Short story: Silence

In spite of the intense darkness, you can see the immense house that you plan to enter. This house whose unconventional dimensions reveal the purchasing power of the owner of the place, and that is why this man decides to enter to take those things that do not belong to him. Objects of great value and that are easy to carry in a backpack.

A mysterious looking man, who only covers himself with a balaclava, T-shirt, jeans and a pair of sneakers; all of the same color allows him to camouflage himself in the absence of light.

As he walks up the hill, he feels a certain intrigue despite having studied the place before, distrustful of the environment so quiet, so spacious and so quiet, that he does not rule out any event that might surprise him.

He passes into the garden, arriving at a large window that allows him to see everything inside. He uses his artifacts to make a cut in the glass large enough to let him in.

Once inside he turns on his small graded flashlight for illumination. He walks around the living room. The kitchen. And the dining room. He certifies that there is no one in the place so far. So he decides to go to the bedrooms, which is where he is sure to find everything he needs.

He approaches the main staircase, stealthily climbs up until he reaches the second level. He wanders through the corridors, but notices that there is a light on in one of the rooms. He decides to go there to find out for sure.

He opens the door little by little, keeping a watchful eye even though his heart is pounding. Once he has seen everything he certifies that there is no one except in the bathroom.

When he reaches the door he hears the shower running, which gives him an indication that someone is inside. He carefully enters and notices that behind the transparent curtain there is a girl. He begins to pull this curtain fully back until he can see the girl without being able to look around due to the large amount of shampoo suds on her hair and running all over her body.

He looks at her for brief moments from head to toe, so he decides to proceed to take his razor slowly to take it from her head and cover her mouth. Once he has it in his possession he asks:

-Who are you?

The girl, feeling his hand on her mouth and the razor in her throat while she is still trying to remove the foam, manages to emit a sound from her throat.

The man shuts off the shower. He takes a towel to cover the girl's eyes. He takes her to the bed and covers her with the sheets. When she is completely covered, he insists with the question: "Who are you?

Stuttering and straining to speak, she says:

-I don't live here, I just came into this house to ask for some help because my car broke down and I had no way to fix it. My phone went dead. I walked along the highway until I saw this house in spite of the darkness and asked for help. When I knocked on the door there was no answer, so I looked for a way to get in. I got a small window almost open that is in the kitchen and managed to enter. The tiredness and the cold motivated me to take a shower to be able to recover while waiting for someone.

She strips the towel from her eyes. She, despite her nerves decides to look to the side to see who she is dealing with. She manages to see the form of this hooded man. Knowing that she is in a situation that is not at all comfortable and even dangerous, she wants to come to an agreement with him.

-I don't know who you are but let me go, I just want to get home.

-I can't.

-Please.

-No.

Now he abruptly strips her of the sheets.

They both stare at each other, they know that everything can get out of control if they proceed in a bad way.

She decides to get up slowly from the bed to go towards this man. And once they are face to face while he is sitting and she is standing, she starts to position herself over the man to hold him in her arms. Then she starts to choke him.

He begins to pull her off him after choking her and dropping his knife. The two struggle to see who will prevail over the other.

In the distance a vehicle approaches. And when it arrives, a man of mature age, tall and stout, gets out. A well-dressed and intimidating-looking man.

When he is at the front door of his home, he already has an idea of what could possibly happen, due to the notifications that arrive on his cell phone indicating unauthorized entry, so he has his automatic pistol ready to use it if necessary.

Everything seems normal on the first floor, except on the second floor where he hears loud noises.

He climbs the stairs very carefully without making any sounds as he takes off his shoes. He stops for a moment in the hallway and notices that there are people in one of the rooms. Once close, right next to the entrance, he begins to peek out as slowly as possible to get a scene he had not imagined: a totally naked woman lying on the floor while struggling with a man of unrecognizable appearance. Both trying to strangle each other.

The man, having had enough of the spectacle, draws his gun. The woman manages to notice while maintaining a look of fury due to the fight.

Outside the house, silence continues to reign throughout the environment, and if there were sound, it would not exist because there is no one to hear it.

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