Part VII — Side C

The morning had that strange mix of stillness and noise that only cities like this can hold —
the sound of cups clinking against marble counters,
the shuffle of shoes against stone,
the unspoken rhythm of people already halfway to somewhere else.

We didn’t plan much that day.
We just walked.

Sometimes the best stories begin that way —
without structure,
without a reason to film,
just curiosity carrying the frame forward.

The Balcony Incident

Somewhere between two turns,
a voice from above called out.

Two girls leaning from a balcony —
the kind of cinematic interruption that feels written, even if it isn’t.
They laughed, tossed something down.
Stickers.

They said one of them looked like us.
And somehow, it did.
A small drawing that captured something true —
not our faces,
but our energy.

It felt like the city was playing along,
leaving us a sign we didn’t ask for.

One of those gestures that remind you that travel isn’t about movement,
it’s about attention.

The City as Character

By now, the city had stopped being background.
It had become a participant —
a living thing with its own sense of humor.

Every reflection,
every intersection,
every shadow seemed to know where to stand.

The architecture didn’t intimidate; it accompanied.
It framed us like extras in a film that had been running long before we arrived.

And as the light softened near the evening,
everything began to slow down again —
a familiar rhythm,
somewhere between nostalgia and presence.

Objects and Companionship

A coffee cup in hand.
A friend beside you with a camera.
The quiet between laughter.

Those were the real subjects.
Not the buildings, not the clothes —
just moments of recognition.

The stickers became keepsakes,
but the memory stayed in the air:
the feeling that the world had winked at us for a second.

The City Speaks Back

There’s something liberating about realizing that you don’t always need to search for meaning.
Sometimes it finds you —
from a balcony,
in the form of a sticker,
with laughter echoing through the street.

And that’s what Side C became —
a short film directed by coincidence.

Shot on Apple iPhone and Moment.
Accompanied and filmed with @milo.cura.
With @ecleptic_eyewear and @milesandlouie.