A HANDSOME CREATURE : THE BEGINNING (CHAPTER-1)
Posted: September 15th, 2020, 10:26 pm
A HANDSOME CREATURE : THE BEGINNING
By : Aaron Malsawmdawngzuala
Chapter-1
(Ka story hi in share duh ve hlauh anih chuan khawngaihin a link nen zel hian aw..)
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"Duat, kal ve i tum em?" tiin tleirawl kum 19 mi, chhelo zet leh pian thiam tak mai Tluangtei chuan a bialpa, amah aia kum 5 dawna upa, tlangval luck leh chhelo ve tak mai Jeffrey-a chu message ava thawn a. "Kan inkawm ho khat si a, awmho a khat emai. Engtikah nge kan inhmuhkhawm leh dawn pawh a hriat bawk siloh, kal ve ila..a nuam ve alawm." tiin a lo chhang a.
Tluangtei te thianho hi mi 8 vel an ni a, an thian ho zingah hian Tluangtei leh Jeffrey-a chiah te hi inngaizawng an ni a, midang erawh thian pangngai mai chauh an ni. An thian ho hian Whatsapp ah group an nei a, an thian zinga mi khawsa thei deuh ber, Mawitea te huana zan riaka han intihhlim ve an duh a.
Mawitea chuan a rawt chhuak a, chhungte pawhina an khuahkhirh peih tawh loh leh hauh sawt lem lo te vek an ni bawk a, an phur tlang hle mai. "Nia, kan tan pawh chance a ni mai alawm.." tiin smiley emoji tam tak nen Tluangtei chuan a va chhanglet a. Jeffrey-a pawh a phur khawp mai, thawm dim miah lo leh hlauthawng miah lova han in duat vel chu a chak ve tawh ngang aniang.
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An chhungte chu an han dil liam liam hlawm a, a then chuan an remti lo nasa kher mai. Amaherawh chu remti lo eng ang pawh nise, an kal lui dawn tho tih hrechiangtu ber te chu an chhungte tho chu an ni. An rinlawk ang ngeiin an phal lemlo chung chu an pariat chuan kal vek tho chu an tum ta a, an chhungte pawh chuan an dang zui peih ta lemlo aniang nge.
Mawitea te huan hi a hla angreng hle a, mahse a hmun erawh a nuam phian thung. Ramhnuai-a kal tur an ni bawk a, an in keng bawr nasa hle mai. Nuam tawl tura kal chu an ni tho nangin, zan hnih khat vel bak riah an tum chuang biklo. Zu pawh an keng hnem narawh e, lirthei erawh pahnih chauh an keng thung.
Mawitea scorpio chuan single lo ho zawng chu an kal a, a plural pahnih Jeffrey-a leh Tluangtei te erawh bike-in an kal thung. A kalkawng hla hle mahse motor tana han tlan harsa lai a awm lemlo, mahse motor luh theih tawh loh chinah erawh thui ve tak chu kea kal angai thung a ni.
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Mut mawh hnar mawha an lo neih thin, intihlim tura ramhnuaia riah chhuah hun chu a lo thleng ta. An innghak khawm a, zu pawh an keng tam khawp mai. Mawitea motor-a chuang ho te phei chu over tak an ni, kawngtluan chuan an zai a. Hla ring takin an play a, an sa rak chiam chiam hlawm a.
Darkar fe an tlan hnuah chuan an thleng ta a, "Heta chin hi chu motor a lut thei tawh lo, kea kan kal a ngai tawh." tiin Mawitea chu inla boss ber niawm fahran hian a han hawi kual vel a. An mamawh ang turte chu kengin an inzui thla ta nak nak hlawm a, mahse kawng chhuk tak erawh a ni lem lo.
An riahna hmun tur leh an motor awmna hi inhlat hle mahse, kalkawng hahthlak lutuk a ni lem lo thung. Darkar chanve dawn kea an kal hnu chuan hmun zawl nuam tak mai chu an thleng ta a, "Hei le..hetah hian kan tent tur kan siam anga, sawlai deuh ah sawn lui a awm bawk. Sangha pawh an awm maithei a ni, chuan hetah hian mei kan chhem bawk ang." tiin a huan neitu ber Mawitea chuan a han kawk kual nghal zat zat a.
An thianho hi sawi tak ang khan pariat an ni a, mipa panga leh hmeichhe pathum an ni. An hming hi han tarlang ve hrim hrim ila, Jeffrey-a, Mawitea, Nicky-a, Zorama, Rsa, Tluangtei, Bsi leh Zamzami te an ni. An zinga naupang ber chu Zamzami hi a ni a, kum 18 a ni. A huan neitu ber Mawitea hi a upa ber niin kum 29 a ni.
