Momai Hair Dresser

We have been sitting here at Momai Hair Dresser for quite a while now. The shop is right near the bus stop in Jasdan, so there is always a lot of noise and people running around to catch their rides. Sometimes the dust from the road comes inside when the wind blows hard. We just keep a couple of old chairs and some mirrors on the wall. It’s nothing fancy at all. Rajkot can get pretty hot in the summer months, so the ceiling fan stays on all day long. People come in, sit down, and wait their turn while looking out at the buses. Sometimes we talk about the rains or how the crops are doing nearby. Most of the regulars live just around the corner, but some are just passing through because of the bus station. We keep the scissors sharp and the combs clean, that’s about it. There’s a small radio that plays songs in the background, mostly old ones that everyone knows. Sometimes the electricity goes off and we just sit outside for a bit until it comes back. It is a simple life here in Jasdan. We open up early in the morning when the first buses start moving and stay until it gets dark. The floor gets covered in hair by mid-afternoon, so we sweep it up every few hours. It's just a regular place where men come to get a shave or a quick trim before heading home.