Medianoche en el bosque, a lo lejos se distinguía la sombra del viejo Enrique tambaleándose, su transitar era torpe y pesado. Otra vez su mente sucumbió ante el alcohol y de nuevo intentaba aparentar que no sentía miedo. En medio de la silenciosa penumbra, tropezó con una piedra y cayó de forma aparatosa. De inmediato, escuchó la risa burlesca de aquel ser al que nombró Malipayon, podía ver sus enormes dientes y su sombrero ladeado.

Se congeló por unos segundos, escuchó ligeros pasos a su alrededor debido al crepitar de las hojas secas. Cerró los ojos y comenzó a llorar, pedía perdón por abandonar a sus siete hijos aquella noche. Al abrirlos, pudo apreciar las miradas hostiles. El recuerdo seguía atormentándolo, allí estaba Malipayon despojándole de tiempo y energía. Enrique anhelaba el fin de su padecer cuánto antes, se quedó suspendido y perdió la conciencia.

Malipayon

Midnight in the forest, in the distance the shadow of old Enrique could be distinguished staggering, his transit was clumsy and heavy. Again his mind succumbed to the alcohol and again he tried to appear unafraid. In the silent gloom, he tripped over a stone and fell hard. Immediately, he heard the burlesque laughter of that being whom he named Malipayon, he could see his enormous teeth and his tilted hat.

He froze for a few seconds, he heard light footsteps around him due to the crackling of the dry leaves. She closed her eyes and began to cry, asking forgiveness for abandoning her seven children that night. Opening them, he could see the hostile looks. The memory continued to torment him, there was Malipayon taking away his time and energy. Enrique longed for the end of his suffering as soon as possible, he remained suspended and lost consciousness.