“Ei matha yamna sare. Hantak month sigi rent se ei kmaina thigani khangde.”

Yes yes yes.

Nupidu yam chokthana ui, marengbal gadu loi tupthare, mamitusu yam wana ui.

“Eta, loan shark (sendoi chaona louba, sendoi chaba mee) mayamna eingonda koitan tana leire. Yumda handouga tanle. Eigee epana juwar sanabada loi thadoklamba mayamse eina kamai loi piba ngamdoino?”

Yesssss!

Atopa amaduna khumake.

“Olivia, asengba noi napade afaba meedi nate. Mahakna loinamak pusinlamle aduga mahakna sidokhre, yam fate noi napadu. Sum ningsingluraga…. ” Makhuta fork 🍴 ama pairaga, tangkhai chana charaba burger da kana thinjinli. “Adudi houjik ng kei tougena khanli? Ngn upai leitradi eiga adum leirasu yai.”

“Eta! Nga punshi chupa leibadi yaroidana.”

“Adugi nateda. Sum ngi mateng pangningbei hybni.”

“Eta gi pukchel eina khangi. Adubu ei atopa thabak ama thidaba yade.”

“Olivia ngn nongmada touriba part time job se ahumni, ng sumyn sum touraga hingbadi ngamoi, nasa ngamaktabasu yaorakani. Ng boyfriend ama thambana fagani khanli.”

Yes she’s single.

“Hsss.. class 10 fao pass touhoudaba, chahi 23 suraba eingonda karamba nupana date touba pamduino?”

“Adubu ng sumyn sum…”

Customer amana waitress kourakpadei, nupi anigi waridu lepkhre.

Aroibagi oina mamanabida amuktang yengaga Oliviana hai.

“Eta masini eigee tamba ngamdaba punshi.”

Customer mamangda nokfet tousinaraga changkhi. Eina Eyaida onsinlaga hai.

“Masini eina thirak’eba nupise. Mahaknani Sor gi future wife oiduise.”

Eyaidi taningde hygum mamai leithokhi.

Ei khutkasi khuraga amuk hai.

“Sir Tomthin gi nupigi maming Olivia koue”

(Eyai) “Mrs. Tomthin is you.”

“Houjikido amuka hek hyrakpada, nachindo fotchinle khango.” Ei khara saona Eyaida hyraga, Sir gi future wife tuda onthoklaga yengi. Olivia du mahaki customer singda momon minok touna wari sari, angangsingdasu yam fjn wari sabiri, adubu mahaki mamita tariba awabagi mamidu einadi khangi. Eina thirakliba nupisiga hyradi, mahakna perfect oirani.

Ei wakhalda Sir na Olivia gidamak care loubiba, support toubiba, pamaga pubiba, K touba, peisagi matenga pangba, adudagi luhongaga macha pokpa__ loina urak’e.

Wakhalsingdu khanlubada ei nokfetka toujei. Sir su lottery faore haina yamna haraorani aduga lakh 10 duna eingonda pirakaba.

Sigumba wari makhalsini eina yam nungyrise. Mee atopagidi khangde, eigee oinadi, sigumba romance makhalse yamna khoithajei. Sigumba love stories ki film mayam yengkhre adubu houjikti taibangda uba fangdoure haina khanli.

“Excuse me miss”

Khanlamba wakhalga loi mangkhre, yengkhatlubada blonde hair oiba nupidu oirami.

“Order tougadaba item sing khanbiraba?”

“Umm…. ” Ngasai haikhiba adumna hybadi ei pamde. “Eikhoi mafamsida Olivia unaba lakpani.”

Nupidu khara saoba manli eingonda, pisumgadu suplaga Oliviada yenge aduga eingonda amuk onthorake.

“Adudi nakhoi mafamsida chaba lakpa natene.”

Eisu hoi hygum koksi nonthei.

“Adudi mafamsidagi thuna thokpikhro. Mapanda leiyu.”

Waheiduda ei angakpa faoe.

“Oh my god, keigino adukyam saoridubo?” Eyai da amuk onsinli. “Eina ngasai blonde singse kari oiganli haikhi?”

Eyaina table da leiriba menu du yengi.

“Eikhoi order tourage.” Thuna amuk sat hyrake. “Hamburger se ani pibirako.”

Nupiduna notes tousinlaga kitchen romda changkhre.

