THE HEALER CHAPTER-27

[Judy chhakchhuak]

Chapter-27


HMANGAIHZUALI POV

"I in siam fel vek tawh ami," kanu in ka room a lo luh paha atih chuan kalo aw ve vat a.Kan khaw lamah naktuk ah hian kan chho tawh dawn a,Aizawl lama kan chhungte pawh an rawn leng lut ve reng tawh mai.URuatfela te kan in chung lawkah an awm bawk nen,anni pawh an chhungte niâwm tak an lût chhuak ve reng a,a chang phei chuan nau kalo pai bawk nen ka zo lo lek lek zêl.





"Omi kava tih pui ange," atih hnuah ka room aṭang a chhuak leh vat a.Ka keng tur vel ka khung kim tawh bawk a a tih zia viau,man hlan na a kan hak tur pawh Darlawn lama ka cousin in min ṭhui sak a,kei phei chuan a takah pawh kala hmulo puan ṭhui thiam ani bawk a,ka ring ve deuh tawp.





"I ṭhian te chu anlo riak dawn iti ani lâwm ni,khua a thim mai dâwn phone leh chhin rawh," kapa in min hmuh ruala atih chuan ka phone phawrh chhuak in ka call ve mai a.Kan chhûngte ṭhenkhat pawh anla awm,chaw ei khawm anti kher bawk nen naupang nen kan ri deuh nak nak mai.






Pawn lamah chhuak in ka ṭhian te chu ka call nawn leh a,a vawihnih naah chuan an la ve thei hram. "Aw Hmangaih,kanlo thleng ṭep,thil kan lei kawi lawk a,kan bawr ve reuh sia kawtah khan minlo hmuak teh" Duat'in ati deuh zung zung a,thawm a rik nak nak danah an buai ve tak tak aniang.






"Pa kawtah ka han nghak ange aw," kawngka a dah zuai paha ka tih chuan alo aw rang khawp mai, uRuatfela te pawh an in bul velah mi an vei thuak thuak reng mai.Nu Teremi pawh alo chhuak ve deuh reng tawh, "kha khawnge i kal dawn a" gate ka hawng tur chiah Nunmawi'an arawn tih takah chuan ka hawi let veleh vat a, "ka ṭhiante anlo riak dawn a,kawtah hian ka nghak lawk dawn mawle" ka tih chuan anui veleh sang tawh.





"Anih chu,va hmuak rawh" atih hnuah an in lam panin a phei a.Ka ṭhian te pahnih lah chu anlo lang har zêk leh nghal a,bung kung bulah dingin kalo nghâk deuh reng a, "inlak no hun a nilo,chawi nawlh rawh i chak zia ka hria," thlang lam aṭang a tih ri ah chuan ka hawi thla vat a, uRuatfela leh Mary te thil khai ṭun chungin anlo inzui chho chu niin.





Ka dinna bul an rawn thlen chuan chik deuhin kalo en a,Mary hmel a lungawi loh na lang pawh chu chiang takin ka hmu thei.uRuatfela chuan min nui deuh suk a, "khawnge kal itum" tih pahin min si chet in a ding a, "ka ṭhian te ka nghak lawk a," ka tih rual deuh thaw in taxi kan hmaah tak arawn ding a,ka ṭhiante pahnih chu an rawn in khai bawr khawp mai.





"Mary va lût rawh," uRuatfel'an Mary melh zeuh paha ati chu a ṭap ṭep in ka hria. "Ka thlah ang che u," tih pahin ka ṭhiante pahnih air bag chu a kut leh lam leh lam ah a khai sak nawlh a,nikhat vel lek riak tur siin hetiang em em an rawn keng chu mak ka ti.





Aizawl lamah man in hlân thei tho mah ila Darlawn a tih kha aṭha ka chhungten an ti tlat sia,Darlawn lama kan chhungte lo kal theilo an awm nual dâwn a.Man hlan na ah tal lo kal se kapa in ati tlat sia,kei phei chuan ka hnial lo hrim hrim.





