Shillong, 18’lyngkot:
Ki nongdie kyiad phareng ha Iewduh ki la ud halor ka jinglong jingman ka Iew die kyiad ha kine ki sngi, bad katei ka jinghiar iew ki la iathuh ba ka la hiar kynsan kynsan mar sien khang dewiong ha kane ka jylla. Ha ka sngi saitjain jong ka taiew, katto katne ngut ki nongthohkhubor ki la iaid kylleng ka Iewduh ban ia kynduh ia ki nongtrei bad ki trai dukan ban ia kren halor ka iew ka hat die kyiad phareng jong ki ha kine ki sngi bad la ioh ban ia kynduh kumba san tylli ki dukan, don kiba shong hi ki trai dukan bad don pat kiba don ki nongtrei.
Ha katei ka jing iakynduh, kiba bun na ki tra bad kiba shong Wine Store ki la iathuh ba mynshuwa ka bai die kyiad ha ka shisngi ka poi kumba shi lak tyngka bad tam ia kata, hynrei mynta pat ki die lada bun eh tang T.20 hajar tyngka shisngi.
Ka daw ka jinghiar palat ka iew die kyiad ha kine ki sngi ki la iathuh ba ka dei na ka daw ka jingkhang dewiong bad ka jingpynkiew dor ia ka kyiad. Kiba bun na ki ki la iathuh ba ki la die da ka dor thymmai kaba ka sorkar ka la pynpoi sha ki dukan jong ki, bad ha katei ka dor thymmai ki la ong ba ka kyiad kaba tad eh kum ka Officer Choice , kaba dei ruh kaba iaid iew bha la pynkiew T.5 tyngka shi kwatar, “Jan baroh hi ki jait kyiad , kiba don ha ki bilor Kwatar la pynkiew dor da T.5 tyngka, katba nang heh ki bilor ka jingkiew ka dor ruh ka nangheh”, ong uwei u nongdie kyiad u bym treh ban pynpaw kyrteng haba ia kren bad ki nongthohkhubor.
Bun na kitei ki nongdie dukan kyiad phareng ki la iathuh ba ka jingdawa kyiad kaba jur bha kam dei hangne ha nongbah Shillong, hynrei ka dei shabar Shillong, khamtam sha ki par dewiong, “Ha kito ki por tang ka OC ki kit da ki phew case ha ka shisngi, hynrei mynta pat san case shisngi ruh ym lut” iathuh sa uwei pat u trai dukan.
Haba la kylli hato ka jingdon ki sngi tyrkhong kyiad ba la pynbna da ka sorkar ki ktah ne-em ia ka iew die kyiad, ki la ong ba mynshuwa man te haba dang iaid iew bha ka ktah bha, hynrei mynta ‘sngewtynnad man ioh shuti ioh shong ing’ ong uwei na ki nongdie kyiad phareng, sa uwei pat u la ong, ‘mynta ki Wine store ki la kylla dukan die waidong, shoh samthiah man, mynshuwa ngim ju lait kti tang ban dihsha ruh, u briew u la ieng lypa da u lain, nga peit ha ki dukan khaw ym don briew , ha dukan kyiad pat ki ieng da u lain, mynta jar jar’.
Kawei pat ka Wine Store kaba don ha Iewduh hi bad kaba dei kaba ju iaid lynti paidbah bha, kaba la iohi ruh ba mynshuwa ki briew ki ju ieng da u lain hynrei mynta pat ka kynjah jar-jar, haba ia kren bad ki nongthohkhubor u la ong, ‘Mynshuwa ngi don saw-san ngut ki nongtrei, katta ruh ym ia ioh por u briew da u lain, hynrei mynta ngi don tang ar-ngut ki nongtrei katta ruh ngi shu ia shongkai kumne, ki nongdih baroh imat ki la bun kiba la dih ‘yiad lieh’ u la ong.
Ha kaba iadei bad ka dor thymmai, ki trai Wine Store ki la ong ba ka dor thymmai kam da ktah eh ha ka jingshisha hynrei ka daw hi ka dei namar ba ki briew kim don jingmih shuh, namar ba baroh shikatta ki ba kit kyiad bha da ki bun bun case ha ka shisngi sha ki par dewiong.
Ki nongthohkhubor ki la ioh ruh ban kylli bniah na ki nongdie kyiad ia ka bai khajna ba ki hap ban siew, ki la iathuh ba ki hap ban siew ia ka bai Excise man ba ki thied kyiad, bad ka dor jong ka khajna la shu khein katkum ki jingbun ki kyiad, nangta ki la ong ba ki hap ban siew ia ka bai pynthymmai laisen kaba ki hap ban leh man u bnai , bad katei ruh ka poi shi lak tyngka tam, nangta ki hap ban siew bnai ia ka khajna sha ka Hima Mylliem, bad lait nangta sa ki bai dukan, ka bai kyiad, ka bai nongtrei, bad kiwei pat ki jinglut.
Phi don ban ong eiei?