STONE HEART by floria laldansangi #29

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STONE HEART
By floria laldansangi



29


REMRUATPUIA......POV


Ka hma a mittui luang ngiai ngiai a ding, hmeichhe chak tak leh lu zo tak ni ṭhin, mahni ke a ding a, hawi vah ṭhin kha a ding thei talo tih hriat takin, ka kut nilo mipa dang kut leh chakna rin chhan a ding ṭawk ṭawk chuan min en


Min hmangaih a ni tih chu sawiloh mahse a mit, mittui tling piau leh natna a khat ah chuan ka hmu thei, mahse ka hmu tel dang leh erawhin, kei Remruatpuia, mipa ah pawh pa tak inti, chapo bawk si hi min ti na ngut ngut nia, tun ah chuan min hmangaih na ka hmuh fiah thiam angchiah in huatna ka hmu tel miau a, a pensawn tur chu vawn leh a, "kalsuh" ti a hrilh ka duh, mahse ka kut hi ka ti che theih hauhlo nia mawle, harsa ti tak a oen chhat chhat chu ka thlir vawng vawng



Harh chhuak thut in kawngpui lam an pan chu ka um vat, ruahsur kar a Hmangaihzuali ṭap hawm hawm ka hmuh chuan ka ding dawt, pan hnaih mai ka tum a, k ke hi charbeh ang maiin tihchet a harsa, ka phawi maitheilo, an hnunglam aṭang in ka en tlawk tlawk, pan hnaih a, Rinhlua ai a kuah tu zawk nih a, natna ka thlen zawng zawng te chu kuahdam vek mai ka duh, mahse chutiang ti tur in ka awm chhung ah hian mahni inhuatna lian lutuk in min tuam khat tlat


Rinhlua'n, Hmangaihzuali a pawm kang lawp mai ka hmuh chuan ka in sum thei tawhlo, ka pan hnai pawk pawk, ruahlah chu a sur duh in kawl a phe zawk zawk bawk, a pensawn tur a dar a vuanin, Hmangaihzuali zawi hnuang mai leh mit chhing chial chu ka melh, "engtin nge a awm?" Ruahsur leh khawpui si dur dur kar ah chuan ka au hrawk hrawk

"I thilduh i hmu a ni lawm ni? A hmangaih na hi i phulo tih hriala, Hmangaihzuali hnaih ah hian rawn kal tawh suh angche," Au ri chuai chuan a pensawn pui pawk pawk, a sawidik a ni, keihian a hmangaih na ka phu miahlo


Tih theih nei silo in ruahsur hnuai a ka hmeichhe hmangaih, ka nupui mipa dangin a kalsawn pui lai chu ka thlir liam vawng vawng

Maw? Hmangaih ka ti em ni? A dik, keihian zep rual loh in saw hmeichhia, ka nupui, ka ta chauh ni ṭhin saw ka hmangaih a ni, chuti mai a bansan ka tum aw zawnglo, ka nupui a ni a, ka ta chauh a ni bawk


Ka car awmna lam pan chuan chak lutuk in ka let leh, khawi ah nge Rachel-i kha a kal ka hrelo, ngaihven tur lah in hun ka nei heklo, ka nupui mipa dangin an hruai a, chupawh nikhaw hrelo a awm lai lehnghal, ka zuilo ang maw? Teuhlo lutuk Remruatpuia ka nih hi, ka duh chu engtia harsa pawh nise ka nei ngei ngei ṭhin, Hmangaihzuali pawh ka ta a ni a, ka ta chauh a ni kumkhua bawk ang


Huh hnuang a Car ah lutin chak lutuk in car park na aṭang in ka tlan chhuak, kawngpui Rinhlua a tlan na lam ni a ka hriat ah chuan ka tlan ve nghal zat, rei pawh liam lo ah ruahsur nasat a vang a traffic jam ah ka ûm pha thuai, a hnung ah zel ka tlan, ka zui a ni tih a hria em ka hrelo na in hria pawh nise pawi ka ti hranlo, a chhan chu a car chhung a awm saw ka nupui a ni tlat


Durtlang damdawiin kawt a a din chuan ka ding ve nghal, rawn chhuak in hmanhmawh lutuk in Hmangaihzuali chu a pawm chhuak rawk rawk, Hmangaihzuali chu engmah hrelo in a zawi hnuang, hlauhthawn na in min rawn man nghal, accident kan tawh ṭum a hlauhthawn na ka neih angchiah kha a ni, car a ṭang a chhuk rawk rawk chuan ka pan hnai pawk pawk


Rinhlua chuan min melh hrawk, engmah sawilo in a tlan luhpui nghal, "a pang a sa lutuk," Khum a nghah pah chuan Rinhlua'n a ti nghal zat, "pawn ah lo va awm ru," Nurse in a tih chuan awm ka tum teuhlo, ka nupui nikhaw hrelo in a awm a, a khawsik a sang hle tih ka hre bawk a, kalsan ka tum aw zawnglo mai