Eikhoigi order laktrifao, Olivia na touriba thabaksingdu ei dum yengaga lei. Mahak hotnaba yam kana ui, pukning yam changna thabaksu touri. Masa fanayam choktharasu, customer mamangda awabagi mami amata ute, nokfet touna dum respond pi. Customer rude oiba yaoraklusu, mahakna ngamnaba handle tourami. Eigeesu cafe ama hangladi, mahak thabak tou’hangani khanli. Eigee ashase.😅

Eigee wakhalda karigumba ama khanlak’e.

“Eyai, mahakse eikhoina helper oina nekpadi kamdouba, yagadra?”

“Kanagida?”

“Sir gi yumda.”

Eyaidi Sir gi magun khangbana yaroi hyn mangak nomak’e.

“Nate nate, madu yaroi. Ng madu Sir dagi ayaba loudrifao ei yaba ngamloi.”

“Ei kona dum haige yani.”

“Houjik hyu adudi.”

“Kona hyge.”

“Houjik hyb.”

Khara sugatlaga eina hai.

“Are you serious?”

Eyai di eingonda yengduna lei, eina phone louthoklaga, Sir da call toudrifaodi mamitu chafumuk laona yeng’e.

Sir du call thuna pairake.

“Uhh… Ei helper ama neke, yagadra?”

“Ngn apamba dum tou.”

Waheisi hek hyrakpaga Sir du phone kakhre.

Etha thajadana yarakpa aduda eisu mitkasi hanjin hanjin khapaga lei. Wakhalda khanli.

“Houjikido permission ntrane, manida permission ni.”

Eyaida onthoklaga nokfet touna hai.

“Sir na permission piraka.”

“Asengbagi?”

“Yes houjikta pirak’edo ng tahoudro.” Yam haraona tableda khut sina tapna tharaga, ei hougatlake.

“Ei action touba hourage. Film gi scene amadagi sina hena yengba nungyduino, ngsu yengningadi eigee etung enaraku.”

Step khara thangaga, mood kasi yam nungyna counter sa ngathei, kari hyraga housige khanlini.

Eyaina “Miss Lily, ng kei ahenba order touge hyno?”

“Order touba nate.”

Counter da leiramba Olivia gi mamanabiduda hang’e.

“Ngi namanabiduga wari sanajage, amukta kouthokpirako.”

Nupidu ei masak khangdabana, kanano hyna ngyhak ngakchanana lei.

“Olivia ra ngn hyse?”

“Hoi.”

Eingonda muna ngak yeng’e aduga hyrake.

“Hoi koubudi kouthorake, by the way, mahak (Olivia) straight niko😅.”

Eise L (women love love women) manlaba khangde.

“Kei hyb houjikido? Eise kei oina urage?” Maningda leiba Eyai fao sor funbado ei tai.

“H-houjikido… Keino ngn khanlise? E-eise kei oina…. Mahak amukta kouthokpirako wari amukta sage?”

Khara chingnana Oliviabu kouthorake. Enakta changsinlaktuna yam ching lemna hangak’e.

“Kei semjaraku haibage? Kei order gino?”

Eisu nokta yade hygum nokfet touraga khumi.

“Hi umm…. Eigee ming Lily.” Purse tagi CC company gi ID batch tu puthoklaga Oliviada utli. “Ei CC Companygi marketing department ta thabak toubani aduga mahakna__” Eyaida khut amuk thinli adugi hai. “Eyai, eikhoigi CEO gi secretary ni.”

Eyai na mahaki business card tu utlami. Oliviana card tu eikhoida amuk pirakteingei, thariba singdu yam muna yeng’e.

“Eina haidouriba waa se tabada saoningbasu yai, ngi privacy da khut thingjinli hynasu khan’ganu.” Ei wakha taba ngamlamde.

Kok hyro Lily

“Houjik eikhoina sida famlingei, juwar da peisa mayam thadoklamle hybagi wari ama takhiba!”

Wasi hyrubadagi Olivia yam kina maningda tapna tapna hanli. Maagi maongdu mafamsi thadoklaga chenkhidou manli.

Eina yam thuna hai.

“Please ngykho ngykho chatkhinu. Ei fjn hana explain toukhige.”

Olivia du kiba kharadi fare, sor sangna honduna leiri.

“Ng houjik peisagi matha yam sari hyb khang’e. Peisa tanbagi yamna araiba lambi ama hygena toubane.”

Mahak yam pakhatna makoktu nom nomduna hai.

“Nte nate, ei esagi ejat yonglaga, peisa tanba ngamloi.”

