KHAWVEL By Atei Ralte CHAPTER-1
Posted: May 28th, 2026, 12:38 am
CHAPTER - 1
Thaw hlawp hlawp a ka tlan lut ti tih chu ka hma a mi ho chuan hrilhhai zêtin min en hâw hlawm a, an mahni ang bawk in ka hrilhhai ve tho a, ka mangang em em bawk a ni tih hi hre phei se chuan min khawngaih hlawm ngâwt ang.
" Enge ni ta miss!?" Police Constable, min hnaih ber tu chuan alo ti a, ka kut lam melh zeuh in
"Ka...ka" ka tia..ka sawi ṭha thei lo..
" Kha tui hi in rawh" ka sir a mi chuan, tui(water), class no a an thlit chhuah sa hi min lo pe a, lo ban in rem leh rem lo in kalo ban a, ka in khawlh khawlh......
Ni e, ka hma a mi te hi hamhaih lo thei pawh an ni lo,..nula,, la naupang tak.. police station a naupawm chunga lut,nilo..lut satliah pawh nilo,a tlan a tlan lut ti tih, zan tlai tawh ah lehnghâl, mak tih loh rual a nilo a tin ni.
" Ih, tu nge thû ber,? In hotupa ber ka hmu duh" ka ti thâwr a
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Ka hnung lam kawngka atang chuan
" Keimah hi ka ni e, enge ni ta nula?" A rawn tih vâng chuan ka hnung lam chu rang zet in ka hawi nghal a,
A hmel pawh ka en ṭha hman lo
" Ka pu, hei Naute " ka ti ringawt..ka rilru hmanhmawh tawh nen ka kut a ka ken naute chu ṭah a tum nge ni a che set set bawk si a.
" Ṭhu rawh, mangang lo la, hlau suh" tiin chair pakhat chu a rawn la a, min ṭhut tir nghâl, chair dang pakhat chu la in a ni pawh chu ka hma ah chuan alo ṭhu ve nghal a,
" Ka pu khi ti lai lawk,.. khawi khat lek ah khian ka hna bang zo haw ka tum kha mâwww.. kawngchhak lam a ka scooty ka dah kha ka start a, ka din lai khan motor hi ka záwn ah alo ding a..ih..ih.." ka sawi bahlah deuh nuaih mai
" Kha..tui hi in leh rawh, muangchang khan thawk la la...hip lut la.." a ti a, a tui min pek chu în in, ka thaw chhuak ham hâm
" Muangchang khan sawi rawh le" a tih chuan
" Ka ding kha, motor hi alo tlan a, a thleng zung zung mai a ni, naute kha kalo pawm tawp a, a reilo lutuk, mah se, ih..ka dinna bul dawr ah khan Cctv a âwm, ka hamhaih lutuk a, a rang êm êm bawk" ka tia, ka rilru chu a hah angreng, ka hma a mi lah hi a hmel a danglam vak bawk silo a, a muang chûrh mai a
" I dinna lai chu sawi rawh lee?" A tih chuan ka sawi a, ka luh tirh a zawhna min lo zawttu leh midang pathum chu an chhuak nghal a.
" Bawihte ṭap suh le" tiin ka naute pawm lai chu ka awi darh darh a, ka hma a inspector niawm tak, zawhna min zawttu ber leh a thu ber in ti khan min lo hnaih vút a, min lo sik lek lek tak ah chuan ka tawlhhnung ve hrût.
