A HANDSOME CREATURE - 5 : THE FINALE

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A HANDSOME CREATURE - 5 : THE FINALE

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A HANDSOME CREATURE : THE FINALE

VOL - 5

Written by : Aaron Malsawmdawngzuala

WARNING : 18+


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(A hmasain Hmaikawra thawnthu min lo chhiarsak thin tute leh Youtube lama min lo ngaihthlak sak thin tute chungah ka thinlung takin lawmthu ka sawi a, hei tunah chuan a tawp ber na tur kan lo thleng ta reng mai. Hmaikawra thawnthu hi a tir chuan Season khat bak ziah ka tum lova, mahse rin ai takin in lo hlut a, request a tam em avangin ka han ziak zawm leh ta nawk nawk a ni e. A tira he thawnthu ka ziah khan idea em em ka nei lova, ka phuah deuh pawp pawp a. Mahse rin ai takin in lo hlut leh si a, phurna tam tak min siam a. Ka lawm takzet, in hmel pawh a tha suk suk e. Mahse tunah chuan a tawpna ber kan thleng ta reng mai a, hei bak chu a awm tawh lovang. Hmaikawra thawnthu lo ngaithlatu zawng zawng te, Victor-a'n a hmangaih vek che u.)

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5 MONTHS LATER AFTER THE INCIDENT OF THE PREVIOUS STORY (VOL-4)

"Ka pate, duhtawk tawh rawh. Kum 5 lai a liam tawh a, Angel-i chu kan hmu tawh chuang lovang. Police te pawhin min pui thei tawh lova, nangmah chauh chuan engtikah mah i hmu tawh dawn chuang lo. Chubakah a thi nge a dam pawh kan hre tawh chu ania, khawngaihin duhtawk tawh rawh." tiin kum 30-a upa, tlangval fel tak mai Rinsanga chuan a pa nau, Pu Sanghluna chu a be mawlh mawlh a.

Pu SAnghluna chu a han thaw deuh hak a, "Ni e, ka hria alawm. Mahse BAwiha, ka fanu neihchhun a ni a, ka khawvel a ni asin. Kum 5 pawh lo liam tawh mahse, kum engzat pawh liam mahse, ka fanu hi ka theihnghilh thei lo a ni. Zantin ka mumangah ka hmu thin a, min pui rawh ka pa tiin min au lawm lawm thin. Hei vang ringawt pawh hian ka fanu hi ala dam ka ring tlat a ni, a thih ka la ring phal mawlh lo a ni." tiin a lo chhang a.

"Ka pate, i mumanga i hmuh vang ringawtin Angel-i chu ala dam tihna a ni hleinem. A thi e ka tihna pawh a ni chuang lo, mahse hei kum 5 lai a liam tawh a. Tuman a la dam hi an ring bik lovang, kan zawng hnem tawk tawh alawm. Hetia i awm reng chuan keini tan pawh a hrilhhai thlak emai, duhtawk tawh mai rawh." Rinsanga chuan a han ti leh a.

"Nilo Bawiha, khawiah emaw mangang tak leh rilru hah takin ka fanu hian min la nghak reng a ni. Ka beidawng dawn lo, ka thawk tek tek chhung hi chuan ka zawn chhunzawm reng ang. Tuman min dang thei lovang, Police ten min pui theilo mahse keimahin ka zawng zel mai ang." tiin a la tang fan mai a, Rinsanga pawh chuan chhan let ngaihna a hre tawh ngang lo aniang nge.

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Chhun dar 12 vel a ni a, Rachael-i chuan thlanmual lam a pan mek a. A han chhukthla thui deuh a, thlan pakhat bula tlangval pakhat lo thu ngawi reng chu a zuk hmu a. Zu pan hnaiin a bulah chuan a zuk thu a, "Zual, in inah ka lo kal a. Hetah ilo awm daih a, nitin i la kal thin em ni a?" tiin a nau SArah-i thlan en ngawih ngawih tu, Zuala chu a han be mawlh mawlh a.

Zuala erawh chuan a melh ngai a la melh reng thung, "Ka la awih thei lo a ni, RAchael. Ka nau neihchhunin min kalsan ta mai hi ka la awih thei mawlh lo a ni...ka ngai takzet." tiin a tap lek lek mai. "Naktuk hian Aizawlah haw ka tum tawh a, chuvang ania in inah ka lo kal." Rachael-i chuan a han ti leh a.

Zuala chu a rawn hawi chhuak a, "Ehe, i haw dawn maw? Ngati teh thut nge?" tiin a zawt a. Rachael-i chuan, "Ka ni ten haw tawh rawh min ti a, ka nu leh pate an ngaihtuah aniang. Chubakah khatiang thil teh hrep kha kan tawn hnu khan ka nu leh pate hian ka chhuah hi an phal tawh lo lutuk a, Thenzawla ka rawn zin theihna chhan pawh nangmah vang chauh hi ania." tiin a chhang a.

Zuala chu a ngawih vang vang a, "Umm...anih chuan haw ila." tiin a tho a, thlanmual step ah chuan an chho dun ta a. An kal pah chuan Zuala bawk chuan, "Keipawh ka zir zawm leh ang, hetia chawlhsan hmak hi chu ka tumlo bur. Ka rawn zin leh em em ang, kan la inhmu dawn chauh alawm." tiin za lo tak chuan a nui lui sak a.

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Inspector Awmpuia leh a thawhpui SI Eric-a te chuan zu an indun mek a, an kai dun miah miah kher mai. An titi tui dun nasa mai a, an hnathawh chungchang te, an bialnu hlui chungchang te leh thil dang dangte sawiin tawng an inchuh dun nasa tawh kher mai. Chutah Awmpuia chuan kum engemaw zat liam taa a case chhui pakhat, pawikhawihtu a man hnua tlanchhuak ta chungchang chu a sawi lang ta zeuh mai.

"Kum 5 a liam tawh a, kan hlawhchham thak. Chutah thla 5 vel liam ta khan a la dam thu te, thian ho lui kalin an hmuh thute, tual a lo thah leh vak vak chungchang te police department dang te hnen atangin report ka lo hre ve leh a. Ka phur thar tehreng nen, hei tunah chuan a ngaite bawkin..." a thinrim lutuk chu a tawng tha hleithei lo.

Eric-a chu a lo nui suk a, "Victor-a chungchang bawk maw?" a lo ti sap a. Awmpuia chuan no khat chu a han tlak leh pawp mai a, "Ni ang chu mawle...hepa hi chu ka theihnghilh thei lo. KA station atang ngeiin a tlanchhuak a, ka naute a that nual bawk a...tunah chuan hei angaite bawkin hmuh tur awmlo...a chanchin hriat ala nilo...tih ve bawk a nih leh mai mai tawh hi.." a han ti leh nuah nuah a.

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"Pa a, Bawihtea chu va hruai mai ta che....ka pum anuamlo emai, i hna i chawlh ni a ni tho." a pum chul heuh heuh pah chuan Sangtei chuan a ti a. A pasal MSa pawh chuan zaidam tak hian, "Awle awle, pumpui chakna te kha ei tha rawh ka tih mawlh mawlh kha. Nang hi i pum i sawisel ziah mai a, in entir ila a tha ang." tiin a lo chhanglet a.

"Nia, ka hmarcha eihnem lutuk hi ni berin ka hria. Bawihtea chu han lam vat rawh, school an ban a hun tep ania." tiin Sangtei chu a han vin leh deuh hlur a. "Aw ala hma alawm...englo ania. Thil hrilh duh che ka nei a, nizan ka mumang.." a tih lai chuan Sangtei chuan, "Awi patling pui si...mumang mai mai han inhrilh.." a lo ti vin leh hlur a.

"Aih, ka mumang kha a mak em a. Englo, khapa kha ka hmu a."

"A tu chu maw?"

"Kha...hmana kan buai hrep na kha, Victor-a kha..."

"Tu Victor-a?"

"Victor Lalthanmawia."

SAngtei chu a meng deuh kawk mai a, a lung awi loh hmel kher mai. Tum deuh hmuk hian, "A tawk, sawi lo teh." a ti deuh hlur mai. "Enteh Sangte, a chanchin i hre duh tawh lo tih ka hria...mahse nizan ka mumang ah khan warning min pe a ni." tiin Msa pawh chu a thutak hle mai.

"Eng WArning maw?"

"Ka lo let leh dawn, ka la theihnghilh lo che u a ti a ni. Chuan...ihh." tiin a han ngawi deuh vang vang a. Chutah hreh hmel tak hian, "I nupui Sangtei kha ka la theihnghilh lo tih chiang takin a sawi bawk a ni." a ti leh ta mai a. Sangtei chuan kum tam tak liam hnua a mihring hlauh em em mai hming a han hre thar leh chu a hlau kher mai, a hlauhna kha a la reh mawlh lo a ni ngei ang.

"MS, a tawk. Mumang mai mai a nih chu, sawi tawh suh." tiin a pasal chu melh pawh a melh tawh lo. "Sangte, enge a chhan pawh ka hrelo. Mahse ka rilru a nuam thlawt lo a ni, zep lo chuan." a han ti leh a. Vin deuh lek lek hian, "Bawihtea chu han hruai rawh, i tlai ange." a ti tuar a.

MSa pawh chuan a sawi chhunzawm ta biklo, chahbi a la a, a chhuak ta a. Sangtei thin chu a phu dup dup mai, Victor-a hming a han hre leh chu a pumna reng a ngaihtuah tawh lo. A pasal thusawi avang chuan mumang mai mah nise, hlauhthawnna a nei tlat tho. Kum 8 liam ta a thil thleng kha a ngaihtuah chhuak lo thei lo, Victor Lalthanmawia ngei kha.

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Putar ve tawh tak, kum 72 vela upa. Pu Khuma ram kal haw lam chuan thawm a hre tlat mai, tlai dar 5 vel a ni. Hmeichhe au thawm ni tlat hian a hria a, pa huaisen tak a ni bawk a, a chempui chu phawrhin thawm lo chhuahna lam chu a pan a. Ram a kal ngun bawk a, kalkawng pawh a hre viau.

Mahse thawm lo chhuahna lam a pan erawh chuan chulam kawng chu vawikhat mah a la kal ngai reng reng lo tih a hria a, uluk takin kawng chu a en zel bawk a. Chu hmeichhe au thawm pawh chu a ring tial tial a, rin aiin a hla phian lehnghal. Hmun zawl nuam tak maiah chuan a chhuak hlawl mai, chu hmun chu a awm tih pawh a hre ngai hauh lo.

Kudam lian tak niawm hi a laiah chuan a lo ding run mai a, rangva hlang a ni. A rangva te chu a tui ek nasa em em bawk a, chu kudam chhung atang ngei chuan a ni thawm chu a lo chhuah ni. Pu Khuma chuan kudam chu a pan hnai zel a, "Tunge ni? Tunge awm?" tiin a han au vak vak a. Hmeichhe au thawm pawh chu a reh hmak mai, a chempui chu a hum nghet sauh sauh va.

Kawngka chu a han hawng a, a chhung chu a lo thim ruih mai. A han lut a, a chhung a han en chiah chu a ding chat mai. Chhuat laiah chuan chalk hmanga rin bial niawm tak chhungah hmeichhe pakhat a lo bawk vang mai, saruak vekin a awm lehnghal. A bulah chuan pa pakhat, sang tak mai hi a lo awm bawk a.

BAti a lo inchhi bial vek bawk a, an awmna lai bik chu a hmuhchian theih ngang mai. Hmeichhia chu a rum ngut ngut bawk a, a taksa ah chuan hruia hlapna ni awm tak kutthlakna hnuhma a awm thluah bawk. Chu a bula lo ding chu sam sei ngil tak, a dar pel daih niin hlinglukhum niawm tak hi a kum bawk.

Mahse a hnungchhawn tlat a vang chuan Pu Khuma chuan a hmel a hmu thei lo, "Hey...enge awmzia? Tute nge in nih?" tiin a han vin vak vak a. Hmeichhia chu a rawn dak chhuak a, a chil thli a fan duah duah mai. Pu Khuma chuan mak a ti takzet, a chhan pawh chu hmeichhia chu hmeichhe hmeltha tak a nih vang a ni.

Ala naupan hmel em em a, a ngo hle bawk. MAhse chutih rual rual chuan a rap takzet a, chunu mit lah chu a sen rum mai lehnghal. Chutah chupa chu a rawn hawi ta, kawr dum bantlawn hi a ha a, a kekawr leh pheikhawk pawh a dum hlang vek a ni. Mahse hmaikawr a vuah tlat thung, a hmaikawrah chuan thisen a luang nuai bawk.

A hmaikawr chu a var a ni a, a mit bul leh a hmui erawh a dum thung. Pu Khuma lam chu pan chuan ava phei a, Pu Khuma chu a zam hle mai. "Hey, lo kal suh...tunge i nih?" tiin a chem chuan a tin a. Mahse chu Hmaikawra chuan a ngaithla eih lo, a va pan hnai zel a. "Tunge i nih? Tunge i nih min hrilh rawh...anih lo chuan ka sat ang che." a han ti khur leh dar dar a.

Mahse a ding duh der silo, Pu Khuma chuan sah tumin chem chu a han lek kang a. Mahse awlsam tak hian Hmaikawra chuan a lo man a, a hrawkah rekin chhuatah chuan a bawh bet ta ran mai. Chem a kenna lam chu Hmaikawra chuan a thing thit a, rum em em hian Pu Khuma chu a melh a.

Pu Khuma erawh a tawng chhuak thei lo, a rek nghet lutuk tlat. A khawhmuh a fiah lo tial tial a, a thaw thei ta lo. A tawp a tawpah chuan a rek hlum ta a, Hmaikawra chu a thaw halh halh a. Chutah a hmaikawr chu a phelh a, mipa hmeltha tak a ni. Pu Khuma ruang let reng chu a en vang vang a, a beng bulah chuan a zu kun hniam a.

ZAwi te si, fiah em em si hian, "Ka hming chu Victor-a a ni, Victor Lalthanmawia." a ti chang fak fak mai a, a thinrim hmel hle bawk. Chutah hmeichhia saruaka lo bawk reng chu a va en a, chunu pawh chuan a rawn melh ve a. An in melh vang vang hnu chuan an nui dun a, "Chuan kei hi anupui, Angeli ka ni." tiin a nui var var mai.

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"Luia kal, ram riah chhuan tih vel hi keichu a tul pawh ka tilo. Tunlaiah phei chuan tui tla hlum an tam thei si, ka remti lo reng reng." tiin tleirawl kum 18 mi lek, Hannah-i pa chu a ang nasa kher mai. Tap deuh tuau hian Hannah-i chuan, "Exam chawlh lai ania, ka thiante zawng zawng pawh an chhungten an phal vek." a ti deuh hluam hluam a.

"Awww..tleirawl te an nia, keini pawh kan naupan laiin kan kal ve thin tho kha. A ho emai, eng em an tawk bik nang." tiin a patea chuan a lo tan a. "Hman leh tun a in ang lo, chubakah mipa an tel dawn lehnghal." tih pah chuan room ah alut hmak mai. Hannah-i chu a lungawi lo hle mai, a nu bulah chuan a vui nuah nuah a.

Anu chuan, "Aho lutuk, in kal dawnnia. I pa hi chu amak thei ngawt mai, kan hunlai kan hunlai tiin a sawi zuah zuah reng a. Tunlai thalai chu lui kal pawh an peih tawh lo te a ti vel vak vak a, phal leh tawp silo. In kal dawnnia, a thinrim rei lovang." tiin a lo hnem a. A patea pawh chuan, "Nia, mahse fimkhur ula. Tui te kha ngam lutuk lo ula, in kal dawnnia." a lo ti ve bawk a.

Hannah-i pawh a lawm hle mai, a phone chu a phawrh nghal vat a. An thian ho Whatsapp group ah chuan lutin, "Keipawh ka chhungten an phal e." tih chu a thawn ta hlawm a. An thianho hi paruk niin an hmingte chu Issac-a, Hriata, Siama, Jenny, Lawmi leh amah Hannah-i te niin kum 17-21 vel chauh a upa an ni hlawm.

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"Debo, i nite khuaah han zin ang hmiang. Awm awl lai te a ni tho va, keichu ka zin chak e." tiin DEborah-i cousin, Melinda-i chuan a han sawm a. Tum hmuk hian DEborah-i chuan, "Sawibuang khuaah khian ka zin tawh muar ang, ka duh teuh lo mai." a lo ti hlur mai. "Hmmm..engvangin maw?" tiin Melinda-i chuan a zawt a.

"Kum 5 chu a liam tawh, mahse ka la theihnghilh theilo. Kha mihring vang khan zan tin chempui nen ka la mu tih hre rawh, ka zin duh tawh teuh lo." a han ti leh a. "Aww..Victor-a an ti tiraw khah..Mama an ti bawkin ka hria..a ni tiraw?" tiin a lo zawt leh a. "A ninawm, a hming pawh kha lam ri suh." tiin a vin leh hlur mai.

Melinda-i chu a nui huah huah a, "AWiii kum 5 a liam tawh, i chhungte pawh khami hnu khan an zin an zin tawh a, engmah an tawng lo. Chubakah a thi daih tawh ang, a rei tawh emai." tiin a lo chhang leh a. "A ruang pawh an hmulo, chuan a la thilo tih ka chiang. Thla 5 vel liam ta khan Bukpui lui ah college naupang ho mipakhatin a mal te te in alo that an tih thawm kha i la hria em?" tiin DEborah-i chuan a han zawt a.

"E ni tak e, ka lo theihnghilh daih tawh." Melinda-i chuan a lo ti nuah nuah a. "Kha pawh kha, thuchiang tak chu ka hre velo nain Victor-a tho a ni e an tih kha, Police ten an puang zar tha duhlo mai mai alawm." Deborah-i chuan a han ti leh a. "Mahse thla 5 a liam tawh a, chupawh Bukpui lui daih lehnghal. Sawibuang khuaah tunah a awm mek tihna pawh a nilo a, chutia i hlauh te chuan Sawibuang khua chauh nilovin kan awmna hmun tin pawh hi a hlauhawm vek ang chu." Melinda-i chuan a han ti leh hram a.

"Ui nia...zin chu ka chak reng. Mahse kha thil ka tawn khan tun thleng hian min la ti hlau alawm, SAwibuang khua sawichhuah apiangin ka hrechhuak ziah a." a han ti leh nuah nuah a. Melinda-i chuan a thlem a thlem a, a tawpah chuan a thlem thlu thei ta. "Um nia, kan zin dawnnia." tiin a chhang ta nge nge a.

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Hannah-i te thian ho lui kal ni pawh chu a lo thleng ta, an phur hlawm kher mai. Hannah-i pa erawh ala lungawi lo hle a, mahse a fanu neihchhun leh a duat em em maiin a kal chak miau si a. Hreh tak chung chuan a phal sak ve ta a, nimah sela a ngaihtuah takzet. An lui kalna tur hmun lah hi a hla em em mai a, a kalchhung pawh a rei viau.

An paruk hian thian an ni mai bakah a kawp kim chiah chiah in an inngaizawng a, an zinga mi Issac-a hian car a nei bawk. Issac-a leh Hannah-i hi an inngaizawng a, Hriata leh Jenny an inngaizawng bawk a, Lawmi leh Siama te chu an inngaizawng bawk. Mahse an nu leh pate bulah erawh an sawi hauh lova, an nu leh pate pawhin inngaizawng an ni tih engmah an hrelo bawk.

An thil tum ber chu intihlim tura lui kal chu ni tho mahse, chhungte leh hmelhriat dangte ven thawn ngai lova duhtawka mahni hmangaih ber te nena han khawsak dun vel te chu an thil chak ber a ni mah zawk ta ve ang. Issac-a car ah chuan an bungrua leh mamawh vel te chu an han dah khawm a, Siama erawh chuan Bike a keng dawn thung.

Siama leh Lawmi te chu an inphur a, tichuan a bak zawng chu Issac-a car ah chuan an chuang ta a. Rei tak an tlan fe hnu chuan an thleng ta, "Awii avan hla em em, kan thleng thei dawnlo emaw ka tia lawm.." tiin Hannah-i chu a han zi mar tial tial a. An lui kalna hi hla viau e tilo chuan thui tak motorin a tlan theih thung a, mahse kawng erawh a chhe hle thung.

