New Jhankar Soda

New Jhankar Soda sits right on the edge of Sh 41 on Indi Road. We are at number 1745, and it’s a good spot for catching people traveling between the towns. The shop is very small and quite simple. We mostly just have our soda equipment and some wooden crates for people to sit on if they want to take a quick break from the road. The dust from the highway comes in quite a bit, so we are always wiping down the counters with a damp cloth. It’s not a glamorous job, but there is something nice about the sound of a cold bottle opening on a hot afternoon. I’ve been running this place for a while now. My days are mostly spent checking the gas levels and making sure we have enough glass bottles cleaned and ready to go for the next batch. On hot days, it gets incredibly busy, and I barely have time to sit down or even eat my lunch. On rainy days, I just sit on a stool and watch the trucks go past on Sh 41. We don't have any corporate office or managers telling us what to do. It’s just me and a helper making sure the drinks stay cold. We aren't trying to change the world or anything like that; we just want to be the place where a thirsty driver can stop for ten minutes. The neighbors around here are all good people, and we help each other out whenever someone’s car breaks down nearby. It’s a basic life.