" E..enge..!" Kalo ti bah nâk, mahse, ka naute pawmlai zawk âwmbâwr, puan a an tuamna lai chu rawh keu in, lehkha hi a rawn phawrh chhuak a, kalo melh hâ mai..a awm tih ka hre miah lo, ka chî âi ve êm bawk a ni
" Lalrinmawii( Rintei), he naute hi i enkawl a ngai a ni" tîin min lo melh a, a ngaihna hrelo zet chuan kalo melh ve hau mai
" He lehkha ah hian he tiang hian a in ziak a, Lalrinmawii hi i ni reng reng em?" A tih chuan bangbo zet hian ka lo bu nghût nghut
Naute chu lo ban in a enkusl a,
" Mipa a nih hi" a ti sup a
" Sir " kawngka bul aṭang chuan an lo ti a, kan en vût hlawm, constable chhuak ta te kha an ni
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Cctv footage an lo háwn chu kan en ṭhap a, kawngchhak lam a ka kal chho chu lo lang in, scooty ka start a, ka tih lum chhung ti a kawngpui lam hawi a ka ding vang vang chu kan thlir ṭhap a, officer pa chuan min lo melh zeuh a, a hawisawn lehnghal
" Awww..Hei..Hei...." Ka ti hlut, bengchheng lo turin min lo signal sap sap a.
Kawngsir a ka din lai chuan Vân dum chu rawn tlan thla in ka záwn an rawn thlen chuan an tlan muang deuh a, reilo té tâk tâk a ni, chak zêt chuan an tlan chhuak lehnghal a, min tlan pelh hnu a hamhaih tak a naute ka pawm lai pawh chu chiâng takin a lang a ni,ni e, ka hamhaih in ka bangbo hlê a nih kha, kha tiang ang ah chuan tu pawh an hamhaih hle in ka ring
" An hmel pawh i hmu lo em ni???" An tih chuan
" Aih..an hmai an tuam niin ka hria, a thim tawh sia, bak ah a rang lutuk" ka ti nawk nawk a, an hriatthiam hmel viau in ka hria, an bu nghauh nghauh hlawm a.
" Number plate a awm silo a, a buaithlak khawp mai, i hming an hria a, nang lah chuan rin ngaihna i hriat hmel bawk si loh" inspector chuan a ti niah niah a, a bo ve hmel hi ka tia, a mah aiin a nau te lah chu an bangbo ve lehchhawng hmel nen, ka thaw hâlh hâlh tawh..
Ka naute pawm lai chu a chet sêk tawh vang chuan ka awi hlîau hlîau a,
" Engpawh chu ni se naute kha min pe la, kan zawn chhuah hma chu kan kawl ange" an tih chuan ka phu dawt,..teuh lo mai...
" Aih..lehkha ah pawh ka hming a in ziah kha, midang ten min koh dan nen lam a in ziak vek a, ka kawl tir theilo ang che u" ka ti fâk a, ka hrethiam tawh bik lo,he naute hian engtin emaw tak hian min hîp tlat a ni
" Engtin nge i enkawl chuan a nga,?" alo tih chuan ka ngawi dat..
." Ka thei alawm, in chhuichhuah hmâ chu ka enkawl ange" ka ti tawp, min hnial hrêp dawn emaw ka tih laiin min hnial lo in paper hi min rawn pe a, phone number leh address leh thil dâng dang fillup-na tur alo ni, ka ziak zung zung a, scooty ka khalh theih loh vangin kan in thleng constable pakhat chuan min thlah ta a, a hla lemlo bawk nen, ke chuan a haw chho leh ta a.
Kan inluah neitu te kawt lai ah chuan pa ho leh tlangval ṭhenkhat an lo awm leh laih tawh a, Inrinni zanah hian âr an insual tîr ṭhin a, an ri hulh hulh zel, ka chhuk pawh chu tuman min hmuh hmel loh
" Ehêee.." inchhung ka luh rual in Puii'n a lo ti hâw, Ruati leh Terina pawh in min lo melh phawk khawp mai,
" Khawi lam naute nge a? U khawimaw kalo pawm ve" Puii chuan a tia, ka kut atangin alo la vat, ka nau te chu ka melh zeuh a,
" Lo âwm ru, thil lei ka ngai" ka tia, Civil Hospital lam ka pan nghal a, canteen ah chuan naute hnute leh mamawh tur ang ang chu ka la khâwm a, a hnute bûr erawh chu an nei lo, pitei te ka kaihthawh mai an ngaih hmel, a tlai tawh ang reng si a.