Motor an dahna atanga hla lutuk lovah chuan lui chu a lo awm a, a bul deuh lawkah chuan thlam lian ve pangngai tak hi a awm bawk. "Thlamah khian kan riak dawnnia, zan 1 chiah ni tho a..a hrehawm lovang." Issac-a chuan a han ti a. An hlim tlang hle mai, "A nuam dawn e." tiin Siama pawh a lo khi suk mai.

"Engpawh nise kan riahna tur thlam ah khian han in dahfel phawt teh ang u." tiin Hriata chuan hma a hruai a, midang chuan an zui bawk a. Thlam an han lut chiah chu an phu deuh zawk mai, hmeichhe hmeltha tak pakhat hi lo thu in meizial a lo zu hlat hlat mai. Lut mai lo chuan Hriata chuan, "Ehe...thiannu...ihh..kan tihpalh, thlam neitu em ni i nih.." a ti bah nuai mai.

Chhang mai lo chuan chu hmeichhia chuan a han melh vang vang hlawm a, a nui suk mai. Tawnzau dum pan tak leh kekawr bul chhing em em mai chiah hi alo in bel a, a mal mum nalh leh var tak mai te chuan mipa ho mit chu a la ngang mai. Mahse an bialnu te an awm ve vek avang chuan an han melh tha lo lui vel a, hmundang han hawisan erawh an rilru tak chuan an ui hlawm khawp mai.

A meizial chu a han pak khu leh tual a, "Nilove, keimahin ka lo awm mai mai. Lo lut ru, a neitu ka nilo." tiin a nui har har a. Hannah-i te thian ho pawh chu an lut ve mai a, bungrua te chu an han dah fel a. Issac-a chuan, "Thiannu, enge i tih reng reng a?" tiin a han zawt a. Chunu chuan, "Mahniin lui ka kal e ka tia, ina awm reng ka ning a." tiin a lo chhang a.

"Nangmah in maw? Midang kalpui i neilo maw?" Hriata chuan a lo ti hu mai. "Umm...mahniin ka kal ziah alawm." tiin a lo chhang leh mai a. Jenny chuan, "Nih leh tunge i hming ni a? Engtin nge kan koh ang che?" tiin a han zawt veleh a. Chu hmeichhia chuan Jenny chu ahan nuih seih a, "Angel..Angel Lalremruati." tiin a chhang a.

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Deborah-i leh a cousin Melinda-i te pawh chuan sumo ticket an book fel ta, a ruk tak chuan DEborah-i chuan Sawibuang khuaa han zin leh chu a zuam tawh lem lo a ni. Mahse a cousin leh a thian kawm ngeih ber ni bawk Melinda-i chuan a ti lui tlat mai si a, a hnial hreh bawk si. Kar 2-1 vel cham tur chuan ruahhmanna an siam fel ta a, an zin hma ni chiah a ni.

Thawmhnaw vel khung fel mawlh mawlh pah chuan DEborah-i chuan a melh ngai hi a melh reng a, Melinda-i titi bawrh bawrh pawh chu ngaihsak hmel pawhin a lang lo. Melinda-i chuan ava en a, Deborah-i lo ngawi ngul mai leh amelh ngai lo melh reng a hmuh chuan a titi lai pawh chu a tawp ve hmak mai.

A darah chuan ava sawi a, "Hey...enge i ngaihtuah a?" a han ti chu a lo phu nasa kher mai. "Ui, min ti phu alawm." a ti vin deuh hlur a. "Enge i ngaihtuah vung vung a? Ka thil sawi kha i ngaithla miah nange?" tiin Melinda-i chuan a zawt a. "Ihh...englo, ngaithla e...enge i sawi khah?" a ti bah nuai mai.

"Huiham, enge i ngaihtuah a?"

"Engmah....sawi zel rawh."

"Sawi phawt rawh, i phu nasa em em lehnghal a...enge i ngaihtuah?"

"Englo...diktak chuan ka rilru a nuam lo a.."

"Engchuan maw i rilru ti nuam lo?"

"Victor-a."

Melinda-i chu a thaw hak a, "Enge maw Victor-a i tih reng le? Kum nga aliam tawh, a thi daih tawh ang. Ka ning, zin i ti chakawm loh vek." a ti hlur mai. "Ka tawn ang kha i tawng ve lova, ka hma zawnah ngei khan tlanbo pui turin min sawm a. Tualthattu ber ani tih hriat ran phei chuan e, hlauhawm tak a ni." tiin a aw pawh chu ala khur thei hial.

Melinda-i chu a ngawi vang vang a, "Kan zin leh lo mai dawn em ni?" a han ti deuh hmuk a. "Mahse, ticket kan book vek tawh a. Pawisa pawh kan pe lawk tawh a, a chilo emai." Deborah-i chuan a lo ti a. "Chuti chu sawi sawi tawh suh...awm i ti nuam lo." tiin Melinda-i chuan a vin deuh vak a.

Inthlahrun hmel tak hian Deborah-i chuan, "Ummm kan zin dawn lawm, ka sawi tawh lovang." tiin a nui lui sak a. MAhse Melinda-i erawh a la lungawi lo, an han inthlem leh rih a. An in thlem lungawi hnu chuan, "Naktuk zing dar 6 ah kan chhuak dawn sia, zanin chu kan mu hma dawnnia." Melinda-i chuan a ti a.

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Rachael-i air-bag vel te chu Sumo ah chuan Zuala chuan a han hlanpui zung zung a, "Ka ngai dawn hle mai che, keipawh ka lo zin vat ang." tiin Zuala chuan Rachael-i kutah chuan a vuan a. Rachael-i pawh chu a hnuk a ulh a, "Umm, kan thlen veleh ka lo be dawn che nia." tiin a chhang a.

"Tluang taka in thlen theih nan ka lo tawngtai pui ang che, in thlenna chin apiangah signal a awm chuan min rawn chanchin min rawn hrilh zel la." tiin Zuala chu a han nui lui suk a. Rachael-i pawh chuan nui seih chung hian, "Tehreng mai, nangpawh ilo kal hun ka lo nghak reng ang." tiin a chhang let a.

Motor chhungah chuan a lut a, "Anih leh phawt aw...RAchael." tiin a kutah chuan a vuan leh a. ZAwite hian a beng bulah chuan, "Ka hmangaih che." a ti sap a. Rachael-i pawh chuan a lo nuih let a, "Keipawn ka hmangaih che." tiin a chhang let ve a. Motor a tlan liam thleng chuan Zuala chuan a en ngawih ngawih a, a mittui chu a hru a hru bawk a.

Thla 5 liam ta a an thil tawn rapthlak tak atanga an tlanchhuah dun hnu khan Rachael-i leh Zuala te hi an inngaizawng ta daih a, a hma kha chuan induhna chhe te mah an nei ngai lo. Ahma lama kan sawi tak ang khan Zuala hi Thenzawl khua a ni a, a unaunu thih hnu khan Thenzawl ah a haw ta a ni.

An exam result a lo chhuak a, Zuala pawh a pass ve ta hlauh kha ania. Mahse Aizawl lamah erawh a kal leh tawh ngailo, a pass chhuah hnu pawhin engmah a zir zawm ta lo a ni. Mahse engemaw tal tih leh a duh a, chuvang chuan a nau vanga a tawrhna te chu a reh chian hunah, a inpeih thlap hunah Aizawl lama kal a, lehkha zir zawm leh chu a la tum fan tho a ni.

Rachael-i hian Thenzawl lamah chhungte a nei bawk a, a ni(aunt) te an ni. Zuala nen an inngaihzawn hnu deuh khan exam chawlh lai ala ni bawk nen, Zuala bula awm a thlahlel ve bawk nen, ani te bula awm tur chuan Thenzawl a zin ta kha a ni a. Mahse tunah erawh a haw a hun leh tawh bawk si, an lung a leng dun khawp ang le.

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SAwibuang Police Station kawtah chuan Inspector Awmpuia chu a vei vut vut a, meizial a zu khu luih luih bawk a. Chutih lai chuan SI Eric-a dawr kal lo let leh lam chu lo ko dingin,
"Eric...lo ding lawk teh." a ti a. Eric-a chuan, "Enge ni, Sir?" a lo ti vat a. "Naktuk kha i day off tiraw?" tiin a han zawt a.

"Aw ni e, tinge?" tiin a lo zawt let a. "Tih tur pawimawh i nei em?" a han ti leh te te a. "Neilove, Sir....enge ni ta?" a lo ti leh a. Awmpuia chu a ngawi vang vang a, "Tih tur pawimawh i neih loh chuan luiah kal ang hmiang, i peih em?" tiin a han sawm a. Phur tak hian Eric-a chuan, "Peih e le, a lum si...kalpui tur awm se ka tih lai tak ania." a lo ti hlauh mai.

"A that chu, zu leh sehhmeh vel chu ka tum vek ang." a han ti phei chu Eric-a chu a phur ngei mai. "A va tha dawn em, chaw kan fun bawk anga. Lui kal ka chak lai tak a lo nia, khawi luiah nge kan kal ang?" tiin a han zawt leh a. "Ka hre lo, zaninah ka lo hrilh chiang dawn che nia." tiin Awmpuia chuan a chhang a.

"Mahse Sir, ngati teh thut nge a?"

"Aa..kal ka chak mai mai. Nangmah lo chu midang ka kal pui peih hlawm bawk silova, ka ring dawn che ania aw..."

"Awle...dar engzat velah nge kan chhuah ang."

"Chungte chu zanah kan sawi dawnnia, i hmanhmawh tut tut emai." tiin Awmpuia chu a han nui huah huah a. Chutah a ngawi deuh vung vung a, "Kha misual Victor-a kha han hmu thut mai ila, naktuk kan lui kalna turah chuan lo awm nghe nghe se ania ka tih ni.." a han ti deuh khur khur a.

ZA lo tak hian Eric-a chu a nui suk a, "Victor-a i hmuh i rin vang hi a nilo maw?" a han ti zauh va. Awmpuia chuan, "Enga? Teuhlo...aa..ka han sawi vel mai mai mawle." a lo ti bah nuai a. Erica chu a lut a, Awmpuia erawh pawnah chuan a la ding reng a. A meizial zuk leh hlat hlat pah chuan zawite hian, "Han hmu thut mai ila aw.." a han ti leh hram a.

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MSa chuan a nupui Sangtei, an kawtzawla a melh ngai melh renga thu vung vung mai chu a va en a. Sangtei hmel chu a han en vang vang a, hlimlohna riau a nei tlat hian a hria a. Sangtei leh Msa te hian fa kum 7 mi leh kum 4 mi, mipa ve ve an nei tawh a ni. An fapa upa zawk hming chu Johnny-a a ni a, a naupang zawk hming chu Tluangtea a ni.

Msa chuan a nupui chu ava pan hnai a, "Enge i ngaihtuah a?" tiin a dar ah chuan a va vuan a. Sangtei chu a lo phu zuk mai, "AWi, min ti phu chiang lutuk." tiin za lo deuh chuan a nui suk a. Msa chu a bulah chuan a thu ve a, "Mawh..enge i ngaihtuah a?" tiin a han zawt nawn leh a. "Engmah nilove." tiin a lo chhang mai a.

"Sangte, i pasal ka nih hi...i rilru a nuamlo tih ka hrethiam vek alawm. Enge a chhan min han hrilh ve la, ka pui dawn che alawm."

"Aaa...thil engemaw tullo deuh deuh hi ka ngaihtuah chhuak leh thin a, chuvang mai mai chu mawle."

MSa chu a ngawi vang vang a, "Hmannia ka mumang chungchang ka hrilh vang che kha ani tiraw?" a ti ta mai a. Chuveleh Sangtei pawh chu a meng kawk mai, "Aih nilo." a ti hmuk a. Mahse thutak zet hian Msa chuan, "Ani tih ka hria, nangmah ang chiah khan keipawh hi ka rilru a hah ve tho asin." a tih lai chuan Sangtei chuan a lo khap vat a.

"Duhtawk rawh...chulam ka ngaihtuah lo." tiin a lu a dawm vawng vawng a, rilru hah hmel tak chuan a han thaw leh deuh hak thin a. Inthiamloh hmel tak chuan Msa chuan akuah a, "Awle...ka sawi tawh lovang. Naktuk chu inrinni a ni bawk a, lui kal ang hmiang." tiin a han sawm a, "Ka peih lo." a lo ti leh hmuk mai.

"Awww...i rilru hah tih ziaawm nan kan chhuak thawveng ve ang chu. Duhleh ka u te nupa kan sawm bawk anga, i chak ve lo mi?" tiin a han zawt leh a. SAngtei chu a ngawi vang vang a, "KA hrelo...nia kal chu ka chak reng. Mahse naupangte hi..engtin nge niang?" tiin a han zawt leh a. "AWww...ka nu te an awm alawm. Hruai chi an nilo, ka u te nupa nen, kan nupa nen, kan pali in kan kal dawnnia." a han ti leh a.

"Nia, a tha lawm. Khawi lui ah nge niang?" tiin Sangtei chuan a han zawt leh a. "KA hrelo, ka u hian lui chu a hre hnem zawk ang. Ka u kan zawt dawnnia, keipawh ka kallohna arei tawh bawk a, ka kal chak alawm." tiin Msa chuan a chhang a. "I ruih vaih.." tiin Sangtei chuan a han melh rum der vel a, an nui dun bawk bawk a.

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Pu Sanghluna chhuak tur lo insiam mawlh mawlh chu a unaupa fapa, Rinsanga chuan ava hmu a. Rinsanga hi Angel-i cousin a ni a, mahse Angel-i nen khan an innel lutuk lemlo. Ramdanga awm char char a ni a, Angel-i abo lai pawh khan lehkha zirin ramdangah a awm a ni. Angel-i a bo hnu khan Pu Sanghluna hian a fanu chu nitin mai a zawng thin a, kum 5 chhung tehmeuh chu a zawng tawh a ni.

Rinsanga hi Pu Sanghluna te inpiah lawkah hian an awm a, Pu Sanghluna hetia a fanu bo zawnga mi a ang maia a chhuak a chhuak thin hi Rinsanga nu leh pate rilru ti hah leh ti mangang tu ber a ni. Eng ang pawhin hrilh nasa mah se, Pu Sanghluna chuan a ngaithla duh thin si lo.

Chuvang chuan Rinsanga hian theih tawpin a veng a ni deuh tawp mai, mahse a sawt lutuk chuang lo. "Ka pate, khawnge i kal dawn?" tiin ava zawt a. "Vawiin chu lui lamah ka han zawng teh ang, zan hnih khat vel chu ka riak bawk ang." tiin a lo chhang a. Rinsanga chu a thaw hak mai, "Ka pate, duhtawk tawh rawh ka tih kha." a han ti deuh hlur a.

Mahse Pu Sanghluna chuan awlsam te hian, "FA nei ve la, i fa neihchhun chu bo ve ta se...i hrethiam chauh ang." tiin a lo chhang hmak mai. Rinsanga chu a ngawi vang vang a, "Min lo nghak rawh..ka lo kal ve dawn." a ti ta mai a. "Eng a? Enge i rawn tih ve anga?" tiin a zawt hu mai.

"Lui kal ka chak alawm, ka kal ve dawn a ni tawp mai. Ka insiam chhungin lo kal suh ang che, chaw te ka va fun ve nge.." tiin an inlam ah chuan phei leh a tum a. "Bawiha, i lo kal ve dawn tak tak ami?" tiin Pu Sanghluna chuan a han zawt leh hram a. "Aw..kal dawn, min lo nghak ang che." tiin an in lamah chuan a let leh ta a.

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Angel-i chuan a ti lui deuh nge mawni, thlam chhuatah chuan a sexy thei ang tur ber chuan a han thu duhdah sawt khawp a. Tleirawl ta na na na chuan chutianga nula, an mahni aia upa deuh hret lehnghal, hmeltha leh itawm em em mai, taksa lang tam thei ang bera a han thu kawisawi vel chu Issac-a. Siama leh Hruaia te chuan an hmuh hmaih hauh lo.

Chutia an bialnute hmuh hlau tak si a Angeli mal leh a ke vel an lo melh ru zeuh zeuh chu an bialnute chuan an hai bik hauh lo, Angel-i chu Hannah-i te thian pathum tan chuan hnawksak tak a ni. "Thlamah hian i riak ve a mi?" tiin Jenny bawk chuan a han zawt leh a. "Riak love, tukin zing khan ka kal a...sawlai deuhah sawn huan kan nei a.." tih ringawt chuan a lo chhang leh a.

Siama chuan, "Anih chu mawle...hei keini pawh zanin riah a, naktuka haw lehnghal turin kan lo kal a. Nidangah pawh he luiah hi chuan kan kal fo va, hemi thlamah pawh hian kan riak nghal mai zel a. Tuman min hau ngai lem lo bawk a, a neitu i ni emaw kan han ti thut mawle." tiin a han nuih tlawn vel a, LAwmi chuan a lo melhrum kher mai.

Angel-i hmel chu damdawi rui a ang takzet, chung tleirawl hote chu melh pawh a melh tha peih lo tih tur khawp chuan a meng diar diar mai. A thle deuh ngawih ngawih bawk a, chung ringawt pawh chuan Issac-a te thian pathum mit chu a tih tlai phah kher mai. "Nilove, engatan mah min ngai suh u. Ka haw tep, ka chau deuh a....ka thu chawl lawk mawle." tiin a han chhang leh a.

"Lo tel ve zawk la.." Issac-a'n a han ti zauh chu Hannah-i chuan a sik vak a, Issac-a pawh a phu zawk mai. Angel-i chu a nui suk a, "AAa...ngawi teh, in kawm rual pawh ka ni ve lo keichu..hehe, tui ka zu cheng leh zawk ange." tih pah chuan muang chang chuan a tho va. A rui tih hriat tak hian a kal pai deuh chhut chhut a, a tlu tep tep mai.

Kawngka bul ava pan lai chuan a ding nghet zo talo, a tlu tur chiah chu rang em em hian Siama chuan ava man bet hman a. Angel-i chuan ti lui tih hriat tak hian a hnute chuan Siama kut chu ava nawk deuh hram a, hmeichhe ho erawh chuan an hmuh hmaih lo chu thuhran, Angel-i chuan a ti lui tih chu an hai mawlh lo.

A bik takin Siama bialnu Lawmi phei chuan a haw takzet, chutah Angel-i lah chuan Siama chu a kuah deuh ang thuak thuak lehnghal. Hnai takah hian Siama chua en a, "AWii..tihpalh aw...avan zahthlak tak." a han ti vela, Siama zawk pawh chu a lai lek lek mai. Pawnah chuan a chhuak a, lui lamah chuan a phei ta a.

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"In va han lerh tak.." Hannah-i chuan a han ti deuh thut a. "Hmm..enge kan lerhna?" Issac-a chuan a lo ti vat. "Khanu kha in en nasa, Siama phei chuan a han pui velah..awi ka ten." tiin Hannah-i chu a khu deuh suk a. Mipa ho chu an insawi fiah liam liam hlawm a, "Awii a rui chiang mai." tiin Jenny chu a ner sak mai.

"Dik chiah, chubakah a zak lo e. Keini ai u daih a nih hmel a, amah chauhvin a lo kal tak taka mawni le?" Lawmi chuan a lo ti ve bawk a. "Lui kal ahrat ve hrim hrim a nih dawn kha." Siama chuan a lo ti sam et a. NGaihthat loh hmel tak hian Hriata chuan, "Mipa mahnia lui kal thin chu ka hre fova, mahse hmeichhe pangngai ve tak, la upat hmel bawk silo, mahnia lui a kal chu a mak ka ti ang reng." a lo ti nuah nuah mai.

Nui chung hian Siama chuan, "I vei lutuk a nih kha, zep zep suh." tiin a lo fiam a. "Nang tak a...i va dawm vel kha." tiin Hriata chuan alo chhanglet nghal a. "Hawh u...tui cheng tawh ang u, duhtawkin cheng phawt ila, chuan sangha man tur kan zawng nghal bawk anga.." tiin Issac-a chuan kut a han beng thak thak a, an indah fel ta hlawm a.