Vengkhata awm vanga inhmelhriat an nilova, veng in ang awmchhun chu Tluangtei leh Zamzami te chauh hi an ni. Engtin tin emaw an inhmelhriat kual a, veng inhlat em em an ni hlawm lo bawk nen an rilru leh an duhzawng pawh a inmil hlawm hle a ni. Mahni ngaihzawngte theuh hruai chu an han khap ve bur a, thianho ang tak taka riahchhuah an duh vang a ni ber. Mahse Jeffrey-a leh Tluangtei te erawh sawisel theih an nilo, an rinloh taka inngaizawng thut an nih vang pawh a ni mahna.
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Hmunhma vel chu an han tifai a, tichuan zu chu an han phawrh nghal a. A then chu luiah chuan kalin tui an han cheng nghal a, a thenin zu an in nghal bawk a. An thian zinga Ganja heh pahnih Nicky-a leh Zorama te pawh kil khatah an lo nuai mial mial bawk a, an vanglai chu an chen ve chiang khawp mai.
Jeffrey-a leh Tluangtei te pawh hun ala tam an ti aniang chu, an la awmdun mai bik lo. Tluangtei chu a thiante pahnih, Bsi leh Zamzami te bulah chuan va kal vein tui ava cheng ve a. An zinga tlangval senior ber MAwitea leh Jeffrey-a te erawhin zu an lo la in karh karh thung a.
"Sangha han man dawn pawh ni ila, sangha manna tur hmanrua leh thildang engmah kan keng bawk silo. Nangpawh sawi lawk ve thin tur che ania, han man teuh ila, a tuihang hawp a chakawm tehreng nen." tiin Jeffrey-a chu a phun nuah nuah a. "Awww..lui a awm dawn ka ti mawlh mawlh a, khate chu nangmah pawhin nachang hriat ve mai tur alawm. Keite chu sangha ka ei ve duh hleinem, min puh reng reng suh." tiin Mawitea chu a lo nui huah huah a.
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Chawhnu lama thleng an ni bawk a, ni pawh a hniam tan der tawh. An vai mai chuan tuiah chuan an cheng a, an hlim tlang hle mai. Khaw thim hma hret chuan an duhtawk ta a, rawng an bawl tan ta a. "Ka zun a chhuak, ka va zung lawk ange." tiin Bsi chuan no khat chu a han tlak leh pawp a, a tho nulh a.
"Kal pui i ngai em?" tiin Rsa chuan a lo fiam zauh va, "Ngailo ngailo...min kalpui lo zawk la min pui a nimai." tiin Bsi chuan a lo vin hlur a, an han nui leh dar dar a. Bsi chuan hmun biru lai deuh chu zawngin an awmna atanga thui ve deuh fe chu ava pan a, midang erawh zu in pahin rawng an bawl a, an titi nasa hle.
Minute 5 vel hnuah chuan Bsi chu a rawn t(r)e ta vak mai a, an phu nasa hlawm kher mai. "Eheee...BS..BS.." tiin Rsa chu a va tlan phei nghal a. Midang ho pawh chu an ding nghal suau mai a, "Ngawi teh u, Rsa nen hian kan va en ang. Tikhan lo awm rawh u, engvak a ni lovang." tiin Mawitea chuan Rsa chu ava zui ve nghal a.
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Ngaihtha lemlo tak chuan midang ho chuan an lo nghak thup mai a, Tluangtei leh Zamzami te phei chu an tap titih nghal der mai. Mahse reilote hnuah chuan Mawitea, Rsa leh Bsi te pathum chu an rawn nui phei bawk bawk a. Midang ho pawh chu an lo thaw huai mai a, "Enge ni a?" tiin Nicky-a chuan a lo zawt vat a.
Nui huah huah chung hian Rsa chuan, "Thisen a hmu a, a hlau nghal em em ringawt a. Kan han chhui zel a, ram ar thisen lek a lo nia...a ho tak tak." a han ti a. "Ram ar a? Khawnge ram ar pawh chu?" tiin Zorama chuan a lo zawt a. "A thihna a rei tawh aniang, a rimchhe lutuk." tiin a lo chhang a.
Ngaihthat loh hmel tak hian Nicky-a chuan, "Ehe...anih chuan chu ram ar chu engvanga thi nge ni anga? Sakawlh a awm a nilo maw helai hnaiah hian.." a lo ti ve bawk a. "Lungngai suh...rulin a lo bei thut te pawh a ni mahna..engmah a nilovang." tiin ngaihsam zet hian Jeffrey-a chuan a lo chhang a.
"A ho emai, kan huan ania ka hrechiang ve tawk. Eng sakawlh mah a awm lovang, rul-ngan vel erawh ramhnuai deuh laiah sawn a awm maithei. Chubakah ka lo sawi theihnghilh daih a, sawlai deuh ah sawn ekin a awm reng alawm..hehe sorry aw BS, ka lo sawi theihnghilh daih a." tiin Mawitea chuan Bsi chu a han nuih tlawn vel a.
"I hrechiang takzet amaw? NAng hi kan huan kan huan i tia, i kal khat hmel ropui si.." tiin Zamzami pawh chu a rawn tawngchhuak ve a. "Lo ngawi mai mai teh, naupangte...i pa rual hi mi chhang ve khanglang suh." tiin Mawitea chuan a lo fiam let a, rawn chu an bawl chhunzawm zel a.
