Good Story
By ~ Lalkhuptong Lalk
Dak 2:30 d vel in sanathoi chu imphal airport a pan hn pawt khia a a dawn d a sangam te toh hon kituak pah uhi... huchiin inlam hon zuan ta ua inn ah om a naupa leh anun ngaklah tak mai a ana gal et gige ten a gal apan a muh un kipak petmah ua...anu kin tak a tai lut in laithem hon tawi in hn hal a huai hi meitei te dan a a kisuk siangthou na uh ahi...inn hon lut ua sanathoi mel kipah mel in lang mahleh a lungsim guktak in akipak lawm2 kei hi... ann hon ne ua, anu leh a upa kiah hichiin hon gen hi 'Kei zo manipur ka ut kei ka paipah d ka sepna gelh pen ka ching kei aleh foreign lam ah ka pai d, hon chi a, a sungten bang na va hih dia e achihleh, ka simna maban ka sunzom ut a, chiin gen hi... hunte hon pai liam zel in, kha khat te bang sawt lou cik in hon bei hi. A leh lam ah sanathoi pa(sita) lawmpan sanathoi hon kik lam a theih in kipak mah2 a, atapa pa a din gen sak din va kuanpah tingteng uhi.. Sanathoi te inn hon tung tak un. A kipahna mittui leh dahna mittui ten tuam in hon ki hou lim ua.. Sanathoi upa'n bel ana phal nai kei mahleh apa damlai a a lawmpa toh ana ki chiam na uh ahih chiangin tantun sak utlou in a tawp2 in phal khong2 lungnuam tak in hon kikhen khe thei ta uhi.
Sanathoi in tua thu azak tak in khase mah2 a a room ah lut in kap chih tak in va kap mai ta hi, kiteng ut nai lou ahih dan gen mah leh a sungte ki hou khin uh ahih man in bangmah hei lamdang theih om nawn lou hi. Sananthoi adin zaw a lungzin huai khop mai maban hinkhua ding a gelchiang in mangbat na tuipi in tum hi in aki thei hi, suanlam kilawm tak2 zong mah leh a suanlam zong ten kipah na kongkhak zotpih tuan lou hi, huai kawm kal ah apasal dite Chalamba in a theih in kipah di hia dah di hia chih le theithei lou in a om dan2 in om top maimah hi, Nikhat ngei tuh Sanathoi in a lawmpa di kiangah thuchah sak a a c/o nu va tai veng2 in Chalamba kianga hincin va gen hi. U ei sanathoi in khatvei bek kimu ni restaurant ah coffee iva dawn dia kon gen ut poimawh lua khat om ahi achih leh Chalamba inle huai te hun a kikhel ta pupa tawndan a inn a ki hel I hih man in huai va palsiat din aki khel ta nidang a na thil hih khelh khak om teng2 kon ngaidam vek dia, maban hun ahle i posuah kei d chiin sawl kik ta hi. Twa thu te a zak chiang in sanathoi kipahmel sang in dahna mel in ki behlap a.. amah adin hun te hei kawi theih hi nawn lou hi.
