“Ng kanano?”

Oliviana pakhatna khumi.

“Ei-eigi ming Olivia. Anouba housemaid ni.”

Eingonda Sir na muna amuk yengak’e, eina mahaki dress tuda yeng’e. Oliviada first impression du yam fajana piningbani, khudam oina coat, suit setlaga uhaningbani__ hoodie, sweetshirt kumba ntabida. Coat litlaga thoklako hyramdouni.

Ahh my first chapter ruined!

Sir na makok nomaga hangak’e.

“Explain toufam thoktabra?”

“Kei explain?”

Sir du keisu haide, thariba sofa amada famthei. Eina hyrakpa ngyribani.

“Oh, housemaid kira sir na hang’ese? Haige haige__ eina ngarang Sir da hangbada eina apamba adum tou haikhidaine.”

Sir da eingonda marei touge toubaga, mahakna ngarang haikhibadu ningsingak’aba khangde, machinbal amuk umsinkhre. Eingonda kharadi saoningba manli, mamitu khana yengak’e.

“Umm” Olivia na makhanaodu sengtoklaga hyrake. “Ei breakfast khara semakura?”

“Ow semako. Scrambled egg ka beacon ga semako. Aduga Sir gi black coffee amaga.”

“Hoi semake.” Waa si hyraga kitchen counter da chensinkhi.

Eina Sir da yengthoklubada, mahakti matha yam sana ui.

“Sir, keidouba yaorage?”

“Eigeeni haina thiba nupido housemaid ni haibadi ng eingonda hykhide. Aduga mafamsida purakanesu ng hykhide.”

“Mahakse ngarang khak thengnabani. Nakhoi ani sum leiminabadei dum nungshirakani.”

“Huh.. hwjiki nupi saktaduga eiga nungshinaduiba.”

“Ngi future wife ta adumyn hyganu.”

“Eigee asengba future wife tadi adumyn hyde.”

Oh not this again

Sir na hairake.

“Nupise mafamsida thamba ei pamde.”

“No please. Mahaksu chance amatangdi pisi.”

“Kari chance no mangonda piduise? Ei nangonda haikhrabni, eigee punshida ng nataba atopa nupi amatagi wakhal thamoisida chango yaroina.”

“Masigi nupasiga ei wa ngangnabase….!

“Sir Tomthin.” Olivia na khoidagi feet khara chathok-aga leplagal, tray ama pairaga kourakpani. “Sir gi coffee purakle.”

Sir du khitang saorapna mamaidu leithoklaga lei. Olivia ekaikhrani khana, eina oina khumi.

“Thank you Olivia. Piyu piyu Sir da coffee du.”

Olivia su Sir gi maongduda khara kibadi manli, adubu mahaksu mission amada laklibani. Sir da coffee du pige haina changakpada, khudi thiduna tusinli. Coffee asabaduna Sir gi dress ta heijinli.

Ei pakhatna, khutna chinbalsi khumi.

Sir su asaba coffee duna skin da sokpa manli, yam thuna hougatlake, aduga mahaki sweetshirt tu kanthok’e. Olivia su thuna hougatuna, Sir gi mabuk mapada achotpadu kanthokpada mateng pangsinli__ furit manungda makhutu humjinkhiduna, mabuktafao hek thengkhre.

“Hoironglo ngn touridubo?” Waa si hyraga, nupidu Sir na enthokhi.

“S-sir gi skin do loina poklamani toubane.”

“Ei adum teithokchage.” Sir du yamna saore. “Makhada chakhairise oina loisinlu.”

Order touramlaga, stair da thuna chenkhatkhi, mahakna thong kana lonsinkhibagi makholduda eifao khangi. Makhada famlaga kapliba Olivia da nungytana yengi. Mikuptudadi Sir gi asaobadune hena lumna loubana, eisu stair da chenkhatlak’e.

Is he okay?

Eigee room da leiba first aid boxtu hangtoklaga, ointment ama louthok’e. Sir gi thongdu manunglomdagidi lonsinlamde, eisu thuna changsinduna hangi.

“Sir sokpra?”

Sir du dressing table mamangda furit litana lepami, mahaki mabuk makhada ngangkhatlaga leibadu yenglaga leirami.

“Sir sigi molom se teisinlo.” Eina Sir gi manakta changsinlaga, molom pina pina haibani. Sir du keisu khumlakte, molom dusu loude.

Eina oina molom du khut khuyaisida khara haplaga, Sir da yam gentle oina teibirami.

“Sir asaba faoribra?” Eina yam nungytana hangbani, keisu khumlakte.

Eigee khu (knee) anisifao anaba faodaba makhei, leimaida thamlaga, Sir gi pukta molom teiribani. Mahakna keisu khumlaktaba aduda, molom teina teina kok si leikhatlaga Sir da yengi. Saoramgadra khanlaga, kari scene sagatlino khangde, nokfet touraga eingonda yenglami. Nokfet tourasu marei dudi machinbal maraktuda ui.

