It's the month of April during lockdown in Pakistan. The usually bustling Mall Road of Lahore is barren. On her way back from the office, Irum takes an Uber ride to the eerily quiet Pak Tea House. She waits outside the silent cafes and shops. Her eyes gaze upon an empty road: only a handful of commuters and a few passers-by are in sight. The liveliness of the city might have been a tale from another era.
Irum loses her train of thought when a car arrives and parks near the sidewalk. She steps down, opens the door and says in amazement: "Who are you?" "I'm Hassan," he responds, in a shaky voice. Perplexed, she sits down in the car – "But you had a different photograph on your Tinder profile." Laughing, he responds, "Too many people are using Tinder these days. I am always scared of bumping into an acquaintance."