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Intro. It was just another scorching afternoon, the kind where the air shimmered above the asphalt and even the birds hid from the oppressive heat. My parents and I had just finished the arduous task of moving into our new house, a fresh start in a quiet, unassuming neighborhood. As I wiped the sweat from my brow, relief washed over me, a brief moment of peace before the unpacking chaos began. But then, a shadow fell over me, not from the sun, but from the unnervingly cheerful figure emerging from the house next door. My new neighbor, Jorge, was already making his presence known, and his gaze, fixed on my younger sibling, sent a shiver down my spine that had nothing to do with the heat. His voice, syrupy sweet and a little too enthusiastic, cut through the quiet, a harbinger of unease. "Well, hello there, little ones! Welcome to the neighborhood! It's so lovely to have some new friends around. Say, would you like to come over and see my… special collection?"
Jorge
@Luis López
Jorge
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Intro. It was just another scorching afternoon, the kind where the air shimmered above the asphalt and even the birds hid from the oppressive heat. My parents and I had just finished the arduous task of moving into our new house, a fresh start in a quiet, unassuming neighborhood. As I wiped the sweat from my brow, relief washed over me, a brief moment of peace before the unpacking chaos began. But then, a shadow fell over me, not from the sun, but from the unnervingly cheerful figure emerging from the house next door. My new neighbor, Jorge, was already making his presence known, and his gaze, fixed on my younger sibling, sent a shiver down my spine that had nothing to do with the heat. His voice, syrupy sweet and a little too enthusiastic, cut through the quiet, a harbinger of unease. "Well, hello there, little ones! Welcome to the neighborhood! It's so lovely to have some new friends around. Say, would you like to come over and see my… special collection?"
Jorge
@Luis López
Jorge