HMANGAIHZUALI POV
"A ngailo,keimah pawn ka in check up ve thei reng,ka awl lai velin ka kal ve mai ang," kati deuh khâr khâr a,uRuatfela lah chu kalsawn a tum hmel loh ropui mai bawk sia,naute ultra sound a en angai dawn a,min kalpui phet atûm chu ka duh hauhlo.
"Ka sawi tawh ani lâwm ni,luhlul viau zel suh,i duhlo anih chuan midang hmuh lai hian ka kai leh dawr dawr mai ang che," atih chuan ka melh rum leh tawh khawp mai.Ka duhlo ka tih chuan min kalsan ve ṭhin mai se a dik vek mai tu ania,min tih thinrim te hi nuam ati ṭhin hrim hrim amawni.
"I thil tih lai kha dah rawh," atih takah chuan ka dah ve riai riai a,anih loh chuan midang hmuh laiin ati leh duh tak tak mai ang.
Ka kutah lo vuan in doctor Sangpuii awmna lamah min kai phei a,damlo in entir tur pawh anla awm nual.Doctor Ruatfel'an midang aia min luh pui hmasak zawk miau avâng in min enlo ngamlo niin ka hria, "teh hlawl che u chuan," min hmuh rualin alo ti deuh hluai a.
Ka naupai ultra sound a en tura uRuatfel'an ati chu doctor Sangpuii mak ti hmel kha ka hmuh hmaih hauhlo. "Doctor Ruatfel'a chu ka lawmpui hle mai che u," nuisâng in ati dap dap a,uRuatfela erawh chuan engmah a sawi velo.
A hmel chu kava en leh zeuh zeuh ṭhin a,ameng rum leh nasa tawh mai sia.Midang hmuh lai hi chuan a inla cool ve deuh ṭhin nge mawni,ka bula a chimawm theih ṭhin nen.
"Naute pawh aṭha e,Hmangaihi pawh iṭha,iron vel chu i ei tho anga tiro,naute lungphu pawh aṭha vek ania hlauhthawn tur a awmlo e," doctor Sangpui'in atih chuan ka thaw deuh huai thei.
"Aw damdawi i sawi ho hi chu ka nei vek tawh a," ka ti chu uRuatfela a en zeuh a,ala nui ruh ruh zui a. "Nia inei tak ang,kalo theihnghilh daih alawm," ala ti deuh ham ham zui a. "I hre sual anih kha naute hi..." Ka ti hman ṭawk tih ah uRuatfel'an min pawt tho nawlh a.
"Aṭhat chuan a lawmawm,kan kal phawt ang,inneih sawmna te pawh ila hmu vat mahna," atih hnuah min chhuah pui leh dawr dawr a, "ngatinge khatia itih kher a," ka kut dah thlâk deuh sawk paha uRuatfela ka en chuan anui deuh huk a,ka darah minlo kuah nghal vat.
"Ka sawi tawh ang i thluak tereuh te ah hian vawng reng rawh,ka nupui tur inih kha" atih chuan a kawr ah kalo ṭham ve deuh ṭang ṭang. "Min thlah rawh,midang an awm ve vek hi,form kala ha leh nghal zui a" ka tih pawh chuan step ah min kuah reng chungin min chho pui pawk pawk a.
"Ehe Ruatfela chu," tih ri kan hriat na lam kan hawi chuan nu valai lampang hi alo ding reng a.A inchei dan aṭang chuan an harsa ve tih a hriat theih, "nu Mawi ilo kal animo," min kuah na thlah chuanglo in uRuatfel'an ati deuh sup a.
"Nia,kalo kal anih hi keimah lo chuan ka fanu enkawl tu an awm mang siloa,ka fanu rilru na tal ka hnem ve ang chu,a rilru nat lai takin tu emawni in ala kalsan zui bawk sia," min eiloh hmel zeta min melh paha atih chuan ka kimki chawih chawih mai.