Inchhung thleng an bag a khai sak a, "heihi kan makpa tur chu anih hi,han in chibai ve reng reng teh u," kapa in uRuatfela an awmna lama hui zeuh paha atih chuan uRuafel'a pawh a phei ve vat a.





Ka chhûngte nge tute nge an nih ka hre hlawm lo,tuna uRuatfela chibai tu tak phei hi chu ka vawikhat hmuh na.Khawi aṭanga rawn kal nge mawni, "makpa in nei ṭha dâwn khawp mai,a hmel pawh a ṭhat hi Hmangaihi nen pawh an inhmeh viau mai a," nui huah huah chungin kapu chuan ati a.





"La ṭhu ve rih la," uRuatfela ban a chelh ran paha ka tih chuan "an tam emai," ati thum dut a. "Eng nge i sawi awmzia," kalo tivat "i chhûngte an tam emai,zan lamah kan rawn chhuk leh zâwk ang," atih chuan ka hnial bik hranlo,pawn thleng ka thlah a nidang ah chuan a haw dawn in ka chhîpah tal a fawp ziah ania,vawiin chu mi an tam deuh nge step a a chho chu ka en zui reng a.






Inchhung a luh leh mai ka tum chu min pawt tu an awm avâng chuan ka inher vat, uRuatfela bawk chu niin "ka theihnghilh," tih pahin ka chhîpah leh hmuiah alo fawp zeuh a.Pawn a awm ho chuan min la chhaih zuk zuk zui a,midang mit hmuh ah min hmangaih zia a ti lang ngamlo amaw ka tia,mahse ka rin ang lo bawkin a che leh tawh.





Inchhung ka lut chu ka lu te Ana bur thei,boruak hi ka zo lo deuh tak tak ani. "Mu zal mai mai ru,chaw ei kan la peih chiah chuanglo," tih pahin keimah pawh chu khumah ka mu zal deuh ar ar a, "awi Hmangaihi pum hi khatia i mut khan a lian tawp,i kawr hak vang nge" tih pahin Duat'in ka pum arawn chûl thuak a.






"Ka kawr hak hi a lian em em lo a,chuvang aniang" ṭhut ṭhat paha tiin ka pum chu ka en a,ka kawr hak vang pawh a ni em em chuan ka hrelo,a lian ve tawh hrim hrim "khawimaw Adel nang ve," Duati bawkin ati leh hluai a.A phur lutuk hi a za cheng mai, "en tham pawh ala awmlo," tih pahin a kawr a hlim ve mai a asawi ang tak tak in ala thêp nel mai.






"Ka faten ifa te an la vel an la vel dâwn anih hi," ka tih chuan "teuhlo,naupang zâwk dâwn mahse ka naute hi chu apa dâwn em,hmeichhia pawh nise mahni lu zo veh vawh tak ani dawn alawm," a pum la thêp nel mai chûl pahin ati dap dap a.






"Mate,i ṭhian te anlo thleng tawh maw,chaw kan ei mai dâwn ami zan lamah inlêng te kan nei leh awm sia,in ei fel vat zawk ila aṭha ang,zan lam tih tur a tam dâwn riau" kanu in atih chuan kan lo aw ve vat a.Kanu chhuah hnu lawkah keini pawh kan chhuak ve nghal, "chaw ei hma in ṭawngṭai na te hmang phawt ila,a hmasa in veng hla tak tak aṭang kan fanu pasal neih tur min lawmpui tûra in rawn kal vang vang hi kan lawm hle mai a,biakin hawng in tlin lo mahse Pathian hmaa thu an tiam hrim hrim kha keini chuan kan duh ber ania,Aizawl lama man in hlân mai te kha chu awlsam viau mahse Darlawn lamah kan chhungte lo kal theilo tam zawk an awm a,chumi vang chuan Darlawn lamah tal man in hlân se kan ti kha ania" kapa in ati dap dap a.