"Karawh," Rinhlua'n ti nghut a min kalpel chu ka che sawn eihlo, "ka pu..." A tih rualin, "in tih tur ti rawh u, ka nupui a ni a, khawimah kalsan ka tum aw zawnglo," Ka ti hrawih, min hlau tih hriat tak a mitmeng khup dâi chuan doctor chu a melh, "a pawilo, a bp hi lo check rawh," Doctor mipa chuan a ti nghal zat, an che vel chu ka en rûn

"Doctor a bp hi a hniam lutuk 102/52 lek a ni," Nurse in a tih chuan ka pan hnai rawk rawk, "bawihi, harhteh, i hre thei em?" Ka sawi dat dat, "ka pu, lo awmsawn la kan tihtur tih na min dal," Doctor bawkin zaidam tak a rawn tih chuan ka melh zauh


Hmangaihzuali rawn meng diar diar chu, "bawihi," Tih leh ka kin hniam rawk rawk, ṭawng tum a a hmui a tih chet chuan, "enge i sawi?" Tih leh ka kun hniam, "min kalsan rawh," Chu thu chu a phun ang chauh in lang mahse ka beng ah hian ring tak a ni

"Ka pu," Nurse in a rawn tih leh chuan mit khao fawk fawk in muangchangin ka ding chhuak, ka pensawn chhat chhat bawk, Hmangaihzuali an khawih vel chu ngawi rengin ka en, "min kalsan rawh," A tih chu kabeng ah a rawn khawk rum rum, ka thawri hrawih, harh chhuak rawh, chutiang ngaihtuahna hun a nilo, keimah leh keimah ka in hrilh


An check zawh rualin, "ka nupui chu enge a an? Engvang a nikhaw hrelo a awm nge a nih nilo, engtik nge a harhbchhuah dawn?" Ka ti nghal zung zung, "hlauhthawn tur dang a awmlo na in, enkawl erawh a mamawh hle a ni, a taksa a chaklo in zan a mu tamlo a, a khawsik a sang in thisen a neilo hle bawk, Nurse a thawmhnaw huh kha ilo thlak dawn nia, drip khai lai kha a zawh chuan a rawn harh vat mai ang, ward pangai ah i sawn nghal dawn nia," A tih zawmzat, ka thaw hawk


"A thawmhnaw hi ka thlak dawn a pawn ah lo va awm ta che," Nurse in a tih chuan Hmangaihzuali hmui duk chûk mai a mu chu ka en vang vang, ka mit ka chhing sawk, engthil nge maw ka tih hi le? Kei hian nikhaw hrelo in ka siam a ni, "ka pu," Nurse in a rawn tih leh chuan in her vut in ka pensawn nghal



Rinhlua a ṭhut na bul a ṭhu thla hnawk chuan kan ngawi ngal, a phone chu ka hma a rawn lek in, "heihi a ni lawm ni duh? Hmangaihzuali hi kalsan rawh," A rawn ti hrawih, a thinrim a insum hle tih a hriat reng


A phone chu la in ka en, restaurants a kan in hnial lai video a ni, Lucy-i ṭawng ri lah chu a chiang em em bawk, ka thaw ri hrawih, a phone pe let chuan ka ding nghal zat, ka pensawn rualin, "a hma ah rawn inlan tawh suh ang," A rawn tih leh chuan ka ding dat, "heiai a na a siam i duh a nihloh chuan," A tih zawmzat rualin chak lutuk in ka pensawn nghal pawk pawk


Ka car bul ka thlen rualin ka chum tawh, ka pet nghal ṭawk bawk, ka chhip sam buk laih mai chu tuai puat in, na lutuk in car bawk chu ka hnek leh ṭhuai, engthil phiangsen nge ka thlen tak hi, ka kaw chhung sa lutuk leh mahni in huatna leh thinrim na a rawn so bulh bulh chu tih daih tum in thaw kala kawk kawk, nichin mai a meng mang hleilo a Hmangaihzuali ṭawngkam lah chu ka beng ah a ri ring tulh tulh


Car kawngkhar hawng sawk a ṭhu lut in chak lutuk in ka tlan chhuak fua, steering chu ka chum leh dawt ṭhin, ka phone phawrh chhuakin Ricky-a ka call nghal, "rawn call che ka tum chiah a, enge heng thu post leh video zozai hi ni ngai?" Rei pawh ring lo a a pickup rual a Ricky-an a rawn tih chuan ka thaw ri hrawih, ka puak darh mai dawn in ka hria


"Engkim, engkim Hmangaihzuali'n a hre vek tawh," ka ti chhuak hrawih, Ricky-an, "eng chungchang maw? Bawiha i ṭha meuh maw?" A rawn tih leh chuan ka mit ka chhing sawk, ṭhalo tak ka ni, tun ah hrian ka puak kehlo chauh a nih ber hi maw

"Lalthazuala leh Rachel-i chungchang engpawh i hriat theih ang ang hriat tum angche, Hmangaihzuali nen a an chanchin pawh," Seh chilh nawk nawk a ka tih leh chuan ka thusawi awmzia a hrelo leh tih hriat takin, "eng chungchang nge maw i sawi le?" A rawn ti leh hap, steering ka hnek ṭhuai, "ka sawi ang chuan zawng chhuak mai rawh, Lalthazuala chhungte hnen aṭang pawh hriat tur a awm chuan zawt chhuak vek angche," Tih leh ka off nghal ṭhuai, ka phone car hma a theh thla ṭhuai in car ka ti ding nghal tuar, car aṭang chhuakin


Kan in chu gate pawn aṭang chuan ka thlir vang vang, he in lian zet mai hi ka nu awmloh hnu a, in lam phur tak a ka haw chhan pakhat chu Hmangaihzuali a ni ṭhin, zanin zet erawh Hmangaihzuali vang bawkin ka pen lut hreh a ni, he inchhung a hlimna a rawn thlen zawng zawng te kha, ka chapo na leh ka induh tawk lutuk luat avangin ka hnawtbo mek chu a ni si a, ka fanu hnen ah enge ka sawi ang, a nu awmna min zawtse engtin nge ka chhan ang?


