"Pull the curtains" " Call the ambulance" " Okay Dr. Hisham" " Where's her dressing room?" " Her dressing room" "Hisham" " Where are you going?" " Where do you think I'm going?" " l'll go with Shams to the hospital" " It's not her first time she's just trying to get some attention as always, she'll be just fine we must be sure she's okay what about the TV interview?" "You forgot about it?" "you forgot that you're the head of the band?" "no time to play along with her, or else we're screwed come on, we'll go to the hospital later" "let's go" "How could this happen Hisham?" "She's committing suicide, why did you let her get on stage again?" "She's su_ering from a serious crisis and must be convinced of the primary treatment and just like you already said, she'd rather die on stage she thinks it's for her best interest" "The patient doesn't know what's best for him, Hisham" "That's why I'm trying to give her a psychological treatment first to accept the physical one" "There we go again with your psychological treatment" "You make me feel you're a shrink not a specialist in blood related diseases" "The psychological treatment is the first step towards the primary treatment" "These are just virtual theories, Hisham" "A blood cancer patient is in need of chemotherapy not of a psychological session" " There is Dr. Hisham" " What's wrong Dr.?" "Don't you worry, your girl just woke up and she's gonna be perfectly fine" "Don't you worry, your girl just woke up and she's gonna be perfectly fine" " Can I see her?" " l'd rather not" " Let her get some rest" " What about us Dr.?" "Can we see her?" " Please let us see her" " Please Dr." "This is a hospital, you can see her but not all at once" "Can I speak to you Mrs. Leila?" "Dr. Hisham Ali Abd El Hamid I'd better tell you the truth Mrs. Leila" "Your daughter's state is critical since she won't quit dancing and refuses the chemotherapy I don't know what to do Dr. she can't stop dancing and perfòrming" " It's in her blood" " And cancer is in her blood too" "What should we do?" "You should help me convince her whatever it takes" " How can we do that?" " We're gonna have to find that out" "Why are you still awake?" "Shouldn't you be sound asleep by now?" " What can I do?" "It's love" " Is that so?" "It seems to me we haven't got any chance" "Tell me quick before your son arrives" "Don't you worry, my lips are sealed" "God forgive you Hind you think I can even think about another woman after Um Yussef?" "Daddy" "You won't give me today's hug?" "You're late, you didn't tell me a bed time story" "Give me my hug and I'll tell you a story" "Go on, come here" "How nice" "Yeah, that's it" "Go back to your room and I'll be right with you once I get changed" "Go quick" "Can't you tell him a bed time story?" "He got used to you" "When I start telling him one, he goes, dad says it di_erently I'm really at the end of my tether, Hind I can't even count on you to help me in this" "Cut it out, you sound just like your son I'll come with you to see how you tell him the story" " And do likewise afterwards" " You can't, coz l'm really gifted" "Let's go Yussef, Ramy's late to the nursery lf you just listen to me and smell the ocean every morning" "You'll change your mind I'm convinced more and more everyday that you got transferred to Hurghada" "Coz you're addicted to the ocean smell" "Notjust the ocean, I'm addicted to many more things" "On your way back, you'll drop by the telephone exchange pay the bill and run some errands" "Just let him focus on his work, and we can take care of that" " He's got a car, it'll be much easier on him" " Don't bother dad, she's made a habit of it" " For ever" " For ever lt's your fault, if you want me to change, you'd better teach me" "No darling, this is much easier" " Good morning Mr." " Good morning" "Let's go dear" "Do you need anything?" " Is there anyone with him?" " No" " Good morning sir, I finished the plan" " Put it there, I'll check it out later" "Have pity on yourself, you're sick and you must see a doctor" " l went to see a doctor Imad" " And everything's okay?" "He told me to do some blood tests, and I'll go see him today with the results" "Do me a favor and get some rest until it's time to go see the doctor" " Don't be angry with him - l'm not, I'm angry with myself I should have felt earlier that he doesn't care for me anymore" "He was dancing with me but our moves were out of synchronization" "Calm down now, your health should be your main concern now" "Once you get out of here, I'll do whatever you want I'm not waiting until they check me out I'll go talk to him and settle this right now" "You'll get out especially to see him out?" " Why?" " l don't wanna see him here I don't want him to give me that compassionate look, I won't take it lt's not wrong at all to feel compassion towards each other" "But I must feel his love first, or else it would just be mere pity" "Come on in" " Good morning" " Good morning doctor" "You still wanna get out and get back later tonight" "Please doctor, I have an important meeting and I can't make it at the hospital I promised you I'll get back later tonight to start my chemotherapy" " There's still plenty of time - l know you'll come back in time because you're sure how important your good health is, for every one of us" " Thank God you're okay" " Thank God you're okay" "I'm sorry I couldn't come to the hospital but you know we must be rehearsing for the next performance" "The Jezel ballet performance, the story is very interesting the heroin dies when she sees her love get engaged with someone else I've always dreamed to dance with the Bolshoi band when it comes to Egypt" "Never mind the Bolshoi band" "We'll be dancing together when you're perfectly okay" " But it won't work like this" " Why?" "Coz you'll never be the hero for which the heroin dies in the end" "The Bolshoi band chooses the Egyptian ballerina Shams for their next performance in Giza" "Congratulations, this is great I guess that she'll succumb to treatment now she wouldn't wanna waste a lifetime opportunity" "This is a great idea, give her the good news" " And I'll try to convince