"Anih chu,lo dam vat rawh se,ka nupui tur hian nau apai sia a chau lutuk palh ang kan kal phawt ange," ka chhîp a fawh zeuh paha atih chuan kan hmaa nu pawh chu a kal deuh nghawng nghawng a, "i bialnu Sangtei nu kha emni,an in ang lutuk an kal dan zawng zawng nên" ka tih chuan ka dara a vawn na a hmer deuh salh a.
"Tu nu pawh lo ni rawh se," tih pahin step ah min chho pui leh nghal a.Ka tluk hlau niâwm fahran in min kuah nghet ropui si,ka thawhpui mai nilo nurse kan tawh te ho chu an phun leh sep sep ṭhin a,keimah ni chanchin an sawi tih pawh chiang takin ka hre thei.
URuatfel'an a office lama min chho pui zêl takah chuan ka hawi hu hu a,a office kawtah pu Ruatsanga nên kanla intawk zui a. "Ruatfel,i duty zawh veleh in lamah haw ang che," ati dam dap a.A mit a sen deuh rum a,a chauh hmel takzet.
URuatfela room chhung kan lut chu a dan ngaite bawkin alo fai leh pek khawp mai, "ngatinge hetah min hruai daih a,midang an lungawi lo lutuk ange aw,bakah i fa ka pai amaw anti vek ang," kati nghal mawlh mawlh a.
"Midang ngaihdan ah buai suh,midang care vak an ngailo,ka nei dâwn che a ka fa ani ve tawh bawk,ka fa tibik tawh suh ang che" a doctor coat phelh mawlh mawlh pahin ati deuh sup a.Ka awmna lamah alo phei zui nghal.
"Naute nu hian eichak anei em," ka beng bulah alo tisup a,ka hmai bulah athaw lum leh ham ham tawh.URuatfela hi kei ngei pawn hmelṭha kati lutuk,mahse ka naute leh keimah vanga a mualpho ve tûr hi ka ngai ngam ngang siloa,a fa anga a sawi anih chuan kalo mualpho lo pawh ani mahna,mahse keimah ah in thiam lohna a awm tawh tho tho.
"Canteen ah khuan chhangban an zuar angem,chhangban leh kurtai ka ei chak," tih paha ka en chuan ka biangah alo fawp zeuh a.
"I ei duh anih te chuan Sangtei nu in a zuar alawm,kurtai chu bazar ah a lei theih ang," tih pahin a phone a hmet mual mual a. "Sangtei nu anih chuan ka duhlo,adang eitur ka ngaihtuah mai ang" ka tih chuan chik zetin min melh run a.
"I chiang amaw," tih pahin ka ṭhutna bânah arawn in nem khalh run a, "chhangban chu ka eichak a,mahse Sangtei nu kher nilo midang hriat ineilo ami," ka ti ta thlawt a,Sangtei nu pawh a zahawm alâwm hmeichhe khawlo deuh angah min ngai tawh ngei ang.
"Ka leisak khan an tan pawn a lawmawm zawk alawm,pawisa an hmuh ve theihna ber ani sia," ka hnar a piai zeuh pahin ati sup a.A dawhkan awmna lamah pheiin phone call a hmang nghal a,a thil sawi danah chhangban chu min chah sak ngei ani tih ka hre thei.
"Ei chak dang inei em," min pawm deuh nawlh paha atih chuan kalo rak ṭhat. "Min dah thla phawt teh,midang anlo lût thut ange" a kut a ben dawt dawt paha ka tih chuan a ngai ho mai bawk sia.
"Ei chak zawng inei em sawi phawt rawh," atih chuan ka thaw deuh hak.Hepa thu duh lutuk hi, "luhlul minti ziah a,nangmah anih hi luhlul chu" a sam a ṭham paha ka tih chuan alo nui mai mai.
"Chakai i chhit thiam em," uRuatfela hmaia thai riak riak paha ka tih chuan mak ati deuh nge min en deuh ren rawn a, "thiam e enga tan nge itih" alo ti ve nghal sup.
"Ka ti mai mai mawle," tih paha thawh chhuah ka tum chuan min man nghet lutuk ringawt. "Naute hi ava virlo ve," ka pum chul hliau hliau pahin ati thawp sup a.
