Lucía tries to be accommodating, but soon realizes Don Anselmo’s rules are impossible. He can hear her heartbeat when she exercises. He bangs on the wall if she flushes the toilet after 10 PM. When she adopts a small dog, the dog goes missing—only for her to hear a faint scratching coming from inside Don Anselmo’s walls.
He smiles. He has no tongue. He never did. vecino infernal
DON ANSELMO slowly turns his head 180 degrees. His neck does not crack. It squelches . Lucía tries to be accommodating, but soon realizes
DON ANSELMO enters. He smells of wet plaster and burnt toast. Lucía tries to be accommodating