Lui lam pan chuan an va kal khawm a, Angel-i erawh a lo awm tawh hauh lo. "Ehe...khawnge Angel-i kha?" Siama chuan a ti hu mai. "Engemaw i ngaihtuah viau le?" tiin a bialnu Lawmi chuan alo vin zek mai. "Amak em alawm, nichin deuh lawk khan a cheng reng sia." tiin Issac-a pawh chuan a thianpa chu a lo tan a.

"A haw aniang chu.." Jenny chuan a lo ti sam et a. "Haw pawh nise a haw kawng tur saw en la, hei ala hmuh theih vek. Kal kawng thui zia pawh in hria a, haw nise kan la hmu phak em em ang." Hriata chuan a lo ti ve bawk a. "Ui ka ning, mood in ti off. A duh duh naah awm ang hmiang, sawi tawh suh u." Hannah-i chuan a ti hlur a.

Midang pawh chuan an sawi chhunzawm tawh lem lo, hlim tak chuan hun an hmang a. A chang leh zu an in a, nuam an ti hlawm kher mai. Angel-i chu hmuh tur a awm chhunzawm ta miah lo, mahse an ngaihtuah zui tawh bik lem lo. Sangha te pawh an man nual a, nileng thak chuan tuiah chuan an cheng a.

Khua a thim dawn tan tih ah chuan an duhtawk ve thei ta, hmeichhe ho chuan rawng an han bawl zung zung a. Khua a thim a, an awmna lui chu a reh ta ruih ruih hle mai. Zan dar 7 a rik meuh chuan chaw an ei ve ta, an ei tui tlang hle bawk. An ei pah te chuan an titi a, zanah an nawmchen dan tur te chu an sawi lawk vel bawk a.

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Chawhnu lama chhuak kha an ni bawk a, Rachael-i te chuan Aizawl an la thleng lo deuh. Kawng fianrial laia an tlan lai chuan Rachael-i lu chu a na deuh a, tukverh bula thu a ni bawk a tukverh ah chuan a han dak chhuak a. Thil a lo thaw nasa deuh nghe ni, a scarf bah lai chu thli chuan a len thla daih mai.

"AWi ding lawk teh ka pu..." tiin a au tuar a. Sumo driver chuan motor tih din pah chuan, "Enge ni?" a lo ti vat a. "Ka scarf a tla daih a..ka va chhar lawk." tiin inthlahrun hmel tak chuan a khi suk a. Driver chu a nui huah huah a, "Aww...ramhuai i hmu emaw kan ti hman a lawm. Va chhar rawh, kan lo tlansan lovang che." tiin a lo fiam a.

A chhuk hma hret chuan an hma zawnah chuan truck lian em em mai hi a lo tlan phei a, light a rawn bei eng tha khawp mai. "Lawk aw, kawngsirah kan ding lawk." tiin driver chuan motor chu a side tha a. Rachael-i chu achhuk a, a scarf chhar tur chuan a tlan let leh a. A chhar a, motor lam a pan leh tur chiah chu a ding chat mai.

Chu truck lian em em mai chuan an chuanna sumo lam chu a pan ta tlat mai a, a la khalh chak em em mai lehnghal. Mangang authawm ri in a chhunzawm nghal a, chutah truck chuan a su ri ta bur mai. "Nilo.." tiin Rachael-i chu a au vak a. Mahse sumo chu kawngsir khamah chuan a insawh thla ri dup dup mai a, truck erawh chu kawngsirah chuan ala ding reng thung.

Rachael-i hlau lutuk chu a ding khawng reng a, chet pawh a che eih lo. A khur zawih zawih a, a mittui a tla nghal zawih zawih bawk. Truck driver chuan a engin chu a han off a, boruak a reh ta hmak mai. Hlau tak chung chuan Rachael-i chuan truck chu a en reng a, kawngka chu a rawn inhawng ta.

Chutah pa pakhat, ft 6 vela sang. Kawr bantlawn dum leh kekawr dum ha, pheikhawk dum nen, a dum suit veka inthuam chu a rawn chhuk ta a. A sam ala sei zui, mahse hmaikawr a vuah tlat. A hmaikawr lah chu a rapawm em em a, a var niin a mit zawn, a hnar zawn leh a ka zawn chu a dum bik a.

Hling lukhum niawmtak, zum fer fur hi a khum bawk. Chu mai ala nilo, a hmaikawrah chuan thisen a kai nuai bawk. RAchael-i hlau lutuk chu a khur zawih zawih a, "Tu..tunge i nih?" tiin zawi muang chuan a hnung tawlh a. Chutah Hmaikawra chuan a hmaikawr chu a phelh ta, Rachael-i chu a phu nasa mai.

"Nang..nang maw?" tiin a ka hau mai a, Hmaikawra erawh chuan rum em em hian a melh run mai a. A mitmeng te chu thla eng hnuaiah pawh chuan a lang sen rum thei, "Victor...Victor...nilo." tiin Rachel-i chu a tap a. Chutah Hmaikawra, Victor-a ngei mai chu a hnui ta huah huah mai.

Rachael-i chu a en a, "Tinge? Tinge khatia i awm vak vak a? Min hre tawh lo em ni? Keimah Victor-a...ka hmaikawr design ka thlak mai mai alawm. Keimah in thianpa..in U Victor-a tho kha alawm ka nih." a han ti vel a. Rachael-i erawh chuan chhan pawh a chhang ngam tawh lo, "Dam i duh chuan ngawi reng khan truck ah khian lut rawh." a ti ta khur khur mai.

Mahse RAchael-i chuan a duhlo nasa mai, a tlanchhe ta ringawt mai a. Mahse Victor-a chu a mangang lemlo khawp mai, "Huiham...hmeichhe ho tak hi chu.." tih pah chuan a ner suk a. Chemte a phawrh a, Rachael-i tlan mek chu a tin vang vang a. Rachael-i lah chuan ring tak hian, "Min pui ru.." a ti chel chul mai.

Chutah chemte chu a vawm ta mai a, Rachael-i chu a rak thawt mai. Leiah chuan a bawk thlawp a, a mal dinglam chu a thip vawng vawng mai. A han en a, a malah chuan chemte a lo bur va mai. Victor-a chu ama lam pan chuan a lo phei chhut chhut lehnghal, RAchael-i chuan a hlau takzet.

Chemte phawi tum chuan a han tang vak a, mahse a na tulh tulh mai si. Thawh a tum a, a thei thak bawk silo. Victor-a lah chu a rawn hmanhmawh lo nasa mai lehnghal a, a rawn nui phei vur vur a. "Khuanu remruat vek a ni ngei ang, engtin nge i scarf berkher kha a tlak theih? Midang scarf zawk chu nise khung ho rual khuan i thi ve ngei awm si a, mahse hei...i him ta daih a nih hi." tiin a han nui vel a.

Rachael-i chuan tap chung hian, "Victor, enge i la duh a? I duhtawkin kan thiante kha i that tawh ani lawmni? Tinge min la zui reng a?" a ti hluam hluam mai. Victor-a chu a han chek tlawk tlawk a, "Mai mai a, thil hi i hre lo leh lutuk mai. Ka rin ai daihin Zuala leh nangmah khan in tuar a chhel a, chuvang chuan chance ka pe che u a nih kha. In nunna kha ka zuah mai mai a nih kha, a chhan chu kha kan game khelh kha ala zo reng reng lo." a ti ta khur khur mai.

Chutah Rachael-i chu na em em hian a hnek siah mai a, nikhaw hrelovin a let nghal tawp. A pu nawlh a, truck lam pan chuan a pu phei a. Truck chhungah chuan a hlangkang a, a han thaw deuh hak a. Motorah chhungah chuan a lut veleh a, "Huiham....i khel tan leh tawh ang le." tih pah chuan chak takin a tlan ta a.

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Zuala chuan computer games chu ala khel mawlh mawlh a, sana a han en chu dar 9 a lo ri der tawh. Computer chu a off a, "Rachael-i hi min chancin min va rawn hrilh lo ve mawle." tia phun nuah nuah in mut tum chuan a han indah fel a. A lukham case ah chuan thlalak pakhat hi a lo awm a, "Ehe..eng thlalak nge mawni le.." tih nuah nuah pah chuan a la chhuak a. Thlalak a han en chu a mittui a hnam nghal sawk mai, a nau Sarah-i nena an thlalak a lo ni.

A rilru chu a na thar em em a, khumah chuan a thu hnawk a. Sarah-i thlalak chu en ngawih ngawih pah chuan, "Bawihte, ka va han ngai tak che em. Ka inchhir takzet a ni, i u hi ka nep takzet. Ka venghim zolo che a, min ngaidam hram ang che aw.." tiin a tap zawih zawih mai. Thlalak chu a dah tha leh a, tichuan a muhil ve ta a.

Thil tla ri deuh bur chuan Zuala muhil lai chu a ti harh zawk mai, a thu chhuak hlawl mai a. A awmna chu a han hawi kual a, an inah awzawng a lo awm lo. Ramhnuaiah daih a lo awm, thla chu a eng bial kulh lehnghal. A ding a, a mangang takzet. "Khawiah nge ka awm?" tiin a inzawt a, a hawi kual vak vak ringawt mai.

Chutah a hnunglam atang chuan a nau Sarah-i aw ngei chuan, "Au Zual..." a rawn ti thut mai chu a phu nasa kher mai. Rang takin a hawi let a, a hma zawnah chuan a nau boral ta, Sarah-i ngei mai chu a lo ding reng mai a. Mak a ti kher mai, Sarah-i hmai chu a dang var pup a, nunna nei hmel reng a pu lo.

Zuala chu a mittui a tla a, "Sarah..BAwihte." tiin a en ngawih ngawih mai a. Sarah-i pawh chu a mittui a tla a, "Au Zual...tinge U Rachael-i i kalsan?" a ti ta mai a. Zuala chuan a ngaihna hrelo kher mai, "Sarah...enge awmzia? Khawiah nge kan awm..chuan..hei hi enge awmzia?" a ti chel chul mai.

Tap chung hian Sarah-i chuan, "Tinge U RAchael-i bulah i awm loh? Keimah ang tho khan i veng him zo lo leh hlauh ange...i tanpuina a mamawh. Khawngaihin ani tal chu chhanhim ang che, khawngaih takin.." tiin Sarah-i chu muang chang hian a hnungtawlh zel a, a kal hla tial tial mai.

Zuala chuan a au vak vak a, "Nilo...Sarah, lo ding rawh." tiin va umzui a tum a, mahse a hnuglamah chuan thawm a hre tlat. Sakei thinrim, rum ri chhur chhur ri ang mai hi a ni. Chutah hnunglam ava hawi a, a hmelma huat ber, anau Sarah-i leh a thiante thattu Hmaikawra ngei mai chu chemte nen a lo ding run mai a nih chu.

A mumang ram atang chuan a harh zawk a, a thlan bawrh bawrh mai. A room kawngka chu a lo in chum ri dup dup a, "Zuala..harh teh. Lo hawng teh, vat vat.." tiin anu chuan a lo au mek a. Sana a en a, zinglam dar 1 a lo ri der tawh. Kawngka chu ava hawng vat a, a nu chu a lo mangan hmel kher mai.

"Enge ni?"

"Bawiha, Rachael-i tun thlengin a lo la haw lo an ti."

"Eng a?" Enge awmzia?"

"Dar 6:30 vel kha an biak hnuhnun ber chu ania, Aizawl kan lo lut tep tiin a sawi a. Hei a chhungten min rawn hrilh a, an phone pawhin an be tlang thei lo."

Zuala chu a hlauthawng kher mai, a mumang a ngaihtuah let nghal a. A nau Sarah-i thil sawi chu a bengah a rawn ri nawn tluk tluk mai a, a mangang takzet. "Nu...Victor-a, Victor-a hi a lo let leh a ni." a ti chuai raih ringawt. Anu chuan phawk hru hian, "Enga? Tu Victor-a maw? Misual Victor-a kha maw?" a lo ti hu mai.

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Hannah-i te thian ho pawh chu thlamah chuan an mu tlar thap mai a, an duh ang tawkin nuam an chen zo tawh hlawm pawh a ni mahna. Mahse Siama erawh chuan ala kham lo nge ni, Lawmi chu a han kaitho leh a. Lawmi chuan zawi te hian, "A hun tawh lo..chubakah kan thiante kan ti harh ang." tiin a lo vin hlur a.

"Duat, khawngaihin..ka la chak a lawm."

"A chiloh.."

"Pawnah chhuak mai ila.."

Chutia Siama'n a sawm sek mai chu Lawmi chuan a ning deuh nge ni, "I ninawm..mutthilh ka duh." a ti vin vak a, Siama pawh a lungawi lo hmel khawp mai. Thinrim hmel tak hian a tho thut a, pawnah chuan a chhuak ta daih mai. Meizial chu a han tan a, a zu khu tulh tulh a. "Hmeichhia chu nilo la ka beng ang che." tiin ama hriat tham leh chuan aphun nuah nuah a.

A zu zo a, zung tur chuan thlam atanga hla deuh hlek ah chuan ava phei a. A zun lai mek chuan a darah chuan kut nem leh no, vawt thlur mai hian a rawn vuan thut mai. A phu nasa lutuk chu a zuang dawr a, a zung zo hman tawk ang vel a ni. Lehlam a hawi chu a rin loh lutuk maiin Angel-i alo ni tlat mai, "Ehe...nangmaw?" a ti vak a.

A kekawr te chu a siam tha nghal sawk sawk a, mahse Angel-i chuan bengchheng lo turin zaizir chuan a hrilh nghal a. Chutah zawite hian, "Angel, ila haw nange.." a han ti leh a. Mahse Angel-i chuan a chhang lo, Siama chu a nuih sen sen a. Siama lah in kawr a lo ha bawk silo, Angel-i chuan Siama taksa vel chu it hmel deuh hian a han thlek kual vel a.

Chutah Siama tawng leh tur chu a kiss ta thut mai, a han uar em em lehnghal a. Chutia a hmeichhia zawkina tleirawl sa tha leh tha za rual lek mai a han chul kual ta vel leh a han fawp ta ngawih ngawih mai chu Siama chuan Lawmi laka rinawm chu a tumlo nghal nasa. Rang takin a lo chhang let a, chutah Angel-i chuan a han melh leh vang vang a.

A tawnzau hak lai chu a phelh ta mai, bra a lo ha reng reng lo lehnghal. Chilthli tla lo chauh chuan Siama chuan a en tlawk tlawk mai a, a chakna pawh a sosang tha at at khawp mai. Tichuan an han inchul dun leh ta tak tak a, a tawp a tawpah chuan Siama thil kham loh em em mai, Sex chu a bialnu Lawmi nen nilovin, a bialnu aia a let fe a itawm leh hmeltha Angel-i nen zawk chuan an hmang dun ta.

Nuam a ti ngang mai, Angel-i lah chu a lo zei em em bawk si. A duhtawk chuan Angel-i taksa chu a sawngbawl a, a rum nghut nghut mai. Chutia nuam an tawl dun lai mek chuan Angel-i chuan Siama mitah tak chuan a en a, "I duhtawk khan che rawh...naktuk ah chuan i dam tawh awm silova." a ti ta mai.

Siama chuan a hrethiam lo hle mai, "Enge awmzia.." a sawi zo hman lo. Hnunglam atang chuan ban tha chak tak mai hian Siama hrawk chu a rawn rek thut mai a, Angel-i chu a lo la nui har har zui. Siama chu a thaw hleithei lo, chutah leiah chuan a theh thlu leh tawp a. Siama chu a thaw hlawi hlawi mai, tichuan a rawn hawi chhuak leh a.

A hma zawn taka ding, thla enghnuaia chiang taka lo lang mek chuan a ti hlau takzet. Chu ahma zawn taka ding chu tudang nilovin, sex a hmanpui zawh chiah Angel-i pasal, Hmaikawra, Victor Lalthanmawia ngei a ni. A hmaikawr vuah chu a rapawm ngang aniang, Siama chuan a ka a ang sawi bawi bawi mai.

Au pawh a au chhuah hma chuan a ka chhung takah chuan Victor-a chuan a chemte hum lai chuan a zu vit a, Siama thukhum chuan lei a vaw ri dup thei hial. Siama chu a khur cher cher a, a ka atang chuan thisen a rawn baw chhuak hawk hawk bawk. "A pahnihna..." tiin Victor-a chu a phun sap a, Angel-i lam chu en leh in, "Inha vat rawh, kal ang." a han ti leh a.

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Zing khua a lo var a, Inspector AWmpuia leh SI Eric-a te pawh lui kal tur chuan an inzui thla hnak hnak a. Zing dar 6 vela chhuak an ni bawk a, dar 8 dawnah chuan lui chu an hnaih ta der mai. "E..chu..lui luang ri pawh a hriat theih alawm." tiin Awmpuia pawh a phur khawp mai, an inzui thla zel a.

"Ngawite Sir...ka va han fit lo tak." tiin Eric-a chu a thaw hlawi hlawi a. "Aww a va han infit loh thlak thin...tinge a?" tiin Awmpuia chu alo ner nung mai. "Chawl lawk ang, thingkung hnuaiah hian." alo ti leh a. "Huiham...police chu i inti ve si amaw.." tia phun nuah nuah pah chuan Awmpuia pawh chu a thu chawl ve ta a.

An titi dun mek lai chuan Eric-a kutah chuan thisen a rawn far ta tlat mai, "Ehe...hei thisen." tiin Eric-a chu a zuang tho nghal a, AWmpuia pawh chu a tho ve nghal. Chunglam an han en chu, an au rual dun thawt mai. Thingkung sang tak zar pakhatah chuan inkawhlum ang chiah hian Hannah-i te thianpa, Siama ruang chu a lo inkhai nel nel mai a nih chu.


"Ekhai....engthil nge ni ngai?" tiin Awmpuia chu a au vak a, Eric-a phei chuan a en tha ngam lo. A kut chu a hur fai mawlh mawlh a, "Sir..engtin nge kan tih dawn?" a ti nghal chel chul a. Awmpuia chuan rilru fim put tumin a han maimitchhing vang vang a, "Eric...i phone ah signal a awm em?" tiin a han zawt a.

"Aih awmlo....a bo vek." tiin a lo chhang a. "Keipawh engmah a awmlo...engpawh chu nise ruang hi kan lakthlak a ngai." a han ti leh a. "Chuan engtin nge kan tih dawn?" Eric-a chuan a lo ti leh a. "Police kan nih hi...chi ai viau suh." tiin a lo vin lek lek mai. Hreh chung chung chuan thingkungah chuan an lawn a, ruang chu an la thla ta a.

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Zing dar 8 velah chuan Hannah-i te thian ho pawh chu an harh ve ta hlawm a, an lu anat hmel hlawm kher mai. Zan hmasa lamah an lo che nasa hlawm bawk nen, an meng chuai hlawm mai. "In tho nuam hlawm maw?" tiin an han in be liam liam hlawm a, mahse Lawmi chuan Siama a awm velo tih chu a hre nghal a.

"Ehe..khawnge Siama hi?" a han ti deuh vak a. Ngaih that hmel zet hian Issac-a chuan, "Aww...a tho hma anga, exer a la aniang." a lo ti mai a. Hriata pawh chuan, "Siama hi chu zing exer ala ziah alawm, amahin a lo haw veleh mai ang." tiin a lo tuihnih ve bawk a. "Hawh u...rawng bawl vat ang u." tiin Hannah-i chu a tho a.

"Ni e, rawng bawl teh u. Haw hma reilote tui kan cheng leh anga, chawhnu lamah kan haw dawnnia." Issac-a chuan a lo ti ve bawk a. Jenny chuan, "Ni e, khaw thim hmain i haw teh ang u. A hrim hrimin Lawmi, Siama thawh lai chu i hre miah lo em ni?" tiin Lawmi chu ava en a. "Aw hrelo, ka mu tui lutuk a." tiin a lo chhang a.

"A ho mang e aw...alo haw ve mai ang. Tho teh ang u, keichu ka morning dawn, lu ana emai." tiin Issac-a chu a nui suk a. "Ka duh ve." tiin Hriata pawh a lo khi suk mai. An vai chuan an tho a, an mutbu te chu an thlep fel a. Hmeichhe ho chuan rawng an bawl nghal a, Hriata leh Issac-a erawh chuan zan hmasa lama an in ban chu an han indun leh a.