Sir gi makhutuna eigee khajaisida tapna paibirak’e.

“Eina khitang sokpada, eigidamak adukyam care louba ngn… Eise atopa nupiga leiminanaba sinlineba.”

Waheiduda ei sor honba lepkhre__ masida molom teiramba khutsisu chap lepkhrabani. Ei thuna hougatlak’e.

“Houjikido kei haiba? Ei-eidi ngi keidoubei care louduiba?” Ei asemba minok ama nok’e. “Ngn lana ubeine.”

“Huh.. sengabrane” Eigee mangda thongkap ama thangjinlake. Mahakna step ama thangakpada eina tungda step ani hanli. “Houjikido care louba ntradi kei oiduino?” Mahakna sum changsinlakpana, eina maning sum hanbada glass wall youre. Mahaki athaba thabaktuga, maningi glass wall maraktani eina leirise, esadadi karisu soklakte.

Help me😭

Sir na khitang nontharakpada, mahaki warm breathe tuna eigee athotpa mai sida sokpada, mareng mareng chatli. Eigee choina tarakpa samlang khara narumda thetchinbi. Mahaki khutsana eigee mai sida tapna thenglambadagi, jawline mapasi youkhre, masidagi khourida amuk paiboi nanboi tourake.

Mahaki makhutna sum chatharakpa aduda mahaki mityengsu matung enari. Mahaki touch khudingda esasi meina chakpagum faohanli, maisisu aroibi nganglabani.

Khouridagi collarbone yourakpadadi, ei esasi ting laokhrabani, sor su atiya youna honkatlure. Sir su khangba manli, nokfet toue.

Ei toufam khangdabana, chinbal sida ayaoba tin makhei, kut yonsinli. Esa manungda changkhiba tin sifao hek ubagumna, khanaodagi houraga puk mapafao muna yengthakhi. Aduga eigee maisida amuk mityeng thamak’e.

Eigee etoududa Sir du nokfet tou’e. Kharaga hena makoktu nontharaktuna, eigee earlobe (nakong-gi makha thangba saruk) sida machinduna thenglake. Yam tapna chirolsu tourake.

“My fiancé, keigino ngn eingonda oidaba adum nganglise, ngi maithongsina pumnamak tak’a.”

Makhut amana eigee khwangsida konlaktuna masaromda chingsinli. Khitang chingsinba asidadi heart anise link leinare. Eigee heart manungda thabal chongli hybsi mahaksu khanglamlani.

“Aduga thamoisinasu mayek sengnasu takli.”

Sir ga tap napsina leiba asidadi, ei thawai yaodraba amagum leikhre.

“Nupisina eingonda asaba coffee heijinlasu, mafamsida makha tana, mahak leiba yani hyradi ng haraogadra?” Eigee earlobe sida amuka machinduna thengak’e. Thengakpa khaktadi mandre, mayadufao youna soklak’e. “Adubu condition amadi thamgani, ng yaba ngamgadra?”

Mahakna esa manungsida faohanliba mayamsina, eidee numb state (emotional disconnected state) ta leirure. Mahaki mkhutna eigee khwangsida paidradi ei adum tukhradouni. Esagi angamba thouna khuding tasinduna khumi.

“K-kei condition?”

Mahakna nokfet toubadu eigee skin sida fao-e.

“Eigee room da ng tumdouba.”

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(After few hours)

Ei phone puthoklaga Medhada call toue. Eina leiba room dudu Sir changlakpra haina hanjin hanjin yengbasu lepte. Medha na hek pairakpaga, yamna tapa khonjel da hai.

“Medha, eibu amukta kanba lako.”

Medhadu tumba hougatriba manli, yam tana khumak’e.

“Uhhh…. Ei ngakta tumkhige, tumsit fadriye.”

“Houjik ayuki pung 11 tare, yam thuna hougatlo, aduga ei amukta kanba lako hyb.”

“Ngi thongdo lonsinlaga, ka manungda adum leiyo keisum touroi.”

“Horen nungdangdagi Sir na magi roomda puna leiminaduini hyrame hyb. Adugisu mathakta, mafamsida ei sum leiradi, Sir na Olivia da wari saba kmyn houdoino? Mahakna bathroom da erujaraga, towel purakona ei kousinle, aduga eerang tougefao tourak’a. Maa eingonda eerang yam henjinlaka, eina yadousi mangai. Mahakidi Olivia leikhrabani, mahaka Olivia ga yam thuna nungsinahandaba yade. Aduna ng thuna famungdagi hougatlaga, apartment mamangsida leiramdouba, min 30 gi manungda. Tony su puraku.”