her" " Thank you Dr. Hisham" " What have you done?" " It's okay mom" "This time, I've settled everything I got rid of Marwan and I'll get rid of this disease and I'll perform with the Bolshoi band you just stay by my side" "I'll always be here, honey" "What now?" "You'll keep gazing at those results for ever?" " l'm ill or what?" " No, it's nothing" "There must be something wrong with these tests" "What?" "You think that a human being is like a machine or a concrete formwork like the ones you do?" " Since when do you smoke?" " l just like to indulge myself" "What am I supposed to do?" "Is there any medicine I can take?" "Yussef, I think you'd better go check another doctor" "There is a doctor in Egypt called Hisham Ali, he's a very competent specialist" "Specialist in what?" "Cairo, 15O" " These are the blood test results" " Thank you Safaa" "In such cases, we must tell the patient everything coz it's a responsibility he must share with us unfortunately, you've got leukemia, blood cancer" "Yussef, just like God gave us life" "How much time do I have left, doctor?" "You're an educated person" "There's always hope as long as we put our trust in the Lord" "One year, months, one month I just told you you're an educated man" "That's why you must start your treatment starting tomorrow" "Tomorrow?" "It's better to start as soon as possible to have the best possibilities of success" "We must start tomorrow" "Tomorrow?" "One year, one month?" "Tomorrow?" "Hey mister, Mr. Yussef" " l'm sorry" " No, I'm sorry" "I didn't mean to..." "You miss me so?" "Yeah of course, of course I missed you too" "Why is your hand so cold?" "I drove all the way home, and I'm a bit tired" " l'll go to bed" " No, we're gonna have dinner first" " l'm not hungry" " You'll soon be" " What do you think?" " It's very nice" "Take a seat, happy king, I'll bring the food right away" "Wash your hands and face and I'll serve dinner" "I've prepared you some tasty food I've got you a surprise you wouldn't believe" "Today, I told a story to Ramy and he went to sleep with a smile on his face" "Really?" "Really Hind?" "Yeah Yussef, is it that important to you?" "Of course, it's one less thing to worry about I don't want you to worry about anything" "What else you want me to do to relieve you?" " Since it makes you so happy" " You're serious?" "Yeah I'm serious" "Can you be used to have dinner alone?" "I mean in case I'm late" " But you're not late, today" " Generally" "What is it, Yussef?" "You don't want me to wait for you and have dinner together?" "I don't want you to wait for me at all" "What are you saying Yussef?" "What happened?" "What's wrong Yussef?" "Tell me Yussef, what's wrong?" "I love you so much, Hind" "What's wrong Yussef?" "Nothing at all honey, I must go to France on a business trip and I'll miss you so much, that's all" " What's making you so sad?" " l'm okay" "You're sure it's just this trip that's bothering you" "Yeah I swear but I'd like you to get used to some things... I might not be able to do with you due to this trip abroad" "What changed now, Yussef?" "You've never kept anything from me" "You've never kept me away from you" "Forgive me Hind, I know I'm being unfair with you" " But it's against my will - l'd forgive you anything" "Unless you stop loving me I've never needed you as much as today but I can't let you, Ramy and dad su_er with me I'd rather su_er all alone" "Why are you still awake?" " Go back to sleep - l don't wanna sleep I want daddy to tell me a bed time story" "You're not a small kid anymore, I said go back to sleep" "Ramy" "I asked the nurse to give me a sleeping pill but she forgot" "No she didn't, I didn't let her give you any coz you can't take any sleeping bills with the treatment you're having" "But I can't get any sleep" "Then try not to think, listen to some music or read a book" " Or you know what?" "Take this" " What's this?" "It's the key to my o_ice, I'll be leaving soon" "You go in and find yourselfa book to read" "There is a bookshelf full of CDs, you may choose the one you like" "No, Dr. I'm not that desperate, I'll try to go to sleep" "No need to be shy, there you go" "First, I don't keep secrets inside my o_ice second, if I were you I'd feel bad too, just sitting in bed doing nothing" "Daddy, daddy, go on tell me the story I've already told you one, Ramy, why are you still awake?" "Tell me another one, tell me the sailor's story" "The sailor?" " Ramy, can I ask you a favor?" " Yes you can" "Your father is a bit tired now, can I tell you this story some other time?" "Yes but on one condition, you must promise me to tell me this story tomorrow" "Tomorrow?" "I'll tell you the story today, right now" "Once upon a time, there were a small sailor and he was as brave as you are he was in love with a beautiful girl and he wanted to marry her she wanted that too but she asked him a very strange favor" "she wanted him to bring her a big shiny pearl but this pearl can only be found in the sea" "the sailor got on his boat not knowing where to go nor how to get the white pearl for his beloved girl" "Come on Yussef, Ramy's home and lunch is ready" "Yussef, Yussef, lunch is ready" " l don't get it" " Come here" "The minute I decided to make this tape is the minute I decided to settle everything to tell you the truth Hind, I was reluctant" "should I spend the rest of my days or my last months with you to get enough of you" "or should I stop being so selfish and make you su_er with me?" "I'd rather stay away and su_er all by myself" "this is better you must get used to do things without me" "and I'd be sure you're okay before I... I'd be sure you can rely on yourself and face life without me" "I'm sure you're up to it, Hind I'm totally relieved now and I found a way to be with you, via my voice at least I'll make a recorded tape for every special occasion you'll ever face" "congratulations Ramy, today we're happier than any other day you graduated from college, and I sure hope you studied Interior Design those sketches you used to draw as a small kid proved to me you'll make a great interior designer" "much better than I was you're a grown up