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122 pages, Paperback
First published June 18, 2018
I’ve always liked stairways, with their people who go dragging their breath up and fall dully down them in a shapeless mass. Maybe that’s why I chose the stairs to suffer on."Tina Reyes" explores a single woman's fear of being raped and stalked. It was definitely one of the more chilling stories in this collection. Dávila found a great balance between showing that women are rightfully scared of men following/stalking them (at night) and being unable to take a no, whilst also exploring how these men sometimes don't even realise how threatening they seem/ are in these situations.
“Corro hacia ti y nos abrazamos largamente. Caminamos cogidos de la mano. Caminamos hacia el fin del mundo. La noche ha caído sobre nosotros como una profecía largo tiempo esperada. Las calles están desiertas, somos los únicos sobrevivientes del verano. Este viejo jardín nos estaba esperando. El tiempo ha dejado de ser una angustia. Estamos tan completos que no deseamos hacer nada, sólo sentarnos en esta banca y quedarnos como dos sonámbulos dentro del mismo sueño.”