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...the night was unfolding,  after watching an enjoyable show  they had gone  to bed,  , the next morning was to be very busy and exciting,  rest was necessary to restore strength,  nadim  s  several  outstation relatives were   accommodated  in rooms with sleeping arrangements on the the carpets,  peaceful silence prevailed  around,  , the only  was restive disturbed and wide awake , he was turning and tossing  on his  very moaning  but sleep was miles away from his eyes testing his patience,   no peace on either  side, ,he  was missing  shabnam s killing  styles,  baldness of attitude and  straightforwardness  of  expressions,  recharge had so many times  flipped her tresses  on him  during  her  performance of dancing  shabnam had gone  a step further  and stayed  center of attention and nadim  too had thrown  stacks of rupees  showering money on them 

It was a very long night,  nadim had many times before  experienced such  sensational  silent nights in his life,  he had suddenly lost  his middle age years in a moment,  he was a young man  full of energy  fearlessness  and  feelings  , who needed to at all costs  to get rid of  distractions  to maintain peace and balance in his life