A HANDSOME CREATURE : THE BEGINNING (CHAPTER-6)

[Aaron Dustin]

A HANDSOME CREATURE : THE BEGINNING

By : Aaron Malsawmdawngzuala

Chapter-6

(LAST)

(Ka story hi in share duh ve hlauh anih chuan khawngaihin a link nen zel hian aw..)

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Zorama pawh chuan an motor dahna chu a thleng ta a, mahse a beisei loh tak maiin an motor chu a letling zawngin a lo let reng mai a. Jeffrey-a bike pawh chu petrol leak zawih zawih in a lo tlu bawk a, mak a ti kher mai. "Hrep tak chuan...hmela mai mai chuh." tiin a phun nuah nuah mai a.

A thianpa Rsa a ngaihtuah bawk si, phone a han phawrh a. Mahse signal chu chhe te mah a lo la awm chuang lo, mangang tak chuan a hawi kual vak vak ringawt mai a. Mahse an motor awmna atang chuan kawngpui lam chu a hla tawh vak lo tih a hria a, kawngpui lam pan chuan a kal chho leh ta hnak hnak a.

"Amah chauh a ni lovang, heti em em a che rang hi chu mi pakhat chauh thil tih a ni thei lo hrim hrim." tiin thaw hlawp hlawp chung chuan a phun chho mual mual a. Sana a han en a, zing lam dar 1 a ri dawn der tawh mai. Rei fe a kal leh hnuah chuan kawngpuia motor tlan ri a hre ta hlauh mai, a lawm lutuk chu a zuang lo chauh a ni.

Chak tak chuan a kal a, kawngpui chu a thleng ta. A thaw huai mai a, a thingthi hnawk mai. A phone a phawrh a, signal pawh chhete chu a awm ta e. Rang takin police a phone nghal a, mahse ala tlang maithei lo zui. Vawi 5 vel a han try leh hnuah chuan a tlang ta hlauh mai a, "Hello..?" a han ti nghal a.

"Hello, Police Station...enge puih theihna che ka neih?" a rawn tih veleh chuan a thla pawh a muang ta sawt mai. "Hello...ka pu, i puih kan ngai a ni. Kei leh ka thiante min thah tum tu an awm a, khawngaihin min pui rawh.." a ti nghal chiam chiam a. Police chuan, "Khawi atangin nge, khawi hmunah nge in awm?" tiin a rawn zawt a.

An awmna hmun chu a sawi thiam mai silo, khawilai tak nge a awmna a hre bawk silo. "Ihh..kawngpuiah..ka pu, ka hrelo...ka awmna ka hrelo." a han ti bah nuai a. Chutih lai chuan chak em em hian truck hi a rawn tlan a, chu truck tlan ri a hriat veleh chuan Zorama chu a hawilet vat a.

Truck chu a rawn tlan zel a, "Lawk aw ka pu.." tiin phone chu disconnect chuanglo chuan a ak daih a, truck chu a lo phar a. "Ding teh...khawngaihin ding teh.." tiin a lo vai lauh lauh a. Mahse chu truck erawh chuan din a tum eihlo, chu mai nilovin Zorama sut tum niawm tak chuan a khalh chak zual sauh zawk.

Chutia a rawn tlan chak tulh tulh mai chu Zorama pawh chuan mak a ti hle a, chutah a hrethiam ta. Chu truck chuan puih a tumlo, sut hlum a tum zawk a ni. Mahse a tlanchhe hman tawh lo, "Niloo.." a ti hman tawk a ni. Truck chuan Zorama chu a su leng lawp mai a, a ke pahnih chu a ruh a tliak ri thawt mai.

Truck atang chuan driver chu a rawn chhuk a, chu driver chu tu dang nilovin Hmaikawr-a, Victor-a ngei a ni. Zorama lam pan chuan a rawn phei a, a la nui ver ver leh ta nghal a. Zorama chu ala thi mai lo, mahse a che hleithei lo. A thisen a chhuak hnem em em a, a ka chhungah chuan thisen hlir a khat bawk.