Hun te mualliam zel in kiteenna ni ding a hong hita, dah mel pu le zong phatuam lou ahih man in, a mel theih ngei louh a muh ngeilouh te inn sung ah lut din hon kisa ta hi, Chalamba inkuan tenle mou thak d ana ngak ua kipak in tumging chi tuam2 toh jem in mou thak chu ana vai dawn ta uhi. Sanathoi a mel ah kipah mel belh lele a lungsim kua man a thei pha kei, Upate thuthu zui a hiai innsung a lut ahih man in amah adin zo kinepna teng bei tuk in aki ngai hun te sam kik thei hileh achi tun2 hi, zum leh zakta petmah in chalamba room sung ah tu dendan maita hi, chalamba le hon lut in laizial tep dia akisak leh sanathoi in 'huai te hih lou thei a na om leh ka kipak di' chiin gen a. Chalamba inle a laizial tep dek pen pai in sanathoi omna lam hon zuan ta hi, ka zi ittak sanathoi aw, kou lampang ah fellouh na om te hon thei sak inla lemna hon petu hon hi in aw, ka zi na hi a ka taksa kimkhat luah tu le na hi, huai jiak in i hun paitasa a i thil hih khelh om kha te ki ngaidam tuah ni, pak thak bang in i hinkhua ki su thak ni hun lui a i hih khelh te sut lou in i mailam hinkhua di gelni, kon it a kn ngai a, nangle ka hon itna hon sang sak din kon ngen hi, tulel inzo mikhual bangmai dan in na ki pom maithei himahleh kou kou inkuan in mikhual dan in kon pom kei uh ka pan atanu dan in hon pom a ken kazi, ka dah ka lungkham, ka kipah ni a hon thuak pih tu din kon pomta hi, nang adia gin om gige di kahi bang teng tuak zong leh a hon chih tak in sanathoi sung apan mei am ngeilou pen amah leh amah in hon ki de vak ta a mel ah kipahna mel adim ta, bangmah le gen man lou in chalamba kawi phei pah ton2 hi, huchih lai tak in apa naupa tapapa hon lut kha geih a tuak fuh akisa sim mah2 a mi om mawh ahih man in amah leh amah self intoduction hon ki bawl pah hi.
U ei kei min ahih leh tomba ahi achih zoh phet in chalamba in sawl pawt pah hi,,,ka zi ittak sanathoi aw, kou lampang ah fellouh na om te hon thei sak inla lemna hon petu hon hi in aw, ka zi na hi a ka taksa kimkhat luah tu le na hi, huai jiak in i hun paitasa a i thil hih khelh om kha te ki ngaidam tuah ni, pak thak bang in i hinkhua ki su thak ni hun lui a i hih khelh te sut lou in i mailam hinkhua di gelni, kon it a kn ngai a, nangle ka hon itna hon sang sak din kon ngen hi, tulel inzo mikhual bangmai dan in na ki pom maithei himahleh kou kou inkuan in mikhual dan in kon pom kei uh ka pan atanu dan in hon pom a ken kazi, ka dah ka lungkham, ka kipah ni a hon thuak pih tu din kon pomta hi, nang adia gin om gige di kahi bang teng tuak zong leh,... a hon chih tak in sanathoi sung apan mei am ngeilou pen amah leh amah in hon ki de vak ta a mel ah kipahna mel adim ta, bangmah le gen man lou in chalamba kawi phei pah ton2 hi, huchih lai tak in apa naupa tapapa hon lut kha geih a tuak fuh akisa sim mah2 a mi om mawh ahih man in amah leh amah self intoduction hon ki bawl pah hi, U ei kei min ahih leh tomba ahi achih zoh phet in chalamba in sawl pawt pah hi.
Zing ninou te hon suak in sanathoi a om a lem thei kei sep di bawl di zong in aki vial leh2 maimah a chalamba le a guk in kipak gu mah2 hi, sanathoi fel dan te chalamba pa'n a muh chiangin kipah pih mah2 a, mi hon hoh teng lak ah bang a mou nu fel dan kia kam suak in nei gige hi, mou mantam, suang mantam tuk in ana teh zel hi, Nikhat sanathoi te inn ah letter khat hon pai a anu'n a et leh sanathoi in mpsc a ching na letter ana himai mah a kipak petmah in a makpa te inn lam ah tai veng2 in naksam dek phial in va gen hi, huai thu te chalamba pa in hon zak tak in kipahna mittui nul seng louh in hon luang khe zung2 a alawm pa bang a mitkha in hon lang dun2 mai hi.