man, now you must choose your own path and succeed and make your mom happy all she's got left is you, you're the only hope she's got in this life" "I missed you so, Ramy could you be missing me too?" "We went to extraordinary lengths to convince the management board to change the conventional treatment used in this hospital" "They're convinced that such treatment is as e_icient as drugs and I managed gradually to convince them and the hospital became what you can see now" "So it's true that the general environment surrounding the patient and his psychological state can have an e_ect on the disease and its treatment?" "Of course" "A person's immune system is like the army if the army's morals are high, he can win no matter how strong the enemy and if the morals are low, he will loose before even fighting" "Nice speech lt's notjust a speech, Shams, it's a science I based my magistrate's thesis on this subject and I was inspired by a simple peasant in my country" "He was a cancer patient and received treatment in my dad's health resort" "You must get some rest" "You prescribe my medicine, and leave work to me" " What do you mean?" " You must get some rest, I'm telling you" " And if I don't rest, will I die?" " That's very probable, son lf l leave my land, and stop working as hard as I used to I'll starve with my children I'm gonna take care of my land at least until my kids grow up and assume that responsibility" " You might not have the time - l put my trust in the Lord, doc." "He won't let our land perish" "Strange enough, that man is still alive till today as opposed to all the medical facts" "The only explanation for that is that the love he had his land and the psychological welfare dad provided him inside the health resort stimulated his immune system and helped him fight his disease" "Few believe in this theory here but it's been confirmed abroad and they even encourage group therapy" "So those who su_er from the same disease should be treated together?" "Yeah, each one can talk about his disease and how to resist it" "Thus they don't have to face their disease all alone" "The more similar the cases are, the better the treatment is" "There are actually people su_ering from the same degree?" "It's very rare, but there happened to be a similar case to yours, he's a young man" " An architect from Hurghada" " Yussef El Ady" " You know him?" " No, but I found his file on your desk of course, I wasn't trying to poke my nose into other people's business" " But the file fell..." " That's not the problem as soon as he got diagnosed with leukemia he left and never came back nor even called me" " Maybe he went to see another doctor - l don't think so I guess he's just like you, he'll give me a hard time until he agrees to get a treatment" "Ibrahim, you're the only one I can entrust with these tapes" " l want you to give them to Hind when I..." " What the hell is this nonsense, Yussef?" "Who gave you the right to consider yourself doomed?" "we still don't know how much will you respond to treatment" "Yussef" "I know it's a very tough situation and it's very di_icult to bear but believe me, you're making a big mistake by giving up to despair it'll make the next few days pretty unbearable" "That's why I wanna live them all by myself lt's okay, help me" "But what you're asking is horrible and inhuman" " Inhuman?" " Of course Yussef" "God forbid you die, you know what those tapes mean" "You're gonna make your family prisoners to your voice in these tapes for the rest of their lives" "They're gonna with the ghost of your memory forever I didn't mean it this way I wanna help them live with me" "You're just scared you won't get the chance to live with them" "Unwillingly, you're just making them live with you" "This is total selfishness, you'd never let them lead a normal life" " Believe me, I didn't mean to do that - l'm pretty sure and I won't ask you to burn these tapes, keep them with you I'm pretty sure you'll be back safe and sound" "and you'll burn them yourself" " l want a ticket from Cairo to Paris" " But there is a direct flight from here to Paris" "No, that's just the way I want it" "You want another ticket from here to Cairo?" "No, I'll go to Cairo by car" "How couldn't you find a trip from Hurghada to Cairo?" "They booked the flight, they said all the tickets to Cairo are sold out" "Don't you bother to come with me to Egypt" "Yussef, I'm coming with you and nothing will make me change my mind" "Darling, there is no need to come with me and leave dad and Ramy by themselves" "You can bid me farewell here, it's just the same" "No" "Come on ls it so hard to live without me forjust a month?" "You..." "You're the strongest woman ever" "What if dad and Ramy saw you like this?" "What will they do then?" "I don't even want you to come with me to the airport" "You don't want me to go to the airport nor pack up your bags" "You don't even want me by your side any more I'm gonna lose my mind and I don't understand what's going on" "Why are you doing this to me?" "I just want you to take care of yourself, of Ramy and dad you're the man of this house until I come back but you're a very beautiful one" "and you're even more beautiful when you wipe away your tears" "It's okay Ramy, I wanted to stay by your side but I don't want you to see me tumbling down" "I want you to remember me the best way ever I'll miss you so, sweetie" "Yussef" " You still don't want me to come with you?" " It's okay darling lt's much better this way" "Come here" " Go get my bag from inside" " Okay" "Excuse me Ma'am, Ma'am" "Ma'am excuse me, I'll get in to bring the bag" "Dr. Hisham and I went to the faculty of medicine together he's the best cancer specialist in Egypt" "I talked to him, he's pretty excited to see you and he has very high expectations Ibrahim, I gave a good thought of what you told me and I'll do what you told me to, thank you" " We'll get to the airport in 10 minutes - l'm not going to the airport" " Where to, if I may ask sir" " Go to Menyal" "Straight to Menyal and then to the airport, right?" " No, just to Menyal" " Whatever you say sir" "Go left" "Stop here" "Farhat