Victor-a chu a han thu hniam a, Zorama chu enin a han chek tlawk tlawk a. "Tsk tsk...khai aw...ava na dawn em..thianpa, i dam chhuah ka ring miah lo." a han ti vel a. Zorama chuan a chhanglet thei lo nangin thil awmzia chu a man thiam nghal mai, Victor-a thil tih vek a ni. Victor-a bawk chuan, "Enteh Bawiha, hetia thi tho tura na tawrh reng ai chuan ka rawn chil mai ang che aw." ala ti ta deuh deuh a.

Chu tlangval, a hmel en mai pawh a pawisawi lo leh palian vuah mi, mitmeng hring nghulh mai leh zaidam hmel tak mai Victor-a chuan Zorama chu a han en vang vang a, "I ruang buaipui ka peihlo hle mai, kawngpui ilo thleng hman thawt thawt a. Kawngpuiah hian ka thah mai che angai dawn a nih hi...i ruang pawh tah hian ka hnutchhiah law law mai dawn mawni?" ahan ti leh nuah nuah a.

Zorama erawh a rum ngut ngut a, rum em em hian Victor-a chu a en tlawk tlawk ringawt mai a. Victor-a bawk chuan, "Umm..pawilo mai rawh se...kawngpuiah hian thi law law mai rawh. Ka buaipui peih lo che...khai aw..ka rawn chil dawn che aw.." tih pah chuan a truck lamah chuan a let leh ta a.

Tichuan a han start a, tanpuitu mamawh em em Zorama let reng mai chu dimna nei hauh lo chuan a han chil ta a, a ruh a tliak ri bawp bawp mai. Zorama ruang chu hmuh hrehawm khawpin a chhe nasa a, a ban veilam phei chu a bung hial a ni. Faifuk hlarh hlarh pah chuan Victor-a chuan, "Tunah chuan a tawp kan hnaih ta...a nuam dawn e." tiin a nui vur vur a.

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Jeffrey-a te pawh chu an kal zel a, a mipa awmchhun chuan hma hruaiin a hnungah chuan hmeichhe pahnihte chuan an zui ve zel a. Kalkawng an hre bawk silo, a thim em em mai bawk si. Chutih lai karin Victor-a lah khawnge a awm an hre silo, an thla a muang hlawl lo a ni. Jeffrey-a erawh mipa a ni bawk a, Victor-a chu thah ngei a tum nghet bur thung.

Rei fe an kal hnuah chuan na tuara rum ngut ngut ri hi an hre ta a, "Chu..chu eng thawm nge?" Zamzami chuan a han ti vat a. Jeffrey-a chuan zaizirin bengchhenglo tur chuan a hrilh dun a, thawm lo chhuahna lam chu an pan zel a. Chutah thingkung phen atang chuan Hmaikawr-a chu a rawn chhuak thut mai a, an phu chiang teh asin.

Mahse Hmaikawr-a chu ahma a ang lo tlat, hliam a tuar mek niin a lang. A rawn bai auh auh a, a kut a phar tawk tawk a. A chauh hmel em em bawk a, mahse Hmaikawr-a ngei chu a ni si. A sam pawh a sei ve a, a inphiar ve bawk. Leather jacket a ha a, a dum vekin a inthuam ve tho bawk si.

Jeffrey-a chuan hlau hauh lo hian a pan phei a, "Victor Hmelchhepa.." tih pah chuan a han tlawh thal tawp mai a. Hmaikawr-a chuan a kut chu thei leh theilo hian a phar chhuak a, a lu a thing vak vak a. "Eng ang pawhin khawngaihna min dil mah la e, ka that dawn tho tho che." tih pah chuan a chempui ken lai chuan Hmaikawr-a dulah leh nghawngah te chuan a sat ta siah siah mai a.

Thisen a per chuai chuai a, Tluangtei pawh chuan a tiang ken lai chuan a lo vaw ve bawk a, Zamzami erawh hlauvin a ding ngawi reng thung. Hmaikawr-a chu a thi chiang hle, a che eih tawh lo. Jeffrey-a leh Tluangtei te chuan an duhtawk ve thei ta hram a, an hah lutuk chu an thaw hlawi hlawi mai.

Khur dar dar chung chuan Zamzami chuan, "Amah anilo.." a rawn ti zawi sap a. "Enga? Enge awmzia?" tiin Jeffrey-a chuan a lo zawt vat a. Ring zet hian Zamzami chuan, "Amah a nilo..hepa hi Victor-a a nilo." tiin a tap chhunzawm nghal a. "Engtin nge i hriat?" tiin Tluangtei pawh chuan a lo zawt ve a.