Ṭawngtai na te a hman zawh ah chaw ei hmeichhe ho in kan siam nghal zung zung a,Omi pawh a ke a hmang thei tawh a,mahse ala bai deuh suih suih a.Duh ang em em chuan ala hmang ṭha hleithei lo,inneih zawh ah ka chhûngte Darlawn lamah an chho vek dawn a,Omi pawh Darlawn lamah a han awm ve deuh reng rih ang helai ah class a kal thei bawk siloa,in luah ah kanu in a awmpui reng kha a thei bik siloa kan in luah chu kan khâr rih mai angai dawn anih hmel.





"Adeline,Duati ei ṭeuh ru aw inthlahrung miah suh u,in ei puar ngam leh nangmah ni tan vek tho ania," kanu in atih chuan Duati a nui deuh hak a.A chaw eilai pawh chu a ei ṭha hleithei meuhlo,a eng ber chuan nge a nuih lo tiza ni, "ava za awm ve aw..." Kapa pawn ati deuh vawng vawng a.





Chaw eikham ah kan chhungte naktuk a kan ruala chho velo tur ho an haw nghal duak a,boruak pawh a nuam deuh sawt in ka hria,ka u pawh chaw ei kham a a chhuak kha alo la let lehlo.UTlani te nufa erawh an nute in lamah an phei leh rih a,ka nute an chho theih phei chuan an phei reng a ngai tawhlo ang,naute nen anni sia tilai a lo chhuk a a tûk a chho leh tûr kha an peihlo a,nau pawm alo nibawk nen keipawh ni ila ka peihlo ang fa pakhat chiah chu nise thu hran ania.Phir a pawm kher bawk nen,amah pawh a tla dawk sawk thei.





URuatfela message minlo thawn chu ka hawng vat a, "naktuk ah kan inhmu dâwn nia,duati zanin chu ka ṭhian te nên tlangval tawp ber na kan thlah lawk dawn a," tih hi alo thawn a,ka ṭhian te ka hrilh ve chuan an phûl deuh hlut mai.






"Ngatinge i nulat tawp ber na tur kan lawm ve loh ang,dawr ah kal ila drinks vel han lei ang u,nangpawh naute a lian tawh tho a a hlauhawm loh ang,coc leh sprite vel mai mai te chu apawi teuhlo, uRuatfel'an in a phal sak leh dâwn silo che a,a hriat loh in zanin chu in ṭeuh rawh" Adeline'in din pahin ati deuh hluai a.






"Dik chiah, Adeline'i nen kan tum vek ang,nang chu lo awm tawp rawh,dawrah min han kalpui la animai,Adel in ah hian lo awm zawk la naute ala te sia,i kal vak vak chuan a ṭhalo ang Hmangaihi nen hian kan han kal ang,kan in na tur room vel lo tifel rawh" Duati pawn ati ve zung zung a.





Ka ṭhian te hi han phur em em phawt mai se,a dik vek animai Duati nen dawr lam pana kan kal tur chu uRuatfela te motor tlân chhuak chu ka hmu thawi fua,kan in nang hmanlo vel chiah chiah khawia lawm nge maw an tih dâwn ni, uRuatfela te in a an tih ve mai ka rin nen.






Dawr kan thleng chu Duati nen kan in nuih tut tut a,kan kal phur vei nen eitur tui hnai a awm vaklo. "Sawti lai dawr lian zawkah khan kan kal leh mai dâwn ami,kuhva leh meizial chhang tuilo deuh nen a i nulat tawp ber han thlah liam tawp mai chu ka khawngaih che," ka beng bula arawn tih deuh sar sar chuan ka hnial lemlo,a dawr nghâk a ten min ngaihsak lemlo bawk nen kan inzui chhuak leh vat a.





Cup noodles intur tih ang reng vel kan lei nual a,a nau pai lo ber hi a thil ei a tui thei sia.A duh hnem leh pek khawp mai, "zanin chu zan dang zawng aiin a lum, uRuatfela te inkawt a bung hnuaiah khan pipu a awm tiro,uai lawk ang reilo te a lum emai," Duat'in atih chuan kan in bul gate pawh kan thleng zui ve nghal.