for real-state, apartments, oMces, villas" "Sir I can't leave you here, you've helped me a lot when we were at college together and this house doesn't suit you" "Why didn't you tell me you're coming?" "I would have gotten you a much better place" "This place is just fine, Farhat, it's enough for me" "Anyway, this is a very quiet building for families this flat has always received decent and good persons and if you wanna change it, just let me know" " Would you like anything else?" " Thank you Farhat" " See you later" " Goodbye" "How are you doing, you ill-mannered man?" "Why aren't you answering your phone Medhat?" "I've been calling you for days" " Wrong number" " You're angry coz l didn't stay that night" "When did you come back?" "I told you, it's the wrong number, excuse me" " Hello!" " You forgot about me, Medhat?" "This person you're talking to isn't available" " He left this flat" " The hell with him he and his pals were just some poor buggers but you seem like a nice guy" "I forgive you coz the first thing you did all by yourself was to put on your pajamas but I won't forgive you if you don't call me right away I'd like to make sure you're okay" "Wait, I'm still awake, I wanna hear another story ls that so?" "You tried to fool me?" "Very well" "Once upon a time, there were a brave man called Hassan" " No, I wanna hear the sailor's story" " Very well" "Once upon a time, there were a sailor, who was as handsome and brave as you are he was in love with a beautiful girl and wanted to marry her" " Dr. Hisham is down in the garden" " Thank you Safaa" "Miss Shams, can I have a word with you?" "What do you think of this present?" "It's nice, but didn't you get him a present last week?" "You mean that fiancé?" "No, I broke up with him, it's for my second fiancé" "You have a di_erent fiancé every week?" "What should I do, Miss Shams?" "Each time I tighten my grip on one, he runs away" "Oh well..." "I guess they don't deserve you" "You doctors keep moaning about working hard there you are, basking in the sun reading your newspaper" "Frankly, I'd rather stop reading them, they make me fell down in the dumps" " Hello" " Good morning doctor, I'm Yussef El Ady" " Yussef El Ady from Hurghada?" " Yes" " Where have you been, man?" " l'm here in Egypt ln Egypt?" "That's great" " May I ask you a question, Dr.?" " May I ask you a favor?" "Of course" "Can you come here and ask me your question so we can meet or don't you want us to get to know each other?" "Not at all, Dr." "I just wanted you to prescribe me a painkiller" "Sorry to ask you on the phone, it's just that... lt's just what, man?" "Are you that stingy?" "I'll buy you tea lf you wanna buy me one in return, fine" " If not, that's okay" " Well doctor, it's just that... lt's just what?" "What are you saying?" "Look, there is a gorgeous woman here who wanna talk to you" "Without good morning or anything" "My name is Shams and you know me, I won't tell you how" "We're waiting for you to..." "To tell you lots of things, once you get here I don't understand" "You'll understand everything once you get here" "You got changed and you're on your way here, right?" "We're waiting for you, goodbye" "What have you done?" "You hung up on him, he might get mad" "He won't get mad and he will come here" " My voice is irresistible, you wanna bet?" " We'll see" "He'll come and I'll convince him to get treated and I'll win the bet" "You can't imagine how much hope you have" "Come on in" " Good morning" " Good morning" "Where did you get?" "He still don't wanna talk I'm at the end of my tether, Shams" "This is Shams, she's determined to talk to you I sure wanna talk to him to give him the chance of a lifetime I knew you're a talented architect and I chose you to handle the interior design of my ballet school" "The one I will build, twenty years from now I'd better leave you two alone" "No doctor, we don't wanna waste your time we'll go sit somewhere suitable for a fight over the school's designs I wanna discuss your fees too but don't you think you can take advantage of me and make me pay an exorbitant price" "This is my story" "The one dream I'd like to make it come true ls to play with the Bolshoi band when they arrive to Egypt I'm the only Egyptian ballerina they chose to perform with them" "This is indeed a trivial dream compared to your dream of getting back to your wife and kid" "No dream is trivial, Shams" " But some dreams are impossible" " Who decides?" "You?" "Me?" "Maybe it's a slight one but there's always hope" "That's why Dr. Hisham left us to talk together and he's hoping I can convince you" " The prescription..." " These are all sedatives, he told you so" "Why don't you wanna make the necessary treatment?" "I don't get it" "You just like to be stubborn about it?" "How much did you improve since you started receiving chemotherapy?" "I feel I'm getting better although the medical tests haven't shown any improvement" "Your hair ain't falling out?" "Dr. Hisham said that the hair doesn't necessary fall out I'm sorry, I didn't mean to" " l don't wanna have high hopes" " Let us both have hopes" "You'll just have to follow me, okay?" " Okay" " Then we have a deal I'll give you my phone number ln case you wanted to talk to me" "You can give me your phone number and address" "In case I wanted to check on you" "Give it to me quick, I'll write down something else I'll write down the date of performing the Jezel ballet" "That's the one time the Bolshoi band will perform in Egypt" "What?" "I have the right to hold on to my dream" " And you're gonna watch it too" " Who knows?" "Although I'm not a ballet fan" "I know you're busy but I miss you and I can't help it why don't you give me a call?" "you'll say I'm boring, it's fine by me but I would like to hear your voice" "What is this beautiful girl thinking of?" " It's nothing, dad" " Yes it is" "What's wrong Hind?" "I'm very mad at Yussef I can't believe he still hasn't called us after all this time" "We don't know his circumstances I'm worried sick about him" "This whole trip has been pretty strange ls it possible he don't even know where he'll be staying?" "I called