This is an fiction story. Paroma had always known that she would have to submit to her family's choice of a suitable groom. It really ought not have mattered which brother she eventually ended up marrying. As the replacement groom, the older step-brother, Abhinn, was a curt stranger on whom was thrust an onerous duty the wedding and Paroma, herself. Witnessing his lifestyle first-hand, she found their lives irreconcilable. Mamun, his aunt, was voluble in her utter disapproval of their match.