"Heihi aṭha vak tawhlo an tia,keipawh a hma in uai ka tum tawh a,mahse uRuatfel'a nau in a rei tawh sia,a rintlak tawh lo ang ati tlat a ka uai ngamlo kha ania,a Hrui hi a chhah sia,a chat mai chu ka ringlo uai chhin teh khawi kha kha kalo khai ang," ka tih chuan a polythene khai lai chu minlo peve vat a.





Pipu a a uai chu a chat mai biklo, "in then na deuh chhin teh," tih pahin ka tawlh hnung deuh a.A in then na deuh chiah tih ah nui vak ri kan hriat chuan "awi kanu!!ka duh theilo,Remruati thlahrang" tih pahin pipu aṭang a tla thla nawlh a.Ka kutah kai in min tlân pui ta vak mai,kan in lamah pawh min tlanpui chuanglo a.





"Duati,khawmaw ana ania min thlah teh,eng nge i hlauh chiam chiam nu Teremi uRuatfela nu nui ri anih kha,a nui ring ve deuh ṭhin a,saw en ta che kawngka bula a ding reng saw" ka tih takah chuan a thaw deuh huai in ka hria.Nu Terem'i khatiang ang em em a ring a anui ka hmu khat sia,keipawn ka hlau lek lek ani,mahse kawngka arawn hawng khan amah alo lang nghal hlauh a nilo Sela chuan keipawn ka hlau viau ang,vawiin chu a hlim ve hle aniang a ha a lang reng mai.






"Awi mother in law i nei rapthlâk dâwn e...sawtiang a anuih reng phei chuan Thlamuang in i awm thei dâwn ami,a za awm mange saw ala nui char char nia ka rap reuh lutuk," ka hnung aṭang a min vawn beh tlat pahin ati la ti ta deuh deuh a.





"Nidang zawng a hlau ngai manglo,i duty naah pawh thlahrang te chu i tawng nual zawk ang chu,eng nge mi nui mai mai te nangpawh i hlauh vak ni,ka thil ken min thlauh keh tîr ṭep lo chauh ani," ka tih chuan a awm a dâwm vang vang a. "Ka thin phu pawh ala normal theilo,awi kha chu arawn nui thut sia zâna pipu uai a ṭhalo an ti bawk nen ka hlau hman lutuk alawm,Remruati thlahrang nizan hmasa khan kalo en kher kher bawk sia" ati leh deuh hluai a.





"I ho emai,chhuk ang" tih paha ka kaih chuan min vuan nghet khawp mai. "Mi hlau ve te,a ho han in tih sak ringawt,hlauh zawng te hi a in ang lo ve a,tunlai chhan ah phei chuan mihring an hlauhawm tawh zâwk leh nghal a,i mother in law chu rapthlâk dâwn emai" ala ti deuh ṭalh a.Duati hian nu Terem'i hi uRuatfela nu tak tak anilo tih ala hre velo a,hrilh pawh ka tum hranlo Adeline'i erawh chuan a hre tawh thung.





"Kha Hmangaihi chu khawnge in kal a,hei en rawh Mawite,kan monu tur chu anih hi" tih pahin kan din na lamah an rawn phei a. "Anih chu mawle,kha ava puar lian tawh ve" ka pum melh thlâk zeuh paha Mawitei atih nu zawkin alo tih chuan ka nui sang a.





"Nia lian ve tawh lutuk," ka tive mai a, uRuatfela fa anilo tih hi tu bulah mah an ni lam zawk hian an sawilo nge,vawiin a uRuatfela pa lo hruai te phei kha chuan uRuatfela fa ah an ngai hmiah a,naute thawmhnaw pawh min rawn ken nual anih kha,nu Saipuii pawh alo phei ve in ka hria.





"Ka unaunu hi kan thlah lawk ange," min melh zeuh paha nu Terem'in atih chuan kabu nghauh ngauh a. "Chhuk san ang,min nuih leh vak palh ang" Duat'in atih chuan ka nuih aza zawk,a hlau lutuk hi.





