid across it, and fall to the floor. She covered her mouth and pulled out her ear plugs, wondering if anyone had heard the crash, which she hadn’t. In fact, her music had been loud enough to seem dream-like, having that plate scoot, arc down and break, without any sound.