"Ramhnuai pilril deuh lamah saw chuan kalloh a him ang, sawi tak ang khan rul an awm maithei a ni. Ka patea te pawh hian an sawi thin a, rul an thah thute pawh an sawi zeuh zeuh alawm. Mahse hlau suh u, helaiah hi chuan an awm teuh lo mai." Mawitea bawk chuan a han ti leh a.
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Chaw te an eikham zawh hnu chuan khua chu a thim lek lek tawh a, unau hmel hai hun vel a ni. Thla te chu an han la a, an rui hlawm kher mai. An woofer ken chuan ring takin hla an play a, mei an chhem bawk a. Nicky-a leh Zorama te chuan an riahbuk tur chu an lo buaipui dun malh malh a, a khat tawh chuan thlasik hnah ro chu an han zial leh thin a.
Bsi chuan Zamzami leh Tluangtei thla a laksak lai chuan an hnuga mipa pakhat, palian angreng tak mai chu a hmu fuh hlauh mai a, a phu nasa lutuk chu a au vak a, phone pawh chu a thlauh phah nghe nghe. Mipa ho chu an rawn tlan phei vat a, "Enge ni ta?" an rawn ti nghal chiam chiam hlawm a.
Bsi chuan ahma zawn chu a kawk a, "Sawpa saw tunge?" a ti khur dar dar a. Thinghmun() atang chuan pa pakhat, kum 25-30 bawr vel, hmelchhe lemlo tak, hang lampang, palian tak, ft 6 vela sang hi a rawn chhuak a. Inthiamloh hmel tak hian, "Ka ti hlau che u em ni...ka tihpalh lutuk." a rawn ti a.
"Tunge i nih aw..thianpa?" tiin Mawitea chuan a han zawt a. Rin ai takin a hmel chu a nelawm a, a hlauhawm lemloh khawp mai. "Victor-a ka nia, sawlai deuhah sawn thlam ka nei a." a han ti a. Bsi ber pawh chuan Zamzami beng bulah chuan, "Ka rin aiin a chhelo zek, mahse a class vak loh hmel." tiin a han hrilh ru zauh pek a.
"Anih chu mawle...thlahrang amaw kan lo ti dawn che alawm...enge i tih reng reng a?" tiin Mawitea bawk chuan a han zawt leh a. Victor-a chu a han nui sang a, "Ka chhungte nen kan inhau a, ka pa nen kan han in bakkaih deuh hlek alawm le, ka titau ka han chhuak ve ngawt a. Tihian thlamah kan thlamah ka awm ta hrih a nih hi...in duh chuan lo insawn phei zawk ta che u. Mahnia awm hi chu a nuamlo ve angreng lutuk a, in thawm ka hria a, ka thla a lo muang khawp asin." a han ti deuh luam a.
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Chutia thlam te a lo awm a nih chuan, puanzar hnuai mai maia zan hun hman ai chuan tiin Victor-a thlam lam pan pawh chu an remti ta hlawm a, an bungrua te chu la in Victor-a chu an zui phei ta zawk a. A lo inhlat lemlo khawp mai, "Hetah hian thlam a awm tih pawh ka hre ngailo hrim hrim, thing hmun vek kha niin ka hre mai thin ka ania.." tiin Mawitea chu a han phun nuah nuah a.
"Ka rin ang vel a ni, nang hian engmah i hre tak tak lo." tiin Zamzami chuan a lo fiam leh zauh pek a. An rin ai daihin Victor-a chu kawm a lo nuam phian mai, a hmel lah chu a tha reuh phian mai a, a nelawm em em mai lehnghal. Bsi phei chuan a star nghal der mai, atira hlau ber si chuan Victor-a titi lai chu chilthli tla lo chauhvin a en dawk dawk mai.
Thlam a sawi lah chu thlam tia han sawi chi pawh a ni lemlo, assam type in pangngai tak hi a ang mah zawk. Inchhung chu rin ai daihin a lo zau angreng hle a, bedroom te pawh a lo awm ve thlap. Chaw ei dawhkan, choka bungrua leh silhmun thlengin a lo kim ve thlap mai.
"Ilo awm hlauh chu a vanneihthlak e, zu i in ve ngai em? I duh chuan kan nei reng ania." Mawitea chuan a han ti leh a. Victor-a chu a nui suk a, chawei dawhkan hnuaia lehkhakhawng bawm chu a han pawt chhuak a. A chhung atang chuan whiskey a rawn phawrh chhuak a, "Induh belh chuan ka nei e.." a han ti a, Bsi lah chuan a lo nuih sang mai.
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Zan a lo ni a, thlam kawtah chuan mei an chhem a. Zu bawk chu in lehin an titi a, Victor-a erawh a tawng tam vak lo. Mahse titi pui erawh a nuam angreng hle mai a, Bsi lah chuan ava kuah ang thuak thuak zel a. "Kan thianpa MAwitea ve hi engmah a zawh tlak loh lutuk a, helai hmun hi i hrechiang em, Victor?" tiin Jeffrey-a chuan a han zawt a.
