Kolkata Image Beauty Parlour

Ratu Road is always moving. Being near Ranchi University means there are always students walking by with their bags and books. Kolkata Image Beauty Parlour is right in the middle of all that noise. The shop is not very large, so we have to be careful with how we move around. I have three chairs and a small bench for people to wait on. Most of the girls from the university come in for eyebrow threading or a quick hair wash. They are usually in a hurry to get back to class. I have lived in Ranchi for a long time, so I know how the winters can be dry and the summers are just hot. I keep a few bottles of cold water in a small fridge in the back. The walls are painted a light blue, though they could use a fresh coat soon. Sometimes the traffic on Ratu Road gets so loud you cannot hear the person sitting right next to you. We just laugh about it. I have some old fashion magazines on the table, though nobody really looks at them anymore since everyone has a phone. It is a basic setup. I open the shutters at ten and stay until the street lights come on. It is good to be part of the community here. We do not do anything fancy, just the regular stuff that people need to look decent and feel okay. It is a busy life but I like it.