Huchiin innveng nai zual2 te samkhawm in ann kuang hn lui ua, nuamtak leh taitak in ne khawm in hon ki pawl uhi. sanathoi le kipak petmah in aleh lam ah chalamba in azi room sunga sam lut in kawi pah thut hi, sanathoi in le kawi thuk sam in.. U ei kakipak lua nawn it a nawn ngai a chiin kipah na mittui te hon tak khia in chalamba inle tua kiapahna mittui te nul sak in sanathoi nang adia khuambang kip den ding kahi chi hi, khovel ah amau nupa kan a ki it kingai omlou d hial in teh kak theih hi... khovel ah a hinsung un nupa zahtak huai hon hi tuak ta ua, apaina lam khempeuh uah mite kihouna leh mitsuan pen hon hita uhi.. Hun hon pai hat mah2 in chalamba toh sanathoi in gil a gah goutan tapa hon neikhia uhi. kipak petmah in sanathoi bang tuak fuh kisa deuh2 in aki thei a kiteeng ma a a ut louh dan te bang akho nung in hai ksa thak petmah mai a, hon kingaihtuah zom zel in lah maban ah amah hinkhua di sah sa petmah hi, office kai d toh inn nna sep d toh nau don d toh hon thuah khawm d achih chiangin a lunggim petmah hi, himahleh hiai thu bel chalamba kiangah ah leh apa kianga a gen ut het kei, kei hih d mah ahi, hiai dia pasal nei kahi chiin phun lou pau lou in innsung nna toh office nna hon kop ta hi, huachia fel tak a ahon om chiangin apa kpak petmah a a deihsakna tamsem in khang beh hi.
Nikhat anulam (sanathoi nu) te inn lam ah letter hon pai nawn leu2 hi. kua hihiam chia sanathoi nun a phelh pah hi. Sanathoi adi mah ana hinawn a a om nalui bangalore apan ana hi a sim ngel lou in koih hoih hi, nitam lou kihal zek di inn letter hon kipe nawn a.......
Anih na letter a hon hihtak in chu enlou d chilele theih ut na lungtang in hon zel suak khinta hi. huchiin in hon phelh ta hon sim panta hi. A gintak louh lampang leh akinep louh lampang a lungsim a om hetlou chu hon sim kheta maimah hi, huai laipek laitui a ki gelh chu huat in ho tamai hi, hn sim suk2 in a lungsim ah bangmah le om nawn lou in bangmah le hih peihtha suak lou hi.
Huai thute a ki gelh te bohkek di achih ciah bot kek ngam ciah lou in hon kem hoihta hi, huai a thu kigelh ten sanathoi nu lungtang tawng deng kha a hih man in a om dan hon tuam a, a ngaihtuah na te ah apa kha bang a mu a a sanathoi a neulai a a kep dan khawng a hon ngaihtuah khia a, gamdang a a koih khak bang kisik tun2 khop hial in hon ngaihtuah ngut2 maita hi. Aleh lam ah sanathoi te sungkuan bel nuam sa mah2 ua niang leh tai in a duh2 a deih2 uh lei ua khovel tawp di ngak lah hetlou in hon khosa uhi.. Nikhat sanathoi office ah anu va pai in sanathou va kimuh pih a thu om dan teng hichiin va ban gen hi. Ka tunu dinle kon deihkei na kih huai ka mai a na ching zou nawn kei ava chi a sanathoi inbel bangthu gen a kineih e nu hon chi a, anu'n a dawng thuk a, bang thu bang thu chih2 ngailo Bangalore a pasal khat in letter a hon khak vele ana sim lou d nawn sak maw achih leh sanathoi inle nu bangjiak a mi letter ana hongsak a honna sim sak na hiam achih leh anun hiai mipa min a letter 2 vei mawng2 ka dong ta a, bang jiak a hichitel a om na hiam zingchiang in na tapa toh imphal hon tung dek achi ve hon chi tuh sanathoi in lamdang sa mah2 in lau le lau zozen lou in gen di dang tuan theilou in nu hiai mun ka office ahi hun lem dangah iki hou ding paita in chi in noh khia hi...