Victor-a chu a han thu tha sauh sauh a, muang cherh chawrh hian, "Hre chiang ve thawkhat e...mahnia awm nuam ti chi ka ni a. Zan thim te hi ka hlau lemlo, ramah pawh ka riak fo mai. Hemi thlamah hian mahnia awm ka duh changin ka riak mai zel a, ka rilru a nat chang apiangin ka kal ziah bawk." a han ti a.
Nicky-a lo rui nawi deuh chuan, "I van huai em em bro, thlahrang te i hlau lo em ni?" tiin a lo nui khi sung a. Victor-a chuan chiang tak hian Nicky-a chu a en a, "Kum 26 ka ni ve tawh a, ka hlauh tur zawng zawng chu kum 25 kal ta khan ka hlau zo vek tawh." nui miah lo hian a han ti a.
"Amak e aw..Lal Nicky...lo uang reng lo teh." tiin Tluangtei chuan Nicky-a chu a lo khap vat a, Nicky-a lah a nui ang vak vak a. "I thlam bul velah hian kan riahna tur hi kan siam mai aniang chu, rem i tih chuan.." Mawitea chuan inthlahrung tak hian Victor-a chu a han dil a.
"Inchhung a zau nuam tho alawm...kan riak khawm vek ang chu le." meng mang hlei lo hian Nicky-a chuan a rawn ti leh hram a, Zorama chuan a lo nghawk sawk mai. Mahse Victor-a chuan, "A sawi dik alawm, thlam chhungah hian lo riak ve zawk rawh u. Ka phal lutuk, kei erawh min hrethiam ula, ka khumah ka mu thung anga, nangni chhuatah.." tiin a han nui a.
"Mutpui chak deuh bik i neih chuan ka awm aw.." tiin Bsi rui ve deuh chhalh tawh bawk si chuan Victor-a chu a han dek zauh a, Victor-a pawh a lai lek lek mai. Zan a lo rei zel a, a tam zawk chu an mu ta a. Victor-a, Mawitea leh Jeffrey-a te erawh meilum bulah thuin an la titi thung a.
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Reiloteah chuan Jeffrey-a pawh chuan a mut san ve mai a, Victor-a leh Mawitea chauh an ni ta. "Thianpa, nichin khan hmeichhiate an awm sia..ka sawi duhlo a nih kha..hman kum deuh khan helai hmunah hian inthahna a thleng tawh a. Chuta tang chuan helai hmuna kal thinte hian pa pakhat, chempui kenga vakkual thin an hmuh thu an sawi thin a..mahse a tak a ni nge nilo chu ka hrelo." Victor-a chuan a han ti a.
"Kan huan bul lawk ania, ka va hre ve ngailo ve...chu aia chiang chuan i la hre thei em?" tiin Mawitea chuan a han zawt leh a. "Ka hre hnem vak biklo, ka hriatdan chuan chhungkaw pakhat hi helai hmunah hian kum 20 vel liamta khan an cheng thin a, an chhungkua chuan an inhau reng mai zel a. Vawikhat chu nuber chuan apa chu a that a, chumi hnuah amah a inthat veleh a ni awm e." Victor-a chuan a han ti leh a.
"Nihleh an fapa chu?" tiin Mawitea chuan a lo zawt vat a. "Nia...an fapa chu a bo hmak an ti. Ka pa hian a sawi thin a, ka awih vak lemlo. Helaiah hian huan kan nei ve ta a, kan neih hnu feah chauh ka hria keipawn." tiin a lo chhang leh a. An titi leh deuh hrep hnu chuan mut zai an rel ve ta a, mei pawh chu an timit ta a.
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Zanreiah chuan Tluangtei leh Jeffrey-a te chu chance nei turin an chhuak ru ta zal zal mai a, an tum lawk vek a ni kan tih tawh kha. Thlam hnunglam hretah chuan an kal a, thingkung lian tak pakhat hnuaiah chuan ding dunin an inkaih nghal tawn tawn mai. A lum an ti deuh nge mawni, an thawmhnaw te chu an han hlip then a.
Jeffrey-a pawh a duh ang tawk a hmuh hnu chuan a thlan a tla buah mai, thawmhnaw chu an ha dun lehnghal mawlh mawlh a. Chutah Tluangtei chu a t(r)e thawt mai a, Jeffrey-a hnungah chuan a biru nghal. "Enge a? Tinge?" tiin Jeffrey-a chuan a lo zawt vat a.
"Tah sawn...tah sawn...mipakhat.." a ti hluam hluam a. Jeffrey-a chuan ava en a, tumah a hmu ve bawk silo. "Enge i hmuh a?" tiin a zawt leh a. "Mi pakhat...palian deuh mai. Samsei, a hmel kha a rapawm lutuk..." tiin a tap nghal pur mai a. Jeffrey-a pawh chu a ngaih a tha ta lo. "Hawh teh...lut vat teh ang." tiin thlamah chuan an inzui lut leh ta nghal a.
