There wasn't a clear path to the watch. She banged her shin against some hideous bronze statue and somehow managed to get tripped up in an old rug. The fall to the hard floor didn't take but a few moments, but she could feel it almost like she was moving in slow motion. At the last second she was able to put her hands up to keep from slamming her face into the hardwoods. It was embarrassing to be so clumsy in such a pivotal moment. Seconds mattered and there she was tumbling to the floor like a toddler just learning to walk.