"Victor-a kha ft 6 chuang zeta sang a ni a, mahse hepa hi chu ft 5 leh inches 6 vel bak a nilo. Min bum ani, midang zawk a ni." tiin Zamzami chuan a lo chhang leh a. Zawimuang chuan a khabe atang chuan a hmaikawr chu Jeffrey-a chuan a han hlip a, an thil hmuh chuan ava barakhaih tak em.

An thah zawh chiah, Hmaikawr-a emaw an tih chu Victor-a a ni hauh lo. An thianpa ngei, Rsa a ni. "Nilo.." tiin Jeffrey-a chu a tawlh hnung dawr a, Tluangtei pawh a thingthi hnawk mai. Zamzami chu a tap vak vak a, "Nilo..RS...a ni theilo." tiin ahmai a hup a. Tluangtei chuan tap hawm hawm chung chuan, "Tinge a insawi mai loh le? Tinge a tawngchhuah loh a?" a ti vak vak a.

Zamzami chu a thu hniam a, hreh tak chung chuan Rsa ka chu a han kuai kau a. A hmui hup nghalin, "Awii ka duhlo...a tan..a lei a tan sak.." a ti ta mai a. An thianpa, an kawm ngeih em em Rsa chu anmahni ngei chuan an sat hlum ta mai chu ania, Jeffrey-a pawh mipa e tilo chuan a insum zo lo, a tap ve ta hawm hawm mai.

Rsa biangah chuan a chul a, "Thianpa, ka tihpalh...min ngaidam rawh..ka tihpalh.." tiin amah leh amah chu a inchum vak vak a. Tluangtei bawk chuan, "A kut hi phuar a ni chuang silova, tinge hmaikawr hi a phelh mai loh le?" a lo ti leh a. Jeffrey-a chuan hmaikawrh chu laksawn a han tum a, mahse Rsa tukhum zawnah chuan a tang tlat mai.

"A tang...a tukhumah hian a bet tlat." a ti a. Rsa ruang chu an han kuai let a, a tukhum vun leh hmaikhawr chu thirzai hian a lo inthui hnan hi alo ni a, thisen a lo luang zawih zawih mai. Jeffrey-a chu a thinrim takzet, "Zawnga mai mai chuh...ka va han that dawn chiang tak che em." a ti vak vak a.

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Victor-a hian ama pualin Truck a lo nei reng hi a lo ni a, mahse engtia nei thei nge a nih tih erawh hriat a nilo. Number plate a awmlova, a hlui tawh hle bawk. A thlam awmna lamah chuan motor luhthlakna tur kawng hi a lo awm reng bawk a, mahse MAwitea erawh kha chuan a hre hauh lo tihna a ni.

Thlam awmna atanga hla vaklo ah chuan Truck chu a dah a, tichuan thlam chu a pan leh ta a. Thlam chhungah chuan a lut a, a han enkual a. A thlalak bawm lo darh nuai mai te chu a hmu a, "Umm...min hre chhuak ta maw? A nuam dawn e, infiam tak tak ila nimai lawm." tiin a nui sak a, bawm chu a dah tha leh a.

A kawr a phelh a, silaiin a kahna hliam hmun hnih lai mai te chu a darthlalang bal zet ah chuan a han en chiang a. "Ava na reuh ve mawle.." a han ti nuah nuah a. A leather hnuaiah khan Victor-a hian bulletproof vest a ha a, mahse chu chu ama siamchawp mai mai a nih vang nge, Pu Tlana silai mu kha a lo dang zo chiah lo a ni awm e.

Mahse hliam nasa tak erawh a nilo, silaimu pawh a vest haklai ah chuan a pahnihin a bet a, a taksa a fuh tep zawk mai chauh a ni. A force a nat em avang khan a tlu mai chauh ani a, thihna khawp hliam erawh a ni hauh lo thung. Chubakah Victor-a hi pa chak tak mai, tha ngah tak leh sa pel thiam tak a ni.