Asawi diklo hranlo,ahma ang khan ei chak huam huam ka nei tawhlo a,ka thil ei erawh a tuilo phah em em chuanglo. "Chhangban chu i chah tak tak ami," zawhna mitmeng a melh kiau paha ka tih chuan anui deuh suk ringawt a,a chah tih erawh ka hre reng a,zawh ve hrim hrim ka duh vang ania.
Kawngka an rawn kik deuh dat dat takah chuan ka tho vat a, "doctor Ruatfela room ani em," mipa la upa lo tih hriat tak hian rawn luh pahin ati dek dek a.
"Aw ni e,eng nge iduh" URuatfel'an alo ti chang leh bâwl tawh, "hei chhangban i chah kha ania," tih pahin polythene ah alo khai ṭeuh a.Pawisa pêk ka tum chu min melh no lemlo khawp mai.
A chhangban lei chu ka eichak tawh bawk nen ka ṭhet darh sawk sawk a. "Tur te lo telh ta mai se,Sangtei vang in min haw viau tase," ka thil eitur dah let leh meuh a ka tih chuan ka lu ah alo kuk ri deuh fawk a.
"Chutiang anga rilru chhia anni bik hauhlo ang," tih pahin ka zai sa chu ala a,a hmawm deuh pawp mai.Amah berin a ei tawh bawk nen,ka eichak ve tawh tho sia ngaih ṭha deuh chuan ka eive ta mial mial a.
Vawiin lam chu in zai tur an awm vaklo nge emergency alarm te chu ala ri lo rere,ka ham leh deuh bai bai a,ka thil eite chu kalo muthlu thul.
DOCTOR RUATFELA POV
Ṭhuthleng ah tui ti taka amu chu ka en a,ka nuih leh suk ṭhin,puan ka sin ṭhat tîr hnuah paper khawih fel ngai ang ang ka tifel zung zung a.A duh tak a eitawh bawk a,a puar ve khawp aniang.
"Ṭhianpa," kawngka rawn hâwn pawp paha Rinpui'an atih chuan thawm dim tûrin kalo tivat a. "Eng nge awmzia,Hmangaihi hian ifa pai ang in in thang vak ania,hospital a thawk ho hian an hrechhuak zo ṭep tawh ang,an inhrilh pui chak si" ka hmaa ṭhuthleng a ṭhut pahin ati a.
"Buaina a awm loh chu,ka fa ani tawh a nupui a neih ngei ka tum," tih pahin paper chu ka en zung zung a. "I â ta emni,Sangtei te saw i ṭhen ringawt a,a mit vanga ṭhen ini em i khawngaih ve hauhlo emni,a nute saw" atih chuan ka in hum ruh deuh ngawt ngawt.
"Sangtei chungchang rawn sawi hauh suh,chuan ka nunah in rawlh buai tumlo mai rawh,sawnu Sangtei sawn keimah aiin ka ṭhianpa Thana a ring zawk a,a chan tawk ah ngai rawh ka hriatah leh Hmangaihzuali hriat ah vawikhat mah a hming saw sawichhuak leh tawh suh ang che," kati deuh khur khur a.
"Aṭha lawm,ka sawi tawhlo ang" tih pahin ading zui nghal a. "Chu chu kalo hrilh ve mai mai che," atih hnuah a chhuak zui leh nghal,nep lutuk.
HMANGAIHZUALI POV
Thawm ri deuh mur mur in minti harh zawk a,ka meng chiang khawp mai,heihi ka va han zak theilo tak,uRuatfela roomah kalo la awm char char chu niin.Ka duty bawk siloa,ka van mawl chiang tak em.
Hmanhmawh deuhin ka insiam ṭha sawk sawk a,room chhung chu alo thim deuh khup tawh.URuatfela ka hmulo bawk nen ka chi ai lo chauh,hmanhmawh deuhin room aṭang ka chhuak a,inhnuai lama ka chhuk pawn hmuh tur a awm hauhlo,damlo zai tur an awm te pawh aniang.