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(TO BE CONTINUE)
By : Aaron Malsawmdawngzuala
Chapter-1
(Ka story hi in share duh ve hlauh anih chuan khawngaihin a link nen zel hian aw..)
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"Duat, kal ve i tum em?" tiin tleirawl kum 19 mi, chhelo zet leh pian thiam tak mai Tluangtei chuan a bialpa, amah aia kum 5 dawna upa, tlangval luck leh chhelo ve tak mai Jeffrey-a chu message ava thawn a. "Kan inkawm ho khat si a, awmho a khat emai. Engtikah nge kan inhmuhkhawm leh dawn pawh a hriat bawk siloh, kal ve ila..a nuam ve alawm." tiin a lo chhang a.
Tluangtei te thianho hi mi 8 vel an ni a, an thian ho zingah hian Tluangtei leh Jeffrey-a chiah te hi inngaizawng an ni a, midang erawh thian pangngai mai chauh an ni. An thian ho hian Whatsapp ah group an nei a, an thian zinga mi khawsa thei deuh ber, Mawitea te huana zan riaka han intihhlim ve an duh a.
Mawitea chuan a rawt chhuak a, chhungte pawhina an khuahkhirh peih tawh loh leh hauh sawt lem lo te vek an ni bawk a, an phur tlang hle mai. "Nia, kan tan pawh chance a ni mai alawm.." tiin smiley emoji tam tak nen Tluangtei chuan a va chhanglet a. Jeffrey-a pawh a phur khawp mai, thawm dim miah lo leh hlauthawng miah lova han in duat vel chu a chak ve tawh ngang aniang.
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An chhungte chu an han dil liam liam hlawm a, a then chuan an remti lo nasa kher mai. Amaherawh chu remti lo eng ang pawh nise, an kal lui dawn tho tih hrechiangtu ber te chu an chhungte tho chu an ni. An rinlawk ang ngeiin an phal lemlo chung chu an pariat chuan kal vek tho chu an tum ta a, an chhungte pawh chuan an dang zui peih ta lemlo aniang nge.
Mawitea te huan hi a hla angreng hle a, mahse a hmun erawh a nuam phian thung. Ramhnuai-a kal tur an ni bawk a, an in keng bawr nasa hle mai. Nuam tawl tura kal chu an ni tho nangin, zan hnih khat vel bak riah an tum chuang biklo. Zu pawh an keng hnem narawh e, lirthei erawh pahnih chauh an keng thung.
Mawitea scorpio chuan single lo ho zawng chu an kal a, a plural pahnih Jeffrey-a leh Tluangtei te erawh bike-in an kal thung. A kalkawng hla hle mahse motor tana han tlan harsa lai a awm lemlo, mahse motor luh theih tawh loh chinah erawh thui ve tak chu kea kal angai thung a ni.
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Mut mawh hnar mawha an lo neih thin, intihlim tura ramhnuaia riah chhuah hun chu a lo thleng ta. An innghak khawm a, zu pawh an keng tam khawp mai. Mawitea motor-a chuang ho te phei chu over tak an ni, kawngtluan chuan an zai a. Hla ring takin an play a, an sa rak chiam chiam hlawm a.
Darkar fe an tlan hnuah chuan an thleng ta a, "Heta chin hi chu motor a lut thei tawh lo, kea kan kal a ngai tawh." tiin Mawitea chu inla boss ber niawm fahran hian a han hawi kual vel a. An mamawh ang turte chu kengin an inzui thla ta nak nak hlawm a, mahse kawng chhuk tak erawh a ni lem lo.
An riahna hmun tur leh an motor awmna hi inhlat hle mahse, kalkawng hahthlak lutuk a ni lem lo thung. Darkar chanve dawn kea an kal hnu chuan hmun zawl nuam tak mai chu an thleng ta a, "Hei le..hetah hian kan tent tur kan siam anga, sawlai deuh ah sawn lui a awm bawk. Sangha pawh an awm maithei a ni, chuan hetah hian mei kan chhem bawk ang." tiin a huan neitu ber Mawitea chuan a han kawk kual nghal zat zat a.
An thianho hi sawi tak ang khan pariat an ni a, mipa panga leh hmeichhe pathum an ni. An hming hi han tarlang ve hrim hrim ila, Jeffrey-a, Mawitea, Nicky-a, Zorama, Rsa, Tluangtei, Bsi leh Zamzami te an ni. An zinga naupang ber chu Zamzami hi a ni a, kum 18 a ni. A huan neitu ber Mawitea hi a upa ber niin kum 29 a ni.
Vengkhata awm vanga inhmelhriat an nilova, veng in ang awmchhun chu Tluangtei leh Zamzami te chauh hi an ni. Engtin tin emaw an inhmelhriat kual a, veng inhlat em em an ni hlawm lo bawk nen an rilru leh an duhzawng pawh a inmil hlawm hle a ni. Mahni ngaihzawngte theuh hruai chu an han khap ve bur a, thianho ang tak taka riahchhuah an duh vang a ni ber. Mahse Jeffrey-a leh Tluangtei te erawh sawisel theih an nilo, an rinloh taka inngaizawng thut an nih vang pawh a ni mahna.