Mamawh ka lam zo chu ka tlan let nal nal a, peng ka thleng ṭep tawh, thil hriat chhuah zâwk ka neih a vang chuan pêng lo in thil thlenna hmun ah chuan ka kal leh a, a thim khawp mai, street light chu a chhia nge an off ni, ka dinna lai kha sanitation point tak a ni a, a ngai ang chiah chuan ka ding a, ka mit ka chhing vang vang
" Bag kha" ti a mipa aw thum tak in zawi sup a a sawi ri kha ka bengah a rawn ri sup a, meng zawk in ka hawi kual that that a, garbage bag in tiang vûm thûr chu ka hai let nghal thâwk thâwk a, hmuh a har kher mai, a thim si, ka phone lah chu battery a low nge ni, a thim hmak mai a, ka hai mawp mawp, beidawng zetin ka ṭhu hnâwk a, thaw halh halh in ka hai nawn leh, tui luan kawrh lam a garbage bag ni awm tak chu ka va khawih leh dûn dûn, ka nui var var mai, bazar bag niawm tak chu ka dap fuh a.
" Tunge i nih" tih thawmah chuan ka hawi vât, mipakhat hi bike ah chuangin min lo en reng a, alo tlan thawm pawh kalo hrelo reng reng, ka in zawng buai êm bawk a tin ni,
"Tumah ka nilo" tiin ka thil ken chu scooty ah chuan ka dah a, a chek hlûk thawm pawh ka hria, ngaihven hman ka nilo, kan in lam chu ka pan nghal nal nâl.
In ka lut chu ka unau te chu an lo buai nasâ mai, naute chu a lo ṭap ngâih ngâih a, Puii chuan lo pawm in Ruati leh Terina chu eng ti silo hian anlo phusa ve chiam a,an vei thuak thuak mai, Naute chu la vat in a diaper chu ka check vat a, ka thlak nghal bawk, hnute siam ka han tum chu a hnute bûr Pitei te in ah ka la ang ka tih kha kalo la miahlo tih ka hre chhuak a, naute lah a ṭap nasa tawh si
" Terin, Pitei te inah zu kal la, hnute bûr zu la lawk rawh" ka tia, alo meng hrû
" Ka duh lo, thlanmual vêk a nih khu... dar 1 a ri dâwn tawh" alo tia, room ah a tlan lut nghâl hmak.
Thaw hâk in..
" Pui, Naute hi lo pawm leh rawh " ka tia, ka tlan chhuak leh nghal, Pitei te kawngka chu ka beng dâwt dâwt a, Putea zawkin alo hawng, min hmu chu mak ti hmêl deuh hian min lo en a
" Enge ni!" A lo ti hâw a
"Pute, Duata hnute bûr pakhat kalo hmang lâwk ang, remchangah a thar ka lo lei sak ang, ka hmanhmawh lutuk" ka tia
" E..aw, lo kal rawh" a tia, inchhungah a tlan lut a, min lo pe ve mai, mak a ti ve ngâwt ang chu, ka hrilhfiah hman tawh lo
"Pitei lo hrilh hrih suh" ka ti hrám
Ka in khalh haw lehnghâl a, in ah chuan ka tlan lut râwk a ni ber e.
Kar hnih kan in kawl meuh chuan Bawihtea, ha hah...ni e Bawihtea, ka fapa nga maiin ka ngai tawh a ni.
Bawihtea nen kan in chhaih âr âr lai chuan ka phone alo ri a, Inspector Sangliana a ni
"Hello"
" Rinte, naute nu chu kan hmu a, kan lo lam ang che,i kal ve duh ka ring a" alo tia, " kan reilo ang, lo in peih la" a tih zawm zat, a mah pawh hian a hrethiam ang, kan in kawl chhung khan an lo kal fo a, naute ngaihven in, kan in hrethiam viau a ni.
Darkar chanve vel a liam tih chuan min lo call a, kawnga an din thu a rawn sawi a, Terina bulah naute dah in ngaihven ṭha tur leh, a bul a mu lo aa, bengchheng lo turin kan in chah nasâaaa...