Ka room kan thlen rualin a pipu uai thu leh nu Teremi nuih dan vel chu Adeline'i a hrilh nghal zung zung a.A nuih dan thleng chuan ala zir zui, Adeline'i lah chu anui ring mai sia, "Adeline'i nen an nuih dan a in an deuh reng kha, Adeline'i anuih chuan i hlau leh chuang miah siloa," ka tih chuan "aw ani te chu ka bul lawkah ka hma lawkah a awm a,bakah a nui ri ka hre ṭhang em a" ala tive fan a.





Chaw eina la rei vaklo mahse kan thil lei chu kan eizo leh vek thei tho, "zanin chu ac ka on sak ang che u,keimah a ka awm chuan ka ui a ka on ngai manglo a,khum a lian tho a kan leng vek ang a laiah Duati mu se" ka tih chuan ac remote Duat'in ala nghal zât a.






"A chhia amaw ka tia,kalo sawi ngam lo vel a zanin bak hman na hun inei tawhlo hrim hrim,i uikawm luatah mahni i inti hreawm mai mai anih chu,thil te hi ren lutuk loh tur keimah ni ta anih phei chuan midang in an hman ai chuan mahni nawm na ngaihtuah kha aṭha ber,thlasik hunah i hmang leh tak tak chuanglo anga,khawlum over lai tal chuan hman tur che alâwm," tih mawlh mawlh pahin ac remote chu a hmet mual mual a.






"Awi iva ti vawt ve," kalo ti deuh hlak. "A ho emai,tihian vur ram kal kan ni mai,puan kan sin thei anga a nuam hlei hlei,thlasik angah ngai ru a laiah ka mut dâwn phei chuan vâwt deuh ka duh rai puar te u mu ru,in phun chiar" ati leh ta ringawt tawh.






"Nangmah bak tumah kan ṭawnglo,i phun chiar ber" Adeline'in tih pahin a mut na tur a siam ṭha zung zung a. "Hei te hi eng lukham nge ni ngai,a kawi ngul mai a a pian ṭhin reuh zia hi" tih pahin ka lukham ka dul kâm nan a ka hman chu alo la chhuak a.






"uRuatfela min leisak anih hi,a pawimawh zia chu aw ka kalna piangah ka keng zêl dâwn,naktuk ah pawh ka pai ang,raipuar lian over phei tan chuan hman anuam leh zual naute in siam rualna ani nghal bawk a, Adeline nakinah online ah chah ve rawh,naute a len hunah phei chuan tiang hi hmang la nuam iti viau ang" ka tih chuan alo en ve ngial a.






"Engzat man nge,a to leh awm e" ati deuh sep. "Ka hrelo, uRuatfela min leisak ania,a man a sawi duhlo a online a ka en kha chuan sang khat leh zanga vel bak anilo,a ṭha sia uRinpuia lei tîr ve rawh" ka tih chuan anui ringawt a, "nakinah inneih hun law law ah naute ala te emai a ṭhang zung zung chuanglo a," atih chuan ka chhang tawhlo.





Ka mutna siam ṭha in keipawh kamu vat a,ac lah chu a on sang sia,a vâwt tawh lutuk ringawt room chhung chu avawt ruih thei tawh.Puan sin ṭha in ka phone ka khawih mual mual a, uRuatfela message alo la awm leh miahlo.





"Ka call mai dâwn amawni le," ka tih chuan "a ngailo, a tlangval tawp ber na tur ania an thlah dâwn atih kha,va call buai sek duh suh a ning zâwk palh ang che,tikhan mu hmak rawh a tlai tawh" Adeline'in atih takah chuan phone ka khum bul dawhkan ah dah in mut tumin ka in let ka in let a.





"In mu tawh animo,zing thawh hma a ngai ania aw mate," kanu in kawngka a lo dah paha atih chuan "aw ka hria lawm nu,minlo kaitho mai dâwn nia thawh kan hai tak leh," ka tih chuan alo aw ve mai a.


