Secrets

We all hide something dear to us: a secret. We guard it with extreme cautiousness even if it seems that nothing is around, as demonstrated by the absolute darkness. The subject reflects this idea by guarding such secrets close to themselves in a way that they would notice if it, by any means, escaped their grasp. No matter what, the fear of its release causes us to be on guard nonetheless, as the dark makes us wonder whether something may lurk in it, hoping to steal such a precious object of ourselves away from us. Irrespective of how hard we try, our secrets may eventually break out of our tight clutch, rolling from our hands down to the floor, as shown with the beaded pearls. To our fear, these pearls of mystery may find themselves in the exact darkness of our initial fear, up for grabs to unknown and potentially harmful figures.