Kawngpui ka thleng chu police motor a lo ding reng tawh a, ka ner nâwng..dik tak chuan police motor em a chuan chu ka duh chiah lo, ka scooty tlan loh ni alo ni khanglang chu ka huat ber ṭum a ni
Thaw hlawp hlawp a ka tlan lut ti tih chu ka hma a mi ho chuan hrilhhai zêtin min en hâw hlawm a, an mahni ang bawk in ka hrilhhai ve tho a, ka mangang em em bawk a ni tih hi hre phei se chuan min khawngaih hlawm ngâwt ang.
" Enge ni ta miss!?" Police Constable, min hnaih ber tu chuan alo ti a, ka kut lam melh zeuh in
"Ka...ka" ka tia..ka sawi ṭha thei lo..
" Kha tui hi in rawh" ka sir a mi chuan, tui(water), class no a an thlit chhuah sa hi min lo pe a, lo ban in rem leh rem lo in kalo ban a, ka in khawlh khawlh......
Ni e, ka hma a mi te hi hamhaih lo thei pawh an ni lo,..nula,, la naupang tak.. police station a naupawm chunga lut,nilo..lut satliah pawh nilo,a tlan a tlan lut ti tih, zan tlai tawh ah lehnghâl, mak tih loh rual a nilo a tin ni.
" Ih, tu nge thû ber,? In hotupa ber ka hmu duh" ka ti thâwr a
..
Ka hnung lam kawngka atang chuan
" Keimah hi ka ni e, enge ni ta nula?" A rawn tih vâng chuan ka hnung lam chu rang zet in ka hawi nghal a,
A hmel pawh ka en ṭha hman lo
" Ka pu, hei Naute " ka ti ringawt..ka rilru hmanhmawh tawh nen ka kut a ka ken naute chu ṭah a tum nge ni a che set set bawk si a.
" Ṭhu rawh, mangang lo la, hlau suh" tiin chair pakhat chu a rawn la a, min ṭhut tir nghâl, chair dang pakhat chu la in a ni pawh chu ka hma ah chuan alo ṭhu ve nghal a,
" Ka pu khi ti lai lawk,.. khawi khat lek ah khian ka hna bang zo haw ka tum kha mâwww.. kawngchhak lam a ka scooty ka dah kha ka start a, ka din lai khan motor hi ka záwn ah alo ding a..ih..ih.." ka sawi bahlah deuh nuaih mai
" Kha..tui hi in leh rawh, muangchang khan thawk la la...hip lut la.." a ti a, a tui min pek chu în in, ka thaw chhuak ham hâm
" Muangchang khan sawi rawh le" a tih chuan
" Ka ding kha, motor hi alo tlan a, a thleng zung zung mai a ni, naute kha kalo pawm tawp a, a reilo lutuk, mah se, ih..ka dinna bul dawr ah khan Cctv a âwm, ka hamhaih lutuk a, a rang êm êm bawk" ka tia, ka rilru chu a hah angreng, ka hma a mi lah hi a hmel a danglam vak bawk silo a, a muang chûrh mai a
" I dinna lai chu sawi rawh lee?" A tih chuan ka sawi a, ka luh tirh a zawhna min lo zawttu leh midang pathum chu an chhuak nghal a.
" Bawihte ṭap suh le" tiin ka naute pawm lai chu ka awi darh darh a, ka hma a inspector niawm tak, zawhna min zawttu ber leh a thu ber in ti khan min lo hnaih vút a, min lo sik lek lek tak ah chuan ka tawlhhnung ve hrût.
" E..enge..!" Kalo ti bah nâk, mahse, ka naute pawmlai zawk âwmbâwr, puan a an tuamna lai chu rawh keu in, lehkha hi a rawn phawrh chhuak a, kalo melh hâ mai..a awm tih ka hre miah lo, ka chî âi ve êm bawk a ni
" Lalrinmawii( Rintei), he naute hi i enkawl a ngai a ni" tîin min lo melh a, a ngaihna hrelo zet chuan kalo melh ve hau mai
" He lehkha ah hian he tiang hian a in ziak a, Lalrinmawii hi i ni reng reng em?" A tih chuan bangbo zet hian ka lo bu nghût nghut
Naute chu lo ban in a enkusl a,
" Mipa a nih hi" a ti sup a
" Sir " kawngka bul aṭang chuan an lo ti a, kan en vût hlawm, constable chhuak ta te kha an ni
.......