Wa hyb loibaga eina call kak’e.

Pungkhai ama room da leibadu chahi ama leibaga chap manei. Sir di mana (ear) yamna singbana, ei Medha da call di makha tana toudre.

Ei hougatlaga, khuning kangduna thong manakta lak’e. Thong tapna hangdoklaga, ei koksi hana lithoklaga Sir leibra yengi. Kanasu leiramde, sir gi thongdusu lonlami, manungda leibagi makholsu amata tade.

Mahakna bathroomda hourakpa erang duda eina ‘NO’ hyn kana laoraga, chicken 🐔 gumna chenthorakpadagi, mahaki makhol amata taraktri. Mahak tumlambasu yai.

Stair makhadasu wari sanabagi ntraga mee leibagi makhol amata tade. Mikupsidadi Oliviadi eigee enemy nate aduna mahakna ei ubadi keisu kaide. Ei room dagi tapna thoklak’e, aduga makhol thok-handana, manungda ei leiriba manaba thongdu amuk ngasinli.

Stair makhada tapna kumtharakpada, Oliviadi sofa ta famlaga Imphal citygi akoibadu yenglaga leirami. Mahak mathwai yam nungytana leiba manli, ei kumlak’e haibafao khangde.

Ei mahaki khanlaga nungytabadi fao’e adubu hwjik mahakpu themjinbagi matam nate. Ei mafamsidagi thokpa darkar tai.

Tapna tapna thoklaklaga thong youramdaida, ei khongsina plant pot amata thengui. Plant pot tuna makhada tarakaga kaibadu eigee thamoisi kaibaga chap manei.

Ei mai si areiba makhei sugatlaga, khutumgasi kana tasinlaga asaoba khaangli. Makholduda Olivia su khangboi keiboi matungda onthorak’e.

“Ah, Lily sokpra?”

“Shhh” Khudombina chinda thamaga tumina leiyu hygum khang’hanli. Yamna tapna hai.

“Keisu soktiye, ei asida amukta thok’ukhige, ngaktang leibaga hanlakani. Sir gi chanaba semamu.”

Mahakna makha tana wahang hangaktringei, mangonda goodbye gi symbol oina khutsi amuktang hyrami👋. Thong’gi mapanda hek thoklkpaga ei nena tana sor si sangna amuktang hontok’e. Finally ei red zone dagi thoklak’a.🙂‍↔️😂

Ei elevator changlaga makhada kumtharak’e. Apartment mamangda minute 2 muktang ngybaga, Medha gi car lakpadu urami.

Ei makhoigi manakta chensinba hou’e.

“Yes mi amigos-“

(Mi amigos – my friends)

“Kaida chatuino?”

Makholduda ei chap lepi, mitkasi uisinlaga, eina khanliba mee du oiramdradi fani khanlaga onthorak’e.

Kmyn oiroiduno😂?

Sir du pocket ka humlaga eigee enakta changsinlak’e. Sir du dress hongtoklak’a__ black pant setli, grey hoodie amagi mathakta black jacket litli, angouba khongup amasu tongi.

“Hsss”

Eigee nakanda Medhasu gari khamjinlake, thongnao haidarakpada Sir leiramba ubada, makhoi anidu tumina leikhre. Makhoi anidi Sir na casual dress setpasi ngcna ahanba uba oiramni.

Eigee enak yourakpaga hangak’e.

“Ng kai chatke hyno?”

“S-s-shopping.. shopping chatluge touba”

Washi hyn hyn ngasai mahakna wall glass ta eibu ensinkhiba, aduga bathroom da ching’sin’ge toubadu ningsinlaktuna, ei maning hanli.

Sir du eina mai ngangsinlakpadu ubada eerangi minok ama noklaga hairak’e.

“I see. Ung.. adudi puna chatlasi.”

Mahaki waheidu nakongda tarasu, brain youbada matam ngak changi.

“K-kei hyb Sir?”

“Ng houjik eingonda shopping chatne hybado, adudo eikhoi puna chatminarasi haiba.”

“A-adubu Ei-eidi..” Eigee brain sida kei hysige haina, wahei thiba hou’e. “Sir eidee yamdrabada shopping toubada pung 6 change.”

‘yamdrabada’ hyb waheisidi mayek sengna Sir tanaba hai.

“Keisu kaide, ei adum ngyge, pung 6.”

“Sir, eina hykhrido yamdrabada pung 6 hybne.”

“Ei nakong karimata soktri yam fajana tariye. Adunane eisu lake hyse.”

(Sir) “Nakhoi marup anise tung enarako hyo, khoi ani tongana chatsi.

Waga hyb nangde, eigee pambomsida konlaga, mahaki car park touramba adomda lak’e. Eisu makhoi anida matung enarako hyn laorami.

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