“Nate nate lambi adomda nate eina hyriba peisa khutansidi.” Ei tapna chinda amuk sonli. “Keigino masi hydokpada yamna lurisibo. Film dadi yam laina laina hainabani.” Amuk mkha tai. “Eina haibadi helper oiraga hybani.”

“Helper hyb?”

“Hoi, uh.. matam khara khakini.”

“P-peisadi kaya piduiba tha da?”

Peisasi hybada Oliviadu soidana ngaklani hyba ei khang’e.

“Tha 6ta lupa lakh 10.”

Oliviadu makhutna machindu khumjinduna leikhre.

“Helper amadabu aduk yamba peisadu kamaina piduino? Madudi oithoktabani.” Eingonda chingnana amuksu yengake. “Atopa ahenba thabak khara soidana yaoramgani.”

Mathang haidouriba waa si hydringei, ei yam muna khanli.

“Hyriba matamsida, ngn nupa amagi thamoi thugairamdouba.”

“K.E.I. H.A.I.B.A?” Makhol kana laorakpani.

“Tapthakho, masida pakhatpagi maram amata leite.”

Eisu mahakna yaraktradi hyn esasida pakhatpadi faoribani.

“Eina nangonda hyrise nupaduda erang tou hyb nate, mahaka tuminou hybasu nate. Eina hyrisi khakta tou, masi ngn touradi-.” Eigee heart mapasida ekhutsina thamlaga, promise tourini haina utli. “Ngn pamdaba thabak amata nangonda tou hyn force touroi. Eina nangonda tou hydouriba thabaksingse, ngi nasagi boundary da amata sokloidaba ngaktani.”

Oliviadu chamamnari.

“Ngn tougadaba hybu nupadugi yumduda helper oiba khakni, atei eina sin-gani. Ngi dress su eina leini, aduga tha khudingi ngi salary su eina pini. Hairiba tha 6 sida ngn nupadugi thamoise hek thugaiba ngamlaba, lupa lakh 10ne nangonda piduise. Masida ng kari khanli?”

Eina khanliba plan si atei nate__ Saktagi houraga maral mathumda Sir gi awatpa amata leite. Sir ubada ngaoroidaba leishabi amata leiroi. Oliviana Sirbu nungshiba sasinaba keisu ngamloi adum nungshikhini, hena luribadi Sir na Oliviabu nungshihanba asini. Aduna masida Olivia na thabaksi pangthokpa ngamdradi, mahak (Olivia) khaktani thamoi kaidouba😆. Mahaksu peisa fangduinina angamba thakta hotnajasani khanli.

Sir na amuk yarakagana, makhoi ani nungshinaraga nungyn panjakhini, eisu lupa lakh 10 fangduini. Masidasu natana, Olivia gisu mai pakpa, eigisu pak pakpa oiduini.

Masigi challenge simadi ei mai paktaba yadabani. Khoi anigi marakta leinariba fiancé gi matangsi ei sengna loisinaba pami. Eina interest leitaba meeda ei onsinba pamde. Sir da interest leite ei.

Really

Yes

Oliviana hangak’e.

“N-nupadu kanano?”

“Mahaki ming Mr. Tomthin. CC company gi CEOni.”

“Hah.. CEOni hyb?”

“Hoi.”

“Umm-” Machindu mayana chiklaga hangak’e. “Mahaki thamoi thugainaba helper ama nek’ona hyrakese kananano, kanana tharak’eno nakhoi?”

“Kana matana tharakpa nate.”

“Adudi plan khudingmak ngn sinba ngaktara?”

“Ow mani.”

Nupidu nervous chatna eingonda hangak’e.

“Mahaki kanano somse?”

“Mahaki fiancé ni.”

Oliviadu mamit chongthokteda khak’e.

“Kei haiba houjikido! Kari maramgino ngi fiancé gi thamoi thugaiba pamliba?”

Esa manungdadi ei nokningi, adubu tanjana yadabana, acting skill kharadi utaba yaroidouri; kapsinaba darkar tai. Wakhalda__ umang amada Sir si nongmeina panlaga sibagi scene ama wakhalda sagatli. Kapkadra hyraga, khoidou oina saoningak’e. Ei acting simadi sunghei heite.

Eigee purse tagi tissue ama louthoklaga ei kapa sasinei. Kapadi nate, kapagi makhol faodi eisu thok-hanba hei. Natonsi fut-pa fut-pa chingkhatpa sasinei. Makhoina khangbra khangdabra hybdi eingonda thoidokte, toufam thokpa thabak amani eina tourisisu.

