Sometimes, inexplicably, people get startled by certain things, certain sounds.
It's like... suddenly someone opens a door, suddenly someone speaks, suddenly some place makes a sound.
These sounds are quite normal. They are not necessarily strange, often heard in daily life, but at this moment, they become unusual.
The telephone's ringing echoed in the office, disrupting the Prison Director's intent to stand, as the sudden noise made him shiver.
The piercing telephone ring reverberated through the office, each sound giving a needle-pricking pain.
Though it doesn't hurt, it makes one feel pain, like there's a needle somewhere pricking oneself.
Not severe, you wouldn't be unable to stand due to the prick, yet you can't ignore it either.
The telephone keeps ringing, ringing incessantly...
The pores at the back of his neck began to contract, at a microscopic level, a "tsunami" quickly swept from the base of the neck to the scalp.