Anu bel Pautam lou in paita a Sanathoi bel om didan bangmah thei lou in a keel luphum hon dawk pan2 din kisa a buai petmah hi. Huchiin nna bangmah le sem peih lou in inn lam hon kik ta a, banghiam tuak din chu ki ging khawl mah2 ahi chih theih2 in om hi. Ani nawn hong hita a A lawmpa Raj bel atapa toh imphal hon lengtung ta in Airport ah a tapa toh sanathoi ngak nilouh louh ta hi.Huchi a Dakkal lang di vel hon ngak tak un tuh Raj le a hotel tung na di lam manoh ziau ding in lungsim hon neita a a kiang nai ah auto te la in Imphal hotel ah hon kinga ta uhi. Phone ah Sanathoi te inn lam hon phone chiang in lah phne no. dik lou peuh kichinak ahih man in A zingchiang in amah mah a it sanathoi te inn lam hon pha ta hi. Inn ava tun tak in sanathoi nu"n nang kua na hia koi lam apan na hia achih leh Raj inle ahih na teng hon kigen ta hi.. a nun huai te azak khit phet in heh lotel petmah in bang pen a bang pen gen louh d a chih le khual lou in a lungsim a hon suak khe masa pen hon gen khe loih mai hi.. Ka sanathoi uh asi khin ta a sihna a sawt tun nang le pai oh hon hawh nawn koh chi in hangkhum loi2 toh thuah hi, Huai thute aza tu Raj lungtang ah vaibang thaamden ta a, gintak louh di achih cian lah anu mah2 in a gen ahih chiangin gintak haksa asa mah2 hi......
Lunglel tak leh kinepna teng bei in bazar sungah hon vak leh nidanga a a lawmpa hon mu kha mawk a, alawmpan Raj bangjiak a nasam na tan achih leh sanathoi toh kakitaipih leh amah adia kipia inga ka nu ka pa ten le hon awi kei mah uh hilele ken amah adia ka hih theih sun ahih jiak in ka sam teng ka tan ahi, tunzo kei adin kinepna om nawn kei, hinman om kasa nawn kei, amah leitung ah a it a ngaih hon taisan in pa kiang hon zot santa achih pat2 leh a alwmpan eh Raj bangchi dan e sanathoi a si mah2 kei, a dam pasal aneita ta le aneita uh aman a exam penle through a mpsc ching eive achih leh Raj le maksa in kipak lah kipak lah pasal neikhin ahi achih pen in akipah na teng khup mang vek a gingta thei lou in alawmpa kiah address dong in a giah na hotel lam hon manoh ta hi..
Hotel hon tung in atapa pan pa nunu bangcik ciah hon pai di a, ka ngai lota nunu sam kin oh papa nunu ka ngai gop ama chih zawk mah leh Raj in loh ngaihna theilou in atapa pom in kap khum maita a hehpih huai petmah uhi. kinem tak a a om na lui manipur ah a it a ngaih toh va kimu d chia kipak tak a hon pai lai tuh akipahnate in sawt a daih kei manipur hon tung nung chuh mangbat na leh heh na leh khasiatna na in a lungtang teng a jem dim gai vekta.. atapa lah thudik a hilh ut kei a khem lungdam zel hi Ani nawn te zing ninou hon suak te Raj adin din kipah mel a belh kei nidang a zing ninou suak te toh akibang kei thawmhau na chikhat in bawm den maimah a amah le hon pawt khia in zana a lawmpan a addres piak pen en kawm in ava hoh a inn thupi tak tuh hon muta hi... Hon lut pah ta a Inn kongah pasal khat tu hon muta a, hiai kha Sanathoi te inn mah hia a hon chih leh himah e chiin in pasal pan hon dawng a hon tu ou chiin sam pah a Raj le kisuanlah mel pi toh va tu a Pasal pen ahih leh chalamba ana hi hi, Chalamba inle sanathoi hon gal sap ta a huchih lai in hon ki hou ta uhi.....
