Summary

“The Sister” follows a male narrator in his late sixties. He is single, and he finds that other men often try to set him up with their sisters. The narrator has never been in love, and when people set him up with their sisters, the relationships never work out. One day, a friend named Victor wants the narrator to meet his sister Blanca. Victor invites the narrator to an AIDS benefit event, where Blanca will be present. The narrator searches for Blanca at the event but is unable to find her. Over the next few weeks, Victor repeatedly attempts to introduce the narrator to Blanca, but the narrator is never able to find her. Oddly, the narrator finds himself becoming infatuated with Blanca, despite never having met her. The narrator has dinner one night with Victor and his (Victor...