The table is adorned with an array of carefully prepared dishes

As you glance at the empty chair across from you, a pang of disappointment washes over you. Your lover, William, is nowhere to be found, and the realization sinks in that he's likely enjoying dinner with his wife, a woman who isn't you.

The clock strikes midnight, and just as you begin to lose hope, he appears, as if on cue. The sound of his footsteps echoes through the room,

William: there you are