Cctv footage an lo háwn chu kan en ṭhap a, kawngchhak lam a ka kal chho chu lo lang in, scooty ka start a, ka tih lum chhung ti a kawngpui lam hawi a ka ding vang vang chu kan thlir ṭhap a, officer pa chuan min lo melh zeuh a, a hawisawn lehnghal
" Awww..Hei..Hei...." Ka ti hlut, bengchheng lo turin min lo signal sap sap a.
Kawngsir a ka din lai chuan Vân dum chu rawn tlan thla in ka záwn an rawn thlen chuan an tlan muang deuh a, reilo té tâk tâk a ni, chak zêt chuan an tlan chhuak lehnghal a, min tlan pelh hnu a hamhaih tak a naute ka pawm lai pawh chu chiâng takin a lang a ni,ni e, ka hamhaih in ka bangbo hlê a nih kha, kha tiang ang ah chuan tu pawh an hamhaih hle in ka ring
" An hmel pawh i hmu lo em ni???" An tih chuan
" Aih..an hmai an tuam niin ka hria, a thim tawh sia, bak ah a rang lutuk" ka ti nawk nawk a, an hriatthiam hmel viau in ka hria, an bu nghauh nghauh hlawm a.
" Number plate a awm silo a, a buaithlak khawp mai, i hming an hria a, nang lah chuan rin ngaihna i hriat hmel bawk si loh" inspector chuan a ti niah niah a, a bo ve hmel hi ka tia, a mah aiin a nau te lah chu an bangbo ve lehchhawng hmel nen, ka thaw hâlh hâlh tawh..
Ka naute pawm lai chu a chet sêk tawh vang chuan ka awi hlîau hlîau a,
" Engpawh chu ni se naute kha min pe la, kan zawn chhuah hma chu kan kawl ange" an tih chuan ka phu dawt,..teuh lo mai...
" Aih..lehkha ah pawh ka hming a in ziah kha, midang ten min koh dan nen lam a in ziak vek a, ka kawl tir theilo ang che u" ka ti fâk a, ka hrethiam tawh bik lo,he naute hian engtin emaw tak hian min hîp tlat a ni
" Engtin nge i enkawl chuan a nga,?" alo tih chuan ka ngawi dat..
." Ka thei alawm, in chhuichhuah hmâ chu ka enkawl ange" ka ti tawp, min hnial hrêp dawn emaw ka tih laiin min hnial lo in paper hi min rawn pe a, phone number leh address leh thil dâng dang fillup-na tur alo ni, ka ziak zung zung a, scooty ka khalh theih loh vangin kan in thleng constable pakhat chuan min thlah ta a, a hla lemlo bawk nen, ke chuan a haw chho leh ta a.
Kan inluah neitu te kawt lai ah chuan pa ho leh tlangval ṭhenkhat an lo awm leh laih tawh a, Inrinni zanah hian âr an insual tîr ṭhin a, an ri hulh hulh zel, ka chhuk pawh chu tuman min hmuh hmel loh
" Ehêee.." inchhung ka luh rual in Puii'n a lo ti hâw, Ruati leh Terina pawh in min lo melh phawk khawp mai,
" Khawi lam naute nge a? U khawimaw kalo pawm ve" Puii chuan a tia, ka kut atangin alo la vat, ka nau te chu ka melh zeuh a,
" Lo âwm ru, thil lei ka ngai" ka tia, Civil Hospital lam ka pan nghal a, canteen ah chuan naute hnute leh mamawh tur ang ang chu ka la khâwm a, a hnute bûr erawh chu an nei lo, pitei te ka kaihthawh mai an ngaih hmel, a tlai tawh ang reng si a.