Chamlamba in lawm nang kua na hia sanathoi toh bang kizop na nei ua, bang hih lel e tua a hon chih tak in Raj inle kei Raj kahi punjabi te kahi, hilele manipur ah khang lian kahi a nou culture teng2 le ka thei vek a tunzo england ah computer lam ah siamna ka neih jiak in huai lam ah ka sem lel chia hon gen lai2 in sanathoi hon pawt geih a, Raj le a thil gen khawl in pau lou in hong om a, sanathoi in amuh phet kiguih zozen a, kin leh buang in Hello Mr.Raj bang hih dia hon hawh e, ken office nna inn ah sem lou kahi, office nna teng office lam ah hon chi a, apasal chalamba ahih lam a hilh in, Raj laidip tei a sut bangmai in na sapetmah a, hichiin hon gen zom laidep hi, apasal pa kiah Mr.Raj ahih leh england ah om ahi a kou office adia computer lam ah salesman ahi mi hoih mah2 ahi hon chi zom in, chalamba inle aw eimah ve kou inn ah office nna toh ka kop kei a hehpih tak in hon ngaidam in aw lawmpa chihi, sanathoi inle office ah hon pai tei2 oh chi in lut san a, Raj in gen nop tampi a neih te khatle pholh suah man lou hi. huchiin Raj le bei dong kisa petmah in hon kik maimah ta hi......hotel a tung teng inlah atapan ana kan vettak in huai mah2 inle a zi ittak sanathoi a ngaihna su puang mah2 hi, amah kia adi hilou in atapa adi bangle haksa sa mah2 hi atapa a et chiah hehpih petmah in a guk in a khitul nul2 mai hi.. office hour hun in Raj leng sanathoi te office ah va hawh hi, huchih laitak in sanathoi nu le ana hoh bok hi...
Raj hon lut tak in sanathoi nu toh hn kituak kha in a room sungah hon lut tuak a, sanathoi nu hang chih tak in hon hang petmah hi, pasal zumna theilou makpa dinle na chingkei, katanu in pasal nei khin chih thei lou maw, nam tuam gamtuam mi ka dieh kei, hiai akipan pawt oh na mel le ka mu peih kei chi khawng in hon hang zuazua a, sanathoi inle nu nang ana pawt khe phot oh ken kasap ahi kaki hou ut uh ana pawt khe mai in hehpih tak in chiin pawt ut lou pipi sanathoi in ban kaih zozen hi.
A tawp2 in sanathoi nu pawt khe khong in a pawt khiak dek na tawm in sawt kihou kei ua chilai dep hi.. Sanathoi inle Raj na dam zel na maw achih pat leh Raj in sanathoi kei na salesman uh kahi kei chi in a genna nung thuap pah ngal a, bang dinga hon hichi bawl na hiam, nang mah adia ka sahkhua, ka tawndan taisan khop a hin it inga, nang mah adia imphal ah hin kik inga bang doh ai hiam ka tan khak, bang simthu in hon buak ahia sanathoi, england ah ka pai dek lai in iki chiam nate na mangnglh baih ngei mai, nang adia neng chik mah2 le poi phalou eivele maw sanathoi, kon it kon ngai non chih te zak a nop natel e hilele adik ahih louh man in poi kasa lua, sanathoi bang dinga hon taisan na hiam, itapa toh kik khawm ding a hon pai kahi ticket le kala zouta hon kik pih in aw sanathoi ka hon ngaidam di, kei kia adi khual hileng na om dan2 in kon om sak dia, himahleh kei kia ka hih louh jiak in nawn kik angai di, iatapa in hon kan2 a ka gen dile ka thei zou nawn kei hehpih tak in hon kik in aw sanathoi, ipa ten hon phal lou pipi a nawn it jiak a kon ki taipih lai bang na phawk zel thou hia achih leh Raj huai te gen nawn koh ka office ahi a mun lem zo dang i zong di, achihleh Raj le heh sim in 'eileh bang dinga na office ah nawn sap ahiam hon chih guih leh sanathoi gen di thei bei hi, huchih lai in tomba hon lut kha guih a amau le a thugen te uh tawp in huchiin hon kikhen khe thei pan2 uhi...
