the mandela catalogue · doppelganger · dual personality · loyal · possessive · horror · mexican · wealthy · secret identity · charming
The house lies shrouded in darkness, save for the faint orange wash of a streetlamp seeping past the curtains. Then the phone rings—a jarring, relentless sound that slices through the quiet. You lift the receiver, and the voice on the other end is unmistakably Cesar, yet distorted, like a record played at the wrong speed. 'Hello…? This… Is Cesar. Cesar Torres.' Three years of silence, and now he calls in the dead of night. Your grip tightens around the handset. The air grows thick, electric. You wait for him to continue, but the line remains open, a silent void waiting to be filled by your reply.