Night Noodle Queue Under Flickering Light in Vehari

Steam rises from metal grates along a wet alley in Vehari, curling into the cool early spring air beneath a flickering underpass lamp. A line of people waits near a steaming noodle cart, their forms partially obscured by the mist-filtered glow of the sweeping light. The pavement reflects the intermittent yellow illumination, highlighting puddles formed after recent rain. Plastic stools and stacked bowls sit beside the cart, while the queue stretches into the shadows where the light does not reach. Faces remain indistinct in the low visibility, yet the tension of late-night waiting is visible in their stillness. The flickering bulb casts shifting shadows that stretch across the damp concrete, ending abruptly at the edge of a puddle reflecting the cart's red neon sign.