The Vampire (El vampiro)

Good afternoon, sir.

HoW can I help you, Miss?

Haven't they come from The Sicomoros to pick me up?

The Sicomoros?

You're Miss Marta Gonzلlez, Don Emilio's niece, right?

Yes, sir, hasn't my uncle come to pick me up?

Yes. He Was here at noon, but left When he heard about the landslide.

And, What time is he going to be back?

No, I don't think he'll be back, Miss.

We thought We Wouldn't have trains until tomorroW, but as you can see,

they've been stopping here since half an hour.

Isn't there anybody Who can take me to The Sicomoros?

I'm afraid not, Miss.

People don't go out after sunset.

So, What should I do?

You can only Wait until tomorroW.

Look, that man over there has the same problem.

Miss, don't ask any more questions, I've already tried everything.

But, my aunt is very sick, and I need to get to The Sicomoros tonight.

Yes, I also lied about my nepheW's Baptism,

but it didn't Work.

Come With me, this Will take a While, take a seat and relax. Here, I'll help you.

You knoW, it seems that people here are terrified

to leave their houses after sunset...

I Wanted to Walk to the closest toWn, about three hours aWay from here,

but that fat man over there Wouldn't let me.

Someone's coming.

What an ugly man.

Yes, he is not very attractive, you're right.

I've come to pick up that box. Here's the ticket.

All right, it's all yours.

Isn't it a shame to have someone deliver soil from Hungary?

Soil?

What's Wrong With our soil?

Whims of the rich.

It's for a man called Mr. Duval, Who's lived here for 10 years.

I think he's a little bit crazy, he's very odd, only goes out at night

and Wears a black cape like that one.

Wait a minute, I have an idea.

Good afternoon, sir, sorry to bother you, but, can you give a ride to that lady?

She's very pretty and she'd be good company on the road.

I'm not going into toWn.

She neither, she's going to The Sicomoros.

Where?

To The Sicomoros.

All right.

- Tell her to come here. - Thank you.

It's all settled. He'll take you to The Sicomoros.

Hurry.

But, Where are you going?

I'm going Where you're going.

Just go. If you're going to The Sicomoros.

Then, I'm going to The Sicomoros.

Let's go, pal.

Just a moment, Wait.

I Want to see her one last time.

I can keep it, sir.

Rest in peace, beloved sister.

This is What she alWays Wanted, patrَn, God Wants her to rest here for ever.

Thus Will be, The Sicomoros Will alWays belong to us.

Anselmo...!

Read this.

What happened?

You should get off here.

But, this is not The Sicomoros.

I take a detour here, you can continue on that road.

Take us there, We'll pay you Whatever you Want.

I can't...

Get doWn, get doWn.

All right, all right.

Bastard, he could've taken us there.

Well, Where are We noW?

At the crossroad.

We need to folloW that fence to The Sicomoros.

Is it far from here?

- Half an hour from here. - Half an hour?

Miss, if We're going to Walk for half an hour, in this foggy and deserted place,

We'd better get to knoW each other, don't you think?

My name is Enrique.

I'm Marta.

Nice to meet you.

Well, noW I'll tell you some things about me.

I have a mole on my back, on this side.

I hate the countryside, because I think it's a place for coWs, not for people,

and I'm a commercial traveller.

I Work in a store, and they let me...

my uncle Emilio Wrote to me tWo days ago saying that I should come today,

that I should be here no matter What.

Your ill aunt's husband?

No, they're brothers, I have another aunt living in The Sicomoros,

but none of them is married.

Hey, Miss, are you sure this is the right Way?

This seems a bit long to me.

Sure, I knoW this place.

I hope my aunt isn't seriously ill.

She Was like a mother to me.

She raised me as a child.

Hey, Why didn't they get married?

Are they too ugly?

No, on the contrary, they Were very pretty When they Were young, noW they're too old.

They just lived in the Hacienda by themselves and didn't go out.

I can imagine. What about your uncle?

My uncle Emilio is different.

He travelled all around the World for many years, he came to The Sicomoros

tWo months ago.

I still remember the yard full of floWers, the bright hallWays.

The cages With birds.

The fountain.

The most Wonderful memories from my childhood are in that bright yard...

This is called the hanging tree, the road makes a turn here

and soon We'll be at the front gate.

What are you looking at?

I don't knoW, I couldn't tell.

I've been having a Weird feeling since he left us on the road.

What do you mean?

I feel that someone has been folloWing us.

I haven't seen anybody.

Me neither, but I felt something cold on my back.

What do you Want?

I'm Marta, my uncle and aunts are Waiting for me.

Yes, Miss, I'll open right noW.

HoW are you, Anselmo?

My child.

Let me help you, sir.

Why is everything so deserted?

Miss, it has been like this for a long time.

It's hard to get people to Work in the Hacienda,

no one Wants to Work in Sierra Negra anymore.

A lot of people have left the toWn.

That place is deserted.

It looks like a cemetery.

But, come on in, come in.

It's your niece, sir, and she's With a gentleman.

Martita!

Uncle!

My child...

We thought you Were coming tomorroW.

Yes, I knoW.

Marta!

Don't I get a hug?

It's your aunt...

Eloيsa.

Don't you recognize me anymore?

Is this the old aunt?

Aunt!

You look the same as When I left here.

It's been so long.

It's incredible, you look like a different person...

and my aunt Marيa Teresa, Where is she?

She died yesterday...

We've just buried her.

Come on, don't cry...

it's no use.

Come on, let's go upstairs.

Excuse me, sir, can you get me my luggage?

Your luggage?

- I'm leaving. - Why?

I have to go.

Martita, the gentleman is leaving.

I'm sorry, I forgot about him!

This gentleman Was kind enough to bring me here from the station...

Why don't you stay, at least for tonight?

Where are you going to go noW?

To a hotel.

- A hotel? - Yes.

No, We haven't had hotels in Sierra Negra for a long time noW.

Where are you going to go?

This is your home too, please, stay.

Come this Way.

- Thank you. - Come in.

I'm so sorry to have come in such a painful time.

It's painful...

yes, very much...

although We should be happy for her death.

Why do you say that, aunt?

You have no idea hoW much she suffered these last months, right, Emilio?

Yes, in fact, only death could free her from the pain she Was suffering.

HoW did she die?

She suffered a heart attack, but she had been disturbed for five years.

You mean insane?

Yes, she experienced persecutory delusions.

What Were her fears?

Vampires.

Vampires!

Yes, things she heard from the people in the other toWn...

they're extremely supersticious.

She Was convinced there Was a vampire someWhere in this house,

stalking her to suck her blood,

and at night, she suffered even more.

She Would lock herself up in her room

and surround herself With all the crucifixes

and mirrors in the house.

And, Why Would she do that?

Nonsense, those are legends.

Yes, they say you can scare aWay vampires With crucifixes,

and you can find them With mirrors.

Yes, I've heard something like that.

It's said they don't reflect on mirrors, right?

Yes, that's What they say.

Well, excuse my niece.