Maryia's diagnosis of being delusional about Ahmed's love to her

Amira, Ahmed's aunt and Maryia's psychologist interviews Maryia when she comes to the psychiatric hospital during her psychotic episode after a warm introduction.

AMIRA

Okay. Tell me, why are you registered here?

MARYIA moves her head to the left side.

MARYIA

A guy was in love with me, because

I saw him looking at me in my eyes,

in a lovely way. Our classmates

were talking about us. When we were

in school, he was talking to his

friends about me. I discovered

recently that he was spying on me

with my family.

AMIRA

Has he told you about his emotions?

MARYIA

No.

AMIRA

So why do you think he loves you?

MARYIA

Because he did a lot of things

expressing his feelings to me.

AMIRA

Like what?

MARYIA

He was smiling one day at me, and

when I looked away from him, he was

angry and sad. He was like begging

me to look at him. He put the desks on

mine in the class when I was out

because I didn't respond to him.

AMIRA

Did you ever talk before?

MARYIA

No

AMIRA

Did you call him before coming to

the hospital?

MARYIA

Yes, and he was aggressive and

shouted at me.

AMIRA

Do you have any other evidence than

smiling and looking at you?

MARYIA thinks for a while.

MARYIA

No… but I have a strong feeling he does.

AMIRA

Do you love him?

MARYIA centers her head in the middle and looks to the floor.

MARYIA

I used to stop myself from loving

him, in spite of thinking of him. I

did not mean to care that much

about him.

AMIRA

He is Muslim, right?

MARYIA

And Egyptian.

AMIRA

Hmm. What does your heart say about

his love?

MARYIA

My heart and soul say it is true.

AMIRA

Can’t we consider the probability

that this is a delusion? Because we

do not have enough evidence, plus

you were irritated.

MARYIA looks cold.

MARYIA

Okay. It is done for me at all.