Tichuan Bsi ruang leh Nicky-a ruang te chu a la thla leh a, pawnah chuan a hnukchhuak a. Lei a lai khuar a, thuk vak lo alaih khuar hnuah chuan Bsi zawk chu a phum ta a. Nicky-a ruang dahna tur a laih leh lai tak chuan thawm a hre ta, thawm lo chhuahna lam chu ava hawi vat a. Mahse tumah a hmu lo, a bengchhe ri a nih ringin lei chu a laih zawm leh mawlh mawlh a.

Mahse second 20 hnu velah chuan a ngaite ang bawk chuan tlan ri a hre leh ta, a ngaih a tha ta hauh lo mai. Suahdur chu a dah a, tichuan a chemte pai chu phawrhin thawm lo chhuahna lam chu a pan ta a. Thlam hnunglam atanga lo chhuak ni ngei chuan a hria a, a va pan hnai zel a.

Thla lah chu a eng em em mai a, street light a awm emaw tih hial tur khawpin a eng a ni. Thlam awmna laiin a zir vang pawh a ni mahna, a ramhnuai pilril lai erawh a thim chhah mup thung. Thlam hnunglamah pawh chuan engmah a hmu chuang lo, "Hmmh....thehlei bak va ni suh." tiin a phun sap a.

Lehlam a hawi leh chiah chu a hma zawnah chuan Jeffrey-a a lo awm reng mai, suahdur a lo hum run bawk a. Theih patawp chuan Victor-a luah chuan a han hlap pawp mai a, Victor-a pawh a thal tawp mai. Chuveleh Jeffrey-a chuan a hlap ta vak vak mai a, Victor-a chu a au chel chul mai a.

"Nang hi maw? Nang phiangsen hian maw ka thiante lo that a? Nangmah vangin kan thianpa ngei pawh kan that a, i dam dawn bik lo." tiin a hlap leh siah siah a. Mahse mak tak maiin Victor-a chu a rawn tho leh vat a, Jeffrey-a suahdur kenlai chu a lo man chat mai. An han inchei ta tak tak a, a hliam tuar zawk Victor-a chuan a hneh ngang mai.

Suahdur chu a chhuhsak a, rum zet hian Jeffrey-a chu a melh a. "Mimawl ho....ni e..keimah ka ni. Keima tih vek a ni...enge in tih vak chuan anga? Mawh...min that ang maw? Kei hi min that ang maw?" tiin Jeffrey-a chu a vin vak vak mai a. "Kei hi min that lovang, thah ngai lovin kei chu kum 20 liam ta khan ka thi daih tawh...nangni zawk hi thi tur chu in ni.." tih pah chuan suahdur chu a khupin a do pawp a, a tliak hmawk mai.

Suahdur pangngai tha lenglawng, rit ve tak mai chutia a khupa ado tliak hmawk thei mai chu Jeffrey-a chuan mak a ti hle a, a chil a lem dawk ringawt. Chutah Victor-a chuan Jeffrey-a chu a kawr awmah a tham a, a dulah chuan a khupin a do ta siah siah mai a. A hnek bawk a, a chhuih zui bawk a.

Tluangtei chuan lo chhan tumin Victor-a hnungah chuan ava zuang kai a, a samah a kek a. Mahse Victor-a chuan awmsam tak hian a lo theh thla thuai a, "Ve mai mai che chuan.." tih pah chuan Tluangtei rawn tho leh chu a beng thal tawp mai. "Hmela.." tiin Jeffrey-a chu a rawn tho leh a.

Victor-a chu hnek a tum a, mahse Victor-a chuan a kutah a lo man sak a. A elh vaka , a ri tuar mai. Jeffrey-a ban ruh chu a ulh tliak ta hmawk mai a, Jeffrey-a na ti lutuk chu a t(r)e nasa ngei mai. "Nilo..Jeff." tiin Tluangtei chu a lo au vak vak bawk a, Victor-a chuan a la duhtawk mai lo. A chemte thlauh chu a hmu fuh hlauh mai a, Jeffrey-a dulah tak chuan a vit leh ta.

"Jefff..awi ka duh theilo." tiin Tluangtei chu a tap vak vak a, Victor-a chu a la nui vak vak zui. Jeffrey-a chu a thaw hrawk hrawk a, a thaw muang telh telh a. Tluangtei chuan va pan a tum a, mahse Victor-a chuan a lo man bet a. "Het het...kal angai lo. Doctor i ni em ni? I ti dam thei dawn chuang em ni? Bawihte...lungngai suh...tikhuan zawi muangin thi zawk rawh se." a han ti vel a.