his o_ice and they can't even give me his phone number" "They said they'll ask the company's headquarter in Egypt and will call you later" "When will that be?" "They've been telling us the same thing for the whole week" "He's still not answering the phone, I guess we must go check on him" "Maybe he's hurt or something?" "I would like to know what is really going on with you" "You're much more concerned about Yussef than I am lt's my fault that I'm concerned about your patient?" "And that's just it?" "Of course not I have high hopes of helping him get better and go back to his wife and kid" "Yussef is still too young to die" "Yes I'm coming" "_es" "Excuse me sir, it seems I woke you up" " What is it Ma'am?" " l live downstairs and I need your help" "Come here son, stay with him for a couple of minutes until I go get a doctor from a health resort nearby" "Each time I call them, the nurse says help is on its way" " You live alone here?" " No son" "My daughter and her husband live here too but they went to Alexandria yesterday to celebrate their son's engagement party I beg you, change his compresses until I go get the doctor" "No, you stay with him, I'll go get the doctor myself I don't wanna bother you, son" " It's cold outside and it'll start raining soon" " No, you'd better stay with him" " Thank you doctor" " You're welcome" "Don't forget the compresses, good night" " Thank you doctor" " Good night lf you need anything Ma'am, I'll be upstairs" "God bless you and keep you safe and sound" " Good night" " You too" " Why is your place turned upside down?" " Sorry" "Have a seat" "Can I know why is your phone unplugged?" "Some people were bothering me lf someone wants to get hold of you, he'd have to come to this cave?" " Who'd wanna call me?" " You really are an ill-mannered man" " Me?" "Dr. Hisham?" " What do you like to drink?" "I don't wanna drink anything, go get changed and come with me" " Where to?" " l'm not kidnapping you, don't worry I just wanna have a word with you, I'll wait for you in my car" "No, you'll catch a cold, I've already been out and it's very cold" " You don't wanna come with me?" " No I just don't want you to stay down there all alone" "Go get changed then" "Yussef, just shave but don't take a shower coz it's pretty cold outside" "What could happen to me?" "I'd catch a cold?" "You're right but you've already got enough to worry about" " Yussef" " Yeah?" " This is the picture of your wife and kid?" " Yeah" " They're both very beautiful" " Thank you" "You really are a coldhearted man" "Anybody else would be exhilarated to live with them in any another life" "Give me another life and it'll be my pleasure" "I'm ready" "Now you're fit to get out with the first ballerina in all of Egypt" "You're really swept o_ your feet by this ballet thing" " Can't you think of anything else?" " Of course I can't I have a goal, a dream not like you, as if you're living on another planet I'm starting to have my doubts" " Are you really ill, Shams?" " Maybe more than you are but the di_erence is that I've decided to beat this disease not let it beat me and I'd like you to fight this war with me, so we can win it together" " Why me?" " l don't know I've never met you before but I'm very happy when I see you" "Shall we go?" " You dried your hair?" " Like I already said, it's only a cold" "Yussef, don't forget to water this plant lt's very easy to make it grow and even easier to let it die" "All of a sudden, you forgot your pain and wanted to just run fast and get the doctor?" "Exactly Shams lt's really ambiguous I felt so strong each time I Iooked at that boy and imagined he... lmagined he could be Ramy?" "Ramy has his mom and grandpa to take care of him but this boy's parents weren't there" "When Ramy's mom and his grandpa need your help, who will be there for them?" "Look Yussef, what you told me has just one meaning lt means that Dr. Hisham is right" "We have a great deal of will inside lf we find it, we can de_ anything at all and make all our dreams come true" "The ballet has been your only dream in this life?" "Of course not, I had other dreams that came true" "And some others that didn't come true" "Which one of your dreams didn't come true?" "It's a silly dream but which all girls hold very dear" "The white horse lt doesn't have to be a horse nor a white one I was 4 years old when I started studying ballet I used to walk on this bridge every day on my way to the gym" "When I grew older, just like other girls I dreamed of walking this bridge with the man I love I'd feel warm although it's freezing cold" "Suddenly, it's raining and we're running but we don't know why ls it to get a shelter from rain or to embrace it with both arms?" "What?" " You think I'm a fool?" " No, not at all, just a bit crazy" "Since I'm crazy, I can ask you whatever I want" "Be my guest" "What dream you had and regretted afterwards it was only a dream?" "I don't get it" "What dream you want it to come true right now?" "To walk with a gorgeous girl here at this bridge when it's freezing cold" " In your dream, there was no rain?" " No" "Are you sure?" "Try to remember" "Although you're dull and gloomy and although I'm not that gorgeous" "What do you say I share your dream right now?" " But in your dream, it was raining" " It doesn't matter" "One dream is enough, give me your hand" "One dream is enough, give me your hand" " Good night" " Good night I'll start the treatment with you tomorrow" "Really?" "Thank you so much I guess I'm the one who should be saying that" "Yussef, take this I used to wear it in Russia when it's freezing cold" " You went to Russia?" " l've been all around the world I'll tell you all about it tomorrow, take these too" " What are these?" " The soundtrack of Giselle and its novel" "What is it?" "I'm telling you about my next dream" "Who knows?" "It might come true like this one" "You know what?" "Forget it, you hate ballet lt will come true, hopefully it will" " Good night" " Good night" "Why has life suddenly changed?" "It has a totally di_erent meaning lt's got a new taste, that cheered up my gloomy days" "Why has life suddenly changed?" "It