Band Darwazay (Closed Doors) A Short Story by Aliya Tauseef. Only a barking dog or the moving wind could be heard in that dark and silent night. In the long, silent and dark nights of cold, when everyone is in his bed, Noor Bano is counting stars on the sky along with her heartbeat which is very clearly heard in a silent night. Today’s night was decisive for her. She has always waited for day to start in this very date. Lying on the side of her mother and sister in that moment of night, Noor Bano is looking at bright stars in the sky through the window. With every passing moment, she is getting tired. She asked herself, “ Why the night has come so early today? Earlier the day took longer to end. Why should I do?”