Tluangtei chu nghet tak hian a man bet a, "Enteh thiannu...i bialpa a ni tih ka hria, chuvang chuan midangte angin rapthlak taka thah ve ka duhlo. Nangmah vang liau liau in nuam takin ka thih tir zawk dawn a nih hi...lawm hle ta che." a han ti leh a. Tluangtei hlau lutuk chu akhur char char a, a tap pur mai.

Zamzami chuan chulai tak chu remchangah la in chemte chu a chhar a, Victor-a hnungah chuan a va vit tlum ta thawih mai. Victor-a chu a phu zuk a, na a tih hmel kher mai. Chuveleh Tluangtei biangah chuan nghet takin a vuan a, Tluangtei lu chu a thuai vir ta nawk mai a, a ri tuar mai. Tluangtei chu a let tawp a, a thi chiang hle.

Zamzami chu a au vaka , Victor-a hnungah chuan chemte a bur vu bawk. Thinrim hmel tak hian a hawi let a, a hnunga chemte bur vu mai chu a pawt phawi a, a t(r)e deuh thawt bawk a. Zamzami chuan hlau tak hian, "Nilo...ka tihpalh..min that suh." tiin a ngen a, mahse Victor-a chuan a chhang lo.

Zamzami chu a tlanchhe ta a, mahse a tlan reilo kher mai. Victor-a chuan chemte chu Zamzami ke zawnah chuan ava vawm a, zamzami malah tak mai chuan a bur chat mai. A rak tuar a, a thal nghal tawp. A tluk pah chuan a lu chu a sawh a, a sawhna angreng hle. A lu a hai muai muai a, a hma zawna Victor-a lo ding khur mai chu fiahlo tak hian a hmu a, nikhawhrelovin a awm zui nghal.

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Zamzami chu a rawn harh a, a awmna lai chu a han enchiang a. Victor-a thlamah bawk chuan a lo awm a, thutthlengah phuar beh a lo ni a. A hma zawnah chuan amah hnungchhawn zawng hian Victor-a chu a lo ding reng mai a, muang chang chuan a rawn hawi let a. "Nilo..Victor, min chhuah rawh." tiin Zamzami chu a tap lehnghal vak vak a.

Zawimuang hian Victor-a chuan, "Amah tibuai tu rannung te chu a mal te te in a ei zo vek thin a, zalenna..zalenna chu a tem ve ta. A bul atangin...a tir te atangin bul a tan leh a ni. Beiseina ni eng a hmu ve thei ngai dawnlo, kum tamtak a nghak tawh..mahse a hmu ve ngai lovang. A chhan chu a kehchhia a ni, hmangaihna avangin a thinlung a kehchhia a ni." a han ti charh charh mai a.

Tap chung hian Zamzami chuan, "Enge i sawi awmzia?" tiin a lo zawt a. Victor-a chuan Zamzami en reng chung chuan, "Zawhte ang maiin, ngaihsaktu nei lovin a vakvai a....tanpuitu tumah a neilo.." a han ti leh a. Zamzami chuan a hrethiamlo kher mai, "Victor, khawngaihin min that suh." tiin a ngen lawm lawm a.

Victor-a chu choka lamah chuan a va phei a, khawnvar tui bur chu a la a. Thlamah chuan a theh kual ta vak vak mai a, "Mei alh..mei alh karah i thi ang." a la ti zui. "Nilo..Victor..enge i duh...i duh apiang ka tihsak ang che. Min that suh..ka ngen a che." tiin a tap vak vak a. Victor-a chuan khawnvar tui bur chu a paih thuai a, huat hmel em em hian Zamzami chu a melh a.

Vin zet hian, "Engvangin maw? Engvangin maw ka thah loh teh lul ang che? Mawhh...ka nu pawhin ka pa kha a that alawm...engvangin nge tual ka thah loh bik ang?" a ti vak vak mai a. "I nuin i pa a thah avang chuan engvangin nge keini hi min thah ve ngawt ang? I pawi kan sawi em ni?" tiin Zamzami chuan a lo zawt let a.

