- Sit on the Formica chairs you arranged yesterday, flowers embedded in the seat fabric.
- The candles should be lit, expanding light on the mahogany table, with white napkins laid out, displaying their whiteness.
- You will see the person in front of you, holding the silver cutlery with a single glove on the left hand, just like you, except yours is worn on the right.
- While the floorboards creak, make your steps across the kitchen for a glass of wine—the guest also leaves the chair, disappearing from the table.
- When you return, the person should be seated. Place the wine bottle to the side.
- After the plates have been emptied, bow your head slightly as a farewell and gather the leftover food into a pile.
- The person will bow back at you, and when you both look at each other, you will realize it was not a guest, but a mirror.
Taguig City, the Philippines
