Sri Sai Ram Akirana General Store

Starts at 65-6-20 in Sriharipuram. It’s right near the Hanuman Temple. Most days it’s just me and the helper boy arranging the rice bags and oil packets. The Vizag humidity can be quite a lot, so we keep the fans going all day. People from the colony come in for their monthly staples. Sometimes they just want a single pack of biscuits or some matches. It gets crowded in the evenings when everyone is heading home. I try to keep the shelves tidy but with all the deliveries coming in, things get messy fast. We spend a lot of time counting stock and writing things down in the register. It’s a basic place. We have the usual things people need like soap, lentils, and snacks. The temple bells ring and that's how we know the time. It’s been here for a while now. Some customers have been coming since they were kids and now they bring their own children. It isn't a fancy supermarket with air conditioning. Just a regular corner shop where we know most of the faces. Sometimes the supply truck is late and we have to tell people to come back tomorrow for their brand of tea. That’s just how it goes here in this part of town. We just open up early and stay until the last person leaves at night. It is a simple life for us here.