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Hmunhma vel chu an han tifai a, tichuan zu chu an han phawrh nghal a. A then chu luiah chuan kalin tui an han cheng nghal a, a thenin zu an in nghal bawk a. An thian zinga Ganja heh pahnih Nicky-a leh Zorama te pawh kil khatah an lo nuai mial mial bawk a, an vanglai chu an chen ve chiang khawp mai.
Jeffrey-a leh Tluangtei te pawh hun ala tam an ti aniang chu, an la awmdun mai bik lo. Tluangtei chu a thiante pahnih, Bsi leh Zamzami te bulah chuan va kal vein tui ava cheng ve a. An zinga tlangval senior ber MAwitea leh Jeffrey-a te erawhin zu an lo la in karh karh thung a.
"Sangha han man dawn pawh ni ila, sangha manna tur hmanrua leh thildang engmah kan keng bawk silo. Nangpawh sawi lawk ve thin tur che ania, han man teuh ila, a tuihang hawp a chakawm tehreng nen." tiin Jeffrey-a chu a phun nuah nuah a. "Awww..lui a awm dawn ka ti mawlh mawlh a, khate chu nangmah pawhin nachang hriat ve mai tur alawm. Keite chu sangha ka ei ve duh hleinem, min puh reng reng suh." tiin Mawitea chu a lo nui huah huah a.
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Chawhnu lama thleng an ni bawk a, ni pawh a hniam tan der tawh. An vai mai chuan tuiah chuan an cheng a, an hlim tlang hle mai. Khaw thim hma hret chuan an duhtawk ta a, rawng an bawl tan ta a. "Ka zun a chhuak, ka va zung lawk ange." tiin Bsi chuan no khat chu a han tlak leh pawp a, a tho nulh a.
"Kal pui i ngai em?" tiin Rsa chuan a lo fiam zauh va, "Ngailo ngailo...min kalpui lo zawk la min pui a nimai." tiin Bsi chuan a lo vin hlur a, an han nui leh dar dar a. Bsi chuan hmun biru lai deuh chu zawngin an awmna atanga thui ve deuh fe chu ava pan a, midang erawh zu in pahin rawng an bawl a, an titi nasa hle.
Minute 5 vel hnuah chuan Bsi chu a rawn t(r)e ta vak mai a, an phu nasa hlawm kher mai. "Eheee...BS..BS.." tiin Rsa chu a va tlan phei nghal a. Midang ho pawh chu an ding nghal suau mai a, "Ngawi teh u, Rsa nen hian kan va en ang. Tikhan lo awm rawh u, engvak a ni lovang." tiin Mawitea chuan Rsa chu ava zui ve nghal a.
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Ngaihtha lemlo tak chuan midang ho chuan an lo nghak thup mai a, Tluangtei leh Zamzami te phei chu an tap titih nghal der mai. Mahse reilote hnuah chuan Mawitea, Rsa leh Bsi te pathum chu an rawn nui phei bawk bawk a. Midang ho pawh chu an lo thaw huai mai a, "Enge ni a?" tiin Nicky-a chuan a lo zawt vat a.
Nui huah huah chung hian Rsa chuan, "Thisen a hmu a, a hlau nghal em em ringawt a. Kan han chhui zel a, ram ar thisen lek a lo nia...a ho tak tak." a han ti a. "Ram ar a? Khawnge ram ar pawh chu?" tiin Zorama chuan a lo zawt a. "A thihna a rei tawh aniang, a rimchhe lutuk." tiin a lo chhang a.
Ngaihthat loh hmel tak hian Nicky-a chuan, "Ehe...anih chuan chu ram ar chu engvanga thi nge ni anga? Sakawlh a awm a nilo maw helai hnaiah hian.." a lo ti ve bawk a. "Lungngai suh...rulin a lo bei thut te pawh a ni mahna..engmah a nilovang." tiin ngaihsam zet hian Jeffrey-a chuan a lo chhang a.
"A ho emai, kan huan ania ka hrechiang ve tawk. Eng sakawlh mah a awm lovang, rul-ngan vel erawh ramhnuai deuh laiah sawn a awm maithei. Chubakah ka lo sawi theihnghilh daih a, sawlai deuh ah sawn ekin a awm reng alawm..hehe sorry aw BS, ka lo sawi theihnghilh daih a." tiin Mawitea chuan Bsi chu a han nuih tlawn vel a.
"I hrechiang takzet amaw? NAng hi kan huan kan huan i tia, i kal khat hmel ropui si.." tiin Zamzami pawh chu a rawn tawngchhuak ve a. "Lo ngawi mai mai teh, naupangte...i pa rual hi mi chhang ve khanglang suh." tiin Mawitea chuan a lo fiam let a, rawn chu an bawl chhunzawm zel a.
