Neeta Fruit Mart

Neeta Fruit Mart is out here in Fursungi. We are right by Khandoba Mall. One thing you have to get used to when you work here is the sound of the trains. The railway line is right there, so every time a train passes, the whole place shakes just a little bit. You stop noticing it after a week or two. We deal with fruits all day. Boxes coming in from the markets early in the morning when the air is still a bit cold. It’s a lot of lifting and moving things around. My hands are usually stained or sticky by lunchtime. We don’t have a fancy storefront with bright lights. It’s just a practical space at Khandoba Mall where we keep everything organized. People from the nearby apartments come by to see what’s fresh. We talk about the weather or the price of things these days. It’s not a complicated life. We just try to make sure the produce doesn't sit around too long. Sometimes we have a bit of a laugh when a particularly strange-looking fruit turns up in a shipment. The mall brings in some foot traffic, but mostly it's the locals who know us. We’ve been here long enough that we know most of the faces that walk through the door. It’s hard work, but it’s what we do. The fruit keeps us busy from dawn until we close up late.