The Chokolade Fantasie

We have been over here at Khondhwa Jangali Maharaj Road 42 for a good while now. The Chokolade Fantasie is tucked in between some older buildings and it gets quite a bit of sun in the afternoons. Sometimes the chocolate gets a little soft if the cooling isn't just right, so we are always checking the dials on the old fridge. It’s not a big fancy place, just a few counters and some shelves we put up ourselves back when we started. People from the offices nearby usually wander in around four o’clock looking for something sweet. You can hear the traffic humming outside all day long. We keep the floor swept, though with all the feet coming in, it’s a constant battle against the dust from the road. The sign out front has faded a bit over the years but everyone seems to know where we are anyway. Sometimes the delivery truck blocks the narrow lane and the neighbors complain, so we have to run out and move things quickly. It’s just the way things go in this part of town. We spend a lot of our time just tidying up and making sure everything looks decent enough for whoever walks through the door next. There’s a particular smell of cocoa that hits you right when you step inside, which I suppose is better than the exhaust fumes from the street. It’s a simple life running a place like this, but it keeps us busy from morning until we lock up late at night. Sometimes the till gets stuck too.