Hun hon paizel zel in nikhat ngeituh sanathoi in Raj toh ata uh muh tuh hon lunggulh a hon ngen ta hi, Raj inle a ngetna bang in phalsak a, hotel ah va lut in atapa pa tuh va mu in va kawi pah hi, atapa pa'n le nu nang koi ah om den e, papan lah hon paipah d ahi hon chichi alah hon pai ngeilou china papan zuau gen gige, nu nang hon ngai nawn lou maw, nu nanglou a hing zoulou d kahi nu hon paisan nawn ken aw chiin kap hihit kawm in hon gen a, anun le awle bawi kon paisan nawn kei di aw, papa thuthu mang in aw bawi nunu'n le hon ngailua ahi aw bawi chi kawm in a khitui tak kekeuh mai hi, tomba le hih di banghiam nei in imphal hotel hon tunga a upa zi gari amuh in lamdang sakna toh enkhe din kuan a va mu tuan lou in ahih d poimawh pen hih in paisan ta hi.
Hunte hon pai zel in sanathoi atapa pa muh ut na jiak in imphal hotel tung mun mah2 a, inn lam le ngaihsak man lou khop in hon omta hi, Huchih lai in a nung suizui tomba in thu mu kisa lo mah2 in khatvei chu a u chalamba office kai tawp inn ah lut va tuak kha in kikhek le kikhek sak man lou in va genta hi, sanathoi om dan teng ava gen chiangin chalamba in gingta mah2 lou in tomba vuak chih tak in vua a, ka zi it huchia om din ka ging ta kei huai vaite toh khosa om khawm kei hial unteh, bangdia nang thil dik loupi ka tung ah hon gen ngam e achih lala leh Tomba le heh lua in na gintak keh amah hon pai chiang in dong oh, ata le tua natapa a lian pen toh a kum a kikim phial du, kei moh nawn tansak leh adik theikei d, U ei nang zo hon khem hial lou di kahi hon chia a gal a om apan aki houna teng uh za ahih man in thangpai petmah a, a mounu hon tung di ngak in ana om uhi.
Dak 6 di vel in hon tung a sanathoi inchu a thuguk a sungten thei nailou din gingta den a, ngeina bangin hon lut a, apa singpi awm sak zok in apa ava piak leh apan nang singpi awmsa ka duh nawn kei ana chi luau a, sanathoi adin chu mak ahi mai, apasal pa a va piak nawn dek leu2 leh apasal pa mah in khut sianglou a na awmsa ka duh kei, Bang hih e tutan tan nawn pai hak chi gemgam a, sanathoi inle bang thu om ahia nawn huat bawl ngei uh bang hih khelh nei ka hia a hon chi a...
Nang leh nang na ki theih mai kei dia, na office uh imphal hotel a omta hia hon gen oh, hon chihtak in sanathoi in lamdang sakna kawmpi toh chalamba kisuanlah na mit in en a, chalalmba in sanathoi tu mah2 in hiai inn paisan oh kon mu peih kei a hon chih tak in, sanathoi khase petmah a, a hon pau dek leh chalamba in numei dukdak lou kampau kaza peih nawn kei hon chi zom hi, Sanathoi le kisiamtan sawm le hilou in U ei kei hih khelh jiak ahi kei nou ngaihtuah khelh ahi, khatvei bek ka dikna hon gensak laive maw chiin kap sa in hon genta hi, U ei Raj ahih leh nidang a imphal ah piang ahi a, vaite ki thah a hon thang lai in laih na ziak in a kholam uah a hon tai a bangalore ah kaki mutuah uhi, huchi a bangalore meitei a om te tam aki theih louh jiak in. amah toh kon ki pawl ua, nuam kasa mah2 tuak uhi.
