Swati Beauti Parlour

I've been working here at Janak Puri Shardha Appartment for a while now. We are tucked away in Shalimar Garden 3, at number 791. It is a quiet spot mostly, but people from the building come in all the time. The parlour isn't very big, just a few chairs and some mirrors on the wall. We spend most of our mornings getting everything ready, cleaning the floor and making sure the towels are washed. It gets busy in the evenings when the women come back from their offices or finish their housework. Sometimes the fans make a bit of noise, but nobody really minds. We mostly do threading and simple hair cuts here. It is a bit cramped when three or four people are waiting, so we put some plastic chairs outside in the hallway. The lighting could be better, but we manage with what we have. I usually have my lunch around two when it gets a bit slow. The tea guy from around the corner brings us tea twice a day. It is just a regular place where people come to get their eyebrows done or maybe some henna. We don't have fancy signs or anything like that. People just know where we are because we have been here for years. Most of the customers are like friends now, we know about their kids and what’s happening in their lives. It's just a simple work life here at the apartment.