has a totally di_erent meaning lt's got a new taste, that cheered up my gloomy days" "Who changed the aspect of my whole future life?" "Who changed the dream of all those years to come?" "Who gave me solace and strengthened my soul?" "Why has life suddenly changed?" "It has a totally di_erent meaning lt's got a new taste, that cheered up my gloomy days" "Why has life suddenly changed?" "It has a totally di_erent meaning lt's got a new taste, I've never ever thought about" "Here I am alive again, I wanna live my whole life again" "Here I am alive again, I wanna live my whole life again I wanna open my heart to the world and embrace it with both arms" "Why has life suddenly changed?" "It has a totally di_erent meaning lt's got a new taste, I've never ever thought about" "Why has life suddenly changed?" "It has a totally di_erent meaning lt's got a new taste, I've never ever thought about" "How come they don't know anything about his trip?" "Mrs. Hind, I'm as amazed and worried as you are" "Yussef told us that our headquarter in Egypt is sending him on this trip and to our greatest surprise, we found out he took a leave and he urged them to say that he's on a business trip abroad" "in case somebody asked them I wouldn't have known about this if I didn't have acquaintances in the headquarter in Egypt" "The person you're asking about booked a ticket here but according to my data he still hasn't used it" "What does it mean?" "He didn't leave the country?" "I can't be sure" "You found anything?" "It's a disaster, Yussef had made plans to leave us forever" "What are you talking about?" "Yussef has put everything in my name, everything he has" " The villa, the car, everything" " What does this mean?" "It means he decided to leave us forever, to leave me, you and his son" "And he thought that in return, he'd pay us some money" "No, no, no Hind, Yussefwould never do this" " Why would he do it?" " l don't know" "Let's hope it's not as bad as we think" "Only he knows the right reasons" "Why is Yussef doing this to me?" " Do I deserve this?" " No dear, you deserve all the best" "Just pray the Lord he's okay" "We've already asked everybody who knows him" "Let's ask again" "Dad, there is one person left to ask" " Who is it?" " The cab driver who gave Yussefa lift" "Come with me, dear Lord I don't need this, earlier in the morning" " Hey Mursy, call the other drivers quickly" " Yes boss" " Go on quickly" " Yes boss" "Look Ma'am, all the cab drivers are here except three who went to Egypt" "Let's hope the one you're looking for is not one of them" " Have we perpetrated any crime, Mr. Abdo?" " Can it, you fool?" "is it one of them?" " l can't remember" " Please ma'am try to remember, we don't need to get dragged to the police station" "Excuse me Ma'am, Ma'am" "Ma'am excuse me, I'll get in to bring the bag" "Excuse me, excuse me Ma'am" "Excuse me, I'll get in to bring the bag" " You drive a Peugeot?" " Most of us drive a Peugeot" " Can I see your car?" " Of course ma'am, everything we do is legal I want you to listen carefully to what she says and try to remember" " When did this happen?" " One month ago" " His villa is by the sea with a garden" " Yes" " He's an architect?" " Yes" " He's got a light beard?" " Yes" "Yeah I remember him now, Ma'am" " He didn't go to the airport" " Why didn't you just say so, you fool?" "I just remembered boss" "Yes, I gave him a ride to Old Egypt, to Menyal I suppose" "Try to remember you fool, try to remember" "Please, that's enough" "Please try to concentrate, I wanna know everything" "Take this roundabout, Ma'am" "Now to the right ma'am" "Stop here, I drove him here first" "Please son, you must know how much we hurt" "You're not the only one hurting sir, Yussef is su_ering as well" "He concealed his pain with you around" "Yussef left you something here with me I told him from the beginning he shouldn't hide the truth coz it won't help him" "You're the ones he loves most and you could help him" "That's it" "You're chatting with someone special, doc.?" "How are you doing Shams?" "How are you Yussef?" "I'm glad you're here, look here, these are your analysis results" "This is the last one, compared to the first one you did when you got here the curve is increasing and improving, we're about to succeed" " Thank God" " Yes of course, thank God" "You'll be soon back to your normal lives" "You must be missing the theater, the audience and the standing ovation, Shams" "And you Yussef, you must be missing your son and daughter" "To achieve these results... the treatment had to be done between the hospital and your house the next one can be all done outside the hospital this is why I have a great surprise for both of you" "You still don't wanna tell us where we're going" "You'll soon know" "Good evening, Aswan" "Now you know" "Dr. Ali Abdel Hamid established a health resort there by the Nile" "You'll get your treatment there and entertain yourselves" " Who's Dr. Ali Abdel Hamid?" " It's my father" " Can we see Dr. Hisham?" " He's not here, he's abroad right now I would like to ask you about one of his patients who's called Yussef, Yussef El Ady" "The architect Yussef, he's the most handsome patient I've ever seen may he and Miss Shams get well soon and live happily ever after together" " Who's Shams?" " Who are you?" " l'm his wife" " His wife?" "Mr. Yussef is in Aswan and he'll be back on Saturday" "Before I came to live here, I never imagined I'd be able to leave the hospital until I felt exhausted so I came here for recreation and I felt alive again" "Then I decided to change my whole life and maintain the health that's been restored here and turn this place into a health resort to help any patient who needs to be treated in such a healthy environment and at the same time, I'd help Dr. Hisham carry out his research" "God bless you, hajji" "You know something?" "No patient has ever come here and left unhealed lt seems to me there's a secret dwelling in this place" " A secret?" " Yes, a secret" "This place helped me to discover the inner secret of life" "This secret exists inside each and every one of us" "Just like this Nile, it