Raj nu leh pa ten hon ngaina vak kei, namdang ka hih ziak in, namdang dia le amau melma ka hih jiak in, Raj nuten atapa raj ana hah tai thei mah2 uhi, hilele raj inbel apa te taina hon hlh ngei lou in thudang dan khawng hn genpih in hon sut pih zel a, ka kikal uah itna a cihte uh chu hon piang khong2 ta h, anu leh paten adeih sak louh lam uh thei zen pi a hon kingai ahih man un, haksa a chih te uh bang chu nep kasa mah2 ua haksa inle a genpha kei hial hi, nikhat Raj paten Raj kha amau mite mah toh kiteen sak tum in lem hon gel ua, Raj inle tua thu a theih phet in ka kiangah kigu din hon zawn a, kenle it leh ngailua kahih man in kana aw suk mai hi, kon kigu ta ua kei a din a nop tuan mah2 hin ka thei hi, gil a gahgoutan pathian in tapa melhoih tak hon pia a kakipak petmah uhi, ka khosak na uh haksa sim mah2 lele ka nih unleh ka tapa ngek lai toh nuam tak leh ki ittak in kon khosa uhi, innlam ah ka nute le ka hilh sese kei, kum khat leh kumkim vel huchia inn apat ka tai khiak nung un, Raj in kapa te vualzawl na ila dia huchiin hinkhua thak ipan di hon chi a, awle U ei huchin ah hih ni azoh hinkhua huai sang in anuam zo d hon ka chi a, innlam tuh ka hon zuan ta uhi.
Raj nu leh pa ten hon ngaina vak kei, namdang ka hih ziak in, namdang dia le amau melma ka hih jiak in, Raj nuten atapa raj ana hah tai thei mah2 uhi, hilele raj inbel apa te taina hon hlh ngei lou in thudang dan khawng hn genpih in hon sut pih zel a, ka kikal uah itna a cihte uh chu hon piang khong2 ta h, anu leh paten adeih sak louh lam uh thei zen pi a hon kingai ahih man un, haksa a chih te uh bang chu nep kasa mah2 ua haksa inle a genpha kei hial hi, nikhat Raj paten Raj kha amau mite mah toh kiteen sak tum in lem hon gel ua, Raj inle tua thu a theih phet in ka kiangah kigu din hon zawn a, kenle it leh ngailua kahih man in kana aw suk mai hi, kon kigu ta ua kei a din a nop tuan mah2 hin ka thei hi, gil a gahgoutan pathian in tapa melhoih tak hon pia a kakipak petmah uhi, ka khosak na uh haksa sim mah2 lele ka nih unleh ka tapa ngek lai toh nuam tak leh ki ittak in kon khosa uhi, innlam ah ka nute le ka hilh sese kei, kum khat leh kumkim vel huchia inn apat ka tai khiak nung un, Raj in kapa te vualzawl na ila dia huchiin hinkhua thak ipan di hon chi a, awle U ei huchin ah hih ni azoh hinkhua huai sang in anuam zo d hon ka chi a, innlam tuh ka hon zuan ta uhi.
Inn ka tun un ka nervous sim a ka nu chouh ana om a, bangmah hon gen tam kei napa ngak ua hon chi a, Raj pa ka ngak ua hon tun tak in maitai mah2 in hon lut a Raj leh kei a hon muh leh a mel ah nuih mai a pawt nawn kei hi, bang hon hih na hi ua hon chi a Raj in thilteng a gen vek a, himahleh deih louh ta bang in hon nawl khin ta mai hi, Atapa tang neih sun himahleh a itna teng bei vek in bang dang mah le genlou in na ning chiang un pai un hon chih san hi, koule khasia kisa in kaki dik ua ka paimai ta uhi, Raj in sep na di a zong kawm2 in kenle try theih2 kana try hi, huchia Raj in england ah computer lam ah sepna hon muta a, nikhat hichin kon kihou uhi.