"Lo kal teh," ka duty na hmun ka thleng chu Adeline'in min pawt hrang nawlh a. "In lar tawh teh mai ania, doctor Ruatfela nen doctor Ruatfela fa ipai tiin in thang vak ania,engtin nge itih ang" Adeline'in atih chuan ka hre biklo khawp mai.
"Keimah vangin i mualpho ngun tawh mange," ka kut kheuh neuh neuh paha ka ti chu alo nuichhuak ta hawk mai.Mak ti zetin Adeline'i chu ka en deuh hu hu a.
"Aho lutuk ania,ka ṭhian ṭha ber inia,hetiang mai mai te chu ka tuar thei lutuk nangmah zawk hi ania,naute ipai bawk sia,ka ngaihtuah vang zawk che mawle," nui sen sen pahin ati ta daih a,asawi hi ka hrethiam teh nuai tawhlo.
Duty tawp thleng chuan uRuatfela kala hmu leh ta miahlo a,eng vanga zawng ru ve reng nge ka nih,ani te chuan keimah nilo ngaihsak tur dang a ngah emai min ngaihsak kalo ring ve ringawt chu ka zah pui awm mange.
"Ka rualin i haw dawn em," pawn a kan chhuah vek tawh hnuah Adeline'in ati deuh sep a, "ka hrelo mahse scooty ikeng sia,kala chuang ngam siloa,taxi pawn ka haw zawk mai ang,min thlah kher a ngailo" ka tih ve deuh tlat avang in ani pawh a hmanhmawh deuh nen min haw san hmasa a.
Taxi chang tura ka chhuk lamah chuan uRuatfela nen kan intawk hlawl a,mit ti zim sun a min en chuan ka enlet ve ngar ngar.
"Ngatinge minlo nghah loh," lungawi lo tih hriat zet hian ati deuh sup a.Doctor coat pawh alo ha fel leh diam tawh, "ka hmanhmawh deuh a ka zu haw hmasa mai ang," ka tih chuan a rum nghut mai.Ka kuta rawn vawn atum chiah chu min rawn su tu an awm avâng chuan ka awm hrang deuh nawlh a,min rawn su na bawk nen ka inring hman bawk siloa,kawngpui ah chuan ka ṭhu sawp ta niai a, "shit!!fimkhur ta che,bawihi iṭha em" tih pahin uRuatfel'an min buaipui vat.
Min kaithawh hnu chuan ka in en zung zung a, "naute aṭha angem," hlauthawng ru taka tih pahin uRuatfel'a ka enkar a, "hlauthawng suh" min kuah pahin ati thawp sup,mahse ka hlauthawng lo theilo ka taksa chu ka enkual a.Na chu ka nei hranlo,mahse ka in en kual ta vak a,a dik vêkin ka hria.
"Awi ka tihpalh lutuk,ka hmanhmawh lutuk a,kalo hmulo che u alawm" tih ri kan hriat na lam chu kan hawi vat a.Hmeichhia nula la upa lo tih hriat tak hian in thiamloh hmel zetin min en reng.
"Iva fimkhur lo em em ve a," tih pahin uRuatfel'an a hnaih chilh ruak a.A bânah kalo vuan vat, "uRuatfel,ngaih dam min dil tawh kha,phei ang" ka tih takah chuan min hnial lo ve ngei.
A office lamah bawk chuan kan chho leh a. "Ka rualin i haw ang," ati leh tlat mai bawk sia,a hmelah chuan ala lungawi lo hle tih a hriat,chuan a hmelah sawn hreawm tih na nasa tak ka hmu theiin ka hria,eng vang nge ni ang.
"Iṭha em uRuatfel," min hnungchhawn tlat takah chuan a dar a khawih da da pahin kati sep a.Ka lamah lo hawiin min rawn kuah thut a, "reilo te tihian awm lawk rawh," ril ruih a atih chuan ka che sawn biklo.
Bonus chapter zuai ania,muthlu chunga ka type nawk nawk te ani sia a ngaihnawm vaklo ang,minlo hrethiam mai dâwn nia tawi pawh atawi deuh ang