withstood over the years and still flows and it'll remain forever, coz the secret of his strength and power exists within" "God provided each one of us with an inner power if we discovered it, we can overcome any di_iculty and beat it including pain and sickness" "Get me the lab, please" "Hello, this is Dr. Hisham, Mr. Yussef will go to you in a second I want you to take a blood sample and run the necessary tests on him, thank you" "Yussef, after going to the lab, take a rest and I'll see you at lunch" "Okay" "Shouldn't we wait for Shams to run the tests together?" " Really?" " No doctor, it's science and theories we don't wanna spoil everything, that is if you don't mind" "Come on in" "Somebody's asking for you outside, it's the wife and father of Mr. Yussef" "Say again, his wife?" "Good morning" " Good morning, good morning" " Good morning" " Miss Shams" " Hello there" "You really are a nice girl I found you a handsome fellow in Aswan, the best of them all" " Dr. Hisham wants your blood sample" " Later, Safaa" "But Dr. Hisham insisted to send you to the lab the minute you get here" "Okay, but on one condition" "You'll take me to the lab and tell me about this week's fiancé" "What's wrong Safaa?" "This week's fiancé was that terrible?" " There's something I wanna tell you" " Safaa, I'm very happy right now and it seems to me you're gonna blow it, I'll go to the lab all by myself" " But Miss Shams" " No, no, no" "Come on in" "Daddy" "Thank you very much" "I guess I'm not late" "Excuse me, I didn't know there's someone here" "Welcome, you must be Shams" "Yes Ma'am" "Have a seat Shams, this is Mr. Hassan, YusseFs father and that's his son and Mrs. Hind, his wife" "You must be Miss Shams, the most famous and beautiful ballerina in all of Egypt everybody is talking about you here in the hospital" "Why are you standing?" "Please have a seat" "You brought flowers too, we should be bringing you flowers" "You're much better now, right?" "Yussef improved much quicker than I had expected that's notjust due to the treatment and the medicines it's due to Shams who stood by his side with their love, they resisted their illness and overcame it ln the end, all I care about is my son's health and life, doctor" "but we don't wanna be unfair the fact is that Yussef is already married and his wife has every right to be with him" "The fact is also that the lives of both patients depends on them being together I have nothing against Hind I know she's been treated unfairly and she's defending her rights but there is nothing more important and more sacred than the right to life itself" "if Yussef and Shams got separated now, especially this way I'm sure their health will completely deteriorate I don't understand why are you so sad this is the warm welcome you're giving me after all you did in the last couple of months?" "Hind, you didn't even notice how rude you were with her" "How was I supposed to be?" "Since I arrived to this hospital, everybody is talking about you two" "Hind please, this is neither the right time nor the right place to discuss anything" " You forgot she's ill?" " No I didn't she forgot you're married and she forgot you have a son and you forgot what you mean to me I never imagined you'd make me face such a situation I'd never forgive you, Yussef, never" " l turned out to be wrong in the end - l don't mean that, sweetie all I'm trying to say is we made sure he's okay" " And now everything will be okay" " What's okay, dad?" " Now that I'm sure he's with her" " You don't know everything" " Let me tell you what's going on" " Tell me what?" "That Yussef is ill and about to die?" "Instead of dying with his son and I, he choose to die in somebody else's arms" "That's what you wanna tell me?" "So this is it, Yussef?" "This is how easily you'd let me go?" "This is how worthless our love was to you?" " You can't possess the one you love - l never possessed him, I loved him" " But you're just making him su_er even more" " What about my su_ering?" "You love him, what would love mean without forgiveness and sacrifice?" "Then she must sacrifice" " If she really loves him, she must go away" " But she's ill, she's weak" "And without him, I'm a thousand times much weaker than she is I won't let you go away" " How can you leave the country?" " l must leave" "Why are so determined to make us su_er?" "You're making me su_er l feel like a filthy criminal forjust being a part of your life" "Your wife and son deserves you better than I do" "What about you?" " What about me?" " What about your right?" "Those who are unfair to others have no right at all, Yussef" "The whole life is unfair to them, their sole right is to find love coz love would fairly make up for any pain they endured in this life" "But sometimes, even love is unfair then, it causes a terrible su_ering like no other ever known to man" "Shams, I'm sorry" "Please Yussef, I don't wanna talk about it anymore" "No, we have to talk" " Talk about what?" " About what happened" "What happened is only normal, it was meant to happen eventually" "What's not normal is you being here" "Shams, please listen to me I don't wanna lose it all just like this" "Nothing will be lost coz we had no right to this life and this feeling in the fist place it shouldn't have happened I should have fought this feeling, I should have went away lt's no crime, I just fell in love with you" "Me too I fell in love with you too it was against my will although I knew perfectly well you were married and had a son" "but I couldn't see how hideous this was until I saw you with them today" "You fell in love with him?" "_es" "Did he hurt you?" "No mom, I hurt myself I've never seen you as happy as you were those last couple of days" "And I'd never be as sad as the next couple of days if only I'd never met him" "Mom, we should leave this country, I can't stand it" "Shams honey, ballet dancing is the most important thing in your life it'll make up your loss" " But this time, my loss is great" " Even though, honey" "God will make it up for you" "The Bolshoi performance will take place soon I want you to concentrate on your training and you'll be a