Chapter 7
Amjad: Calm down, it's not like that, he took care that he didn't attend such an atmosphere
American doctor: I apologize, but I am human. I never knew or imagined that this crime would happen. How could they demolish a building with a civilian population and then throw a school full of children. What is this crime? How does the world not see this?
Al-Qasim: There is no time for questions or shock. Now, go out and send someone who can help me.
Maryam, as soon as she heard al-Qasim's shout, hurried inside and then called Blanca to take the American doctor out. She stood like a tigress without speaking, helping him complete the operation to extract shrapnel from the body of a child who had not yet completed nine years of age. The rest of the school clothes were still clinging to parts of his body that had been burnt due to fire. The fire in the school's laboratory after it was bombed by two missiles from one of the occupier's warplanes, Maryam finished extracting a glass shard from the child's chest and at the same time Blanca treated some of the burnt parts of the child's feet. As for Al-Qasim, he completed a course of extracting shrapnel that entered the chest near the heart and was able to save the child's life. Rather, they all managed to save many lives of children, women and the elderly. Mary sat on the internal stairs of the hospital, placing her head between her feet, seeking some rest. The voices calmed down and the number of injured decreased. Those who were injured were strong, but their condition was stable. Arafat was forced to give him an exit permit to make room for others, as for the dead sometimes. One, two, or three bodies were placed in one drawer inside the mortuary, and whoever had no place was placed next to the refrigerator on a stretcher, and two or three beside him as well. It was not enough, and they began to stack them next to each other on the ground.
As the time reached noon the next day, the foreign doctors went to the residence, but Mariam and Al-Anoud refused to go and remained next to Al-Qasim and the Palestinian doctors checked the patients every so often and then sat on the internal stairs because the room designated for doctors had stretchers with patients. Anoud placed her head on Mariam's feet and she fell asleep As for Mary, she leaned her head against the wall and closed her eyes to rest. Time did not pass, and she fell asleep too.
Al-Qasim approached after he had finished the last inspection of the sick, and it was almost midnight, and he stood in front of Mary looking at her, and he admitted to himself that he had become in love with even his differences with her, but he insisted on a last test before asking his father to call her family to ask her to marry, he smiled and then started whispering He moves some papers near her face
Al-Qasim: Tourist, the bus has arrived at the museum
Anoud had felt it, but fell asleep, and upon hearing what he said, she could not stop her laughter that woke Maryam with a scream.
Mary: What? where ? Was there a new bombing? Fuck you, is this a time to laugh?
Al-Qasim began to laugh too, and then spoke in a broken voice: Come on, other doctors have taken the evening shift, and we can go home.
Al-Anoud: Do you mean our home, our home or our home?
Al-Qasim looked at her and they answered, but Mary preceded him by hitting Al-Anoud with her palm on the head and said: This is our home, you idiot, but in your country it is called your birthplace only.
Then she got up and pushed her, and didn't even look at Qasim. Then she stopped suddenly and said: This is my country, and I am not a tourist, Qasim. Did you hear it?
The girls returned to the dorm and were surprised that Blanca and Raghda had prepared food for them, so Anoud hurried without even washing, eating bingely between the girls' laughter, but Maryam went to wash and then came back and sat eating after thanking them.
Mary: Thank you, you are also tired. Come on, the food will not disappear
Al-Anoud: Come on, Mary. We forgot ourselves in the hospital, and for more than two days we have not eaten anything but each other. Biscuits and juices
Mary smiled at her and began to devour the food herself, and then without even changing their clothes threw their bodies on the bed and fell into a deep sleep.
On the next day, the girls came after they took the approval of Dr. Arafat to go out and go to the poor neighborhoods to treat those who need free of charge, as was the idea of Maryam, but Dr. Arafat stipulated that his son Al-Qasim and some of the local doctors go with them to know the most needy places, and of course he had increased between Maryam And Al-Qasim was some stubbornness and racing in helping patients and a lot of medical understanding. Al-Qasim was guarding the examinations in front of Mary, as she had succeeded in his tests and overcame him in her work and her courage, which increased Al-Qasim's admiration for her. One day, Al-Qasim agreed with his father to take the medical staff to Jenin camp, which was poorer City alley.
(The houses are made of tin, consisting of two rooms, and their roofs are made of aluminum.
The girls, led by Maryam and some of the doctors led by Al-Qasim, were equipped with simple equipment that is easy to transport, and they headed in a pick-up car belonging to one of the hospital workers, and behind them was an ambulance to the Jenin shelter. Local amidst the girls' conversations.
Al-Anoud: Shall we distribute ourselves in the place or move together?
Blanca: I think we part better so that we can finish quickly
Mary: I am with Raya Blanca
Raghad: And you, Doctor, what do you think?
Al-Qasim: I do not give an opinion, but rather instructions. We will divide each doctor with a female doctor, and upon completion of the camp we will meet at the place of arrival.
Al-Anoud: But the number of men is more than the number of girls, Doctor
Al-Qasim: And this is the first time in history, if every female doctor has two men.
Mary with a laugh: Good, two, bodyguard
He looked at her and smiled. Then he added, "I thought you told me yesterday that you are hundreds of men and that you don't need any of them."
Mary turns her eyes while turning her face in the opposite direction to him and says: "Then I will be alone. I do not need a man."
Al-Qasim smiled and answered: Yes, you will be alone, but do not get lost in the camp. We will leave and leave you.