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-the  night  was  beautiful  and  attractive  like  a  cold  woman  whose  presence  is  felt  without  any  warmth, with  every  moment  passing  by  who  looks  even more   difficult  to  get,  wose  attitude  and  style   is  inviting  yet  just  out  of  reach  of  possession,  it  was  the  night  of  wedding  , lahorites  had  tasted  the  biting  cold  of  the  night  in abtabad,the  baratis  had  arrived  in a  procession  and  were  welcomed  with  fragrance  perfumes, feasting  and  flowers, music  and  lights, ashar  was  the  groom and  his  four  close  friends  were  sitting  together  watching  the  whole  scene  with  awe  and  wonder  , were  the  groom"s    whole  in laws  tribe  stunningly  good looking  , men  women  girls  and  boys  all, as  the  four  of  them  munched  dry  fruits  non stop  admiring  the  guests and  relatives  , after  all they  were  baratis, they  had  a  right  to  eat  feast  and  comment