Boruak hip kawk a thaw hawk chuan gate ah chuan ka pen lut, muangchangin inchhung thim rup mai a pen lut chhat chhat chuan light dîm zet hnuai ah chuan ka hawi kual hruk hruk, zan dang zawng zawng aiin a reh hian ka hria, tukin zing ah kha chuan nui ri te, a thinrim hmel leh Loicy-i nen a an nui ri te kha hriat tur ala awm kha a nia, ka mitthla ah rilru na lutuk a mittui tling piau a min en na kha a rawn lang, thinrim in min beng se, min chum in emaw min sual let leh ṭauh ṭauh se ka awm a nuam in ka inthiamloh na pawh a zia daih zawkin ka ring, mahse khawngaih minla dil zawk a nia



Ka nui hul hak, "enge ang hmeichhia nge maw a ni le?" Ka phun hluk, dinning hall a lut phei chuan cupboard a ka zu dah ka phawrh chhuak, chair a ṭhu thla hnawk in ka thli chhuak nghal zat, ka tlak deuh pap pap, ka hrawk a sa thla vawng vawng, a thlen chin chu hriat tak a ni, "Ka hmangaih che, chu chu a ni tiraw i hriat duh, ka hmangaih che a, natak a min siam i tum a nih chuan i hlawhtling e, min kaltir tawh rawh, i duh i hmu tawh a ni lawm ni? Khawngaih in min kal tir rawh u," Mittui tla zawih zawih a a ngen a min ngen lai chu ka beng ah hian a khawk rum rum


Ka no a wine thli khat pawp chuan ka tlak pawp, ka no chu ka vawm keh nghal chuai, dawhkan ka chum ṭhuai ṭhuai bawk, ka mit a rawn hnam sawk, a mitmeng fiah tak leh nalh tak mai a natna leh mittui tih thlak kha ka tumber chu a ni sia maw? Ni e, k duh ka hmu a ni lawm ni, engvang a thinrim a, mahni inhua nge maw ka nih phiangsen ni?


Chair ah chuan ṭhu thla hnawk in wine chu a um in ka birh pawp pawp, "duhtawk rawh Mam," Nancy'in ka zu um rawn phih sawk chuan a ti ṭhat, light a on lai reng reng pawh ka hrelo


Thle deuh luih luih chuan ka en, ka nui suk, ka nau, ka nau tal min ngaihtuah tur ala awm a lawm, chhuat a no tla keh nuaih chu a en kual, min rawn en leh, a thaw hak, "U Zualtei nen in chanchin ka zawtlo angche, i awmdan ah i thiamloh a ni tih ka hria, chuvang in hetiang a awmlo hian inti harhla, rilru fim nen in harsatna chinfel dan ngaihtuah rawh," Tih leh ka ban a rawn vuan chuan, "tho rawh, i thawmhnaw a huh vek hi i damlo mai ang," Tih leh min pawt ve ngar ngar



Min pawt che eihlo chu thaw hakin, "Mam, a mak, tho rawh," A tih leh hap chuan ka nui hul hak, kan harsatna chingfel tur hian enge ka tih ang ka hrelo a ni, khawngaih dil a min kalsan duh tu hi ka chelh lui dawn nge, mipa dang kut vuan turin ka thlah zawk dawn? Phiangsen hian a!!! Rinhlua a mitmeng leh Hmangaihzuali duh lutuk a a en na mitmeng ka ngaihtuah chhuah phei chuan ka thisen kal lai te hi a tawp dawn hial in ka hria



Ka ṭhut na aṭang ding chhuak tum chuan dawhkan ka nem, ka harsat phian lehnghal a, ka engtihmah hi a tluanglo zawk emaw ni? Nancy-in mi lo pui vat, "engtia hetia awmthei nge maw inih le? Nangmah pawh i ang tawhlo," Nancy-i aw ah pawh chuan maktihna leh natna a in pawlh, keipawh in engtia awmtur leh engtia awm thei nge ka nih ka inhrelo chu a nih hi!!


Ni e, hmeichhe pakhat tih chhiat a, natna thlen sak ka tum kha ka hlawhtling ngei mai a, chumi rualin ka thinlung ngei pawh ka hriat thiamloh ka hrethiam a, chu erawh sawi chhuah sawiloh tihlan pawh a remlo zui ta chu a nia, hreptak hian!!!


