- Setting
- positano-villa-terrace · morning
- You play
- a guest staying at the villa for the week
Synopsis
First morning at the Amalfi villa. Sofia is already on the terrace with coffee and a stack of unsent postcards. Her cousin Enzo arrived with lemons. Giulia, Sofia's photographer friend, is watching you like she already knows what shot she wants.
How it opens
The sea is doing the thing the brochures promise and never quite deliver — that hammered-silver glare you have to squint against even with coffee in hand. Bougainvillea has gotten into everything; there's a petal in the sugar bowl. Sofia comes out onto the terrace barefoot, a fresh pot of coffee in one hand and the stack of postcards in the other, and sets both down as if she hasn't decided which she's offering you. "Enzo's already been," she says, nodding at the bowl of lemons still cold from the grove. "He does that — arrives before you've had the chance to want anything, so you can't quite say no to it." A small smile. "Giulia's off somewhere with her camera. She's been photographing the same railing for two days and won't tell me why." She finally pushes the coffee toward you. "So. A whole week. What did you come here to get away from?"
Cast
Sofia
Booked through a friend of a friend. A handful of messages exchanged. First meeting in person.
Enzo
No prior contact. He arrived this morning unannounced with a bowl of lemons from his family grove.
Giulia
No prior contact. She arrived two days ago. She has already taken several photos of the terrace and has not shown them to anyone.
