Everyone laughed. But for Isabel, the laughter died the moment she saw him across the table. A new guest. He didn't laugh. He just stared at her, and whispered a different answer. An answer that made her face burn. That night, she couldn't sleep. The riddles followed her.

A drum, she'd tell the police later. It was a drum. A tambor. The answer was always a drum. The new guest found her in the laundry room a week later. He didn't say hello. He just recited:

She looked at his hands. They were still.

And the answer wasn't a drum at all. Fin (o principio)

"Un lápiz," she whispered, choosing safety. "A pencil."