Cursed With Beauty (68)

Previously:

Salma: You can't just choose when she's family and when she's not..

Khalid:

How could I just forget my last name? and my room number? .. Weird..

Amal : Khalid! What about Mai!?

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Amal:

I sat in front of him..

Me: Khalid do you remember me?

Khalid: What, are you crazy? Yes Amal, I do!

Me: Do you remember why you're here?

Khalid: Yes! I'm studying.. Mr. Marwan expects me to take his place once he retires..

So.. What doesn't he know?

Me: Okay, do you remember Mai?

Khalid: Mr. Marwan's crazy daughter.. She was awful.

Me: Awful? Khalid she's your wife!

Khalid: Noo waay, why'd I marry her!?

Me: You loved her!

Khalid: No Amal, I used to love 3asha remember? But she got married..

Me: So you remember your accident?

Khalid: What're you talking about?

Me: Your leg injury? You were on a wheelchair for months!

Khalid: No Amal, that never happened.. I went back to work and now I'm here..

Me: Khalid, Mai's pregnant, and what are you doing with that woman? It's so unlike you!

Khalid: She is not! Stop blaming me Amal, you know how hard it was for me that 3asha got married, did you expect I'd still be the same?

Me: But Mai came along.. She changed that! My phone notifies me of a picture from Mai..
" How does this dress look? Do you think Khalid would like it?

I showed him the picture: Look? Pregnant!

Even trying to make him realize the message, he kept denying it.. Once I gave up I just called father, it was just too much..

Khalid: Who are you calling now?

Me: Just ask a waiter to add a chair please..

So, we sat down, all three, having dinner silently..

Khalid: Guess what! Today, I forgot my room's number, and when I asked a receptionist, I realized I'd forgotten my last name! Literally!

He started chuckling. I smiled, I got scared. Father continued eating anyways.

Khalid: So how's grandmother? Where is she?

Me: Back home, with 3osha..

Khalid: Oh, so mom's here?

My eyes wide, my jaw dropped the table. He forgot WHAT? Father tensed, he closed his eyes when it should've been his ears.. It was hard for him to deal with mom's death once, he has to go through it again? I hesitated, do I speak or not? I gave father a questioning look..

Father: Khalid, we'll talk about that later, finish your dinner first..

Khalid: Sure..

I closed my mouth, I was still in shock though. The thought of forgetting something so important.. I wondered if it was a bad thing, or a good thing that's veiled by the shock..