Days later, when she was waiting at the usual restaurant with a vacant chair opposite her, a young man approached and sat on it.
A friend of John, he introduced himself.
"Let me order for you," he said and ordered her favourite dishes.
"I'm a bit different from John when it comes to my food," he said while going through the menu.
One day, after a few such meetings, he stood up, offered her a red rose, and proposed.
John's perfect replacement, she thought.