huge success and you'll forget" "You'll see I can't stand this pain, I wanna leave" "Calm down honey, it's okay, alright, alright we're gonna leave the country, we're gonna leave" "What choices are you giving me?" "My death or hers?" "I'm talking about Yussef, not Shams" "Then it's either his death or mine?" " Your death?" " Of course my death, doctor you think Yussef is just a husband to me and I'm just a stupid wife, blinded by herjealousy no, it's not the case at all" "Yussef is every breath I take I'm waiting to have him back and be able to live again I tried, I tried to live without him before he left, he tried to teach me many things and he thought I learned it all" "but he forgot to teach me the most important thing he forgot to teach me how to live without breathing" "Mrs. Hind, I understand perfectly well what you're saying and I sympathize with you but I'm afraid he might die if he stayed with you" "He might what?" "What have I done to him to let me see his life dependent of another woman?" "Did she love him more than I do?" "Did she give him her past and is willing to give him her future?" "Did she make love to him, and give him Ramy?" "I did all that not her" "Nobody's saying that's not true, Mrs. Hind especially not Yussef but we're facing a new fact now and we must deal with it with the utmost compassion" "Compassion?" "If he were to die, it should be in my arms, that's what compassion is all about I can't live another minute knowing that he is with another woman" "Yussef started his treatment to get back to you" "You must believe this to help him and when he started his treatment and got better he let go of us and clung to you I'm terribly sorry but I didn't plan anything" "We both didn't plan what was going on" "We were like walking on a dark path and all of a sudden we found a beam of light that brought us together" "And this love that was born in the dark, what chances does it have to survive?" "Let me answer it'll never survive, Shams" "You know why?" "Coz what's born in darkness is afraid of the light coz the light unveils its true identity and reveals his weakness and cowardice" "You're maybe right but we were just trying to live" " That's the only wrong we did" " You sure are wrong, you know why?" "Coz those who wanna live shouldn't live on the corpses of others" "That's enough Hind, I'm not saying that coz l'm clinging to Yussef" "On the contrary, I wanted you to believe us and understand us to be able to forgive him" "You must at least forgive Yussef coz he deserves your forgiveness" "He deserves to have you by his side" "Let's go Ramy" "Shams, Shams, help, help me" "Come on in" "Dr. Ibrahim sent you this fax, it's the blood test result of Mr. Yussef" "We faced the same situation but I acted di_erently" "You want me to believe that you loved Shams" " And sacrificed your love that easily?" " Yes" "Love means to make your loved one happy lf l had the same impact on her life as Yussef I'd give my life for her notjust my love" "Could you take a look at these reports?" "How would I understand the medical reports?" "Forget about the figures, just read the doctor's remarks at the page bottom" "These results show how deteriorated the health of Yussef and Shams have become lately" " Shams again?" " l'll keep repeating it as long as it takes!" "I can'tjust talk about Yussef coz l know who am I talking with" "Yussef told me how kindhearted you are I don't wanna see this pure hearted tainted with a black hole" "Then you might never be able to forgive yourself" "Yussef got back to you coz he didn't wanna hurt you more than he's already done" "This is the result" "He's getting much worse and he might die within months and Shams will soon follow him that is if she doesn't die before him" "How would you feel then?" "Could you feel guilty coz you didn't let him live months or years or even a few days longer?" "How can you live with this feeling?" "Think carefully" "Not about Yussef, about your son..." "I don't think you'd hate his father staying with him" "It's been a while the sailor hasn't went to the sea" "Coz he can'tjump in the water anymore lt's not the water that matters, Yussef" "Many people would want to stay with him even on the shore" "What's important is for him to come back I've been unfair to you and I hurt you deeply, Hind I still dare to ask you for your forgiveness" "Each time I look at you, I get a feeling we grew up together" "As if we've been married for 30 years" "Forgive me coz l don't know what happened" "And forgive me coz l'd never have a reason lf you stay with Shams" "You'll give her a chance to live" "And you'll have the chance to live too" "Go to her, Yussef I'm asking you to do that" "Don't worry about me" "As for me, I told you my secret" "One look at your eyes is worth 30 years of marriage" "And the past years you've given me will be enough for the rest of my life" "Ramy is a part of you, Yussef I held him in my arms, and I will be holding him until the day I die" "Shams, Ballet Jezel" "What are you saying Shams?" " You want us to be separated?" " Never say that" "We'll have each other deep within until the day we die lt's just that we won't be living together" "Your love that lives deep down my heart will help me live happily" "Knowing that you're with your wife and kid" "But I've never" "And my love that lives deep down your heart" "Will help you live happily knowing that I'm living for my ballet dancing that I hold very dear" "Hind made a big sacrifice I wouldn't be able to make in her place" "Her sacrifice made me carry on my dream and go back to the ballet dancing I hold very dear" "Only today, only today I found myself able to reward her" "15 years later" "The interior design prizes" "The first prize was chosen upon a unanimous agreement and it goes to the architect Ramy Yussef El Ady" "Congratulations Ramy those sketches you used to draw as a small kid proved to me you'll make a great interior designer much better than I was I'm sure you'll win numerous prizes and you'll be a renowned and successful interior designer" "congratulations sweetie" "congratulations sweetie I miss you so much so much"