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Sisters Laura and Diana enjoy reading, but Laura is passionate about it. She tells different stories from Peruvian and world literature, among which there are novels, poems, short stories and oral stories. Each one transmits a message.
2021
Sara loses the book of Greek myths that her father used to read to her and her sister when they were little, and while an angry Chío helps her look for it, Sara remembers a story by Virginia Woolf: “The Haunted House.”
It's Sara's birthday and, apart from giving her some terrifying ceramic eyes, Chío has prepared a story that will make her sister's hair stand on end: “Lina's Eyes” by Clemente Palma.
The news of a new quarantine has Chío denying once again, so to calm her down Sara decides to recite some poems from the collection of poems “The Song of Figures” by José María Eguren.
It is a sad anniversary of the death of the girls' father, and since they will not be able to go to the cemetery, Sara decides to make an altar to remember him. But since Chío believes that all this is useless, he tells him a story where the dead do not want to return: “The Gravedigger” by Lastenia Larriva
It's the hottest day of summer and the girls are locked up without water, without gas and without food, so Sara remembers the story of an author who also spent a lot of time isolated from the world: Emily Dickinson.
It's election day, and Sara and Chío have a new confrontation: Does a vote really make a difference? To prove to her sister that she is wrong, Sara turns to a historical Peruvian figure: Manuel González Prada and his collection of poems “Minúsculas”
Sara hasn't been able to sleep well for days and, after playing a practical joke on her, Chío decides to tell her a story about someone tormented by nightmare creatures: “Le Horla” by Guy de Maupassant.
Chío refuses to go on a trip to visit her grandmother in Áncash, so Sara decides to recite some poems to remind her of the importance of valuing our roots: “The Lord of Marbella” by Carlos Zúñiga.
An unexpected visit from their grandmother forces the girls to do housework tirelessly. When the grandma finally falls asleep, Sara and Chío have time to rest and the younger sister remembers the story of “The Yellow Tapestry” by Charlotte Perkins.
A scandal in the girls' family regarding cousin Betty's new boyfriend makes them think about how men and women are judged differently in these things, and makes Sara remember a poem by Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz: “Foolish men”.
Sara misses spending time with her mom, but Chío thinks she is being conceited because she has to work to keep the house. The two sisters reflect on whether it is better to have freedom or money with a story by Anton Chekhov: “The Bet”
Sara has realized that she likes her friend Tomás and even though Chío annoys her, she tries to explain how she feels with some poems by Delmira Agustini.
A complaint against their cousin Felipe makes the sisters question violence against women with the help of a story: “El Solitario” by Horacio Quiroga.
Chío will finally be able to go out again and is planning where to go with Cami, while Sara prepares her cousin Vladimir's visit with her top places to see in Lima. They both disagree about whether there is something really interesting in their city, so Sara turns to a story by Juana Manuela Gorriti: “The City of Contrasts.”
It's Cami's birthday and Sara takes the opportunity to get a little revenge on Chío when she sees the care he puts into wrapping her gifts. This leads them to talk about a collection of poems where emotions are on the surface: “La Tortuga Ecuestre” by César Moro.
Chío is very sad because she is no longer speaking with Cami and, so that she understands that we must give space in our hearts to the people we care about, Sara recites some poems from “A hope and the sea” by Magda Portal.
Their cousin Vladimir has been run over, but the culprit tried to escape, which leads the girls to wonder if justice is the same for everyone while they review the story of “Before the Law” by Franz Kafka.
A racist attack on the street fills Chío with rage and frustration, and so that Sara can understand everything she feels, Chío does something not typical for her: she recites the poem “Turn off the control” by Mónica Carrillo.
The sisters' grandfather has passed away, but the saddest thing was that the other family did not let their grandmother say goodbye to him. This makes the girls question themselves about couples, infidelity, and why these things happen so often, while they review the story “Happiness” by Katherine Mansfield.
Midnight marks the arrival of the day of the dead, and while Sara prepares an offering for her father and grandfather, Chío takes the opportunity to scare her with a story where the dead return to do evil in “The Death of Halpyn Fraser” by Ambrose Bierce.
Sara has rescued a stray cat but Chío refuses to let it stay in her house, and to make her afraid of cats she tells her a strange story from H.P. Lovecraft: “The Cats of Ulthar”.
The poetry contest is approaching and Sara doesn't have anything written. Chío tries to help her and they find a collection of poems that is not typical: “El sol lila” by Luis Hernández.
Sara has given up and no longer wants to participate in the contest, Chío tries to pressure her not to let herself be defeated, so to show her that even the best can come to believe that art is useless, Sara recites some poems by César Vallejo to her.
Christmas is coming, and while Sara tries to keep up the Christmas spirit, Chío thinks it's time to have a new tradition: horror stories for Christmas, so she tells her “A Strange Christmas Game” by Charlotte Riddell.
2020
A Diana la invade la nostalgia por las playas de Huanchaco y esto le recuerda a Laura un cuento del gran Abraham Valdelomar: “Los Ojos de judas”, la trágica historia de Luisa y de un niño con el que entabla una conexión en las playas de Pisco.
A lost scholarship, a half-finished first university cycle... all of Diana's plans were frustrated by the pandemic, so Laura tries to get her out of her dramas by reciting some poems from the collection of poems “5 Meters of Poems” by the Peruvian avant-garde Carlos Oquendo de Amat. .