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Rachael-i chu a harh thut mai, a thu chhuak hlawl mai a. A awmna hmun chu a thim ruih mai a, in ni awm tak, boruak tlem em em na hmunah a lo awm reng mai. Chhuatah a lo mu a, mahse bang pawp atanga ni zung lo lut a han en chuan zan a nilo tih chu a hre thei. A hlau em em a, a thlan pawh a tla bawrh bawrh mai.

"AWm in awm em? Min pui ru...khawngaihin.." tiin a au vak vak a, mahse chhangtu tumah an awm lo. A tap vak vak a, "Nilo...ka duh tawh lo...hetia awm leh hi ka duh tawh lo. Ka peih tawh lo, khawngaihin Lalpa, min chhanhim rawh." tiin a maimitchhing a, a mittui a tla zawih zawih mai.

A tho kang a, a thim em avang chuan engmah a hmu thei lo. Bang chu a dap kual a, plug a dap fu hlauh mai. Rang tak chuan a on nghal a, mahse a awmna room bang kil zim taka dim light chauh chu a eng a, plug dang a hmu bawk silo. Light lah chu a dim em em a, a eng(yellow) deuh pup ringawt.

Chumai ala nilo, light hnuai chiah ah chuan mipa niawm tak, amah hnugchhawn zawnga lo let reng mai chu a hmu bawk. A hlau em em a, a va pawh mai ngam lo. Hlau chung chung chuan muang chang hian ava pan hnai a, "Ka pu...i harh em? Tunge i nih...ka pu?" tiin thawm dim tak si chuan a au mawlh mawlh a.

Mahse chupa, chhuatlaia mu reng mai chu chet pawh a che eih lo. Hlauthawng tak chung si chuan a pan phei zel a, a bulah chuan ava ding a. "Ka pu.." tiin a darah chuan a han beng thak thak a, mahse a lo la chhang chuang lo. Chutah a han huai let a, putar ve tawh tak mai hi a lo ni reng mai.

Mahse nunna a nei tawh lo tih hriat tak mai hian a lo vawt thlur mai a, a vun pawh a dang vek bawk. Chumai ala nilo, chu putar lah chu a lo thi meng kur lehnghal. Chu putar chu tudang nilovin, Victor-a reh hlum ngei, Pu Khuma ngei kha a ni. Rachael-i hlau lutuk chu a au vak a, a zuang tho nghal a. A tawlh hnung a, vanneihthlak takin kawngkhar a dap fu hlauh mai.

HAwng a tum a, mahse a hawng thei lo. Kawngka chu a beng vak vak a, "Min pui ru...khawngaihin min pui hram teh u." tiin a rak chiam chiam a, mahse tumah chuan an chhang thei der bawk silo. A beidawng takzet, a ke a hliam lah chu a na em em mai bawk si. "Min pui ru...khawngaihin.." tiin a au va, a aw te chu a chhuak tha hlei thei tawh lo hial.

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Zing dar 8:30 vel a ni a, Deborah-i leh a cousin Melinda-i te pawh chuan an thawmhnaw te chu Sumo ah chuan an dah fel mek a. Deborah-i erawh chu a rilru ala nuam chuang lo, hlim hmel a pu mawlh lo a ni. Melinda-i erawh a phur hle thung a, a khi deuh sung reng mai. "Debo, park ah khan leng ang aw...ka kal chakna a rei tawh lutuk." tiin a nui sang reng mai a.

Za lo deuh hian Deborah-i pawh chu a khi suk a, "Umm...kan kal dawnnia." tiin a chhang ve mai a. "Tinge i hmel hi...a ngui bur reng mai." tiin Melinda-i chuan a han melh run a. Inthlahrun hmel tak hian, "Ka tho fulo deuh aniang, ka tha alawm." tiin a lo chhang mai a. DEborah-i nu chuan, "Bawihte...han cham rei su aw...in thlen veleh min lo hrilh dawnnia." a lo ti ve bawk a.

"Um tehreng mai, kan kal phawt ange." tiin Deborah-i chuan a chhang a, motor chhungah chuan an lut ta a. "Kan lo tawngtai pui reng ang che u, tluang tak khan in kal dawnnia." tiin an inthlah liam ta a. DEborah-i chuan side glass atang chuan a nu leh pate chu a en zui ngawih ngawih a, a thla a muang hlawl lo a ni.

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"Ka pate, haw tawh teh ang. Nimin lamah pawh nilengin kan zawng tawh a, beidawng ve tawh mai teh." tiin Rinsanga chuan a pa Sanghluna chu a ngen lawm lawm a. "Aww...tinge i lo kal ve? I chau hma si, a tar zawk pawh kan la chau lo ania." a lo ti deuh hmuk a. "Ka chauh a nilo, nangmah zawk ka ngaihtuah vang che alawm." tiin Rinsanga chu a ner nung tawh mai.

Mahse thutak zet hian Pu Sanghluna chuan, "Ngawi lawk teh....chu i hre ve em?" a han ti a, Rinsanga pawh chu a ngawi ta a. Thawm chu a reh diak a, "Enge a?" Rinsanga bawk chuan ati leh hu mai. "Shh..bengchheng suh." tiin Pu Sanghluna chuan a lo khap leh a. Chutah an awmna atanga hla lutuk lovah chuan hmeichhe authawm an hre ta, "Chu i hre ve em?" a han ti leh a.

Rinsanga pawh chuan a hre ve ta aniang chu, "Ehe...hmeichhe aw a ni tiraw?" a ti ve ta nge nge a. "Aw niin ka hria, hawh teh...i va phei vat teh ang." tiin Pu Sanghluna chu a phur ngei mai, thawm lo chhuahna lam pan chuan a phei nghal a. A hmanhmawh lutuk leh a fanu, kum 5 liam ta a bo ta, Angel-i a nih a beisei lutuk bawk chuan a ipte ah lai chu a thlauh daih mai.

Thawm lo chhuahna lam chu an va thleng a, hmun zawl nuam em em mai hi a lo awm a. "Ehe..helai hmun hi khawilai nge maw nile?" tiin Rinsanga chu a hawi hu hu mai. "Chutiang buaipui suh...en teh saw...kudam ava ang ve." tiin Pu Sangliana chuan an hma zawna kudam niawm tak, lian ve tak chu a kawk a.

Chutah kudam kawngka chu a rawn inchum bur bur a, "Min pui ru..min pui hram ru.." tiin chu hmeichhia bawk chu a rawn au leh ta vak vak mai. Kawngka chu rod bung, chhah tha ve tak hmang hian a lo invih kalh a. "Kan hawng dawn em?" RInsanga chuan a han ti leh te te phawt a. Pu Sanghluna erawh chuan chhan pawh a chhang lo, rang takin a hawng nghal a.

Chutah Rachael-i chu a rawn bawk chhuak titih a, a thaw hlawi hlawi mai. "Tunge i nih? Mami...enge awmzia?" tiin Pu Sanghluna chuan a bia a, Rachael-i chu a hawi hru hru mai. "Tu..tute nge in nih?" ati khur dar dar a. Rinsanga chuan, "I thawm kan hria a, kan lo pan che a nih hi." tiin a lo chhang a.

Chutia amah chhanchhuak tu tur a hmu chu Rachael-i chu a thaw huai mai, mahse a kudam awmna rimchhia leh boruak tlem lutuk vang nge, a hlauhthawnna a la reh lo zawk ni. A zawi hnawk a, nikhaw hrelo chuan a tlu tawp mai. An biak an biak pawh chuan a chhang hleithei lova, a chang changin a rawn harh leh thin a.

"Ka pate, tui kha han in tir teh." Rinsanga chuan a han ti a, mahse Pu Sanghluna chuan a ipte a thlauh tih a hrechhuak thut. "Aw haw...ka thlauh daih alawm, ka va la leh lawk ange." tiin a let leh a, "Rei suh aw.." tiin Rinsanga chuan a au zui lawm lawm a. Rachael-i chu tih harh a han tum leh a, mahse thawm dang a hre leh ta tlat mai.

An mahni lam pana hmeichhe pakhat lo kal phei mek hi a hmu a, chu hmeichhia chuan hmaikawr a vuah a, baseball bat niawm tak, lian tha tak mai hi a hum run mai a, a hmawrah chuan thir len zum fer fur mai hi a in vet kual nuaih bawk. Rinsanga chuan a hrethiam lo hle a, "Hey...tunge i nih?" tiin a han au vak vak a.

Mahse chu nu chuan achhang lo, thinrim hmel em em hian a rawn pan zel a. "Hey thiannu, tunge i nih ka tih chu.." tiin a han vin deuh lek lek a, mahse ala chhang chuang lo. Rinsanga pawh chu a thinrim ve deuh ta, "Khanglang chuan.." tiin Rachael-i chu leiah chuan a mut tir a, a chempui chu a phawr chhuak ve ta a.

"Ding rawh...ka thin i ti rim palh hlauh ange aw.." tiin Rinsanga chuan a han vin leh khur khur a, mahse chu hmeichhia chuan a la rawn pan phei zel tho. "Mai mai chuan le....nat i duh em ni?" tiin Rinsanga chu a thinrim tawh takzet. An thawm chu hria in Rachael-i pawh chu a lo harh a, a han tho chhuak a.

A han meng chiah chu a thin a phu nghal dup dup mai, "An...Angel.." a ti tham tiak a. Chutah a tho vat a, "Thianpa, tlanchhia ang...tlanchhia ang." tiin Rinsanga chu ava pawt vak vak a, mahse Rinsanga chu hmeichhe pakhat lek vang chuan tlanchhiat a tum bik hauh lo. "Lungngai suh...hlau reng reng suh." tiin a lo thlamuan a.

Tichuan chu hmeichhe lam chu ava pan ta, mahse chunu chuan a kut lehlam atang chuan engemawni hi dip var vek mai hi a rawn vawm thut a, Rinsanga mitah chuan a lut ta. "Khai...a thip lutuk." tiin a mit chu a nuai nghal vak vak a, chu hmeichhia chuan chulai tak chu remchangah la in Rinsanga luah chuan a tiang ken lai chuan a hlap ta chawrh mai le.

Thirlen zum chu Rinsanga luah chuan a bur va mai a, a thingthi hnawk mai. Mahse chiang takin chunu chuan Rinsanga chu a en a, a hmaikawr chu a phleh ta. Rinsanga'n chu hmeichhe hmel a han en chu mak a ti hle mai, a hmaia thisen luang zawih zawih chung chuan a mittui a tla hial. "Angel..Angel.." tiin a thaw hlawi hlawi mai a.

Chu hmeichhia chu tudang nilovin Rinsanga nau, a cousin Angel Lalremruati ngei a ni. Angel-i pawh chuan mak tih hmel tak hian a en a, Rinsanga chu a kawk a. Rinsanga lua a tiang hmawra thirlen bur va mai chu a phawi a, Rinsanga pawh a rak that mai. Leiah chuan a bawk thlawp a, Angel-i lamah chuan thei leh theilo hian a kut a phar chhuak a.

"Angel. nilo...bawihi.." tiin a tawng chhuak thei tawk tawk ani ber mai. MAhse Angel-i erawh a awmdan a diklo, a au vak vak a. A rum nghut nghut bawk a, a lu te chu a dawm a. Chutah a mittui a tla a, a u Rinsanga chu enin a khur dar dar mai. Mahse Rinsanga erawh chuan thisen a hlauh hnem tawh lutuk, a tlin ta ngang lo.

Angel-i chu a la en reng a, "Bawihte...Angel.." tih chiah a sawi thei tawh, a bawk thlawp a, a thi zui ta nghal a. Rachael-i erawh chu tlanchhiat tumin a lo bai auh auh a, mahse a kal rei thei silo. A tlu leh hnawk a, "Ka pu..ka pu.." tiin Pu Sangliana chu a au va. Angel-i chuan a u Rinsanga ruang chu ala en reng a, a khur cher cher mai.

Chutah a maimitchhing a, a ding thut mai. A rawn hawi chhuak a, a nui leh ta vak vak mai a. Rinsanga ruang chu a tiang ken lai chuan a vaw leh ta vak vak mai, "Thi rawh....tunge i nih ka hrelo che. Thi rawh, thi nghal rawh." tiin a au vak vak a, chutah Rachael-i lam ava pan a. A samaha a kek a, ramhnuai lamah chuan a hnuk lut leh ta daih mai.

Reiloteah chuan Pu Sangliana pawh a lo let leh a, mahse thisen nena Rinsanga lo let reng mai chu ava hmu ta. Rang takin a tlan phei a, "Nilo..bawiha...Rinsang." tiin a sawi vak vak a. MAhse Rinsanga chuan nunna a nei tawh lo, a chhang thei tawh lo. Pu Sanghluna chu a tap a, "Kha hmeichhia kha..ka that khawp ang." tiin Rachael-i thil tih a nih chu a ring nghal bur.

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Sangtei te nupa leh Msa u te nupa, Puii leh Marema te pawh chu lui lam pan chuan an kal mek a. Msa chuan phur tak hian, "Lui kal lohna a rei tawh bawk a, vawiin chu thimah law law i haw teh ang u." a han ti vel a. Puii pawh chuan, "Eng ti tiha rawt chhuak ve mai nge maw i nih le...Sangtei lah lo kal ve bawk." tiin a lo nui ve huah huah bawk a.

"Tunlai chu a awm a nuamlo thei lutuk a, han vah harh pui ka duh mawle." tiin Msa chuan a lo chhang a. MArema chuan, "Ni e, lui kal te hi anuam ve hrim hrim a. Mahni hlir hian ka kal thin a, kalpui tur awm se ka tih lai tak ania. In nupa in inlo peih ve hlauh chu a tih zia hle mai, Sangte..inpa hi ruih i phal em?" tiin a han fiam vel a.

Sangtei erawh chuan a chhang lo, a lo nui suk ringawt. Puii bawk chuan, "Hey nangni kha, haw theilo khawpin han rui vaih teh u, in chak lo khawp ang." a lo ti khur khur a. Chutia an titi mawlh mawlh lai chuan Sangtei chuan an kalna sir, mau hmun bula tu emaw lo ding run mai chu a hmu thut mai.

Hmaikawr a vuah a, a sam a sei bawk. Ft 6 vel laia sang a ni a, a dum vekin a inthuam bawk. A phu nasa lutuk chu a lo hlauh thin em em, Victor-a chu a rilru ah a rawn lang nghal zawk mai. A au vak a, a pasal MSa phenah chuan a biru nghal a. Midang ho pawh chu chutia Sangtei a au ta vak mai chu an phu nasa kher mai, "Enge a? Enge ni ta?" tiin Msa chuan a lo zawt vat a.

Maimitchhing chung hian Sangtei chuan Hmaikawra a hmuhna lam chu a kawk a, "Sawpa saw...tunge?" tiin a tap titih nghal a. A kawhna lam chu midang ho zawng chuan an han en a, tumah an hmu bawk silo. "Tumah an awmloh saw.." tiin Puii chuan a lo chhang a. Sangtei pawh chuan hlau chung chung chuan a han en ve leh a, mahse tumah a hmu tawh lo.

"Enge i hmuh a?" tiin Marema chuan a lo zawt ve bawk a, Sangtei chuan mak a ti hle mai. "Ahh..ihh...tu emawni lo ding ang deuh hi ka hmu a.." a ti bah nuai ringawt a. Msa chuan, "I hmusual a nih chu...saw tumah an awmlo." tiin a hnem a. Mahse Sangtei rilru chu a nuam lo takzet, "Va enchiang teh u." a han ti hram a.

Marema chuan, "Ka va en ange, tikhan lo awm rawh u." tiin mau hmunah chuan ava lut a, a han hawikual vel a. Minute 1 vel hnuah chuan a lo let leh a, "Tumah an awmlo, i hmu sual aniang." a rawn ti a. Sangtei pawh chuan a lu ahan dawm vang vang a, "Ni e, ka hmusual aniang." a ti ve mai a.

"I rilru ah a awm reng a, chuvang a nih kha...hlau suh, thlamuang deuh khan awm rawh." tiin Msa chuan a han kuah a, "Kal vat ang u..tui cheng ila a dam vek mai ang." tiin Marema chuan tih hlim a tum hram hram a. "Nia..kal ang." tih ringawt chuan Sangtei chuan a chhang a, lui lam pan chuan an kal chhunzawm leh ta a.

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Zing dar 10 a ri tawh a, mahse Siama erawh a lo la let thei reng reng lo mai. Lawmi phei chu a rilru a hah tawh takzet, "Khawnge a awm ang le?" tiin an a phun nuah nuah reng mai. Hannah-i chu a rawn tho chhuak a, "Le..chaw a ei theih tawh e.." a han ti lauh lauh a. Jenny chuan, "Ei vat ang u, Siama hi a lo la let lo ami?" tiin Lawmi chu a zawt a.

"Kan awm ho vek a, alo la let lo chu a nih hi.." a lo ti hlur mai. "Ehe, avan mak. Ani hi a lo bo hi nilo maw...enge awmzia le?" tiin Jenny pawh chu a ngaih a that loh hmel kher mai. "Aww...mipa ho bulah a awm aniang. Pawnah zu an in a, a haw lamin a join ve nghal teh pawh a nimahna." Hannah-i chuan a lo ti ve bawk a.

"Va en chhin teh, Lawmi." Jenny chuan a han ti a, Lawmi pawh chu a chhuak nghal a. Lui sirah chuan Issac-a leh Hriata chuan zu chu an lo in a, an lo titi nasa ngei mai. "Enteh bro, nimin a hmeichhia lo awm ve kha..Angel-i kha, ka rilru ah a awm tlat nia mawle." Hriata chuan a han ti a, Issac-a chu a lo khi suk mai.

"Nia, zep lo chuan a chhelo khawp mai. Keini aia u a ni tih chu a hriat a, mahse a itawm reuh khawp mai." tiin a lo chhang ve bawk a. Hriata chuan nui vur vur chung hian, "A hming nen khan a inhmeh e, Angel-i ania, amah pawh kha vantirhkoh ang mai khan a duhawm em em bawk sia." a han ti ve leh a.

Chutih lai chuan Lawmi chu a rawn kal a, "Siama alo let tawh em?" tiin ava zawt a. "Ka hre nang, alo la let lo mi?" Hriata chuan a lo ti hu mai. "Umm..lo la let lo chu a nih hi." tiin Lawmi chuan a lo chhang a. "Ehe..khawnge maw a awm ang le?" tiin Issac-a pawh chu a ngaih a tha chiah tawh lo.

"Chaw a ei theih tawh em ni?" Hriata bawk chuan a lo ti leh a. "Umm...ei theih tawh, lo phei phawt teh u." tiin LAwmi chuan a lo chhang a, thlam lam pan chuan an phei ta hlawm a. "Siama chu khawnge maw a awm ang le? Khawnge maw a lo kal hman thawt thawt leh?" tiin Issac-a chu a phun nuah nuah a.

"Hawh teh u..chaw i ei san phawt mai teh ang u. Alo let hunah amahin ei mai rawh se, ril a tam tawh alawm." tiin Hriata chuan chaw ei chu a insiam sawk sawk a, midang erawh chu an ngawi kar mai. Ngaih tha lo tak chuan chaw chu an ei ve ta a, Lawmi erawh chuan bar khat pawh a ei thei lo, a bialpa Siama chu a ngaihtuah takzet.

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Zuala chu a mangang takzet, Rachael-i chu a ngaihtuah takzet a ni. A mumanga Sarah-i thusawi mawlh mai chuan a awm a ti nuamlo zual a, Hmaikawra chu ala dam ngei a, Rachael-i chu a kidnap ngei a nih a ring bur bawk. Chutah thuthar an hriat belh a, thu lawmawm lam a la nilo rapthlak zui.

Rachael-i chuanna sumo-a passenger te pawh chu chin hriat lohvin a driver leh a motor chawpin an bo vek tih chu a hre leh ta zel a, a thla a phang tawh takzet. Ani lah Thenzawlah a awm daih bawk si, Rachael-i chu zawng dawn pawh nise an khua atang chuan tih ngaihna a awm der mai silo.

