I was staring at the ceiling when he rolled onto his back on the rug.

I was staring at the ceiling when he rolled onto his back on the rug. He asked if I was awake. Yes, I said. He blinked and asked if the electric bill came today. It did, I said. He thought about that. Is it a big number. It is okay, I said. He got up slowly and went to the wooden box in the corner. He fetched a small cardboard tube from inside it and brought it back. He dropped it on my chest and lay down again. He did not move.