"Keimah in ka in buaipui thei, mu tawh rawh," Ti bah nawk nawk chuan ka pensawn tur chu ka kat nawk nawk, mi rawn dawm a tum leh rualin ka kut chunglam ah ka phar thuak, keimah ngeiin kan room chu ka thleng thei a ni, tu puih mah hi ka phu heklo



Mahni leh mahni in pal khut khut chuan step ah ka chho, ka mitvai phiangsen nge Hmangaihzuali nui hmel leh rilru na hmel a rawn in lan chhawk ang zut zut lehnghal a, room kawngkhar bul ka thlen chuan ding bu deuh lawp lawp in ka en vang vang, he room a lut hreh ngawih ngawih te khan ka siam chu a ni sia, "a pasal," ka nih thu kala sawi ang pung pung zui a


Ka lu thing nawk nawk a kawngkhar hawng ṭhuai chuan ka pen lut, khum pan chhat chhat chuan ka bawk thlawp, ka thaw hawk, "k tihpalh," Ka ohun sep, ka mit ka chhin rualin Hmangaihzuali nui hmel mawi lutuk a rawn lang nghal zat

Ka biang ah rawn khawih a, ka chhipsam ṭhâm ne ns a, ka hnungzang a zut thla riak riak tu Hmangaihzuali kut nem leh dam dâp ang mai chu ka feel veng veng, nui sûng in ka mit ka chhing diar diar, ka ngai a ni, kha hmeichhia, induh tawk lutuk leh chapo ka tih fo kha ka ngai takzet a ni, "ka hmangaih che a ni, kei hian ka hmangaih takzet che a ni," ka phun sep sep

Ka mitthla a Hmangaihzuali'n nui sâng a, ka lam a Doctor coat var ha chung leh Stethoscope a nghawng a awrh chung a a rawn pan ka hmuh chuan ka nuih var var
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"Mama, tho teh, harh teh, pawn ah saan reporter an tam lutuk a nia, Bawihtei pawh school a kal theilo, harh teh, a mak e," Nancy'in min rawn sawi nawk nawk a atih chuan, mit thîp ûrh in ka meng chhuak kawk, nizan a ka taksa kut nem tak a khawih ang mai a ka feel kha, ka mumang lek maw lo ni a, hreptak a!! Ka ruih a piang mai a Hmangaihzuali hmel ka hmu fo mai hi a ṭha lo tawp mai, a hma lahin Lucy-i, a mah emaw ka ti tawh bawk, ka thaw hawk , "tho la inti fai rawh, media mi antam lutuk, an zawhna te saw chhang in chingfel tum teh," Nancy'in ti leh hlak chuan ka room a chhuahsan nghal


Bang a sana i tar chu ka en zawk, zinglam dar 10 a ri thuak, lu na bur a ṭhu chhuak in ka bek ka dawm deuh vang vang, pawnlam a ri nuaih nuaih ka hriat chuan tukverh lam hawiin ka pan hnai, ka thaw hawk, in hnuai gate pawn lam a Media mi, bawr luih mai ka hmuh chuan ka lu na a ati zual phiangsen in, Hmangaihzuali te in leh a awmna damdawiin ah pawh an awm khawp ang


Ka phone zawng chuan ka hmuh rualin Ricky ka call nghal, "Hotel kawt ah reporters antam lutuk a nia," A rawn tih chuan thaw ri hrawih in ka phun zui hluk, zu ṭhing rim kala nam ang hum hum zui ah!!!

"Tun ah security team Durltang damdawiin ah leh Hmangaihzuali te in ah a tam thei angber tir chhuak la, tuman an ti buai tur a nilo, darkar 1 hma in ka chingfel vek ang," Ti leh phone off in bathroom lam ka pan nghal, phiangsen in, hethil hi duh aiin a darh zau mah mah



Bathroom a inti fai sawk sawk a chhuak in ka inthlak mawlh mawlh, inhnuai a pen thla pawk pawk in, "Daddy, mummy hi ala tho lo a mi?" In hnuai ka thlen rual a ka fanu zawhna chu chhan mai dan tur ka hrelo, ka nui tawi tak, "Mummy chu a damlo a, in ah a awm rihlo, pawn ah Nancy-i tel lo in chhuak miah suh aw," Tih leh zawhna dang min zawh leh hma in pawnlam ka pan nghal nal nal, fate zawhna zawh pawh kan hlau ṭan chu a ni dêr mai sia


Gate a ka pen chhuah rualin min rawn bawr huk, Ricky-an security team a rawn tirh an rawn thleng chiah bawk, reporters ho dang chuan min rawn din hual, camera a de nghal chuai chuai, zawhna a ri nghal zawt zawt bawk

"He video hi i sawifiah thei em? I nupui i neih chhan hi phubalak lak i duh vang tak tak em ni? Engvang a phuba chu la duh nge inih? Engthil sual nge i nupui chuan i chung ah alo tih rêng ni?"


