Still laughing
Think of a point neither partner expected to win. An awkward return stayed in, a desperate reach found the ball, and now they are laughing across the court. The score has been called. One player is ready to serve; the other is still inside the improbable last few seconds.
Still hearing it
On another court, what remains is a voice. The words were ordinary enough, but their sharpness travels into the pause. A player bends to collect the ball and rehearses an answer. Their partner, already in position, may have forgotten the call.
Both moments belong to the Court After the Point. The visible action has ended. Its feeling still occupies the space where the next action will begin.
Later
Some Schools say every reading starts here. Others distinguish this immediate aftercourt from the slower work of carrying an experience home. Judgement and the Hermit gather around that difference: an answer to what happened, and enough distance to hear it. Afterimage gives a name to the shape that lingers.
The laughter may make the next rally lighter. The sharp call may need a conversation. Neither has to become the story of the whole match. For a moment, the player holding the ball can still feel the point through their hand. Then they look up.