Kaveh

POV: Al-Haytham "Hey, you've been sitting next to me a lot lately. Have you really started to enjoy my presence?" the architect said with a smile on his face.

“Do you remember, life with you is my research topic?” Al-Haytham replied while reading the book .

• Oh, really? And what are the conclusions?

—Well, I looked through some neuroscience books. I'm experiencing increased neural activity in the medial insula, the anterior cingulate cortex, the caudate nucleus, and the putamen. On the other hand, decreased activity was observed in the two posterior cingulate cortices and in the two amygdalae, as well as in the prefrontal, parietal, and medial temporal cortex of the right hemisphere This is… mesmerizing.

They were silent for a few seconds, and then Kaveh spoke: —…Translate, please. I don't speak "Haitami"…

“…I have to go to a meeting, ” Al-Haytham said, putting the book aside .

—At least give me a hint!

—…Okay. For your information, the caudate nucleus is an area rich in… Dopamine (a substance in the brain that helps us feel pleasure and interest). See you later.

• Dofa... Kaveh froze, his face turned red. Two hours later, Kaveh was sitting on the sofa when Al-Haytham entered the room: —Good evening. Oh, you haven't moved an inch in the last two hours. Interesting…

"Interesting?" What's interesting about that!? You lied to me just to conduct one of your experiments, didn't you!? Kaveh cried out, his voice choked and tearful.

-Who knows. Wait, are you crying?

"Of course not! I'm going back to work. I don't have any more time to waste... on someone who's playing with my emotions just for fun!" With these words, Kaveh left.