"I Hotel bord members zing a share holders lianber fanu Doctor Lucy-i nen hian affairs chu in nei tak tak em ni? Nge ni a i nupui pawh hian ngaihzawng a lo nei ve tak tak? Thutlem tal i sawi thei em?" Engber nge chhan tur pawh hriatloh chuan a ri chuah chuah


Thaw hawk a ka kut chunglam a phar zauh chuan, "ngawi phawt ula in zawhna ka chhang angche u," Ka ti chuan a reh tial tial, an ngawih ṭhap hnu ah, "i nupui i neih chhan a an sawi hi a dik rêng em?" Pakhat in a rawn tih chuan za lo lutuk in ka ṭhensak


"Ka nupui hi ka hmangaih a, ka hmangaih vang a nei ka ni bawk, he video hi a lem ka ti a nih chuan dawt ka sawi ngei ang, kan nupa inkar a ni a, sawi thui vak ka tumlo bawk, he thu leng vel chungchang a diklo tak a thutheh darh emaw ka nupui emaw a chhungte tibuai a, zui buai in awm chuan dan angin ka che chhuak bawk a, social media a thudiklo tak tak leh ka nupui hming hliau theih na post leh sawi an awm chuan chung thleng chuan ka hrût chhuak vek ang," Ka tih ṭhak chuan an phun sur sur


"A nih chuan Doctor Lucy-i hian dawt a sawi itih na em ni? In inkar ah engmah a awmlo takzet a maw?" An rawn tih leh chuan ka thaw ri hrawih, engthil teh hrep in nge maw Lucy-i pawh chu ka ngaihzawn rin tir ni?


"Awmlo, a awm ngai heklo ang, a chiang em? Thudiklo theh darh lo tur in ka hrilh nawn leh angche u," Ti nawn hrawih a pensawn chuan k car awmna lam ka pan nghal, min rawn zui an tum chu in her in, "khang thutang diklo zawng zawng kha darkar 1 liam hma in a bo vek tur a ni," Chief security guard chu melh hrawk a tiin car ah ka lut nghal



Chak lutuk in Hotel ka pan nghal, Hotel kan tlen chuan VIP car park na ah ka car ka hun rem rualin kawngkhar a rawn in kik ri kharh kharh, Ricky-a hmel ka hmuh chuan kiai suk a chhuakin, "engkim a fel em?" Ka ti nghal sup


File minpe pah in, "damdawiin ah pawh reporter an tam khawp mai, mahse lung ngai suh, nichin mai khan an chinfel tawh thu an rawn sawi," A tih zawmzat bu nghat nghat a, file keu chuan kal pahin ka en nghal mawlh mawlh, Ricky-an hna chung chang a sawi mawlh mawlh bawk


Lift lam kan pan chu, "min thlah rawh u, reporter ka nilo tih vawi engzat nge maw ka hrilh dawn che u le, Remruatpuia ka hmu duh mai a ni, ka ṭawng in hria em?" Thinrim a au tawn tawn ri ka hriat chuan ka ding dat, Te-in min rawn en ve chiah bawk, a thinrim zia chu a alh chhuak lo chauh, a mit aṭang leh a beng aṭang te sawn mei alh chhuak theise a chhuak nasa viau in ka ring


"Rawn kaltir rawh u," Ka tih chuan ka file ken lai leh tablet chu Rajesh-a pe in, "plan angin engkim a kal tur a ni, karleh aṭang hna an ṭan thei tawh ang," Ka ti sup, ka hma a thinrim hmaisen tawn tawn a ding Te-i chu ka en chhuk


"Ka office ah kan inbe dawn em ni?" Ka ti sup, helai hmun ah hi chuan vei vak an tam mah mah a ni, ka pensawn tur chu, "a ngailo ang Pu Remruatpui, he hmun ah hian lawmthu rawn sawi tur chauh a rawn kal ka ni," A aw a ring in a chang fia fia khawp mai ka thaw hawk



"Ka pi helai hi chutiang sawina hmun tur a nilo, office lam i pan ang u," Ricky-an zawi sep a thlêm ti tih a a tih chuan Te-i chu a nui hul hak

"I zak leh si em ni? Zak duh suh, lawmthu sawi mawlh mawlh tur a rawn kal ka nih hi, ka ben che hlau duh suh, ka kut thianghlim lutuk hi i hmai bawlhhlawh lutuk khan ka ti bawlhhlawh duh hauhlo, Remruat, ka unaunu rilru leh taksa na tak a siam a, damdawiin a admit ngai khawp a i siam a vangin lawmthu hrilh che ka duh mai a nia," A rawn ti leh fak fak, muangchang a in her in ka en, a mitmeng thinrim alh phût ah chuan lawm hmel chu langlo tak a ni, min zuan thut anga min ham buan buan ang tih mah hlauhawm zawkin


Min rawn en chho ar ar, Hmangaihzuali ka hrechhuak nghal zat, ka nui hak, ka hma a, ka khabe hnuai aṭang a min cho ar reng mai a ding ṭhin, tlawm tum ngai reng reng lo hmeichhe luhlul leh induh tawk lutuk kha ka hrechhuak lo theilo