“Wafamsi ei kamyn hygani khangde. Adubu-” Pee tadrasu pirangdi chenlakle. “Adubu, mahakna-” Mitsina amuktang uisinbada tungduna leiramba peedu, eina pamba maongda tup tup tarake. “M-mahakna atopa nupi ama koiramiba.”

Olivia di eibu themjinaba hotnei, aduga Eyaigi mityengdudi eise Langka gi Ravan(a) gumna ubra khangde, mamitu kupkhidre.

(Wakhal) “Sir ng eingonda warouba yadehe, masina challenge asida, eina mai pakpagi amata ngyraba lambini. Oliviana hek yarakpaga, Sir di yam fabani, afaba mini hyn amuk thagtuini.”

“Mahakna cheat tourambagira, ngn mahaki thamoi thugaiba pamlise? Nangonda houjik faoriba adugum mahaksu faohanba pamli ntra?”

Ngamdou manlida

“Hoi.”

Oliviagi maithongda nungytba mami amadi takhre, makhut tingthoktuna eibu themjinbirak’e.

“I’m sorry.”

“Thank you.” Ngasaidagi ei pee fjn teithoktribani, teithokhraga amuk taraktradi haina pakhatpa faoribani. “Adudi ng yaradoi ntra eina hyse?”

Olivia du eigee etoududa nungytraba khangde, makholdi thoktana ‘hoi’ hygum makoktu nomake.

Yessssss!

“Hyeng pung 7 ta Imphal da lako.”

Sir na leiriba apartment adugi maming hairami.

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Mathangi numit ta apartment ki mamangda ei leplaga, Oliviabu lakpa ngyri. Ngarang ahing nong chukhibei, numitu yamna englami, aduna eisu athaba jacket ama litli.

“Ngcd yam engehe..”

Security ama changaktuna eingonda hairak’e.

“Ma’am lobby da changlaga ngybiyu.”

“Yani yani, ngaktang-ga ngykhige.”

Ekui kuidana taxi amadagi five feet figure oidouba nupi ama kumlakpadu ui. Mahak floral top amadi blue pant setlak’e.

“Olivia.” Eina nungshina koubani, mahaksu makhut khalak’e.

“Good morning Lily.”

“Good morning Olivia. Lako manungda changlasi, register hana toukhisi.”

Eikhoi ani lobby gi aroibada leiba register toufamda changak’e. Eina nongma lotna changubadagi, apartment asigi security level si khara henkatkhrabani. Sir na security guards singdu fire tounaba hykhrabasu, apartment asigi mapuna fire toubagi mahut, atopa apartment ta transfer oina toukhibani.

Houjik nouna lakliba security guard asidi mini hyjbei wani, robot ka manei, emotion leitaba mini, mahaki duty da ka hena pungning lupa mini. Apartment asida nouna changakpa mee khudingi documents loina submit touba tarami___ birth certificate tei houraga bank details fao pisinba tarami. Thajinliba document singdu legitimate oiraba matung, finger print amasung face scan su tourami.

Credit goes to sneaking Lily

Security aduna hairake.

“Ngi bank balance si requirement minimum balance youde, aduna ngn mafamsidagi thoklakpa khuding, pot chei yepakpra haina check adum tougani.”

Eina khumi. “Waheidudi khara henmandra?”

“This is protocal Miss Lily.”

“Hoi touro touro, keisu kaide. Thuna loisinlo mahaki register do.”

Emotion yaodaba security du eingonda amuktang yengamlaga, register touba loisinlakle. Elevator da changaktuna, Sir gi floor tamna lak’e.

Sir gi thongdu hek hangdokpaga, Oliviadi maya karaga leikhre.

“Sidara eina thabak suduise?”

“Umm.”

“Aya, sidi yam fjeiye. Room manung-gi glass window manakta chensinkhiduna makhada uriba Imphal city gi akoibadu yengi. “Nungdangda oiradi yam fajaniye, fajabra?”

“Hoi nungdangdana fajaba yam henli.” Eina nokfet touna khumbani.

Ngcd saturday oibana Sir eikhoi animak office chatlaroi. Aduna makhoi ani amana ama masak khangna’hanbagi perfect day oire.

Olivia na eingonda wahang ama hang’ge toubaga, stairdagi mee kumtharakpagi footstep tabada leithoktuna yengkhi.

Sir du makhongda karisu tongde, black hoodie amaga black sweet pant amaga setli. Olivia ubaga, mahaki step tu khitang taptharak’e aduga hangak’e.

“Ng kanano?”

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