Jessie Sterling was startled, but she quickly calmed her pounding heart.
Because Victor Morgan had taken her hand.
"Don't be afraid." Victor Morgan's voice was composed, and somehow, it calmed Jessie Sterling down too.
Just then, the melodious sound of a violin drifted through the air.
A spotlight fell on a young man playing the violin, moving slowly with him as he walked.
Jessie Sterling began to understand what the power outage was about. She tried to pull her hand away from Victor Morgan's, wanting a better look at the story about to unfold before her.
But Victor Morgan had no intention of letting go. She struggled a couple of times but couldn't free her hand from his firm grip.
Jessie Sterling: "..."
The violinist had now made his way to a nearby table. He gazed lovingly at his girlfriend, whose eyes were a little red, and then, under everyone's watchful eyes, he slowly got down on one knee.