"Ni e, na tak a i siam hnu ah chuan nui tur i ni reng a ni, a mittui itih tlak avangin lawmthu ka hrilh angche, amah hmangaih tu diktak a hriat phah a, nilo, hmangaih tu diktak in a rilru put hmang a tihlan theih phah a, i zâr vek a ni e, hmangaih na diktak dawngin a kut chelh tlat tu, a hlimloh leh a mittui tlak hlau em em tu mipa diktak a nun a lakluh hun rem chang i pe a, lawmthu ka sawi mawlh mawlh a ni, tun aṭang chuan a nun aṭang a hla thei ang ber ah awm angche, ni lo, a lam hawi pawhin rawn nui ve tawh suh," A au tuar tuar, Hotel a hnathawk leh mikhual, vei vak zawng zawng chuan ding meuh in hmuhnawm thlir in min thlir ṭhap, kei erawh a thusawi, "hmangaih tu," A tih lai chuan ka nui hmel a ti reh tial tial, ka thin nilo, ka lungphu, aih ka kawchhung hi a hit thla mup mup mai in ka hria, hetiang a ka awm vawikhat na leh hmasaber a ni hial ang, nge ni a ka damlo dawn zawk



"Ka pi insum teh helai..." Ricky-an ti leh a bân a dawm a tum chu a lo vai kiang sawk, khap ka tum hauhlo, a chhan chu Hmangaihzuali lak a ka thil tih nen chuan he thil hi chu nêp tê a ni tlat a ni


"Kala sawi zawi hauhlo a nia, i hmangaih em em i nau Rachel-i hnen ah pawh lawmthu minlo hrilhsak angche, Hmangaihzuali bialpa a luhkhung hnu a, Hmangaihzuali rawn dem leh a, tual that tu hial a in rawn puh avangin lawmthu kan sawi mawlh mawlh tih lo hre rawh u, mahni a mipa pakhat pawh nei zo lo, hmeichhe dang mipa lân hnu a, sawnpai chung a Lalthazuala luhkhung tu mai mai a nih kha, Hmangaihzuali hma a a hmelchhe lutuk mai kha vawikhat pawh a rawn in lan leh a nih chuan, a lei hmang thei tawhlo tur in ka pawh dâwh sak duh ang tih hria angche," Kha lutuk a ti tuar tuar a thaw kawk kawk chuan min melh hrawk hrawk in a in her vut



A pensawn tur chu ding dat a rawn inher leh in, Ricky-a rawn kawk vâ chuan, "i hmel kha darthlalang ah en la, keiai a i tar zia i hmu ang, i pi rual i hriatloh chuan i kâ kha ang ve tawh suh," Min rawm melh hrawk, "in kawo awm tak pawh in ni," Tih leh hrawk chuan a pensawn hlawk hlawk chu, "tun...tun ah khan keimah em ni tar mintih, chu nu mai mai chu(h)," Ricky-an ti leh pensawn atum chu, "kaltir rawh, mikhual leh Hotel a awm ho hnen ah sawn ngaihdam ka dilna thu i hrilh hlawm dawn nia," Tih leh lift lam pan chuan ka pensawn nghal


Ka nui hul hak, ni e, tunah chuan hmangaih tu Lalrinhlua a nei tawh a, kei engtik lai pawh a natna thlen tu leh mittui ti tla reng tu bul ai chuan a hlim zawk fê angchu, aih, a hlim zawk tih ka chiang a ni


"A ruk a Hmangaihzuali veng tu tur chu ka dah tawh aw," Lift ka luh rualin Ricky-an a rawn ti sup, ka kiai suk ringawt, hlatak aṭang a ka venhim chuan ka duhtawk thei mai angem? Nge ni a, ka chelh bet tlat dawn zawk?



ZUALTEI......POV


Ka harh hlim a ka awmna ka hai nasat zia kha, Rinhlua lah Remruatpuia hmuh a hmu in kala ko zui bawk a, hahthlak hian, nimin lam thleng kha chuan reporters ho damdawiin kawt ah an awm tih ka hria, kala chhuahloh hrim hrim avangin anla awm em tih pawh ka hrelo


Sana ka en zauh, zanlam dar 8 a ri thuak, nileng in Rinhlua'n min awmpui, khami zan a minduh thu a sawi kha a sawi nawn leh tawhlo hrim hrim, sawi nawn tur pawh in ka duh hauhlo bawk

Kawngkhar rawn ri rek ah chuan Te-i leh Ben-a an rawn nui lut var var, ni 2 ngawt damdawiin a ka awm tawh avangin ka kham tawh takzet tih an hria a ni ngei ang, an haw na ala reiloh tehlul nen, an rawn lang leh rang emai


"Ilo ning hman em?" Tei'n a rawn tih chuan ka nui hak, "ning na hman a awmlo, in rawn lang leh rang lutuk, Ben Ben, tahlo kal teh," Tih leh ka kut ka phar chhuak, "i pheikhawk phelh rawh bawiha," Ka mutna a rawn tlan lawn a tum chu Tei'n a lo ti vat, a phelh ve mai bawk a


Ben-a ka hmuh hi chuan Loicy-i ka ngai tlat ṭhin, a rilru a buai in, minlam ngun tawh viau in ka ring, nizan lam ah pawh ka mang phan nasa khawp leh nghal, Remruatpuia erawh ngaihtuah loh tawp ka duh avangin, news emaw a hming lan na leh rik na lam hrim hrim ah ka beng ka chhi ngawng tlat thung, tumah in an lam ri heklo