Victor-a chuan a lu a bu nghauh nghauh a, "Aw...ka pawi in sawi. Hei hi ka zalenna ram a ni a, ka ta chauh a ni. Nangni hian min rawn tibuai a ni, ka pawi in sawi a ni. Ka pa khan ka nu nen nitin min vaw thin a, kum 8 lek ka la ni. Ka nu khan theih tawp chhuahin min hum hram hram thin a, mahse ka pa chuan nasa takin min sawisa a. Tichuan a tawpah chuan ka nu chuan ka pa muhil lai chu chemin a sat a, tichuan ka pa chu a that ta a ni. Ka mit ngei hian ka hmu a, nimin lawka thil thleng ang maiin ka la hrechiang asin." a han ti leh khur khur a.

"Nilo..Victor..chuvang ringawt chuan min that thei lovang." tiin Zamzami chuan a lo ngen leh a. "Ka nu pawh chu amah leh amah a invit hlum ve leh a, kei naupang kum 8 mi lek kha min hnutchhiah a ni. Fahrah runah dah ka ni a, zantin maiin ka nu leh pate thlarau chuan min tihthaih thin. Tualthattu fapa ka ni a, tualthahna chu ka chhunzawm ve zel a ngaih thu min hrilh a ni. Kum 25 a liam a, ka tlanchhuak ta a ni. Ni e, kum 26 mi chauh ka nilo, kum 33 lai ka ni tawh. In bulah khan ka insawi naupang a, tichuan min nel theih nan tiin lem ka chang a ni. A chhan chu nangni ho hi that turin ka nu thlarau khan min hrilh a ni, ka nu, ka hmangaih em em khan min hrilh thin a ni. He thlam hi kan in hlui kha a ni, hetah hian kum 1 em pawh ka la awm tling lo. Mahse nangni hi lo kalin, ka zalenna chu min tihchhiat sak a ni." a han ti leh khur khur a.

Mittui tla zawih zawih hian Zamzami chuan, "Nilove Victor...i hrethiam lo a ni. Tlual i thah a ngailo, i damlo mai chauh a ni. Doctor hnenah ka hruai ang che, i tha leh mai ang. Ka tiam ache, engmah ka sawi lovang. Min chhuah hram rawh..khawngaihin.." tiin a ngen leh a. Victor-a chu a nui suk a, "Mi a emaw min ti em ni? Ka chhuah ang che anga maw?" a han ti leh khur khur a.

"Min phuarna hi phelh la, tichuan i duh ang thalin min that dawnnia...ka tiam a che." ZAmzami chuan a han ti a. Victor-a chu a nui ta var var mai, "A tha e...naupang fel tak i ni." tih pah chuan Zamzami chu a phelh a, hnai takah chuan an indin chilh a. Victor-a chuan a mit chu a han nuai vak vak a, "Ka mit hi ka naupan lai khan a kang a, ka pan min hliau sak lui a ni. Mahse nangni laka pangngai taka ka lan theih nan contact lens ka vuah a, hei hi ka mitmeng diktak chu a ni." tiin a lens chu a la thla a.

A mitmeng chu a sen hian a lo sen rum mai, Hmaikawr-a mitmeng sen diktak chu a lo lang ta. Zamzami chuan Victor-a chu a lamah a pawt hnai thut a, a kiss ta bawrh bawrh mai. Victor-a pawh a hrilhhai hle mai, mahse chutia tleirawl chhelo zet maiin a a han kiss ta bawrh bawrh mai chu mipa a lo ni ve bawk nen, a insum zo ta bik lo.

A lo chhanglet vat a, an duhtawh telh telh a. Chutah a Zamzami chuan Victor-a chemte pai lai chu a phawrh thut a, Victor-a dulah tak chuan a vit ta a. Victor-a chuan a pum a dawm vawng vawng a, "Thi rawh...ZAwnga.." tiin Zamzami chuan a vit nawn leh a. MAhse Victor-a chuan a rek thut a, chemte chu a benthlak sak bawk a.

Zamzami chu a beng thal thuai a, "NAng hmeichhe lepchiah nu.." tiin chhuatah chuan a bawhbet a, a rek ta vak mai. Zamzami hmai chu a sen vek tawh a, a thi dawn ta der mai. Chutah Victor-a lu chu a rawn ri pawp a, Zamzami a rehna chu a thlah a, a thal tawp mai. Jeffrey-a a lo ni a, a pum dawm vawng vawng chung chuan a lo ding reng a, a kut lehlamah chuan thingtum lian tak a keng bawk.

