Morning Deparmental Store

People usually see us opening up pretty early here in Vaishali Sec.-6. Morning Deparmental Store is where I spend most of my day, right at the corner of 1. It gets quite busy when the sun starts coming up and the neighborhood wakes up. It’s just a regular store, nothing fancy to look at, but we try to keep the essentials on the shelves so people don't have to go too far for their daily needs. You’ll see the milk crates stacked up outside first thing in the morning, and maybe some bread delivered just after that. The floor needs a good sweep every couple of hours because of the dust coming in from the road, but that’s just how it is. We spend a lot of time checking the expiry dates on the biscuits and snacks because nobody wants to buy old stuff. There’s a small fan near the counter that makes a bit of noise, but it keeps things cool enough during the heat. Most of the neighbors know where we are, right near the main block. We don’t really do anything special, just sell the usual soap, oil, pulses, and whatever else a kitchen needs. Sometimes the stock takes a while to arrive, and we have to tell people to come back tomorrow. It’s a lot of standing around and talking to the regulars about the weather or the traffic. We’ve been at this address for a bit now, and the shelves are getting a little crowded, but we manage to keep things moving.