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"Hei nge heihi mawi zawk ang,awi bialpa zawn pah ka duh dawn sia,eng ber hi nge nalh ang aw" a thawmhnaw ho hak diat diat paha Duatin atih chuan "a pâwl kha ha rawh,hmuh anuam khawlum ati zia awm,i inhmeh zawk bawk kawrfual kha ha rawh," kalo ti ve mai a, Adeline'i lah chu ala muttui mai sia.





"Nizan a mu ṭha theilo iti tiro,la mu mai rawh se ala hma tho," ka tih chuan abu nghat a.Darthlalang ah in en in a hmai a chei zui nghal mawlh mawlh,a phur lutuk hi ka ngaih aṭha lo zawk lek lek,kan khaw lamah cham hlen a tum amawni tih tur khawp in thawmhnaw a keng tam bawk sia.





Kawng a ka hak tur kawrfual a dum leh var in pawlh chu kala chhuak a, sneaker ka bun leh anga a zo der animai,makeup chu chaw kan la ei siloa,chaw eikham ah ka in chei ve thuak thuak ang.Nimin lamah hmai kan Facial tîr a,makeup Duat'in a thiam tho a,man hlan ni ah chuan Duatin min chei dâwn a,inneih ni tak tak ah erawh min chei tûrin mi pali lai uRuatfela nu in a ruai a,nu Terem'i hmai lam duh uluk mi alo ni bawk nen a rawih man pawh aman a tum vek tur thu asawi a,a awm mai mai pawh hi ani chu a in chei deuh hlar zel bawk nen makeup tello a a hmel ka hmu khat angreng.





"In lo tho tawh maw,artui sawm nga man vel han lei lawk ta che u,alo daih lo chiah chiah a," kanu in atih chuan kan hnial hranlo. "Duati chu iva nalh tawh ve,duati te hi i mitmeng a mawi reuh sia,i luck reuh viau ang,i hmai fang a ṭha reuh bawk sia i pian lah chu analh bawk si," kanu in ati chu Duati pawh a meng de sawr sâwr mai.






"Awi iti awm anglo e..." Kanu ban a ben dat dat pahin ati ringawt a,hetia a awm tawh chuan a lai tih na "nupui lo la neilo ila chuan Duati hi ka bem hrim hrim ang," ka u in atih ve phei chuan lai tawh tak ani,a beng te chu asen vek tawh in ka hria.






"Duati ilo kal ve dâwn em,ka kal dawn asin" pawisa lâk paha ka tih chuan minlo zui vat a.Duati hi an chhungte lampang hi vai thlah deuh nge mawni a mit hi a vai mitmeng riau a,a mit hmui te hian asei sang reuh a,kanu khan a sawi sual hauhlo a hmelṭha reuh a bialpa anei ngailo hi amak kati zawk,a luck ru ve viau ang luck chu a in sawi ngailo mai mai zawk a.





uRuatfela te in pawh a in hâwng hma khawp mai,motor mipa pakhat hian alo sil mek a.URuatfela hmuh in ring in ka thlek deuh zuai zuai a,ka hmu hranlo "awi motor sil tupa kha a chhelo reuh iti ve em,an chhungte amawni le" Duat'in dawr lam pana kan kal laia atih chuan ka melh deuh hra a.





"Motor sil chhelo iti leh tawh, Vaivakawn motor sil na ami pawh kha chhelo iti ani lâwm ni,motor sil mipa hi i duh hrim hrim in ka hria," ka tih chuan anui deuh hak a.






"In khaw lamah ka bialpa tura hual lawk deuh te inei em" atih chuan "neilo,kan zawng dâwn nia" ka ti ta ringawt a.Artui kan lei zo kan let leh chuan Rinsangpuii pawh sam thur bam in kawtah alo ṭhu a,kal a tum velo nge mawni,a bum lian thei ropui sia,a hmelchhiat loh nen a tum nasa thei lutuk hi ka hmu hmelṭha lo zo vêkin ka hria.