"Silai min pe a, a mu atan rubber bullet min pe bawk a. I lo inla fing vel hle mai, i chantawk a nih hi." tih pah chuan a hmaiah chuan a hlap leh siah a, thisen a per chhawk mai. Hlap leh a tum chu Zamzami chuan alo dang a, "A thi tawh..a thi tawh.." a lo ti a. Zamzami chuan chokaa nawalh chu ava la a, "Chhuak ang." tiin Jeffrey-a nen chuan an chhuak dun ta a.

Nawh alh chu a han nawt alh a, tichuan thlam chu an hal ta a. Jeffrey-a nen chauh chuan an damchhuak ta, thlam alh hluah hluah mai chu an en dun reng a. Khua a var det det tawh a, reiloteah Police te pawh an lo thleng ta. Zorama phone kha Victor-a khan a lo chil fuh ve lo a, police te chuan Zorama phone chu an lo chhui char char hi a lo ni a.

A tawp atawpah chuan Victor-a chu an hneh ta, mahse a damchhuak awmchhun te chu Zamzami leh Jeffrey-a te chauh an ni. "Zam, lehpekah khawnge kan riah chhuah leh ang?" tiin Jeffrey-a chu a nui suk a, "Awii fiamthu pawn sawi tawh suh." tiin Zamzami chuan a lo chhang a.

Police te chuan an pahnih chuan an buaipui vat a, Jeffrey-a chuan a bialnu Tluangtei ruang chu en ngawih ngawih pah hian, "Mangtha aw...duat." tiin a mittui a hru zauh a. Jeffrey-a chu a hliam nasat angreng em avang chuan Ambulance ah chuan an phur a, Zamzami erawh police motorah a chuang dawn thung a ni.

An kal hma chuan Zamzami chuan Jeffrey-a kutah chuan a vuan a, "Engkim a tawp tawh Jeff, kan him tawh e. Kan inhmu leh vat dawnnia...thlamuang tak khan muhil tawh rawh le." tiin achalah a fawp a, Jeffrey-a chuan a lo nuih sak a. Ambulance chu a tlan liam ta a, Zamzami pawh chu police motorah chuangin an phurliam ta a.

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Reife an tlan hnu chuan motor khalh mektu, police Inspector chuan call a dawng a. "Hello Sir, hei ruang ho chu kan hmu kim thawkhat a. Mahse thlam kang chhungah hian ruang kan hmulo...Victor-a ruang a awm lo." a rawn ti ta mai a, Zamzami chu a meng phawk nasa kher mai, a thaw nghal hlawih hlawih mai a.

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Jeffrey-a chu ambulance chhungah chuan thlamuang tak hian a mu siai siai a, a bulah chuan doctor pakhat, nurse pakhat leh constable pakhat an awm bawk. Motor chu a ding thut a, Doctor chuan, "Tinge ni a? Driver?" tiin a han zawt vat a. "Sir, hei kan hmaa hi mipakhat a ding tlat a. Hmaikawr a vuah lehnghal amaw ni, ka chhuk anga, ka'n buaipui nghal ange." driver chuan a ti ta mai a.

Jeffrey-a chuan thei leh theilo hian, "Nilo..kal suh u.." a ti vak vak a. Mahse oxygen mask chhana tawng a nih vang nge, a tawng tuman an hrechiang thei lo. "Tal suh..engmah a hlauhawmloh.." tiin doctor chuan a lo man bet a. Chuveleh driver chu a au tuar mai. Constable leh doctor chu an chhuk ve nghal a, mahse an lo let leh tawh lo.

Ambulance chhungah chuan Hmaikawr-a ngei mai chu a rawn lut leh ta, nurse hlau lutuk chu a au chel chul mai a. Hmaikawr-a chuan nurse chu a rek a, motor atang chuan ahnuk chhuak a, a vit nghal mawlh mawlh mai. A rawn lut leh a, Jeffrey-a chu hnai takin a melh a, "Hello thianpa, invuan nghet rawh aw..kan tlachak dawn teh mai ania.." tiin a nui uar nuar a, Jeffrey-a chu a mangang kher mai.

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