Varun General Stores

You will find our shop at 15/48/4 on the West Main Road in Polavaram. It is a straightforward general store where we keep the shelves full of groceries and household goods. Because the road outside stays busy, we deal with a lot of dust coming in through the door. We spend a lot of time wiping down the bottles and packets with old rags. This shop has been in our family for a long time now. The cement floor has some cracks, but it has held up well over the decades. A big ceiling fan wobbles overhead to help with the heat when the sun is high. There aren't any fancy decorations or marketing posters on the walls. We just have the items for sale and a small counter for the cash box. Knowing most of the people who walk in makes the day go by faster. They usually stay for a bit of a talk while they pick out their pulses or vegetables. During the morning rush, things can get a little bit chaotic with everyone trying to get their breakfast supplies. We just keep our heads down and try to serve everyone in the order they arrived. It isn’t a complicated way to live, but it keeps us very busy. We finally close up the doors when the street goes quiet at night. It’s just a normal neighborhood shop for normal people.