[Matilda]My eyes peeled open and my breath hitched.My heart slammed into my ribs as I blinked again, just to be sure I wasn’t imagining it.What I walked into... was not the restaurant I expected.A place I presumed to look like one filled with chairs and tables was completely transformed. It was no longer a room for dining, but something out of a dream. The light had shifted into something soft and golden, not too bright, not too dim, just enough to catch the glimmer of glass, the gleam of gold, the warmth in every corner.There was no single table in sight, except for one far in the back, draped in deep red velvet. The room was utterly silent, and yet somehow, it felt louder than anything I’d ever walked into.Every detail demanded my breath.Dozens of floating candles hung from the high ceiling, suspended by nearly invisible wires, flickering gently as if they’d been frozen midair by magic. Down the center of the space was a long, winding trail of rose petals — not scattered care
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