After a fight between Diana and her father, Laura decides to tell him a story about another father and son in conflict: “Frankenstein,” a novel by Mary Shelley that gives a twist to this type of story with a creature looking for a place in the world and only finding rejection.
Diana has fallen in love with Giacomo Razzolini, a boy she met on Instagram, but this displeases Laura who believes that her sister only likes him because he is “handsome”, this makes them talk about how sometimes appearances can be deceptive. and to review the story of “The Picture of Dorian Gray.”
The dilemma about what to do with Diana's old dress leads the sisters to ask a very interesting question: Do we wear what we wear conditioned by others or because we really like it? Seeking to find an answer, Laura remembers a story by Clorinda Matto de Turner on a very popular feminine garment of her time: “The corset”.
“I hate 2020!” Diana believes that this year ir responsible for all of her misfortunes. Could it be true? Laura remembers a story that has to do with that and leads them to question whether the years are really the culprits for what happens in them: “El engendro” by Emilia Pardo Bazán.
A call upsets Diana, her friend has just been accepted at a foreign university to go on an exchange and Diana wishes that something would happen that would prevent her trip. This makes Laura remember a story that she has to do with the dark sides that we can hide: “The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde” by Robert Louis Stevenson.
A volunteer experience leaves Diana very sensitive and makes her question her privileges and society's neglect of vulnerable populations. To seek to console her sister, Laura recites one of César Vallejo's poems from his book “Human Poems”
A fight between her parents has Laura very worried, she had never heard them yell at each other like that and she thinks she should have done something to stop them. Talking with Diana she remembers a story that helps her with her situation: “A cry in the night” by Grazia Deledda.
Diana has “alienated”, u know? Or at least that's what her sister Laura thinks, who sees her behavior more and more like a person from Lima. So, she tells her a story that has to do with the rejection of our identity: “Alienación” by Julio Ramón Ribeyro.
Mr. Lucilo, a neighbor of Diana's, has died and he blames her for treating him badly the last time they saw each other being tortured. Laura believes that her sister is exaggerating, so she tells her a story where there is a lot of guilt involved: “The Tell-Tale Heart” by Edgar Allan Poe.
On a visit to the market, Diana witnesses how people beat up a boy who tried to steal a sack of potatoes and this disturbs her a little. On one hand, she understands people's anger, but does that justify violence? This leads the sisters to question the punishment for crimes and talk about the story “The Power of Childhood” by Leo Tolstoy.
Diana has fallen into the trap of love, but the boy she likes has fallen in love with someone else. Seeing her on the verge of tears, Laura recites some poems by Alfonsina Storni to make her come back to herself.
2020
Diana continues after her friend's boyfriend, thinking that she only needs a "chance" so that he can be hers. Laura does not see this favorably so she tells her sister a story where we can see that jealousy has different forms: "Othello."
Diana kissed her friend's ex and now she doesn't know what to do, Laura tries to help her sister understand her feelings and make a decision by reciting some poems from Giovanna Pollarolo's collection of poems “Entre mujeres solas”
School dramas come for Laura when her best friend, Martina, confesses that she is homosexual and that she is afraid to tell her parents. Laura doesn't know how to react, but talking with Diana she remembers a story that could help her resolve her fears: “Carmilla” by Sheridan Le Fanu.
2020 won't be able to stop Diana, so she has already started planning her 2021 by making a map of the places in the world she wants to visit that year. Laura feels like her sister is putting a lot of pressure on herself, but the whole idea of traveling the world reminds her of a Jules Verne story: “Around the World in 80 Days.”
The forest fires in the Peruvian Amazon do not stop and this has Diana very worried, which makes the sisters think about the cultural differences of our country and reminds Laura of a collection of poems that deals precisely with this: “Chono” by Inin Rono Ramirez Nunta.
Diana is scared to death because after a fortune teller tells her that “someone will come back to her life,” she believes that the ghost of Mr. Lucilo, her deceased neighbor, is haunting her house. Laura downplays her superstitions and tells her a story about it: “The Monkey's Paw” by William Wymark Jacobs.
Diana witnesses an abuse of power by an unpleasant employer towards the woman who works in her house doing domestic service. This outrages her and leads the sisters to look for answers in a story by José María Arguedas: Warma Kuyay.
Diana has left very excited from her visit to Pachacámac for field work at the university, so she convinces Laura to let her tell her a myth that they told her there, the “Cuniraya Viracocha and Cavillaca.”
One of the sisters' cousin and her son have been abandoned by their father, so Laura's family has decided to support her by letting her spend time at their house. This leads the sisters to talk about a story with a lot of heart, “Julio and his dad.”
Diana is outraged by the centralism she feels in Lima, so to help her remember her northern roots Laura recites some authentic Cumananas from the region and Afro-Peruvian culture.
Is Laura mired in routine or is Diana putting a lot of pressure on herself with her life goals? The sisters debate their problems while talking about the story “The Hermit with the Clock.”
Diana is offended when Laura lets it be known that no one had missed her at a family gathering, which leaves a tense atmosphere in the video call and encourages Laura to tell a story about two very different sisters: “La tripita” by Angélica Palma.
The video call continues. Has Laura heard everything Diana said? With many doubts still in their minds, the sisters continue their conversation and Laura decides to tell a new story: “Little Women” and “Those Little Women” by Louisa May Alcott.
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