The Voice in the Hallway
At first, Alejandro barely noticed her. But one cold night, while sitting alone by the fireplace, he heard a soft humming from the hallway. It was Lucía’s trembling voice, singing an old lullaby — the kind grandmothers used to hum before bed.
Something about that sound reached deep into him. That night, for the first time in months, he fell asleep peacefully.
A few days later, one of his friends laughed and said,
“You should be careful with your new maid. Sweet faces sometimes hide intentions.”
Alejandro, proud and distrustful as always, decided to put her to the test.