A chhungte bula dil a, Rachael-i zawng tura kal mai lah a ngam bawk silo. Mahse a ngaihtuah em em bawk si, ngaihdan siam har a ti takzet. A tawpah chuan a thil duhloh em em mai a tih a ngai ta, a chhungte pawisa tam tham tak chu a ru chhuak a, an hriat lohvin apa bike chu a la chhuak bawk a.

Khawi lama zawn tur nge pawh hrelovin Aizawl lam pan turin a chhuak ve ta ngawt mai, engtia han zawn tur nge pawh a hre chuang lo. A rilru chuan a chhungte hnenah ngaihdam a dil mawlh mawlh a, a phone sim card pawh a paih hmak. A kal pah chuan Sim card thar a lei a, tichuan khawi lam ber nge pan tur pawh hre chuang miah silo chuan a tlan ta vang vang mai.

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"Sir, engtin nge kan tih dawn? Kan let leh dawn nge, ruang hi ti hian kan awmpui char char dawn?" tiin Eric-a chu a mangang kher mai. "Ka ngaihtuah mek a nih hi....a ruang en atang hi chuan thah ngei a ni a. Chuvang chuan ani, let leh rikngawt ka duhloh nachhan." tiin a lo chhang a.

"Nia, thah ngei chu ania..mahse enge tih i tum? Tihian ramhnuaiah hian tualthattu chu i chhui dawn tihna em ni? Midang te pawh hrilh hriat hmasak a tha a i ti lo em ni?"

"Nilove, Police Inspector kan nih hi. Khawi hmunah pawh awm ila, engmah kan hlau tur a nilo."

"Ka hlau ka ti lo, mahse hetia awm reng chu a dik chuang hleinem."

"Enteh Eric, keichu ka rilruah hian mi pakhat chauh a awm. Chu chu Victor-a kha a ni, Victor Lalthanmawia kha." a han ti chu Eric-a chu a lo ner nung mai. "Engemaw khapa bawk kha ila ngaihtuah le? Amah chauh kha tualthattu awmchhun pawh a nilo, tualthah case tamtak kan buaipui tawh. Victor-a chauh hi mi that thin a ni lo, midang pawh a ni thei." tiin a lo vin lek lek mai.

"Nilove, ngaihtuah teh. Ramhnuaiah kher, Victor-a pawh kha ramhnuaia vak thang tak a ni. Thla 5 liam ta a Bukpui luia tualthihna case te kha, ka hre chiang lutuk lo nangin ka buaipui nasa alawm. Khata tualthattu pawh kha Victor-a a ni tih ka chiang, midang an ni theilo hrim hrim." tiin a lo chhang let a.

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Sawibuang khaw kawng chanve pawh an la pel lo tih ah chuan Deborah-i leh Melinda-i te chuanna sumo chu a chhe ta tlat mai, Aizawl an chhuahsanna pawh ala rei lo. Passenger ho thenkhatte chu zum ram thiarin an chhuk nghal a, driver chuan motor chu a enfiah nghal char char bawk a.

"Ava timing lo ve....kan kal tand awn chauh va." tiin Melinda-i chu a phun deuh nang nang a. "A rei lovang chu a tih kha, an siam tha vat mai ang." DEborah-i chuan a lo ti ve bawk a. Mipa thenkhatte chuan meizial te an zu pah a, motor chhungah chuan Melinda-i leh Deborah-i chauh chu an awm a.

Passenger hi paruk an ni a, Deborah-i leh Melinda-i te unau, nu pakhat leh patling pathum te niin an vaiin driver nen pasarih an ni. Chutia driver-in motor a siam mawlh mawlh lai chuan hmaikawr vuah pakhat, sang zet leh paluin zet mai hi kawngsir atang chuan a rawn chho thut mai a.

Passenger zinga mi pakhat, Pu Mafela chuan ava hmu a. Mak ti tak hian, "Sawpa saw en teh u, kham atang sawn a rawn vak chho mawle." tih pah chuan a kawk a. Midang pawh chuan an en ve thup a, "Hmaikawr te a vuah lehnghal amawni?" tiin driver chu a nui suk a. "Hmaikawr." tih thumal driver-in a lam ri chiah mai chu Deborah-i beng a verh zawk mai.

A maimitchhing lai chu a rawn meng kawk a, "Hmaikawr a?" tiin a thu tha nghal sawk sawk a. Chutah an sumo dinna lam pana Hmaikawra rawn kal mek chu a hmu ta, "A ni theilo, ka duh lo." a ti nghal chel chul mai. Pa ho pawh chuan Hmaikawra lo phei chu an en reng a, "Ngaih ava ti tha lo ve sawpa saw, kan lam a rawn pan lehnghal ania." tiin Pu Mafel-a chu a han phun leh nang nang a.

Driver chuan, "Ka va bia ange.." tiin a va kal phei ve ta a. Chutih lai chuan Deborah-i hlau lutuk chu Melinda-i chuan a lo buaipui mek a, "Enge...enge awmzia?" tiin a zawt a. Mahse Deborah-i chuan a hma zawn kawh pah chuan, "Victor-a." tih chauhvin a chhang thei. A khur zawih zawih a, hlauhna hlirin a khat.

Melinda-i chuan ava en a, "Sawpa saw maw? Saw saw Victor-a maw?" tiin mak a ti ngang mai. DEborah-i erawh chuan a chhang thei tawh lo, a tap pur tawh mai. Driver chuan Hmaikawra lam pan pah chuan, "Hey thianpa, tunge i nih?" tiin a han vin deuh thak a. Mahse Hmaikawra chu a ding eih lo, a kal ngai chuan a kal reng a.

Driver zawn a va thlen chuan driver chu a han melh run a, "Ngaithla teh, thianpa.." ti a lo dan a tum chu Hmaikawra chuan driver lu chu a kut pahnih chuan a man bet a. A herh ri ta pawp mai, a ringruh tliak ri chu midang ho pawh chuan an lo hre pha hial. Pa ho chu thinrimin Hmaikawra lam chu an va pan a, an zinga nu pakhat, Pi Rini erawh hlauvin motor lam a pan thung.

"Melinda, hawn sak rawh.." tiin Deborah-i chu a au tuar tuar a, mahse motor a rawn thleng tep tawh tih ah chuan motor chung chu a rawn ri dup a, hmeichhe pakhat hi motor chung atang chuan a rawn zuangthla thak mai. "Tunge sawnu saw?" tiin Melinda-i chuan a kawk a, mahse Deborah-i chuan a lu a lo thing ringawt.

Chutah Pi Rini chu a zuan tlu a, a kekawr ipte atang chuan poket knife hi a rawn phawrh a. Pi Rini hrawkah chuan a vit ta siah siah mai, ka pawh chhawn lovin a thi nghal. Chutih lai chuan pa ho chuan Hmaikawra chu an lo beih rawn ve mek bawk a, mahse hneh lo tak an ni. Pu Mafela chuan kawngsira tiang chu a la a, Hmaikawra bekah chuan a vaw fuh ta hlauh mai.

A tlu hnawk a, chu chu remchangah la in an vai chuan an bawhbet ta a. Mahse kha hmeichhia, Pi Rini thattu, Angel-i ngei mai chu a rawn tlan phei a. A pasal Victor-a lo beihrawntute chu pocket knife hmang chuan an hrawk ah te, an hnungzangah te a vit ta siah siah hlawm mai. Hmaikawra pawh a rawn tho thei ta, amah vaw tu ber Pu Mafela na tuar bawk reng chu a en vang vang a.

Lamlian charah chuan a lu chu a rap bet a, chutah na mangkheng hian a rap ta siah mai a nih kha. A boot bun chhah leh lian tha tak mai chuan Pu Mafela hmai chu a ngam riap riap khawp mai, a mitmu a chhuak pur a, a hnar ru pawh a rawn lang thei hial. Midang ho chu a mal tete in an hrawkah a zai a, a that ta vek mai.

DEborah-i te unau chiah an bang ta, Angel-i nen chuan sumo lam chu an pan a. An unau chuan an hlau kher mai, kawngkhar te chu an kalh vek a, glass an up vek bawk. Sumo hma takah chuan Victor-a te nupa chu an ding ran mai a, Deborah-i te chuan an hlau takzet. An unau chuan an inkuah a, chet pawh an che ngam lo.

Chutah Victor-a chuan sumo chu a sir zawng chuan chawi kan a tum ta mai, mahse a tirah chuan a thei mai lo. Muang chang chuan a rawn kang ve ta telh telh a, Deborah-i te chu an au nasa ngei mai. Side drain ah chuan motor chu a nam liam a, a letling zawngin a awm ta vung mai le.

Tichuan Victor-a chuan tukverh chu a hnek keh vek a, Deborah-i te unau chuan an samah a tham vak a. Sumo tukverh ah chuan leng leh leng lo hian an unau chuan a pawt chhuak dun a, an lu ah chuan na em em hian a chhu ve ve a. Nikhaw hrelovin an awm ta, an pahnih chuan a pu dun nawlh mai.

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Chaw an ei kham a, Siama chu a lo la let thei chuang reng reng lo mai. An mangang tawh hlawm khawp mai, "Hriata, kan zawng dun phawt mai dawn em ni?" tiin Issac-a chuan a han zawt a. "In zawn daih teh, hmeichhe ho hetah hian kan lo awm tawp ngam hleinem." tiin Jenny chu a lo vui nuah nuah a.

"Anih chuan kan hawsan dawn tihna em ni?" tiin Hriata chu a vin deuh lek lek mai. "Aih, Siama tel lo chuan kan haw lovang." Lawmi chuan a lo ti vat a. Issac-a chu a ding hluai a, "Engpawh nise insiam fel phawt ang u. Siama chu haw pahin kan zawng chho tawh mai dawnnia, haw hma loh chuan kan chhungten min ngaihtuah tawh lutuk ang." a han ti a.

"Mahse Siama chuan thlamah hian min rawn zawng leh si ta se..." tiin Lawmi chu a tap lek lek tawh. "Thlam lamah a awm lo aniang, engpawh nise insiam phawt teh ang u." tiin Issac-a chuan a chhang a. An insiam fel ta a, an thianpa Siama chu ngaihtuah viau mahse tih ngaihna vak a awm silo.

Haw chhoh paha zawng mai tur chuan thuthlukna an siam fel ta a, an bungrua te chu khungkhawmin haw zai an rel ta a. An kal pah chuan zawite hian Hriata chuan, "Bro, keichu nimina kan nula hmuh Angel-i kha ka rilru ah a la awm reng mawle." Issac-a nghawk zeuh pah chuan a han ti su su a.

"I mak e aw...Siama vangin a rilru hah em em a.."

"Aih nilo...Siama bo tak daih nen hian a inzawm tlat a hriatna ka nei."

"Engvang chuan nge a inzawm anga?"

"Ka hre biklo, a inzawm tlata hriatna ka nei a...ka hrethiam bik lo."

Chutih lai tak chuan hmeichhe au thawm an hria a, an ding thap mai. Hmeichhe pathumte phei chu hlauvin an inkuah khawm nghal a, thawm lah chu an bul hnai deuh lawk atanga lo chhuak a ni lehnghal. "Chu engthil nge?" tiin Issac-a chu a hawi kual a, an sira hnimbuk atang chuan hmeichhe pakhat a rawn bawk thlawp mai.

Chu hmeichhia chu tudang nilovin, Rachael-i ngei a ni. A ke ah chuan hliam a tuar a, chemtea vihna niawm tak chuan a kaw deuh phut lehnghal. Hmeichhe ho chu an au tuar a, "Tunge i nih?" tiin Hriata chuan a tiang ken lai chuan a tin nghal a. Mahse Rachael-i chu a tap a, "Thiante u..khawngaihin min pui ru.." tiin a thaw hlawp hlawp mai.

Issac-a chuan a kai tho vat a, "Thiannu, enge awmzia?" tiin a zawt a. Mahse Rachael-i chuan a chhang hleithei lo, a hmai te chu a pem nuai mai. "Enge i chungah thleng a?" tiin Hriata pawh chuan a lo zawt ve bawk a. "Vic....Victor-a..Victor-a.." a ti thei tawk, a la hlauh hmel em em a. "Tunge chupa chu? Tunge Victor-a chu?" tiin Hannah-i chuan a lo zawt vat a.

Inhnit hlawp hlawp pah chuan, "A lo let leh a ni...a nupui Angel-i nen..min thah an tum, min thah an tum a ni." a ti leh a, a tap zawih zawih mai. Chutih lai chuan hnung lam atang chuan silai inkau ri hi an hre thut a, an va hawi phei chu Pu Sanghluna a lo ni. Rawn kal pheiin Rachael-i chu a silai chuan a rawn tin a, "Zawngi, ka fapa i that amaw?" a rawn ti ta mai.

"Tunge i nih a? Enge thil awmzia hi?" tia Issac-a a han tawng dek dek chu silai chuan atin ve nghal a, "Ngawi rawh...tumah tawng tawh suh u." a ti vin tuar a, an ngawi ta thap mai. Pu Sanghluna chuan a han melh kual hlawm a, silai chuan a tin kual a. Chiang fek fawk hian, "Tute nge in nih? SAwi rawh u." a ti vin ta thak thak mai.

Hlau tak hian Hannah-i chuan, "Ka pu, engthil sual mah kan tilo. Intihlim turin luiah kan kal a, kan thianpa Siama a bo daih a. Chu chu kan zawng mek a, engmah kan tisual lo." a lo ti zung zung a. Rachael-i chu zu en leh in, "Henu hi in thiannu a ni ve em?" tiin Pu Sanghluna chuan a zawt leh a.

"Aih, kan hmu thut a. VICTOR-A LEH ANGEL-I TE NUPA IN MIN THAH AN TUM tiin a rawn tap vak vak ringawt a." a han ti chiah mai chu Pu Sanghluna chu a meng phawk nasa kher mai. "Angel-i a? Victor-a nen....nupa maw?" a ti hu mai a, tleirawl ho erawh chuan an hrethiam lo tulh tulh mai.

Chutah Rachael-i chu silai chuan a tin leh a, "Angel-i chu khawnge a awm? Ka fapa Rinsanga kha i thah tiraw?" a han ti leh a. Mahse Rachael-i chuan tap chung hian, "Ka pu, khapa kha ka that lo. Angel-i zawkin a that a ni..Angel-i zawkin." tiin alo chhang let a. Pu Sanghluna chu a sa pap pap tawh kher mai, "Engmaw i sawi a? Ka fanu in a u Rinsanga chu a that ang maw?" a ti khur dar dar mai.

Rachael-i chuan mak a ti em em a, a tap lai pawh a bang hmak mai. Pu Sanghluna chu mittui tling teuh chung chuan a en a, "Angel-i...i fanu maw?" a ti hu mai a. Vin zet hian Pu Sangliana chuan, "Aw ni e, khawiah nge a awm min hrilh rawh?" a ti vin leh vak vak a. Rachael-i chuan hlauh hmel tak hian, "Ka..ka hrelo. Min man a, min phuarbet a. Mahse ka rawn tlan chhuak thei hram a ni, khawiah nge a awm ka hrelo." tiin a thaw hlawp hlawp mai.

Hriata chu a ngawi vang vang a, "Ngawi teh Issac, Angel-i chu nimina kan hmuh kha a ni thei mai angem?" a han ti zauh pek a. Pu Sanghluna chuan Hriata chu a en leh vat a, "Engmaw i sawi? Angel-i chu in hmu amaw?" a ti leh khur khur a. Zam hmel tak hian Hriata chuan, "Aw..mahse in sawi Angel-i chu a ni em ka hrelo." tiin a chhang a.

"Kha aia chiang khan han sawi teh."

"Ihh nimin khan kan riahna tur thlamah alo awm a, ft 5'2 vel leka sang a nih ka ring. A hmel tha a, a ngo bawk. Hnar zum lampang, mitmeng fiah tak a ni bawk."

Rachael-i chuan zawite hian, "Angel-i ngei a nih chu." a rawn ti sap mai. "Tunah khawnge a awm?" tiin Pu Sanghluna chu a han vin leh tuar a, "Kan hrelo, kan hrelo tak tak." tiin Issac-a chuan a lo chhang vat a. Chutih lai chuan patling kuttum tiah vel lung hi a rawn thlawk phei fua mai a, Jenny lu ah chuan a ri chawrh mai.

T(r)e pawh a t(r)e hman eih lo, a thal nghal tawp mai a. Sir lam an va melh chu Hmaikawra alo ding run mai. Hannah-i leh Lawmi hlau lutuk chuan an thiannu nikhawhrelova let reng Jenny chu an buaipui hman ngang lo, chak mangkheng hian an tlanchhe nghal a. RAchael-i pawh thei leh thei lovin leiah chuan a lo tawlh ve vak vak bawk a, Hriata leh Issac-a erawh tlanchhiat mai an tum bik lo.

Pu Sanghluna chuan a silai chuan a tin a, "ZAwnga..khawnge ka fanu Angel-i a awm?" tiin a vin khur khur a. Mahse chak lutuk tak mai hian a rawn tlan thut a, Pu Sanghluna chuan a silai chu a hmet puak hman lo. Victor-a chuan a rawn bawh thlu a, Pu Sanghluna chu a hnek ta siah siah mai a, a thi phung mai.

Issac-a leh Hriata erawh han chet mai nachang pawh an lo hrelo, Victor-a chu a rawn tho va. Issac-a chuan hnek a han tum a, mahse a kut chu a lo man chat mai. A elh sak vak a, a ri tuar tuar mai. Issac-a na ti lutuk chu a au vak vak a, Hriata lah chuan, "Hey..thlah rawh...thlah vat rawh." a lo ti vak vak ringawt.

Victor-a chuan Issac-a sam chu a tham a, a bula thingkung ah chuan a cham chu a tauh tir ta siah siah mai le. Thingkung ah pawh chuan thisen a luang zawih zawih mai, vawi sarih vel lai a tau tir hnu chuan a chal vun pawh athler vek tawh. Leiah chuan a han paih thal leh pawp a, Issac-a chu a thi der tawh.

Pu Sanghluna silai thlauh chu Hriata chuan a chhar a, Victor-a chu a tin a. A tap pur mai, "Hey, kalbo rawh...anih loh chuan ka kap ang che." tiin a khur zawih zawih a, a zam hle bawk. Thei leh theilo hian Pu Sanghluna chuan, "Mama...kap rawh, ka kau sa vek..kap rawh." a lo ti ve tawk tawk bawk a.

Chutah HRiata chuan a kap ta, mahse silai kap ngai miah lo a ni bawk a, Victora banah chuan a kap ta daih mai. A mu thun leh dan lah engmah a thiam tawh der silo, Hriata chu a mangang kher mai. Silai chuan hlap ahan tum ringawt a, mahse awlsam tak hian a lo chhuhsak a. Silai kawm chuan Hriata hnarah chuan a chhu pawp a, a thal tawp mai.

Chutah Pu Sanghluna ipte pui chu Victor-a chuan a chhar a, silai mu chu a la chhuak a. Pu Sanghluna chuan, "Nilo...Victor, that suh..naupang mai ala nih kha. I pawi engmah a sawi lo, that lul suh." a ti lawm lawm a, a che tha thei bik der silo. Victor-a erawh chuan a ngaithla lo, silaimu chu a thun a.

A han kau ri rak a, "Victor..khawngaihin ka fanu kha min pe let rawh. Khawngaih takin, ka ngen a che." tiin Pu Sanghluna chu a tap lek lek mai. Victor-a chuan silai chu a lek kang a, hnar thi phunga lo mu zawi reng Hriata ka chhungah chuan silai dawt chu a thunlut ta mai. Hriata chu a meng phar awn awn a, Victor-a lah chuan a awmah a rap bet ran mai si.

"Nilo...Victor, ti suh...ti lul suh." tiin Pu Sanghluna chuan a ngen a, mahse Victor-a chuan silai chu a hmet puak ta. Hriata ka chhung atang chuan thisen a lo chhuak a, a thi ve leh nghal der mai. Victor-a chu a han hawi kual a, mahse Rachael-i chu a lo tlan bo ve hman daih tawh. A maimitchhing vang vang a, Pu Sanghluna chu a melh leh a.