"Ramhnuai pilril deuh lamah saw chuan kalloh a him ang, sawi tak ang khan rul an awm maithei a ni. Ka patea te pawh hian an sawi thin a, rul an thah thute pawh an sawi zeuh zeuh alawm. Mahse hlau suh u, helaiah hi chuan an awm teuh lo mai." Mawitea bawk chuan a han ti leh a.
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Chaw te an eikham zawh hnu chuan khua chu a thim lek lek tawh a, unau hmel hai hun vel a ni. Thla te chu an han la a, an rui hlawm kher mai. An woofer ken chuan ring takin hla an play a, mei an chhem bawk a. Nicky-a leh Zorama te chuan an riahbuk tur chu an lo buaipui dun malh malh a, a khat tawh chuan thlasik hnah ro chu an han zial leh thin a.
Bsi chuan Zamzami leh Tluangtei thla a laksak lai chuan an hnuga mipa pakhat, palian angreng tak mai chu a hmu fuh hlauh mai a, a phu nasa lutuk chu a au vak a, phone pawh chu a thlauh phah nghe nghe. Mipa ho chu an rawn tlan phei vat a, "Enge ni ta?" an rawn ti nghal chiam chiam hlawm a.
Bsi chuan ahma zawn chu a kawk a, "Sawpa saw tunge?" a ti khur dar dar a. Thinghmun() atang chuan pa pakhat, kum 25-30 bawr vel, hmelchhe lemlo tak, hang lampang, palian tak, ft 6 vela sang hi a rawn chhuak a. Inthiamloh hmel tak hian, "Ka ti hlau che u em ni...ka tihpalh lutuk." a rawn ti a.
"Tunge i nih aw..thianpa?" tiin Mawitea chuan a han zawt a. Rin ai takin a hmel chu a nelawm a, a hlauhawm lemloh khawp mai. "Victor-a ka nia, sawlai deuhah sawn thlam ka nei a." a han ti a. Bsi ber pawh chuan Zamzami beng bulah chuan, "Ka rin aiin a chhelo zek, mahse a class vak loh hmel." tiin a han hrilh ru zauh pek a.
"Anih chu mawle...thlahrang amaw kan lo ti dawn che alawm...enge i tih reng reng a?" tiin Mawitea bawk chuan a han zawt leh a. Victor-a chu a han nui sang a, "Ka chhungte nen kan inhau a, ka pa nen kan han in bakkaih deuh hlek alawm le, ka titau ka han chhuak ve ngawt a. Tihian thlamah kan thlamah ka awm ta hrih a nih hi...in duh chuan lo insawn phei zawk ta che u. Mahnia awm hi chu a nuamlo ve angreng lutuk a, in thawm ka hria a, ka thla a lo muang khawp asin." a han ti deuh luam a.
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Chutia thlam te a lo awm a nih chuan, puanzar hnuai mai maia zan hun hman ai chuan tiin Victor-a thlam lam pan pawh chu an remti ta hlawm a, an bungrua te chu la in Victor-a chu an zui phei ta zawk a. A lo inhlat lemlo khawp mai, "Hetah hian thlam a awm tih pawh ka hre ngailo hrim hrim, thing hmun vek kha niin ka hre mai thin ka ania.." tiin Mawitea chu a han phun nuah nuah a.
"Ka rin ang vel a ni, nang hian engmah i hre tak tak lo." tiin Zamzami chuan a lo fiam leh zauh pek a. An rin ai daihin Victor-a chu kawm a lo nuam phian mai, a hmel lah chu a tha reuh phian mai a, a nelawm em em mai lehnghal. Bsi phei chuan a star nghal der mai, atira hlau ber si chuan Victor-a titi lai chu chilthli tla lo chauhvin a en dawk dawk mai.
Thlam a sawi lah chu thlam tia han sawi chi pawh a ni lemlo, assam type in pangngai tak hi a ang mah zawk. Inchhung chu rin ai daihin a lo zau angreng hle a, bedroom te pawh a lo awm ve thlap. Chaw ei dawhkan, choka bungrua leh silhmun thlengin a lo kim ve thlap mai.
"Ilo awm hlauh chu a vanneihthlak e, zu i in ve ngai em? I duh chuan kan nei reng ania." Mawitea chuan a han ti leh a. Victor-a chu a nui suk a, chawei dawhkan hnuaia lehkhakhawng bawm chu a han pawt chhuak a. A chhung atang chuan whiskey a rawn phawrh chhuak a, "Induh belh chuan ka nei e.." a han ti a, Bsi lah chuan a lo nuih sang mai.
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Zan a lo ni a, thlam kawtah chuan mei an chhem a. Zu bawk chu in lehin an titi a, Victor-a erawh a tawng tam vak lo. Mahse titi pui erawh a nuam angreng hle mai a, Bsi lah chuan ava kuah ang thuak thuak zel a. "Kan thianpa MAwitea ve hi engmah a zawh tlak loh lutuk a, helai hmun hi i hrechiang em, Victor?" tiin Jeffrey-a chuan a han zawt a.