Mamawh ka lam zo chu ka tlan let nal nal a, peng ka thleng ṭep tawh, thil hriat chhuah zâwk ka neih a vang chuan pêng lo in thil thlenna hmun ah chuan ka kal leh a, a thim khawp mai, street light chu a chhia nge an off ni, ka dinna lai kha sanitation point tak a ni a, a ngai ang chiah chuan ka ding a, ka mit ka chhing vang vang
" Bag kha" ti a mipa aw thum tak in zawi sup a a sawi ri kha ka bengah a rawn ri sup a, meng zawk in ka hawi kual that that a, garbage bag in tiang vûm thûr chu ka hai let nghal thâwk thâwk a, hmuh a har kher mai, a thim si, ka phone lah chu battery a low nge ni, a thim hmak mai a, ka hai mawp mawp, beidawng zetin ka ṭhu hnâwk a, thaw halh halh in ka hai nawn leh, tui luan kawrh lam a garbage bag ni awm tak chu ka va khawih leh dûn dûn, ka nui var var mai, bazar bag niawm tak chu ka dap fuh a.
" Tunge i nih" tih thawmah chuan ka hawi vât, mipakhat hi bike ah chuangin min lo en reng a, alo tlan thawm pawh kalo hrelo reng reng, ka in zawng buai êm bawk a tin ni,
"Tumah ka nilo" tiin ka thil ken chu scooty ah chuan ka dah a, a chek hlûk thawm pawh ka hria, ngaihven hman ka nilo, kan in lam chu ka pan nghal nal nâl.
In ka lut chu ka unau te chu an lo buai nasâ mai, naute chu a lo ṭap ngâih ngâih a, Puii chuan lo pawm in Ruati leh Terina chu eng ti silo hian anlo phusa ve chiam a,an vei thuak thuak mai, Naute chu la vat in a diaper chu ka check vat a, ka thlak nghal bawk, hnute siam ka han tum chu a hnute bûr Pitei te in ah ka la ang ka tih kha kalo la miahlo tih ka hre chhuak a, naute lah a ṭap nasa tawh si
" Terin, Pitei te inah zu kal la, hnute bûr zu la lawk rawh" ka tia, alo meng hrû
" Ka duh lo, thlanmual vêk a nih khu... dar 1 a ri dâwn tawh" alo tia, room ah a tlan lut nghâl hmak.
Thaw hâk in..
" Pui, Naute hi lo pawm leh rawh " ka tia, ka tlan chhuak leh nghal, Pitei te kawngka chu ka beng dâwt dâwt a, Putea zawkin alo hawng, min hmu chu mak ti hmêl deuh hian min lo en a
" Enge ni!" A lo ti hâw a
"Pute, Duata hnute bûr pakhat kalo hmang lâwk ang, remchangah a thar ka lo lei sak ang, ka hmanhmawh lutuk" ka tia
" E..aw, lo kal rawh" a tia, inchhungah a tlan lut a, min lo pe ve mai, mak a ti ve ngâwt ang chu, ka hrilhfiah hman tawh lo
"Pitei lo hrilh hrih suh" ka ti hrám
Ka in khalh haw lehnghâl a, in ah chuan ka tlan lut râwk a ni ber e.
Kar hnih kan in kawl meuh chuan Bawihtea, ha hah...ni e Bawihtea, ka fapa nga maiin ka ngai tawh a ni.
Bawihtea nen kan in chhaih âr âr lai chuan ka phone alo ri a, Inspector Sangliana a ni
"Hello"
" Rinte, naute nu chu kan hmu a, kan lo lam ang che,i kal ve duh ka ring a" alo tia, " kan reilo ang, lo in peih la" a tih zawm zat, a mah pawh hian a hrethiam ang, kan in kawl chhung khan an lo kal fo a, naute ngaihven in, kan in hrethiam viau a ni.
Darkar chanve vel a liam tih chuan min lo call a, kawnga an din thu a rawn sawi a, Terina bulah naute dah in ngaihven ṭha tur leh, a bul a mu lo aa, bengchheng lo turin kan in chah nasâaaa...
Kawngpui ka thleng chu police motor a lo ding reng tawh a, ka ner nâwng..dik tak chuan police motor em a chuan chu ka duh chiah lo, ka scooty tlan loh ni alo ni khanglang chu ka huat ber ṭum a ni