A blank-faced boy prepares a bottle but does not give it to the baby lying on the floor beside him. The fragility of this small human being, the constant sound of traffic that invades the apartment through the windows and balcony overlooking the city, the stifling heat and the uncertainty about what might happen next are unsettling. Carrying the baby in his arms through the chaotic, noisy Cairo traffic, the boy crosses the street, and then the city. Will this disturbing, aimless wandering and sense of eminent disaster continue? Finally, the doubts and uncertainty disappear: night falls, bringing peace, a journey home in silence, a clear-sightedness that had been impossible before in the deafening noise, and a cool evening breeze. A refreshing bath to cleanse body and soul and relieve pain. A moment for feeling safe, a moment of brotherly love: a transition to maturity. (NM)