A kun hniam a, a hmaikawr chu a phelh a. Pu Sanghluna mitah tak chuan a en a, "Ka hrilh che a ni lawm ni, kum 5 liam ta khan chiang takin ka hrilh tawh che kha. I fanu hi rawn zawng tawh suh, a chhan chu ka ta a ni tawh. Tunah pawh hian ka duh chuan ka that thei che a, ka thah chak hle bawk che. Mahse Angel-i pa i nih vang chauhvin tun chiah chance ka pe leh ang che, tun chiah.." tih pah chuan a samah a tham a.

Lei charah chuan vawi hnih vel chu a lu chu a tauh tir chawrh chawrh a, Pu Sanghluna chu a bing mup tawh mai. Victor-a bawk chuan, "Thihpuina tham a nilo, i dam chhuak ang. Reilote nikhawhrelovin i awm anga, tichuan i harh leh mai ang. Ngawi rengin haw la, i fanu hi rawn zawng leh tawh ngai suh ang che." tiin a kalsan ta a.

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Zing chaw ei kham hlim vela chhuak kha a ni bawk a, Zuala pawh in Aizawl a thleng tep tawh. Kilometre tlemte chauh a awm tawh a, mahse hnai lutuk erawh ala nilo. Chutiah a tlan mek lai chuan kawng sira scarf lo let reng chu ava hmu a, a bike chu a tiding a. Chu scarf chu a en chiang a, tu ta nge a nih tih pawh a hria.

A bialnu, ahmangaih em em Rachael-i scarf ngei a ni. A hlauthawng nghal em em a, "Nilo, Rachael...nilo.." tiin Scarf chu a en reng ringawt a. A bike lam pan chuan a kal leh a, a tlan leh ta zel a. Thui pawh a tlan hma chuan side drain-a sumo letling zawnga lo let bur mai chu a hmu leh a, a ding leh a.

Motor dang erawh chuan an rawn tlan pel mai zel a, mahse Zuala erawh chuan a bialnu Rachael-i te chuanna sumo ngei a nih ringin a han enchiang a. Mahse a lo nilo hlauh mai, mahse angaih ala tha chuang hauh lo. A bul vel chu a han en kual leh a, kawng sir vela thisen niawm tak luang zen zuih mai te chuan a ngaih a ti tha lo tawlh tawlh mai.

Tichuan kawng sir lam ramhnuai deuh chu a han bih thla dek dek a, kawng awih lutuk lo hi a lo awm a. A bike chu kawngsirah chuan a side tha a, a lock thlap bawk a. Kawngsir-a ramhnuai lam panna kawng zim tak leh chep tak lo awm ah chuan a lut thal ve ta ringawt mai, thui deuh fe chu a kal thla ve zel a.

MAhse chutia a pan thla zel a nih chuan kawng a bo mai ang tihte chu a hlau hnuhnawh leh a, let leh mai chu a tum a. Chhoh leh tuma ahan inher chu a sir hnim kar a ruang panga lai mai, Melinda-i leh Deborah-i te chuan pui mi pali leh driver ruang, rem leh rem lova lo in hnawh khawm tun mai chu a hmu ta thut mai.

Thisen an kai nuai bawk nen, pakhat phei chu a mitmu a la chhuak pur zui. A phu nasa lutuk chu a au vak a, a in rap pial ta. A sir kham awih lutuk lovah chuan a lum thla ta mai a, a la lum thui em em mai lehnghal. Ramhnuai thim takah chuan a lum lut thla zel a, a tawpah chuan thingkungah a lu a sawh dawt a, nikhawhrelovin a awm zui nghal.

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Angel-i chuan a pasal Victor-a chu a lo nghak reng a, Melinda-i leh Deborah-i nikhawhrelova let reng te chu a veng ran a. REilote hnuah chuan Victor-a pawh chu alo thleng ve ta, "Enge i han tih leh a?" tiin Angel-i chuan a lo zawt a. "Thawm ka hria a, ka han enfiah leh lawk mawle." tiin a lo chhang a.

"RAchael-i kha i va phuar nghet awmlo ve a, engtin nge a tlanchhuah theih zawk?" tiin Victor-a bawk chuan a han ti leh a. Angel-i chu a lo ner sak mai, "A ke a na lehnghal a, khawiah hian a tlan thui awmlo emai." tiin a lo chhang hmuk a. Victor-a chuan Deborah-i nikhawhrelova let reng chu a han en vang vang a, a mitthlaah chuan thil tam tak a lo lang zut zut a.

Sawibuang khua a awm laia Pu Rama te nupa in an chhanchhuah laite, Victor-a nilova Mama zawk a nih laite chu a ngaihtuah chhuak a. DEborah-i a duh em em lai te, a suangtuahna khawvela an lendun lai te chu a ngaihtuah let a, a en ngawih ngawih mai. Angel-i chuan Victor-a chu a han melh ren rawn a, "Enge i ngaihtuah a? Hmeltha i va ti awm ve?" tiin a lo khi suk mai.

Victor-a chu a khi suk a, "Nang tluka tha an awm lo, bawihte." tih pah chuan a han kiss a, Angel-i pawh chuan rang takin a lo chhang a. An tisa chakna a chhuak leh ta tlat mai, Victor-a chuan a pawm nawlh a. RAmhnuai lamah chuan a pawm phei a, an va sarak dun chiam mai. Chu ramhnuai thim ruih mai hnuaiah chuan an nupa chuan nuam an tawl a, nupa nun chu duham tak hian an hmang dun ta a.

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SAngtei te nupa leh Puii te nupa pawh chuan lui chu ban thleng ta, "Saw tah sawn thlam a awm nghal bawk a, nakinah thil kan han ei dawnnia." tiin Marema chuan a hmaa Hannah-i te thian ho lo riahna thlam chu a han kawk a. "Ehe, hemi luiah hian ka la kal lo reng reng." MSa chuan a lo ti ve bawk a.

"AWi a lum si, i cheng phawt teh ang u." tiin Puii chu a inphelh deuh nghal tung tung a, tuiah chuan a cheng nghal bawrh bawrh a. Msa leh Marema erawh chuan zu chu an la chhuak a, "Hey...ruih chhe khawpin han in na teh u." tiin rum zet hian Sangtei chuan a melh dun a. "Dik chiah, kan inthen nghal vang vang ang." fiamthu ti tak deuh chuan Puii pawh chuan a lo ti ve bawk a.

Msa leh Marema te erawh chu an nui suk ringawt a, tichuan zu chu an indun ta a. Sangtei pawh chu a inphelh ve a, tui chu a cheng ve ta a. Marema te chu an titi pah a, an lem hnem tawlh tawlh a, an titi pawh a tui dun tawh khawp mai. Um chanve dawn an in hnu chuan an duhtawk ve ta a, zu chu an dahtha a.

Marema chu a han tho tuih tuih a, "Khawi nge....i han cheng ve dawn ang hmiang." tih pah chuan a thawmhnaw te chu a hlip a, chutiang bawk chuan Msa pawh chu a lo inphelh ve mial mial bawk a. Chutih lai tak chuan an lui kalna lam nilo, lehlam mau hmun atang chuan hmeichhe pakhat hi a rawn let thla tawp mai.

"Min chhan ru.." tia au chung hian a rawn lum thla hi a ni ber mai, Msa chuan ava hmu a, a va tlan vat a. Marema pawh chuan a zui ve nghal a, "Ui tunge a? Enge awmzia?" tiin Puii pawh chuan tui chu a chhuahsan a, Sangtei pawh chuan a zui ve bawk. Msa chuan chu hmeichhia chu a han en a, ala naupan hmel em em lehnghal.

"Mami...enge awmzia? Tunge i nih a?" tiin a han zawt a, chu hmeichhe tleirawl chu Hannah-i a ni. "Hmai...hmaikawr vuah pakhatin min thah a tum. Kan thiannu pawh lungtum lian deuhin a vawm a, kan kalsan daih. Ka..ka thiannu, Lawmi pawh khawnge a awm ka hrelo." tiin a tap hluam hluam mai a.

Msa leh Sangtei te nupa chu an inmelh nghal hru mai, Sangtei chu hlauhna in a khat leh nghal der tawh. "Tumaw? Tuin maw thah tum che?" tiin Marema chuan a han zawt leh a, "Tunge a nih ka hrelo, hmaikawr a vuah a." tih ringawt chuan Hannah-i chuan a lo chhang leh a, a tawng tha hleithei tlat lo.

"Tunge chu hmaikawr vuah chu ni reng reng a? Khawnge tunah a awm?" tiin Marema chu a pawr ngei mai, "Ka hrelo..ka hrelo.." tiin Hannah-i chu a tap zawih zawih mai. Msa erawh chu a ngawi reng a, a nupui Sangtei hlau hmel chu a en reng ringawt a. "Tunge chupa chu a hming? Tunge?" tiin Marema chu ala pawr nasa mai.

Mahse Hannah-i chu a thaw hleithei lo, "ZAwt tawh hrih suh, a hlauthawng a nih hi." tiin Puii chuan a pasal chu a lo khap a. Marema lah chuan a chempui a han la a, "Khawnge a awm? Ka'n that ange...tunge a hming i hria em?" te a ti thul. Chutah chiang fek fawk hian Sangtei chuan, "A hming chu Victor-a a ni, Victor Lalthanmawia." a rawn ti chang fak mai.

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Melinda-i chu a harh a, a bula nikhawhrelova lo let reng Deborah-i chu a hmu veleh chuan tih harh tumin a sawi vak vak a. "Debo, harh teh..." tia a biak vak vak hnu chuan a rawn harh ve ta. A rawn meng phawk nghal hru mai a, "Melinda, khawnge kan awm?" a ti nghal chel chul mai. "Bengchheng suh, kan thawm an hre pha ange." tiin Melinda-i chuan a lo khap vat a.

"Khawiah nge an awm? Khawnge Victor-a te nupa kha?" a han ti leh a. "Ka hre biklo, bengchheng suh. An kal hla lovang, kan bul hnaiah pawh hian an awm reng maithei." tiin a lo chhang a. An awmna chu an han enkual a, kudam chhung niawm tak a ni. A zau lutuk lova, a thim hian a thim ruih mai bawk.

"Tlanchhuah dan kan ngaihtuah angai." tih pah chuan Melinda-i chu thawh a han tum a, mahse a thu leh hnawk mai. A ke a han en chu chain hian a lo inthlung bet a, chutiang bawkin Deborah-i pawh. "Nilo...kan ke an thlung bet daih." tiin Deborah-i chu a beidawn hmel kher mai.

Chutah han thawh kan a tum a, "Ana...Melinda, ana lutuk." tiin Deborah-i chu a then ta chawk chawk mai. "Engti zia nge?" tiin a lo zawt vat a. A kap dawm pah chuan, "Ka serh hi ana lutuk, a thip lutuk." a ti leh a, a mittui a tla thei hial. "Khawimaw ka lo en chhin...i kekawr kha han phelh teh." Melinda-i chuan a ti ta tawp mai.

Deborah-i serh chu an han enchiang a, a lo thi nasa mai a, an hrethiam ta. Tu emawni chuan nikhawhrelova a awm hlanin a lo pawngsual ngei a ni, Deborah-i thianghlimna chu tu emawni chuan a lo tih bawrhban sak a ni. Han rinhlelh tur tuvak mah an awm chuang lo, Victor-a thil tih ngei a nih an ring nghet bur.

Deborah-i chu a tap zawih zawih a, "Awii ka duhlo, Melinda...min khawihchhia, kha mihring khan min khawihchhe vek a ni." tiin a inhnit hlawp hlawp a. Melinda-i chuan a lo kuah a, "A va han pawi tak em." tih bakin hnem dan tur vak a hre bik lo. Chutah Deborah-i chu a thinrim thut a, "Nangmah vang vek, kal lovang ka tih mawlh mawlh kha.." tiin Melinda-i chu a vin ta hrep mai.

Inthlahrung tak hian, "Bawihte ka tihpalh, inhauhna hun a nilo. Kan tlanchhuah angai, min thah ve hma hian kan tlan chhuah a ngai." tiin a lo chhang a. Deborah-i chu beidawn hmel tak chuan a thu ngui bur a, "Tih theih engmah kan neilo, kan thi dawn. Kan thi ve dawn, chu chu a nimai." tiin a lu a dawm vawng vawng a.

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"Lui chu kan zu thleng ve hrim hrim dawn nge, tihian i hmelma Victor-a chu kan zawng reng dawn? Hei chawhnu a ni der tawh ania, pistol pawh kan keng bawk silo." tiin Erica chu a han phun leh nuah nuah a. "Ka duhdan phei chuan ruang kha lo veng la ka ti zawk asin, mahse i ngam dawn bawk silova. Victor-a hi helai hmunah hian a awm hnai tih ka chiang, min zui ngamlo a nih chuan i duh leh haw mai rawh." AWmpuia chuan a lo ti hmuk mai.

Erica chu a chau tawh takzet, "Anih ro ro chuan i chawl lawk teh ang, ka ke a rawl lutuk." tiin a ding a. AWmpuia chuan nep tih hmel tak hian a han melh deuh run a, mahse engmah chu a sawi chuang lo. Thingkung lian tak hnuaiah chuan an chawl dun a, "Ruang dang te hi a lo awm leh reng lo maw?" tih pah chuan Eric-a chuan chunglam chu a han melh zeuh a, mahse engmah a hmulo hlauh.

Ngawi reng chuan an thu dun a, "Tui pawh kan nei tawh lo, i heh lutuk a i in zo vek alawm." Awmpuia chuan a han ti deuh kher a. Bottle ruak chu lak pahin Erica chuan, "Sawlai lawk ah sawn tui haw ri ka hria, ka va thun ang." tih pah chuan a kal phei a. AWmpuia chuan, "Rei suh aw.." tiin a au zui a.

Tui haw ri a hriatna bul vel ava thlen chuan engemawni hi a chhar ta tlat mai, a han enchiang chu hmaikawr a lo ni. Ring tak hian, "Sir OP...hei thil ka chhar ania." a han ti lung lung a. AWmpuia lah chuan, "Thun vat la, lo chho vat mai teh." a lo ti vin hlur mai. Eric-a chuan hmaikawr chu a han en vang vang a, nalh a ti ngang mai.

"Hei hi Victor-a hmaikawr chu amawni dawn le...mahse Sir Opa sawi dan kha chuan hetiang design kha a ni silova." tih nuah nuah pah chuan a han vuah vel a. Lehlamah a chem a hum reng bawk a, a han hawikual vel a. Chutih lai tak chuan a hnung lamah chuan thawm a hre thut a, rang takin a va hawi phei a.

Hmeichhe pakhat, la naupan hmel tak hi thing fak nen a lo lang thut mai. Eric-a chu tawng pawh a tawng hman lo, chu hmeichhia chuan a lu ah chuan a hlap pawp mai. Chu hmeichhe tleirawl chu tudang nilovin, Hannah-i thiannu Lawmi a ni. Hannah-i nena an tlanchhiat dun khan an inhloh a, tichuan Erica te awmna lam ah hian a tlanchhe phei ta a ni.

Eric-a leh AWmpuia te tawng thawm kha ral khat atang chuan a hre reng a, mahse an tawng ri ahriat theih loh mai bakah a hmu theilo bawk. Tanpuina han dil tawp mai chu a tum hman a, mahse Hmaikawra te zinga mi, Hmaikawra thurual puite an lo nih takin tiin a biru ta reng zawk a lo ni.

Eric-a'n AWmpuia a au lai vel pawh kha a hre reng a, mahse enge a sawi erawh a hre pha chuang lo. Khatia Eric-a'n hmaikawr a han vuah chiah khan hnung lam atang chuan Lawmi chuan a hmu a, Eric-a chu Hmaikawra amaw a ti ta a ni. Erica lah hi palian ve tak, ft 5'10 vel laia lian a lo ni ve bawk nen.

Chutah chempui ala keng zui bawk nen, a kawr leh kekawr hak lah a dum ve ve a lo ni bawk nen, hmaikawra ang chiahin boot dum a lo bun ve bawk nen, Lawmi pawh a dem awm em em hran love. Eric-a chu a la thi mai lo, Lawmi chu a en reng a. Lawmi lah chu a thinrim takzet, "Hmela, thi rawh.." tih pah chuan a hlap leh ta vak vak mai a, a vaw hlum ta der mai.

Lawmi tawng ri chu hria in Awmpuia pawh chu a ding nghal vat a, a zuk chhuk ve nghal. Lawmi chuan hmaikawr chu a phelh sak a, a keng ta ran mai. Chutah AWmpuia rawn chhukthla thawm chu a hria a, a hawi chho vat a. Awmpuia chuan a zu hmu ta, a thianpa thisen nena lo let reng mai a hmuh chuan a thinphu a rang ngei mai.

Chutah abula hmeichhe tleirawl lo ding, hmaikawr lo keng mek chu ava hmu leh bawk a. "Hey, tunge i nih?" tiin Eric-a hriat lohva a ruka a lo pai, a pistol puak ruk chu a ipte atang chuan a phawrh chhuak a, LAwmi chu a tin ta mai. Lawmi chuan a hlau kher mai, a tlanchhe nghal vat a.

MAhse AWmpuia chuan silai chu a hmet puak dur a, Lawmi tukhum ah tak chuan a fuh a. Lehlam kham thui tak, mawng em em mai ah chuan hmaikawr keng reng chung chuan Lawmi chu a lumthla ta vang vang mai. A mawng a thlen meuh chuan a ri deuh dup mai a, Lawmi pawh chu a thi ve leh ta.

AWMpuia chuan Erica ruang chu a zu pan nghal a, "Eric, thianpa....thianpa...nilo." tiin a tap a, mahse Erica chuan nunna a nei tawh der mai silo. Nilo, khawngaihin...Eric.." tiin a sawi vak vak a, mahse awmzia a awmlo. Thinrim tak hian a melh ngai chu a melh run mai a, "VICTOR, VICTOR LALTHANMAWI..nangma thil tih vek, i ruahmanna vek a ni tih ka hria a nia." tiin a au vak vak ringawt mai.

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Jenny pawh chu a lo harh a, a chal chu a dawm vawng vawng a. A kut a han en leh chu a lo thi nasa mai, "A na lutuk." tiin a maimitchhing vawng vawng a. A han meng leh chu a awmna chu ramhnuai a ni tih a hrechhuak thut a, "Ehe...khawnge ka awm?" tiin a tho nghal a. A bul vel a han en chuan nikhaw hrelova Pu Sanghluna lo let reng chu a hmu a, a bulah chuan athiante pahnih, Hriata leh Issac-a ruang chu a hmu leh bawk a.

A au hman teuh ngei mai, mahse a ka chu a hup a. A mittui a tla zawih zawih a, "Nilo, awi ka duh lo." tiin a uak tuar a, chutah Pu Sanghluna chu a lo harh ta. A mit a rawn nuai nuah nuah a, a tukhum chu a dawm vawng vawng bawk a. Jenny chuan a hlau hle mai, Pu Sanghluna pawh chuan Jenny chu ava hmu ve ta a.

"Mami, min hlau suh...ngaithla teh.." a han ti dek dek chu Jenny chuan a bula thing bung chu la vatin, "Min rawn hnaih suh, kal bo rawh.." tiin a tin ta ran mai. "Nilo, Mami...i dinhmun kha a thalo ania aw...i him lo ania." a han ti leh a. Mahse Jenny chu tawlhhnung zelin, "Ngawi rawh...min rawn hnaih hlek suh." a ti khur dar dar mai.

Zaidam tak hian Pu Sanghluna chuan, "I thiante hi ka thah an nilo....khawngaihin min ngaithla teh.." a han ti leh a, mahse JEnny chuan a duh hauh lo. A tiang ken laia tin reng pah chuan, "Min rawn umzui hlek suh.." tih pah chuan a tlanchhiat san ta daih mai. Pu Sangliana chuan a enzui vawng vawng a, beidawn hmel tak chuan a tho tuih tuih a.

A fanu zawn chu beidawn sanin a haw mai ang nge, a la zawn chhunzawm reng ang tih chu a inzawhna ber a ni. Khati khawpa rapthlak khan Victor-a khan a vau tawh si a, a hmachhawn lui leh a nih chuan amah pawh chu a thih ve mai a hlau bawk si. A inhnit fap fap a, kalna tur ber hre lo chuan Hriata leh Issac-a te ruang chu a kalsan ve ta a ni.

