7 mahina lag chuka the. Haya ka pet ab kisi pyare se tarbooz ki tarah nikal aaya tha, aur uske jism ki rangat mein ek ajeeb sa nikhar aa gaya tha. Salma Bi ne ghar mein "Godbharai" ki rasam rakhi thi, jahan mohalle ki aurtein aayi thin, par asli khel toh rasam khatam hone ke baad shuru hona tha.

Sham ka waqt tha. Haya ne ek bhari banarasi sari pehni thi, jiski plates uske phoolay hue pet ke niche bohot hi qatilana lag rahi thin. Usne sar se paon tak zewar pehne the. Rasam khatam hone ke baad jab sab mehmaan chale gaye, toh Arsalan kamre mein dakhil hua.