Chapter 11
Bassem :- Certainly, but you have to rest and go back to your life. Gradually and with perseverance in taking the medicine, the lost part of your memory will return to you. Of course, the return of memories will be accompanied by some headaches, so when you feel pain, hurry to take this medicine.
Al-Qasim: All right, thank you, Doctor
Al-Qasim got up and Mary got up and they went out together from the hospital and they bought medicine from the pharmacy next to the hospital, then they got in the car and on their way back, Maryam looked at the mirrors and it was the first time she saw her face. A large part of her face began to shed tears without her will, as she tried to suppress her gasps to whisper to her.
Al-Qasim: The shape can be treated by doctors with time, so do not be sad, my beautiful Mary
Mary: What do you say?
Al-Qasim: I say that you are the most beautiful person my eyes have seen. You are brave and strong. Giving and intelligent, a skilled doctor, and most of all, you are my love. Don't be sad, you will remember everything.
Mary: Am I your fiancée or your wife, and that's why I'm here
Al-Qasim smiled and how he wished his answer was that it was his wife, but he can't lie, she will definitely remember that's why he answered her
Al-Qasim: You are my co-worker, and I love you from both sides, and I do not know what about you, because you push anyone who approaches you.
Mary: Ummm, if you should not say such words, I do not accept them as long as there is no official relationship between us
Al-Qasim was silent, but inside him he felt happy, as she is still the stubborn and proud girl. Then he turned the car radio as usual to inform the news, so it was broadcast that the occupation forces had struck new places in the East Bank and demanded the hospital to send doctors there.
Mary: Ah, my head
Al-Qasim was approaching the house and as soon as he heard her screaming, he tried to calm her down and stopped the car near the house while saying to her:
Al-Qasim: calm down, calm down, where is the water?
Al-Qasim started looking for the water bottle that he always puts in the car, but he did not find it, so he got out of the car in a hurry, and it was valid. The neighbors listened to Maryam's voice and gathered trying to help.
Al-Qasim: My mother's water bottle.
So Salha called to her daughter Bayan to get a bottle of water from the inside, but a neighbor had already brought a bottle of water and gave it to Qasim, who was taking the medicine out of the bag and giving it to Mariam for a few moments. By removing Maryam's veil and wrapping her well with the blanket, then they went out to the center of the house, where Al-Qasim was sitting, putting his head in his hands, after thanking the neighbors and entering the house.
Salha: What happened, son?
Al-Qasim: Everything was fine. The doctor said, "You will remember everything as soon as you recover." As soon as the news bulletin started about hitting the West Bank again and the hospital needed doctors, she started shouting, yes, I know that the doctor told us that she would feel a headache, but he didn't say that he was strong enough. this degree.
Statement: No, my brother is indeed so strong, especially since the wound has not yet healed. This is what I read online.
Their conversation was interrupted when Arafat entered the house in a state of anxiety and turmoil, with signs of fatigue evident on his face
Saha: What is wrong with you Abu Al-Qasim?
Arafat: Didn't you hear what happened? They need doctors and medical supplies. Of course, with the occupation army continuing to impose a curfew, it will be difficult.
Al-Qasim: What should I do now, father?
Arafat: We must disperse in the hospitals of the West Bank due to the small number of doctors and the large number of injured. This means that Maryam must start work, as she lost the events of her coming to Palestine and not as a doctor.
Al-Qasim: But she still has not recovered from her head wound yet
Also, I just listened to the news on the radio and it collapsed.
Arafat: - I know this, but the necessity, my son, is the one you choose
Al-Qasim: How do you go back to work without an ID?
Arafat: We have only one solution to write it in the name of your disappeared cousin, whose death we did not register because of the disappearance of the body on the day of the accident. Fortunately, she was a cardiologist as well.
Al-Qasim: Good, but will Maryam agree?
Arafat: I will talk to her
Al-Qasim recounted what happened when they were returning from the doctor. All Arafat had to do was wait until the medicine was finished and she woke up. In the evening, the family gathered at the dining table, and they exchanged many conversations until they finished their food. Then Arafat told Maryam to follow him to the back garden of the house.
Mary after she brought the cups of tea and went to the garden
Mary: Peace be upon you, Abu al-Qasim. It is good, God willing
Arafat: Sit, my little girl. I want to talk about what you heard today on Al-Qasim's car radio
Maryam: Yes, I heard that the occupation forces struck several places in the West Bank.
Arafat: - There is a shortage in the number of doctors, and every person who is able must help as much as he can.
Maryam: Indeed, I am a doctor and I remember very well what I studied and what I worked on while I was in Britain, and I certainly hope to help.
Arafat: Good. But you know that you have no identity now, and we will not be able to return your identity to you
Maryam: And what can I do now? How can I help when I am without an identity card?