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Zuala chu a harh a, a lu chu na a ti hle mai. A han hawi kual a, a awmna hmun chu ramhnuai thim mup mai hi a lo ni a. A phone phawrh tumin a han indap a, mahse a hmu zo lo. A thlauh a nih ngei ringin, "Hrep tak chuan a.." tiin a phun nang nang mai. A tho kang a, a ke dinglam chu ala ti na deuh lehnghal.

Kal tuma a han inher chiah chu a bulah chuan hnim dahkhawm niawm tak hi a lo awm teuh mai a, chumi karah chuan mihring kut lo lawr a hmu ta tlat mai. A ding nghal chat a, a khur nghal zawih zawih. Hmawlh sei ve tak mai chu a la a, chu kut chu a han hawlh vak vak a. Mahse a zawi reng avang chuan mitthi ruang a nih a ring a, a va pan ngam ta.

Hnim chu a han la kiang hlawm a, mihring ruang ngei a ni. Chu ruang chu Siama ruang, Awmpuia leh Eric-a ten an kalsan tak kha a ni. Rang takin Zuala chu a tawlh hnung nghal a, "Karei leh..." tiin a rak thawt mai. A taksa ah te chuan hliam a lo awm nual a, nasa taka sawisak a ni tih a hriat hle bawk.

Zuala chuan ruang chu hreh tak chung chuan a han dap a, mahse engmah a lo pai lo. Ruang chu a kalsan leh a, chutah a bula thingkung ah chuan silai mu a rawn per zawk mai. Zuala phu nasa lutuk chu a tlu thelh a, a thlang deuh atang chuan AWmpuia chu a pistol nen chuan a lo chho mek a.

"Hey nang kha, tunge i nih?" a rawn ti vak vak mai a, Zuala chuan a hlau kher mai. Rang takin a tlanchhe nghal a, "Ding rawh.." tiin AWmpuia chuan a rawn umzui zel a. Zuala chu a tlan chak zawk tlat, AWmpuia chuan a umpha lo hle a. A pistol chuan kah a han tum thin a, mahse a mu a tlem em avang chuan a kah fuhloh a hlau si.

Vawikhat chu a han kap leh a, mahse a thleh leh tho. Lawmi a thahna silaimu nen mu thum lai chu a hmang zo ta, mu thum chauh a bang tawh. "Ding rawh, anih loh chuan ka kap ang che." tiin a au zui vak vak a, mahse Zuala erawh chuan din chu a tum lo nasa mai. Awmpuia chuan a um pha lo telh telh a, a tawp atawpah chuan a hloh ta.

Hnim buk tam tak a awm a, thingkung tam tak a ding thup mai bawk si. Khawilai berah nge Zuala chu a bihruk a hre der mai silo, silai chuan a tin kual a tin kual ringawt mai a. Zuala lah chu a reh hmak mai si, chu ramhnuai lah chu a reh hian a reh tlawk tlawk a ni ber mai. Chutah a sir hnimbuk atang chuan Zuala chu a rawn zuang chhuak thut a, AWmpuia chu a rawn bawh tlu a.

Awmpuia pawh chuan a pistol ken lai chu a thlauh va, a thlauh pah chuan a la hmet puak palh zui. Silaimu dang pakhat chu a khawh ral leh ta a, mu hnih chauh a awm ta. Tichuan theih tawp chhuah chuan Zuala chuan a rek bet a, mahse Police Inspector tha na na na chu a hneh lo deuh chu a ni.

Rang takin a leh thal a, Zuala chu a hnek ta siah siah mai. MahseZuala pawh chuan tlawm mai a tum bik lo, a theih tawp chhuah chuan a bei let ve zel a. Minute 3 dawn lai chu an insual tawh, mahse a tu mah mah chu an tlawm duh bik lo. Awmpuia chuan a sawisa hi a ni deuh mah zawk, mahse Zuala chu a rawn ding chhuak ve zel tho.

An chauh dun tawh kher mai, Zuala phei chu a thi phung tawh. Chutih lai tak chuan an sir atang chuan Victor-a chu a rawn chhuak hlawl mai a, mahse hmaikawr a vuah lo. Zuala leh Awmpuia chu an meng phawk nasa kher mai, han chet mai ngaihna pawh an hrelo. Zuala chuan, "Vic...Victor?" a ti hu mai a. Awmpuia chuan mak tih hmel tak hian, "In inhria elaw?" a lo ti ve hu bawk.

MAhse Victor-a chu a ngawi reng a, a mitmeng sen rum mai chuan Zuala leh Awmpuia chu a han melh inchhawk zeuh zeuh va. Chutah Victor-a chuan Zuala zawk chu a pan thut a, Zuala chuan chet a la ve hman ngang lo. A hrawkah chuan a rek a, a chawi lawp a. An awmna atanga ft 15 vel dawn lai mai thleng chuan a vawm phei ta mai a, Zuala pawh a hnang awl awl mai.

Chutah AWmpuia chu ava melh leh a, AWmpuia chuan a lo cho nasa mai. "Lo kal rawh...kum 5 chhung teh meuh ka zawng char char che asin. Ka Station atangin i tlanchhuak a, vawiin hian ka hruai let leh dawn che tih hre rawh." a ti pung pung mai a. Victor-a chu a nui suk a, "Awle." tih ringawt chuan a chhang.

Awmpuia chu ava phei a, Victor-a chu a han hnek hawi sawk a. Mahse a che eih lo, na ti hmel pawhin a lang lo. Vawi 5 vel chu a han hnek hawi leh sawk sawk a, mahse tluk pawh a tlu lo. Chutah thinrim em em hian AWmpuia chu a en a, a rek kang ta mai. Thingkung deng dawt khawp chuan a theh phei a, a ruh a ri tuar mai.

AWmpuia kawng a chin hnuailam zawng chu a che thei ta der lo mai a, a hnar atang chuan thi a chhuak zawih zawih bawk. Chutih lai chuan Zuala pawh chuan tlanchhiat a lo tum ve mek a, mahse a ke a hliam awm avang chuan a che sawn thei mai lo. Awmpuia chu a kut hmang chuan a in hai vak vak a, tlanchhiat chu a tum ve nasa.

Muang chang hian Victor-a chuan ava pan phei a, a hnungah chuan a rap a. A ipte atang chuan pocket knife hi a la chhuak a, AWmpuia kawr hnung chu a hlim ta mai. Dim lo baksah chuan a hnungzang chu a zei ta mai anih chu, AWmpuia na ti lutuk chu a rak chel chul mai a. Victor-a lah chuan ala duh tawk lo, a hnungzang vun chu a han lip ta tak tak mai a.

AWmpuia lah a che thei der mai silo, a tuar ta ngat ngat mai a. A mittui te a tla hial a, "Duhtawk rawh...ana lutuk." tiin a au chel chul mai a. Chutah a hnungzang vun a lihna hnuah chuan a han vikt leh vak vak a, thisen chu a chik in a chik tuar tuar mai. Ala duhtawk mai lo, a kut chuan a zu zen lut titih leh ta mai a.

AWmpuia erawh chuan thawm a nei tawh lo, mahse a la thi lo. Victor-a chuan a zen ngat ngat a, engemawni pawhchhuah tum ang mai hian a pawt leh ta ngat ngat mai. AWmpuia chu a khur cher cher a, chutah Victor-a chuan Awmpuia nak ruk bung chu a rawn phawrh chhuak ta mai a nih chu.

AWmpuia pawh a zawi hnawk a, a thi chiang kher mai. A nak ruh hmang chuan a hrawkah chuan a han vit leh hram a, a bur vu mai. Zuala erawh tlanchhe lo mahse thingkung phenah a lo biru hman hlauh a, thil thleng zawng zawng chu a lo hmu thei vek. Victor-a chu a tho va, Zuala zawng chuan a hawi kual a.

Mahse a hmuh mai loh avang chuan a kalsawn ta a, Zuala pawh a thaw huai mai. A kalhnu fe ah chuan a bihrukna hmun atang chuan a chhuak ve a, AWmpuia ruang chu en pawh a en ngam lo. Vanneihthlak takin pistol chu a chhar hlauh mai, a mu a en a, mu 2 a lo la awm. A ak tha a, Rachael-i zawng tur chuan a kal leh ta a.

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"Victor-a a? Tunge chupa chu?" Marema chuan a ti hu mai a, "Thawnthu thi tak a ni." tih ringawt chuan Msa chuan alo chhang a. Hannah-i chuan phawk hru hian, "Engmaw? Victor-a chu in hre ve amaw?" tiin mak a ti hle mai. Hlauh vanga khur dar dar chung chuan Sangtei chuan a lu a lo bu nghat ringawt, "Chupa chu khawnge a awm?" tiin Marema chu ala pawr nasa mai.

Puii chuan zawi sap hian, "SAngte...kha misual Victor-a...hman kuma i thil tawn i sawi thin...kha Victor-a kha em ni chupa chu?" tiin mittui tling teuh chung chuan Sangtei chu a en a. Sangtei chuan, "Aw ni e, khapa ngei kha a ni." tiin a lo chhang a. Marema pawh chuan, "Enga? A thi tawh i ti a nilawm ni?" tiin a lo vin ve pung pung bawk a.

"Aih ala thilo...ala dam." tiin Hannah-i chuan a lo chhang leh a. Chutah Puii chuan, "Haw ang u...tunah haw nghal ang u." a ti ta nghal chel chul mai a. Msa pawh chuan, "Ni e, i haw phawt ang u." a lo ti ve bawk a. Hannah-i chuan, "Mahse ka thiante...Lawmi te, Issac-a te..khawnge an awm ka hre lo ania." tiin a lo mangang kher mai.

"I thiante zawn nan hun kan nei lo, i duh chuan kan rualin lo haw rawh. I duhloh leh i thu, kan haw hunah tanpuina kan dil mai dawn lawm." tiin Puii chuan a lo vin hlur mai. Msa chuan lui lam chu a zuk en a, "U Marem, i tawnzau khu.." tiin tuia tawnzau lo lang chu a kawk a. Marema chuan, "Ka zu la phawt ang e." tih leh zuan thlak chu a rual a.

Tawnzau chu a zu chhar a, chutah tuiah chuan pawttu awm ang mai hian a pil zuk mai. "Nilo..Marem.." tiin Puii chu a tap nghal vak vak a. Marema chu a rawn lang leh thin a, thil sawi tum niawm tak hian a ka a ang zuau zuau a, mahse a pil leh daih zel bawk si. Chutah tuiah chuan thisen a rawn lang bawk a, a tam tulh tulh lehnghal.

Sangtei chuan a hlau takzet, "U MArem.." tiin Msa chu zuanthlak ve nghal a tum a, mahse Sangtei chuan a lo dang a. Puii pawh chu zuanthlak a tum a, Hannah-i chuan a lo dang ve bawk. Chutah Marema chu a thi ta, a ruang chu tuiah chuan a lang nel nel mai. Tichuan tui chhung atang chuan an rinloh lutukin hmeichhe hmeltha tak hi a lo chhuak a, chu nu chu Angel-i a ni.

Angel-i chuan Sangtei te lam chu a pan a, "Khu...khunu khu tunge?" tiin Puii chuan a hlau hle mai. Sangtei chuan, "Ka hrelo...tunge a nih ka hrelo." tiin a lo chhang a. Msa chuan thinrim tak hian, "Zawngi..hmeichhia lehnghal. Ka u i that amaw? Ka that ve khawp ang che." tiin va pan a tum a, mahse Sangtei chuan a pawt bet tlat a.

Sangtei kut chu a thinthlak sak a, chemte kenga Angel-i lo phe mek chu rum tak hian a melh a. Mahse chutih lai chuan an chhak lawk mau hmun, a hmaa Hannah-i rawn chhuahna atang bawk chuan Victor-a chu a rawn chhuak ve ta hlawl mai a, Msa pawh a ding chat mai. "Saw saw...sawpa saw ani em?" tiin Msa chu zamna in a khat nghal a.

Sangtei chuan tap pur chung chuan, "Aw..saw saw Victora chu a ni." a ti a. Chutah Victor-a leh Angel-i te chuan rum takin an melh a, chemte an keng ve ve bawk si. Msa pawh mipa mah nise a hlau takzet, an tlanchhe ta ringawt mai a. Mahse Angel-i te nupa chuan an umzui lo, ngawi rengin an tlanchhe lai chu an en char char ringawt.

An kal liam thleng chuan an thlir reng a, chutah Victor-a chuan Angel-i chu a en a. "Kudam lamah kha hmeichhe pahnihte kha ka han enfiah lawk ange, khupa ruang khu chawhhmeh turin a sa tlem lo hawn ang che." tiin a han nui suk a, Marema ruang chu a kawk a. "Ka lo chho vat ang, tuiah hian la inchiah rih ka duh." tiin a lo chhang a, Victor-a chuan a kalsan ta a.

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Jenny chu a theih tawka chak chuan a tlan zel a, a hah tawh kher mai. Kawng lah chu a hre bik der mai silova, thawm engemaw hleka chuan a hawi hru hru reng bawk a. A hah tawngkhawng tawh chu a thu chawl a, a thaw hluam hluam mai. A mitthla ah chuan a bialpa, a duh em em mai Hriata, a ka atanga thisen baw nuai mai nena a lo let reng te chu a hmu a. A thianpa Issac-a, chal vun t(r)et phunga a lo thi let reng te chu a ngaihtuah let a, a tap hawm hawm mai.

Tichuan a tho a, a kal leh ta ngat ngat a. Khua lah chu a thim tep tawh, kalkawng pawh a hmu fiahlo tan tawh. A phone chu a han phawrh leh a, signal engmah a awm thei bawk silo. A tawpah chuan hmun zawl zau nuam tak maiah chuan a chhuak hlawl mai, a lai takah chuan kudam niawm tak, lian ve tak hi a lo awm bawk.

Chu kudam lam pan chuan a tlan nghal a, kawngka chu rod hmang hian a lo invih kalh ringawt a. A han kal hnai chu hmeichhe tap feih feih ri hi a hre tlat mai a, an phun ri leh bul bul thin bawk. A lut mai ngam lo, a ding deuh vang vang phawt a. Chutah a han kik a, "AWm in awm em?" a han ti ve ngawt a.

Chutah a chhunga awm mek, Deborah-i leh Melinda-i te chuan an lo hre pha ta. "Tunge i nih? Khawngaihin min pui rawh." tiin Deborah-i chu a au nghal vak vak a, mahse Melinda-i chuan a ka a lo hup vat. Zawite hian, "Au ngawt suh, Angel-i pawh a lo ni thei asin." tiin a lo khap vat a. Mahse DEborah-i chu a mangang tawh em a ni, "Ti hi chuan kan thi mai ang, Melinda." tiin a tap zawih zawih a.

Chutia hmeichhe aw vekin tanpuina a rawn dil chu Jenny chuan kawngka chu a hawng a, rod chu invenna atan a keng lut nghal bawk a. A chhung chu a lum huk mai a, a lo thim rui bawk. Kil khata bulb dim tak hnuaia Deborah-i leh Melinda-i te lo thu reng mai chu ava hmu a, "Tute nge in nih?" tiin a rod ken lai chu a hum nghet sauh sauh va.

Deborah-i chuan, "Min pui rawh, thiannu...khawngaihin." a lo ti nghal a. Jenny chuan ava pan ta a, "Enge in chungah thleng? Tute nge in nih?" tiin a han zawt a. Deborah-i chuan tap chung hian, "Victor-a'n min man a ni, ala thi lo...ala dam..a la dam reng a ni." tiin a lo chhang a. Melinda-i pawh chuan, "Kan ke ah hian chain hmangin min thlungbet a, khawngaihin min han pui hram teh." a lo ti ve bawk a.

Jenny chuan tihdan kawng chu a zawng ve nasa, mahse chu chain chu a nget lutuk tlat. A tawpah chuan bang kila chahbi ang deuh chu a phone torch hmang chuan a en fuh ta hlauh mai, rang takin a la a. "Hei hi chahbi chu ani ngei ang..." tiin an ke an thlunna chu hawnna a han zawng leh a.

A tawpah chuan a hmu ta, chahbi chuan hawn a han tum ngat ngat a. Minute 5 dawn lai mai abeih hnu chuan a phelh thei ta, rang takin an tho va. Jenny bawk chuan, "Tunge Victor-a chu? Ka thiante thattu pawh kha insawi Victor-a chu a ni ngei ngei ang." a han ti a. Mahse Melinda-i chuan, "I chhuak phawt te ang u..nakinah kan sawi dawnnia." a lo ti vat a. Rang takin an pathum chuan an chhuak ta a, khua pawh a thim ta.

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Zuala chu a kal zel a, khua a thim em avang chuan kawng pawh a hmu tha hleithei tawh lo. Chutah engemaw nem nuak hi a rap fuh thut mai a, a phu nasa lutuk chu a thal tawp mai. A han en chian nak chuan ruang bawk a lo ni a, a hmai lah chu a thi phung lehnghal. Chu ruang chu Lawmi thah tak, Eric-a ruang a ni.

Tlanchhiat mai a tum a, mahse a bula iptepui lo awm ve reng chu a hmu a. A la kang a, a chhung chu a han hai a. Tui bottle ruak leh torch light chiah a lo awm, "Hlauh mai a..torch light a awm hlauh ve." tiin a phun nuah nuah a, ruang chu a kalsan nghal vang vang a. Rei pawh a kal lo tih ah chuan hmeichhe thaw hlawp hlawp ri hi a hre tlat mai, a ding chat a.

Thing kung phen atanga lo chhuak a ni tih chu a hria, mahse ava pawh mai ngam lo. Mahse chunu phun sep sep ri chu a ngaithla chiang a, "Zuala...Zuala ka va mamawh tak che em. Lalpa khawngaihin min pui rawh...thih ka la duh lo." tia tap chunga zawitea lo phun mawlh mawlh ri a hriat chuan Rachael-i ngei a ni tih a hre ta.

Rang takin ava pan a, "Rachael.." tiin a light hmang chuan a en a. Rachael-i chu a lo phu nasa mai, "Nilo...ka duhlo." tiin a lo indang a. Mahse Zuala chuan zaidam tak hian, "Keimah Zuala...min hlau suh." a lo ti vat a. Chuveleh Rachael-i chu a thaw huai mai, a lawm lutuk chu a hnuk a ulh a.

"Zuala...alo let leh...ala dam." tiin a kuah a, a tap hawm hawm mai. "Lungngai suh...i bulah ka awm tawh alawm." tiin Zuala chuan a samah a lo chul sak a. "Engtin nge hetah i awm theih?" tiin Rachael-i chuan a zawt leh a. Zuala chuan, "Chutiang sawina hman a awmlo, helai hmun hi kan chhuahsan vat angai. Ding rawh...i kal thei angem?" a han ti a.

MAhse Rachael-i chu a ding mai thei lo, "Ka keah hian a vit a...a na lutuk a." tiin a han inhnit feih feih a. Zuala chuan a kuah a, thei leh theilo chuan an kal dun hnak hnak a. Mahse rei pawh an kal hman lo, Zuala'n a hma zawn a en leh chiah chu Angel-i alo ding run mai. Rang takin Rachael-i chu Zuala hnungah chuan a biru a, mahse Zuala chu a zam bik tawh hauh lo.

"Nilove Angel, tun tum chu tumah in that tawh lovang." tih pah chuan a pistol chu a phawrh a, Angel-i chu a tin ta mai a. Mahse Angel-i chuan a hlauh loh hmel kher mai, "Ti ta che....min kap ta che...in ngaihawm dun ka tih tehreng nen, min thah i tum mai amaw?" tiin a nui har har a. "Ka kap tak tak dawn che ania.." tiin Zuala chuan a vin vak vak a.

Mahse chutih lai tak chuan an sir atang chuan eng dang a rawn awm leh a, "Khawngaihin kap suh." patling aw hian a rawn ti a. An va hawi phei thap a, Pu Sanghluna a lo ni. Mak ti tak hian Angel-i chuan apa chu a en a, "Ka...ka pa.." a ti tham tiak mai. Pu Sanghluna mittui chu a tla zawih zawih mai a, "Bawihte...ka fanu." tiin Angel-i chu a en a.

