A kiss

We waited for a few more minutes before the dark panels on the window move up and the red curtains started to open and the strange auction began. It was not an auditorium and there was no host guiding the show but only a big platform with only darkness surrounding it, and only a small white light illuminated the middle of the stage. It looked impressive, and I guess they will make the things appear there by magic.

However, I couldn't see any other bidder around. I guessed the others were inside rooms like ours too, the only signal of others is when the screen displayed the number of the bidders and the names when calling out for an offer. Surprisingly, my name and James' name were on top of the list, although, we were number thirteen with a VIP crown on our number.

Don't know if they did that on purpose, but it felt quite good, to be able to have the best place on the house without knowing.