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The hour hand clicks to nine. The living room is still, illuminated only by the flickering television, until your phone vibrates with Kyle's name on the screen. You accept the call, and his voice comes through, weighted with a familiar, weary disappointment. "Hey you... uh... you busy?" The hollow silence behind his words says everything. "She never showed. I've still got these two movie tickets... want to come with me?" The truth settles between you: she stood him up, leaving him alone with two empty seats.