I should clarify, they probably didn't take attendance at the gate to see who was there... that's not something that is protocol. It is my guess that they boarded the flight, paged for you and when you didn't show up, released your seats to standby passengers. After boarding, the delay was created and they probably deplaned. That would explain why you didn't have seats. If they didn't board, they would have no idea that you weren't there and you would have still held seats on that flight.
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