"Tete," Ka sam khalh niap niap a Ben-an a rawn tih chuan, "ummm," Tih leh ka melh chhuk, Tei'n thei a vel mawlh mawlh, "Loity hi ka nai e, i nai ve em?" Fiahlo zet a arawn tih chuan ka bu nghat, ka ngai a ni, ka ngai takzet, Loicy-i lo lam pawh ka ngai a lawm



"Umm ngai e," A bak han sawi belh vak tur ka hrelo, "hetah anlo tal ve teilo mi? Mummy'in a tawi a," A tih chuan ṭah nuih hak in a biang a ka fawp zauh, "lehkha zir a ngai alawm, nangpawh lehkha zor ṭha la, tlangval lianpui i nih hun ah inla inhmu leh mai ang," Ka tih chuan a ha hmaibal lang heu chuan a rawn nui var var, ka mittui ka khap per sak sak, ka mitthla ah Loicy-i leh Rempuia an rawn lang nghal zut zut bawk, ka thaw hawk



"Kha heihi ei ru, Benjamin, Loicy-i hming lam tawhlo tur in ka tih che kha," Tei'n rawn ti fak a min rawn melh zauh chuan, "a pawilo, naupang ala nih hi," Tih leh apple a vel zawh chiah pakhat chu la in ka pe nghal, a ṭhial nghal tiam tiam, ka nuih var va, ka fanu kha la dam nise chuan unau in hmangaih tak an ni ngei ang, Loicy-i a ngaih ang leh a kawmngeih angchiah hian ka fanu pawh kha a kawm ve ngei tur a nia


"Kha ei rawh nangpawh, thil ṭul lo ngaihtuah lo khan, khatiang mihring pawh nilo kha ngaihtuah tawh suh ang, a hmel ka hmu leh a nih chuan a lu ka la duh tak tak ang, an hmelchhe unau si," Tei'n duh thawh lutuk a a tih leh hlawk hlawk chuan ka nui hak hak


A apple min pek la pahin, "ṭha i tih theih awr awr viau kha," Nui tut tut chung a ka tih chuan a nui ve hak hak, "ka ti tawhlo, 'don't judge the book by its cover' tih chu saw ramhuai Remruata ṭang chiah sawn AMEN ka pek bakah ka HALLELUJAH ṭhuai ṭhuai," Uar fê a a tih chuan ka nui hak hak, ka ṭah rawn chhuak tlat chu ka mittui ka khap let sawk sawk bawk


Te-i phone rawn ri chu melh zawkin, "awii hepa hi chu a mak em em e," Tih leh a pickup rualin, "darkar 1 pawh ala nilo," Ati zui hlak chu ka nuih hak, Isak-a tih ka hre nghal, anpa a hau deuh mawlh mawlh chu ka en reng, an nupa nun hi ka awt takzet ṭhin, engtik ah mah ka neih leh dawn ve ngailoh tur a ni tih ka hriat vang pawh a ni mahna


"Haw tawh mairawh u, Isak-a khawngaih thlak, na lutuk ka nihloh hi bakah ward an rawn fang anga mut a hun mai dawn," A phone hmang zo ka lo tih chuan thaw hakin, "a nih leh kan haw anga naktuk ah a pa ho in kan rawn kal leh dawn nia," A tih tak ah chuan ka bu nghat, Ben-a rawn ban in, "haw teh ang, i pa mawng ah rûl hlût a awm leh tawh a a za leh cheng tawh, rei hi kan tel lo hian a awm theilo," A phun hlak hlak chu nui vur vur in ka en, an chhuak tur chu Ben-an kut mi rawn vai lauh lauh, ka nuih hak hak


An chuak chu room chhung a reh nghal ruih ruih hian ka hria, ka awm na hi duhlo el tiang mahila reporters ho avangin VIP room ah ka awm angaih phah a, a reh leh zual


Khum aṭang a chhuk chuan bathroom ah ka lut, ka hmel darthlalang a lang chu ka en vang vang, ka oawr in ka cher em em mai leh nghal, ka hmai chu ka zut riak riak, ka hmai a ki in a hriam hrâk, ka thaw hak, ka hmai phihfai in ka ha ka nawt fai


Bathroom aṭang a ka chhuah rual a, ka rilru a awm reng, ka dawn nge, ngaihtuah pawh ka duhlo tawp Remruatpuia min hnung chhawn zawng a kekawr ipte zen ap mai a, ding luah mai ka hmuh chuan ka sa nghal hat hat, ka lungphu a rawn rang nghal dawt dawt, ka thaw kawk kawk bawk


Ka lam muangchang a rawn hawi chuan mit zîm sân in chîk lutuk leh uluk lutuk chuan min en, ka chil ka lem khalh, a business coat uk hak chuan a tilang pa in a ti lang lian leh zual, a inhmeh zia chu rapthlak tak a ni


Thaw kawk a, engah mah ngailo ang mai a ka mutna lam pan chuan, khum ah lawn kai nghal mai ka tum chu ka hma a rawn ding in, "bawihi," Rilh ruih mai a atih chuan ka kawchhung a fan thla nghal rawih rawih, ka mit ka chhing sawk, ka kaw chhung a khur ru nghal der der bawk, a hûhâng hian min nghawng na lutuk mah mah a ni


