I was down in the basement, where it was dark. Before she left, my mom said I should take the dog out. I went up the stairs and stood in front of the door. We have an angry neighbor who gets upset if the dog comes over into his yard, so I always check to make sure he’s not outside before I let the dog out. The door has two side-by-side windows that are slightly higher than the top of my head. I stood on my tiptoes to look through the windows to check for the neighbor. What I did not expect was that the light outside was much brighter than the dark basement. It hurt my eyes and, for a second, all I could see was white.