Chaw eikham ah keini pawh kan khaw lam pan tûrin kan insiam zung zung a, uRuatfela te ṭhian dun pawh an inpeih at tawh.Duati bawk hi a buai ber ber ah aṭang leh a,chaw ei hma in alo in chei lawk diam sia,a hmai phih ṭha leh vêkin a bul aṭang a inchei leh a, Adeline'i pawh apum ala puar lo bawk nen ala nalh khawp mai.Keimah ber hi ka in hmu nalh thei tlat lo a,ka ṭhian te chuan mawi min ti viau mahse mawi ka inti thei tlat lo,Duatin ka hmai min chei sak a ka hmai chu a dik fu.






uRuatfela ten kan bungrua vel motor a an dah fel hnuah kan lut ve sap sap a.Adeline'i uRinpuia motor ah uRinpuia leh uRuatfela thawhpui te ho nen an chuang a,keini uRuatfela motor ah Duati leh midang pahnih nen kan chuang ve bawk,a hmaah Duati ka ṭhut san daih sia nuamlo ati viau dâwn amaw tih laiin zai a ngaithla a,a hlim bawk nen a bul a ṭhu te pawn an nuih an nuih mai.





"I mawi lutuk," seatbelt minlo hrên tîr paha ka hmuia lo fawh zeuh paha uRuatfel'an atih chuan ka nuih sang a.Ka sam sei ve tak chu ka thlah hniang a, "buaina a awm chuan in sawi dawn nia,vawiin lamah tih tur em em a awmlo bawk a,kan nu hian nau apai sia,ka tlanchak pui em em theilo ang che u" uRuatfel'an atih chuan "e...hmanhmawh rere suh,muangchang khan tlân zawk rawh" hnunglam ami te pawn anlo tivat.






"Tlân chak deuh mahla a pawilo ania,kawng aṭha tawh tho a,min ngaihtuah suh" uRuatfela en paha ka tih chuan minlo melh ve zeuh a. "Kawng ṭha ah accident a awl zawk,mut tum zawk rawh thlen hunah i mu mai mai thei dâwn siloa,i chau lutuk palh ang" ka pum lo khawih zeuh paha atih chuan ka chhang tawhlo.





Kanu te kan hnung lamah sumo in an rawn tlan a,Aizawl aṭang a kal chu kan tam em em lo,Darlawn lam aṭang a inneih tak tak hmang tura min zui thla erawh an tam khawp ang.Sumo pawh ka u sumo mai bakah kan khaw sumo leh motor kan hmang nual dâwn a,biakin hawng a in nei tûr nilo mah ila ka chhungten theih tawp min chhuah sak a,a pui thei ang bera min tih sak an tum hi hreawm kati lek lek zawk.






Duati pawh a tîr lama a phur vei nen a chau hma khawp mai,tûnah phei chuan earphone a beng ah vuah in a muhîl leh bawrh bawrh tawh.






"I ril aṭam em," uRuatfel'an atih chuan kalu kalo thing vat a, "ṭam lo e,chhuah hma in chaw kan ei vek alâwm, Rinsangpuii te kha an kal ve em," ka tih chuan min melh deuh zâwk tih ka hre thei.Ka zawh na teh daih chu mak ati deuh nge, "kal vek e kapa te nên hnunglam ah anlo tlân a,Nunmawia erawh kan hma lamah bike in a kal hmasa a," ati ṭha ve mai a.





"Nizan ah in haw har em,engtin nge hun iva hman a" kati leh a. "Haw har em em lo,dar sawmpahnih rik hma in in kan thleng,ṭhian te nên hotel lama thil ei pahin kan va in ti hlim ve zuai" atih chuan ka bu nghauh nghauh a.





Kan hnunga mite an muhil vek sia,ka mut chhuak hle mahse uRuatfela chu ka men pui hram hram a, "muhil rawh" ti mahse amah chiah a motor a khalh kha chuan nuamlo atih ka hlau sia,bakah a vawikhat kalna ania kawng a hre awm siloa.





uRuatfela tlanchak vaklo pawh chu ka u speed nen chuan in anglo tak ani,thlen pawh kan thleng harlo,dar khat rik hma hret in kan in kan thleng a.UTlani leh kan chhungte dang dang in thingpui ruai nen minlo hmuak a,ka chhûngte ka tâna an inpek na hi a ropui ka ti takzet.






