Meeting in Paris

Part Twenty-Four

Salma called Khaled, her brother, to tell him that his mother had taken possession of the house from someone. She had seen them and had fallen into a coma.

She was now in the hospital’s care centre. When Khaled found out, he took... He took leave and returned to Cairo by taking the high-speed train.

For this reason, the hospital found Salma there sitting in front of the intensive care room, and when her brother Khaled greeted her in front of her, she rose and hugged him and began to cry.

Khaled calmed her down and asked her to tell him exactly what happened. Salma started telling Khaled all the events that had happened, while in the presence of the investigation officer, Wael Al-Bahtimi, to see what was the latest news from Madam Khadija.

Wael Al-Bahtimi: Good morning, Miss Salma.

Salma: Good morning, Officer Wael, my brother, Officer Khaled, greeted you.

Wael Al-Bahtimi: Welcome. Honorable Officer Khaled.

Khaled: Welcome, Mr. Wael.

Wael Al-Bahtimi: Where do you work, Mr. Khaled?

Khaled: I work in the Assiut Security Directorate.

Wael Al-Bahtimi: God be with you, Mr. Khaled.

Wael looked at Salma and then said, “How is Mama Khadija doing now?”

Salma: she  was surprised when Officer Wael said, “Mama Khadija,” and she  discovered that he was known to me. Wael said there is nothing new, Your Honor.

Khaled: May I ask you, what is the motive behind someone storming our house?

Wael Al-Bahtimi: He smiled and then said that you know very well, and that you are a collective officer for me at work, that investigations must take their time until the truth becomes clear to us, and as you know, I do not want to disclose anything because this is in the interest of the satellite channels, but make sure carefully.

Officer Khaled, we are working with all our efforts to find out the truth, and may God reassure you about Mama Khadija.

Salma: When she  heard the word Mama Khadija a second time coming from Officer Wael Al-Bahtimi, he felt...

This is beating with her heart.

Wael Al-Bahtimi: I have to ask permission because I have a lot of work today.

He shook hands with Khaled, then he shook hands with Salma, and when he put his hand in Salma’s hand, he felt the warmth of her soft hand, and Salma also felt electricity running through her body, but she immediately withdrew her hand.

Nadia is sitting in the hall, and Magda is sitting next to her.

She has prepared two cups of Nescafe and they are watching the Misr one  satellite channel.

Moments later, the landline phone rang. Magda got up and pulled out the receiver and put it to her ear and then said...

Magda: Hello Hello

On the other side, a man's voice speaks in standard Arabic: Hello, Hello, it's Albert Camus .

Magda: Hello, Mr. Albert Camus.

Albert Camus: Is Dr. Nadia present?

Magda: Dr. Nadia is still asleep because she is a little tired.

Albert Camus: Please, when Dr. Nadia wakes up, tell her that I called her.

Magda: Yes, Mr. Albert Camus, I will do that. Then she hung up the phone and came back and informed Dr. Nadia of that.

Nadia had no choice but to confirm that Magda had spoken to her once again.