Super Stores

We have been here at Alsafa Market in the Sarai Bala area for a good while now. Srinagar is always changing but Lal Chowk stays busy no matter what. My brother and I usually open the shutters early in the morning before the traffic really gets going. It is just a regular shop, Super Stores, nothing fancy or modern about it. We try to keep everything people need for their kitchens and houses. Sometimes the delivery trucks arrive late because of the roads and we have to move things around in a hurry. The market gets very loud around midday with everyone shouting and moving about. We know most of the people who walk in here by their first names since they live nearby. It is not like those big malls where nobody even looks at you. Here, a person might come in just for a kilo of rice and end up talking about the weather or the neighbors for ten minutes. That is just how life goes in 190001. We keep the shelves as tidy as we can, but things get messy when it is a busy afternoon. You can find flour, soap, tea, and all the usual bits and pieces on our shelves. Sometimes the electricity goes out or it gets too cold to move, but we stay open anyway. It is a simple life running a store in Sarai Bala. We don't have a big team, just us and a helper when needed.