Min rawn khawih a tum chu a mit ah pawh enlo in ka tawlh hnung hret, nilo, chhuat ka bih ngar ngar a ni zawk, a chhan chu, a hmelṭha lutuk ka hmuh hian ka ngaih zia leh kuah ka chak zia hi ka huat na aiin a nasa tlat a ni tih ka hre tlat a, ka kuah vawng vawng duh mai ang tih ka hlau a mi mah zawk


"Khatiang khan min ko tawh suh, in zawmna kan neih tawhloh kha, pawimawh sawi tur i neihloh chuan khawngaih in min chhuah san rawh," Pangai tak a sawi chhuah ka tum a, a mitmeng ril ruih mai enloh ka tum vei nen, dak chho hâ in, ṭah insum fê leh rilru na tih hriat lutuk in ka sawi chhuak leh ta hrawih mai

A mit a chhing sawk, min rawn pan hnai hret a min khawih a tum chu, "min khawih suh ka tih kha," Ka ti chhuak ṭhat, ka mittui a rawn far kauh kauh, a thaw ri hrawih, a chhip sam buk laih mai tuai puat chuan a bu nghat, "Ok," Ti sup chuan mitsen râm leh natna a khat ni awm tak in min en

"Bawihi khawngaih in, tiang hian awmsuh, ka tihpalh, i lungawi na a nih phawt chuan min bengla, min sawisa rawh, mahse min kalsan suh," Chutiang tak chuan he mihring pa, mahni tawk a in duh em em, tuma lak a khawngaih dil tum ngailo mihring hi a in phah hniam kala hmu ngailo, a mah a ni tih pawh awih har zawk tak a ni

Mahse... Mahse he thinlung pawh hi mihring thinlung ve tho a ni a, na thei leh tawp chin nei a ni miau si a, ka mittui a rawn luang ngiai ngiai, thei ni ila beng ila, ham ila, sual let ila, a hnu ah hmangaih takin kuah leh thei ila ka ti takzet, mahse kan in kar khik nat zia chu kut thawh emaw ka hmangaih na zawng zawng sawm khawm pawhin a chilh phui zo tawhlo a ni


"Ben che ka duh, nilo, sawisak che a, i hnuk chah dawn thleng a vuak che a, sawisak che ka duh," Ṭap chhuak hlawp hlawp chuan ka ti chhuak, khang ni hnih chhung teh meuh ka thinrim na, natna leh ka mittui kalo dan beh te chu a rawn baw chhuak hawk a niber

"Umm ti rawh, i lungawi na anih chuan ka hnukchah dawn thleng min sawisa rawh, mahse min kalsan lo tur in intiam rawh," A mit a hnawm chap, a sen ram bawk, mittui kar aṭang chuan ka en ngawih ngawih, ka duh a sin chutiang a tih chu, a mit sen râm leh mittui tla ve ni âwm tak a hnawm chap ah chuan min hmangaih emaw tih mai tur a natna a khat in min en chhuk



"Ka duh, chutiang a tih chu ka duh, mahse ka tilo ang, a chhan chu maw, mihring i nilo, aih, mihring thinlung pawh in neilo, engtin...engtin nge in mihring pui ngei ti na tur a ruahman na tenawm lutuk in siam theih, chutiang thinlung pu mi lak ah chuan ka kut hi ka ti bawlhhlawh duhlo a ni," Ka ṭap chhuak hawm hawm, chhuat ah ka ṭhu thla hnawk, min khawih chhunzawm lo a, a ding khur ve dar dar tih erawh mittui tla zawih zawih chung pawhin ka hre thei


Ka na a ni, tun ah kalsan lo tur in min ngên a maw? Min hmangaih lo a, min chelh chhan tur a neilo a ni lawm ni? "Chhuak rawh," In hnit hlawp hlawp chuan ka ti leh ṭuak chu a che eih lo, a hmel ka hmuh hian ka na a zual a, ka hmuhloh lah in ka na tulh tulh bawk si, ka thinlung, ka lungphu hi phawrh chhuah a, paih bo vang vang theih nise ka kut ngei a phawrh in ka vawm bo vang vang duh ngei ang le


A rawn pen hnai hrut tih ka hriat chuan, "chhuak rawh, ka hmu duhlo che," Ka ti leh tuar chu thaw ri hrawk in, "bawihi," Natna a khat ni awm takin a ri chhuak, ka en duh hauhlo, chhuat ah chuan ka ṭhu tawp ngut ngut, "a ṭha e, ka kal, ka kal," Ti leh chuan kawngkhar lam a pan ri chu ka ngaithla rân ka mittui lah chu tawp duh dêr lo in a luang reng bawk, kawngkhar a pen chhuah a rawn khar rik khep rual chuan, ka ruak nghal vek, ka thlarau a kal pui ta daih emaw tih tur khawp in ka ruak a, dam hawk awm tak ka tawt in ka kawchhung ah natna in min hmer na tulh tulh, thawk lak ka tum, a sak em em, ka thaw kawk kawk, ṭah chhuah hawm hawm ka duh mahse ka awm a min hnawh tlat avang in na ti lutuk a ka awm ṭham tawk tawk chuan ṭah ka tum, a na, a na lutuk mah mah a, ka chelh lo a ni


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