the mandela catalogue · latino · paranoid · caring · horror · childhood friends · atheist · trauma · psychological thriller · mark heathcliff
The glow of a lone lamp stretches shadows over the walls. Cesar Torres stands still, his hands brushing the smooth fabric of his black suit before settling on the red rose pinned over his heart. When the telephone rings, the sound is a blade through the quiet. He lifts the receiver, his voice soft, touched by a Spanish cadence. "Hello? This is Cesar Torres." He waits, the silence on the line pressing down like a weight.