Chutah Angel-i chu a maimitchhing a, a lu dawmin a au ta vak vak mai. Tumah chuan an va pawh mai ngam lo, a tawpah chuan Angel-i chu a zawi hnawk mai. A thingthi dawt a, nikhawhrelovin a let zui nghal der mai. Pu Sanghluna chuan va panin, "Bawihi...harh teh.." tiin a buaipui nghal a.

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An motor awmna lam an chhuah chhoh meuh chuan kuah a thim der tawh, "Nilo..Marema kha a that..Marema khaa..." tiin Puii chu ala tap reng mai a. Motorah chuan an lut a, "Pui, kan haw vat angai. Inti pachang hram hram rawh, tanpuina kan dil vat dawnnia." tiin Sangtei chuan a hnem mawlh mawlh a.

Msa erawh a ngawi reng, a thlan a tla buah buah mai a. Motor chu start a han tum a, a nung thei mai lo lehnghal. "Hrep taka...nung rawh...nung vat teh." tiin a au vak vak ringawt mai a. Chutah a nung ta hlauh mai, motor light in an hma zawn a en chiah chu an au nasa ngei mai. An hma zawn takah chuan Victor-a chu a hmaikawr vuah in, chem lian tak keng chungin a lo ding run mai a nih chu.

Mahse motor chu a tlan thei lo leh tlat, a thi leh rih thin. An mangang kher mai, "Su rawh...su mai rawh." tiin Puii chu a au vak vak bawk a. Chutah Victor-a chu a rawn phei leh ta, motor sirah chuan a ding ang ren rawn a. A hmaa Melinda-i leh Deborah-i te chuanna motor a tih ang bawk chuan a chawi leh ta mai a, kawsir side drain ah bawk chuan a letling zawng chuan a let leh ta vung mai.

Tukverh chu a han hnek keh leh a, leng leh lenglo chuan tukverh atang chuan Puii chu a hnuk chhuak leh a. "Nilo..Puiii.." tiin Sangtei chu a au vak vak a, motor ke ah chuan Puii lu chu a tauh tir chawrh mai. Puii chu nikhawhrelovin a awm der mai, a Victor-a chuan a pu nawlh mai a. Sangtei te chu a han en leh a, "Nangni chu a lehpek ah aw...thi mai tur atan chuan in uiawm bik tlat." tiin a nui suk a, a kalsan ta a.

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Zuala leh Rachael-i te chuan Pu Sanghluna bulah chuan thil awmzia te an han zawt a, Pu Sanghluna chuan engkim chu a hrilh ta vek a. Zuala te pawh chuan Victor-a leh Angel-i an tawn dan te, an thiante an thah thute pawh chu an hrilh ve ta vek a. Pu Sanghluna'n a fanu neih chhun, Angel-i'n tual a lo that ve thin tih a hriat chuan a rilru a na hle mai.

Angel-i chu Pu Sanghluna chuan a pu nawlh a, tichuan Zuala te thiandun nen chuan hmun him lam panin an kal ta a. An kal zel a, "Keipawh kawng hi ka bo riau mai, a thim bawk si nen." tiin Pu Sanghluna chu a phun deuh nuah nuah a. A tawp a tawpah chuan kudam awmna bawkah chuan an chhuak leh ta a, Rachael-i leh Pu Sanghluna chu an inmelh ringawt.

Kawngka a lo inhawng huau a, "Kan lut mai dawn em ni?" tiin Zuala chuan Pu Sanghluna chu a zawt a. Rachael-i chuan, "Tah sawn alawm Victor-an min dah...helai hmunah hian kan kal tawh alawm." a lo ti vat a. Zuala chuan a pistol chu a phawrh a, "Min lo zui ru." tiin hma a hruai a, an zui ve mai bawk.

Mahse tumah an lo awm lo hlauh a, Angel-i chu chhuatah chuan an mut a. Minute 10 vel hnuah chuan alo harh a, "Angel BAwihte...i lo harh tawh maw?" tiin apa chuan a lo be nghal a. Chuveleh Angel-i chu hlauh hmel em em hian apa chu a melh a, a khur nghal zawih zawih mai. "Min hlau suh, i pa ka nih hi..min hlau suh." tiin a hnem mawlh mawlh a.

Angel-i chu a tawng lo, a ngawi reng ringawt. Apa chuan zaidam tak hian, "Engkim ka hria alawm, mi i that thin. Ka hre vek, mahse ka ngaidam che. I duh vanga ti i nilo tih ka hria, min han hrilh teh. Engtin nge Victor-a khan a tih che a...enge i chungah thleng tiin a han zawt leh a. Mittui tla teuh chung chuan Angel-i chuan, "Ka in thunun theilo a ni, ka pa. Ka inthunun thei ngang lo a ni." tiin a tap zawih zawih mai.

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ANGEL-I SAWI :

Victor-a hi kum 5 vel lek a nih atang khan apa hian kut a thlak nasa thei em em a, a nu lah chuan a chhan ngai bik der lo. Anu leh pate lah chu an inhau reng mai a, apa chuan anu chu vawi tamtak kut a thlak thin bawk. An retheih em avang chuan an school ah pawh Victor-a hian hmuhsit a tawk nasa thei hle a, a chang phei chuan an sual rawn hrep thin.

Hun a lo kal zel a, kum 7 a ni ve ta a. Vawikhat chu a nu leh pa an inhauh lai chuan an inluahna neitu hi a lo kal a, an inluah man chu a rawn thing a. Mahse pek tur an neih siloh avang chuan thla khat tal chu hun pek leh an lo dil a, mahse in neitupa chuan a lo rem ti hauh lo. Police call ah a vau ta mai a, Victor-a pa chu a sa kher mai.

Tichuan chemte chuh thutin in neitupa chu Victor-a pa chuan a that ta mai a, Victor-a pawhin a hmu ve vek. A ruang chu an phum bova, tun thlengin kha in neitupa kha kei leh Victor-a tih loh chuan a awmna an hre zui ta lo a ni. Chuta tang chuan mi thah chakna chu Victor-a chuan a nei ve ta a, a rilru chu a kal sual chho tan ta a ni.

A hmasa berah chuan school-a amah ti duhdahtu ber, Williama chu a bitum ta a. William-a school bang chu a lo chang a, an ina lenglut ve tur chuan a sawm ta a. William-a pawh chuan a lo remti ve mai a, tichuan an in fal tak mai lam chu a panpui ta a. Hmun fal deuh an thleng ta maw tih ah chuan Victor-a chu a kal muang deuh a, William-a hnungah chuan muangchang hian a kal ve a.

Chutah thing tum a la a, William-a chu a vaw thlu ta mai a. A tawp a tawpah chuan a vaw hlum ta, mahse chu a tualthahna hmasa ber chu a lo hmu tu an awm tlat, chu chu apa, Victor-a pa ngei a ni. A thinrim em em a, tichuan Victor-a chu school kal tir a phal ta lova. Nasa takin a sawisa thin a, vawikhat phei chu a mit a halsak hial a ni.

Chuvang chuan Victor-a mit hi a sen rum zel a, contact lens hmangin a thup bo mai mai a ni. Kum 8 a lo tling chho a, a tualthah chakna chu ala reh chuang lo. Vawikhat chu a nu le pa inhau chu nidang zawng aiin an thawm a ring a, a tawpah phei chuan apa chuan hmaikawr te vuahin an u chu a rikrap ta chiam mai a.

Chempui la in an nu chu a tin ta mai a, annu chuan a hlau ngei mai. Tlai lam a lo ni a, Victor-a pa chu rui chungin a lo haw a. thutthlengah chuan a muthlu a. Annu chuan a en reng a, chutah choka a chemte chu chuh thutin an pa muhil lai chu a vit ta siah siah mai. Kil khat atang chuan Victor-a chuan a lo en reng a, mahse hlauhthawnna engmah a neilo.

A hmuhnawm a ti hial zawk, anu chuan Victor-a chu a en a. "Bawihte...mangtha aw.." tiin a invit hlum veleh ta mai a. Chuta tang chuan Victor-a chu home-ah dah a ni a, mahse a chet mak theih em avang chuan complain pawh a tam thin khawp mai. Ramhuai biak lam te a buaipui chho va, atawpah phei chuan anu leh pate thlarau a biak thin thute chu a sawi ta a.

Kum 18 vel a tlin meuh chuan home atang chuan a thlanchhuak a, tichuan a bo zui ta vang vang a ni. Aman min hrilh dan chuan mi pawisa te a ru thin a, khaw dang dang ah a kal kual a. Biru reng rengin hun a hmang a, kum 30 a nih thlengin mi thil ru reng rengin a khawsa ta a ni. A pawisa ruk te hmang chuan a nung chho ve zel a, a tualthah leh hmasak ber chu kum 10 vel liam ta a thian ho lui kal te kha an ni.

Khalai hmunah khan, a nu leh pate damlaia an in ngeiah khan in asa leh a. Tah chuan a cheng ta a, tual thatin a hun a hmang chho leh ta ani. Khatia kan khua atanga min rukbo khan a tir chuan doctor amaw ka ti a, mahse a hnuah chuan doctor nilovin setanic, ramhuai be thin a ni tih ka hre ta a.

Rinbial chhungah saruak vekin min muttir a, tichuan eng eng emaw hi a chham kual a. Thawm mak tak tak te ka hria a, ka taksa chu ka thunun thei tawh ta thin lo a ni. Thla 2 vel chhung chu chutiang hlir chuan min hrem thin a, a tawp a tawpah chuan a thuhnuaiah chuan ka awm ve ta a ni.

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A sawi pah chuan a tap zawih zawih a, "Anih leh engtin nge chung zawng zawng chu i hriat?" tiin Zuala chuan a lo zawt vat a. "Aman min hrilh vek a ni...min mantirh khan. Ka taksa a thunun hma khan, aman min hrilh vek a ni." tiin a lo chhang a. Pu Sanghluna chu a thinrim ngei mai, a hmai chu a sen vek thei hial.

Chutih lai chuan kawngka a rawn in tlawh hawng pawp a, Victor-a chu puii rekbet chung chuan a rawn lut a. An lo ding nghal thap mai, Angel-i'n Victor-a a hmu chiah chu a hlauh hmel em em a. Victor-a chuan thinrim tak hian, "Thih in duhlo a nih chuan chhuak vek ula, Angel-i kha kalsan rawh u." a ti khur khur mai a.

Mahse Zuala chuan a pistol chu a phawrh a, "Nilove...zanin hi i tawpna tur a ni ve tawh, Victor. A tawk tawh e, tunah chuan kan hun a thleng ve ta. I thi dawn, i thi khawp ang." a lo ti ve ta sak sak mai a. Victor-a chuan chemte a phawrh a, Puii hrawkah chuan a chuktuah a. Vin zet hian, "Ka thusawi in awihlo a nih chuan he hmeichhia, pawisawi lo hi ka that ang." a ti leh khur khur mai a.

Mahse tumah chu an che duh bik lo, an ding ngawi reng hlawm a. Puii erawh chu nikhawhrelovin ala awm reng a, Victor-a chuan a vuan bet reng a. Chutah Puii hrawkah chuan a zai ta mai a, a rawn meng kawk mai. Rachael-i chu a au vak a, Zuala hnungah chuan a biru nghal a.

Victor-a chuan Angel-i chu a en a, "Angel, hetah lo phei rawh." a ti vin thak mai a. Mahse Angel-i chu a che eih lo, a din ngai chuan a ding reng ringawt. Chutah a rawn phei ta, Zuala chuan a silai chu a han hmet puak a. MAhse Victor-a darah a fu hlauh mai, a eu deuh zawk ringawt a.

A chemte chu a va vawm phei a, Zuala darah chuan a fuh ve thung. A bur chat mai a, a thal tawp mai. Pistol lah chu a thlauh va, a thim laiah chuan a thleng phei daih mai. Victor-a chuan bang kila galon bur, petrol-a khat vek mai chu a la lawk a, kudam chhung chu a leih ta puat puat mai.

A leih pah chuan, "Kan thi vek ang...Angel, nangpawh ka ta i nih loh chuan tu ta mah i ni dawn bik lo. I pa pawh a thi anga...Zuala, nangpawh i thi ang..kan thi vek law law ang." a ti khur khur mai. Chutah Zuala chu a rawn tho kang a, a dara chemte bur vu mai chu na ti chung chung chuan a pawt phawi a.

Victor-a chu rum zet melh pah chuan, "Aih...nangmah chauh i thi ang. Hawh le..kan insual lohna pawh a rei ta. I han ti leh ila...han che ta che." tiin ava pan ta mai a. Thinrim tak hian Victor-a chuan falon bur chu a paih thuai a, Zuala lam chu ava pan ve ta a. Zuala chuan lo vih a tum a, mahse a lo bum a.

Zuala dulah chuan a khup chuan a do ta siah siah mai, Zuala chuan chemte chu a thlauh va.Pu Sanghluna chuan lo puih a tum a, hnunglam atang chuan Victor-a chu a lo man bet a. MAhse an pahnih a an beih rawn chung pawh chuan an hneh lo dun kher mai, Zuala chu bang keh thawt khawp chuan a tlawh bet a.

Chutah Pu Sanghluna chu chhuatah bawhbetin a rek vak vak a, "Lo kal suh ka ti che a ni lawm ni?" tiin a vi khur khur a. A rek hlum dawn ta mai, chutah Victor-a chu a eu zawk mai. A hnungzangah chuan chemte a bur va mai a, a vittu chu tudang nilovin, a nupui Angel-i ngei a lo ni.

Rilru nat hmel tak hian Victor-a chuan Angel-i chu a en a, "Tinge? Ngatinge duhtak?" a ti sup ringawt. Inthlahrun hmel tak leh hlauh hmel tak hian Angel-i chuan, "Victor...ka...ka pa ni asin..ka pa...ka hmangaih a ni." a lo ti tham tiak a. Victor-a chuan a hnungzanga chem chu a phawi a, a rak thawt mai.

Chutah Angel-i biangah chuan a dawm a, "Ni e..ka hrethiam alawm. Ka ta i ni tawh dawnlo tih ka pawm e, mangtha le." tih pah chuan chemte chuan a vit ve ta sia siah mai a, Angel-i chu a tlu tawp mai. Pu Sanghluna chu rawn thovin, "Nilo..ka fanu." tiin a va pan phei a. Mahse Angel-i chuan a lo chhang thei tawh lo, a lo thi der tawh.

Zuala lam chu a pan leh a, Zuala chuan a lo la cho nasa mai. Din pawh ding tha hleithei lo chuan posi te chu a lo la lak khum vel a, Victor-a chu a thinrim takzet tawh. A va rek vak a, bangah chuan a nambet a. Chutah chhuatah chuan a theh leng leh lawp lawp mai, tichuan banga lo intar, hmaikawr chu lain a vuah leh ta a.

Pu Sanghluna erawh a fanu ruang chu kuahin a tap zawih zawih mai, thildang a ngaihsak hman hlawl lo. Victor-a chuan Zuala chu a pan leh mek a, chutih lai chuan silai a puak dur mai. Zuala pistol chu kengin Rachael-i chu a lo ding khur zawih zawih mai a, Victor-a chu a lo kap hi a lo ni. Mahse vanduai thlak takin a mal ah a kap a, Victor-a chu a thi lo nasa mai.

Rachael-i lam chu ava pan a, Rachael-i chuan silai chu a han hmet leh vak vak a. Mahse awmzia a awmlo, a mu a zo tawh tlat. Rachael-i samah chuan a kek a, Zuala awmna lamah chuan a theh phei lawp mai. Zuala chuan a lo kuah a, Victor-a chuan chemte chu kengin a tin kual a, "Tumah in chhuak lovang, tumah in chhuak bik lovang." tiin a bai auh auh mai.

Thinrim hmel em em hian Pu Sangliana chu a rawn ding chhuak a, Victor-a chu a en rum ngei mai. Bang sira galon bur, petrol-a khat vek chu a la lawk a. Amah chu a inleih ta vak vak mai a, Victor-a pawhin a en hau ringawt. "Ka pu, enge tih i tum?" tiin Zuala chu a mangang kher mai. Chutah Victora chu petrol hmang chuan a va theh ve leh a, Victor-a lah chu a ke a nat avang chuan a lo che tha thei bik mai silo.

A kuta lo indang pah chuan, "Enge maw i tih le? Putar.." a lo ti vak vak ringawt. A bur a ruah thleng chuan a theh a, tichuan Zuala te chu a va en leh a. A ipte atang chuan lighter aphawrh chhuak ta mai, "Tlanchhe ru.." tih pah chuan Victor-a chu ava bawh rawk mai a. Lighter chu a hmet alh ta, anpahnih chuan an alh dun ta chiam mai a.

An tal dun vak vak a, hmundang te chu a alh kai a. Rang takin kawngka lam chu Zuala leh Rachael-i te chuan an pan dun nghal a, mahse an chhuah hma chuan Zuala chu a ding leh a. Rachael-i chuan, "Tinge i din? Hawh kal vat ang." a ti chul mai a. Mahse Zuala chuan, "Aih...ka nau Sarah-i min thah sak a. Chuvang chuan a thi lai hi ka en ve duh a ni...a thi ngei tih chian ka duh." tiin a ding tlat mai.

Tichuan Pu Sanghluna erawh chu a kanghlum der tawh, mahse Victor-a erawh ala che tlat. Kudam chu a kang tam telh tleh mai a, mahse Zuala chu ala che sawn duh eih lo. Victor-a chu a hmaikawr kang sawr vut vut atang chuan a rawn meng sen leh rum mai a, a taksa kang hluah hluah chung chuang bawkkhup chung hian Zuala chu a en reng a.

A zawi tial tial a, a bawk ta thlawp mai. Tichuan Zuala chuan a hmelma pa, a nau thattu Victor-a chu a kan hlum thleng chuan a thlir a, a chhuahsan ve ta a. Rachael-i nen chuan chu kudam alh hluah hluah mai chu an kalsan ta a, a tawp a tawpah chuan Victor-a chu an mangtha ve thei ta hram a ni.

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Vanneihthlak takin Melinda-i, Deborah-i leh Jenny te chuan khawchhung an lut thei hlauh mai a, tichuan tanpuina an dil a. Khaw hnai bera tlangval te leh khawthlang hruaitute chu an ramhnuai lamah chuan Jenny, Deborah-i leh Melinda-i te chuan hruaiin an chhukthla nghal a, police an hruai bawk. An kalkawngah chuan SAngtei te sumo, a letlinga lo awm run mai chu an hmu a.

Sangtei leh a pasal MSa leh Hannah-i te chu an lo la dam hlauh mai, an chhanchhuak nghal a. Chutih lai chuan mipa pakhat leh hmeichhe pakhat, rawn bai chho dun uih uih te chu an hmu a. Zuala leh Rachael- te an lo ni. Jenny-i'n Hannah-i a hmu chiah chu a kuah nghal a, an tap dun hawm hawm mai.

Police te chuan thil awmzia an han zawt a, Zuala chuan engkim chu a hrilh ta vek a. Rang takin Police te chu an chhuk nghal a, tlangval leh paho thenkhat te pawh an kal tel ve a. A bang zawng chuan Sangtei, Msa, Hannah-i, Jenny, Deborah-i, Melinda-i, Zuala leh Rachael-i te chu khawlam pan chuan chhohpui an tum ta a.

Motor-a an luh hma chuan Zuala chuan thlang lam ramhnuai kara mei khu vut vut chu a en a, "Mangtha le Victor...mangtha vang vang le." tiin a phun sap a. Khaw lam pan chuan an haw chho ta a, Hannah-i pawh apa thu a lo awihlo chu a inchhir takzet. Sangtei pawh chuan a hlauh em em Victor-a a thi tih a hriat chuan a hlim hle a, "Ka zalen ve ta." tiin a phun sap bawk a.

Tichuan tualthattu nunrawng, hmeltha em em bawk si. Mi khawngaihna neilo, tumah zuah ngai lo. Victor-a, Victor Lalthanmawia...Hmaikawra tia an hriat lar, kum 10 chhung tehmeuh mi lo that thin chu a tawp a tawpah chuan a nupui Angel-i pa ngei chuan a thihchilh ve ta a, engtikah mah a lo let leh tawh ngai lovang.

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