"Bawihtea te chu hmuh loh karin anlo va lian chak ve,ka ngai tawh reuh lutuk" tih pahin Roonie leh Daniel te chu kala a.URuatfela Roonie zawk chu alo la vat,duhloh an nei vaklo zâwk a, "heihi mi inpa tur chu," uTlan'in atih chuan kalo aw ve vat a, "khawi in chibai ila thlalak ah hmu tho mah ila a taka hmuh nen chuan a danglam khawp mai," atih chuan kalo nui ve hak hak a,midang in minlo be buai ve sek bawk nen duh ang in uRuatfela leh ka ṭhian te pawh ka ngaihsak hmanlo.






"Han chawl hahdam phawt ula,thingpui te in ula ṭawngṭai na te kan hmang dâwn nia," papui'an atih chuan kan ṭhu ve vat a.kan in pawh anlo singsa nual a,Yma ṭhuthleng an hawh anih hmel, Adeline'i motor a rui deuh nge kil khatah a ṭhu zawi khawp mai,Duati erawh kan ui pate-i nen in ngheng chial in an ṭhu a,khawlum ti theilo tak ani bawk nen tukverh bul pate-i mutna bulah a ṭhu a,pate-i pawn a nel nghal khawp mai.





Roonie leh Daniel te uRuatfelan ala pawm reng a,ka rinai daih in nau pawm pawh a hnehsawh zêk, damdawiin lam velah an pawm nasa deuh nge mahse a tih nat a hlau lutuk a,a khawih ṭha ngam vaklo.





"Kanu te kan pawm tîr dâwn ami" ka tih lahin a duhlo ve tlat sia,bawihtea te pawh eng nge an hriat ni an awm hle hle mai.Mihring kan awm nuai nuai sia,chumi vang te pawh chu aniang,ṭawngṭai na vel kan hman zawh chuan kan ri leh laih laih a.





Min chibai tu lah anlo awm ve reng sia,bawihtea te pawh kanu ten anlo la vat, uRuatfela chu ka chhungten hmelṭha anti hlawm khawp a,ka cousin fate tleirawl deuh deuh ho pawn an en ve dauh dauh mai.URuatfela lah in min ngaihtuah sia,ka ṭhat leh ṭhat loh min zâwt deuh reng a,ka inti thei ve lutuk,mahse Tharte'i inchhung kan luh aṭang khan kala hmu miahlo a,ka awm anuam em em lo ka classmate hlui Rini te ho erawh nau pawm chung in an rawn kal hrâm hrâm a,Rini pawn fanu hmelṭha deuh alo nei ve tawh a.





"In inthlak duh chuan heti lamah hian aw,Ruatfel hei mikhual room ania,Duati Adeline nangni Hmangaihi room lamah hian animai aw," kanu in atih chuan an ding vat a,Duati phei chu a inbual chak thu ringawt a sawi tawh kha ania.






"I duh chuan va inti fai vela," uRuatfela kut a vawn paha ka tih chuan ka kut alo hmer ve salh a.URuatfela nu leh pate pawh an hawi tawn zak zak mai,betu an awm ve reng sia,a unau te erawh ka cousin te nên an inzui chhuak a khawnge an kal dawn ni,Omi pawh ake la dang chianglo mahse a ṭhian te anlo kal ve sia a chhuak leh daih tawh.





"Room awmna chu ka hmuh ang che,hawh khawnge uRinpuia te kha inthlak an duh ang," tih paha ka din chuan alo ding ve vat a.uRinpuia te chu an ko zui nghal.





"Pâwnah kalo va awm ang," an room awmna ka hrilh hnuah an inthlak duh ringin ka chhuah san leh vat a. "Mate,lo en teh hei" uTlan'in alo tih takah chuan ka phei zui ve vat.