Victor-a chu a han thu tha sauh sauh a, muang cherh chawrh hian, "Hre chiang ve thawkhat e...mahnia awm nuam ti chi ka ni a. Zan thim te hi ka hlau lemlo, ramah pawh ka riak fo mai. Hemi thlamah hian mahnia awm ka duh changin ka riak mai zel a, ka rilru a nat chang apiangin ka kal ziah bawk." a han ti a.
Nicky-a lo rui nawi deuh chuan, "I van huai em em bro, thlahrang te i hlau lo em ni?" tiin a lo nui khi sung a. Victor-a chuan chiang tak hian Nicky-a chu a en a, "Kum 26 ka ni ve tawh a, ka hlauh tur zawng zawng chu kum 25 kal ta khan ka hlau zo vek tawh." nui miah lo hian a han ti a.
"Amak e aw..Lal Nicky...lo uang reng lo teh." tiin Tluangtei chuan Nicky-a chu a lo khap vat a, Nicky-a lah a nui ang vak vak a. "I thlam bul velah hian kan riahna tur hi kan siam mai aniang chu, rem i tih chuan.." Mawitea chuan inthlahrung tak hian Victor-a chu a han dil a.
"Inchhung a zau nuam tho alawm...kan riak khawm vek ang chu le." meng mang hlei lo hian Nicky-a chuan a rawn ti leh hram a, Zorama chuan a lo nghawk sawk mai. Mahse Victor-a chuan, "A sawi dik alawm, thlam chhungah hian lo riak ve zawk rawh u. Ka phal lutuk, kei erawh min hrethiam ula, ka khumah ka mu thung anga, nangni chhuatah.." tiin a han nui a.
"Mutpui chak deuh bik i neih chuan ka awm aw.." tiin Bsi rui ve deuh chhalh tawh bawk si chuan Victor-a chu a han dek zauh a, Victor-a pawh a lai lek lek mai. Zan a lo rei zel a, a tam zawk chu an mu ta a. Victor-a, Mawitea leh Jeffrey-a te erawh meilum bulah thuin an la titi thung a.
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Reiloteah chuan Jeffrey-a pawh chuan a mut san ve mai a, Victor-a leh Mawitea chauh an ni ta. "Thianpa, nichin khan hmeichhiate an awm sia..ka sawi duhlo a nih kha..hman kum deuh khan helai hmunah hian inthahna a thleng tawh a. Chuta tang chuan helai hmuna kal thinte hian pa pakhat, chempui kenga vakkual thin an hmuh thu an sawi thin a..mahse a tak a ni nge nilo chu ka hrelo." Victor-a chuan a han ti a.
"Kan huan bul lawk ania, ka va hre ve ngailo ve...chu aia chiang chuan i la hre thei em?" tiin Mawitea chuan a han zawt leh a. "Ka hre hnem vak biklo, ka hriatdan chuan chhungkaw pakhat hi helai hmunah hian kum 20 vel liamta khan an cheng thin a, an chhungkua chuan an inhau reng mai zel a. Vawikhat chu nuber chuan apa chu a that a, chumi hnuah amah a inthat veleh a ni awm e." Victor-a chuan a han ti leh a.
"Nihleh an fapa chu?" tiin Mawitea chuan a lo zawt vat a. "Nia...an fapa chu a bo hmak an ti. Ka pa hian a sawi thin a, ka awih vak lemlo. Helaiah hian huan kan nei ve ta a, kan neih hnu feah chauh ka hria keipawn." tiin a lo chhang leh a. An titi leh deuh hrep hnu chuan mut zai an rel ve ta a, mei pawh chu an timit ta a.
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Zanreiah chuan Tluangtei leh Jeffrey-a te chu chance nei turin an chhuak ru ta zal zal mai a, an tum lawk vek a ni kan tih tawh kha. Thlam hnunglam hretah chuan an kal a, thingkung lian tak pakhat hnuaiah chuan ding dunin an inkaih nghal tawn tawn mai. A lum an ti deuh nge mawni, an thawmhnaw te chu an han hlip then a.
Jeffrey-a pawh a duh ang tawk a hmuh hnu chuan a thlan a tla buah mai, thawmhnaw chu an ha dun lehnghal mawlh mawlh a. Chutah Tluangtei chu a t(r)e thawt mai a, Jeffrey-a hnungah chuan a biru nghal. "Enge a? Tinge?" tiin Jeffrey-a chuan a lo zawt vat a.
"Tah sawn...tah sawn...mipakhat.." a ti hluam hluam a. Jeffrey-a chuan ava en a, tumah a hmu ve bawk silo. "Enge i hmuh a?" tiin a zawt leh a. "Mi pakhat...palian deuh mai. Samsei, a hmel kha a rapawm lutuk..." tiin a tap nghal pur mai a. Jeffrey-a pawh chu a ngaih a tha ta lo. "Hawh teh...lut vat teh ang." tiin thlamah chuan an inzui lut leh ta nghal a.
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