U ei kei inlam ah kana pai phot dia nag itapa pa toh england ah nava pai dia interview nava hih dia, na zoh phet ciah manipur ah hon pai in aw kachi a amanle lem sa in huchia hon kikhen kha kahi uh, hon chi a chalamba inle hiai daan a kiteng man a om kei ka muh louh na gam ah pai oh, kon mudah hon chi a sanathoi inle, u ei, ikiteen ma inle huai thu kon gen ut a kon sam a himah leh nang a ngai nawn kei aki khel ta nawn chi a, i hinkhua zatsa te sutkik lou a hon ngaidam khin vek nawn chi a, kenle huaijiak mah a hon it kahi, kei siamlouh na khatle om kei hon chi in apa hon lut a, sanathoi kin a kin in hiai apan pawtkhia in numei dukdak lou, kizuak nu, chiin kou ek2 maita hi, nidang a hon lut tung toh zo kikhe petmah a, sanathoi le a loh ngaihna thei lou in hiai inn khelah in it in ngai mah leh amah adia mun awng nawn lou ahih man in apai mai ngaita ata te pi sawm mahleh apasal pan phal lou hi, daan dungzui na thei hia chiin eng chih lai dep hi, huchia inn hon nusia a zotna d gam a theih louh lai in Raj lawmpan hon mukha in inn ah tonpih hi, thu leh laa teng a gen zoh in Raj lawmpan hichiin hon gen hi, sanathoi a hon it mah2 ua apata un nang hon ngak2 hi, himahleh nang sulkik heilou a na om jiak leh na zuau san jiak in Raj in a ann lak uah poison hel in atapa ittak toh sihna ana telzaw ta uhi hon chih in sanathoi kiphawng guih in azak dik mah hia chia akan leh dikmah ahih dan Raj lawmpan hilh a, beidong leh belhding neilou sanathoi tuh hon kap in hon kap khe zozoih a, a khem chiang inle khem zou lou in, hihkhial kisa lua in hon kap kap mai hi, Raj lawmpan le a loh ngaihna theilou in, na kah zoh chiangin hiai laithon Raj in hon piak ana sim in aw chi in room dang ah lut san a, sanathoi inle hong pah in hon sim hi.
Itluat Sanathoi,
Nunnuam sawlbang na hei na ah, kei leh katapa hon ngilh kei in aw, ka zaalna tung uah na mittui te tak sak ken aw, ittu ding neilou a ka om lai in itna nawn piak sate ka la kik ut a himahleh lakkhiak vuallouh in sihna in hon tuam zota hi, kei leh katapa vuak in zo bangmah tan ka tung kei du, pa leh nu itna ka taan a, na itna deldep tak kana bel kha a poikasa hi, hiai letter na sim chiang in khittui nul ken aw ngaih, non chiambang in na hei na gam ah tuang ka hon tung ua, nidang a ka sanathoi ana si khin ahih lam ka theikei lungsim ah le geel inle ka nei kei, vuallel di mai a hon pai ka hih lam him2 ka thei kha kei, sanathoi kon ngai lua, ka lailung ah na thaam den, sanathoi daan neilou a i kiteena te jiak a hiai bang tung ahi hia zo ka thei kei himah leh daan leh dan lou in kei itna in thu a pokei, kei leh katapa in ka hih theih om sun uh nang nawn pai d ngak ahi mai, sanathoi koute hon mangngilh inla, na it chalamba toh kipak tak in hon om un chih ka thumna uh ahi, kei leh katapa liangvai lua kisa in, gu kana dawn ua hih hoih kakisa hetkei himahleh ka hih theihdang uh om lou ahih man in poiksa kei hi.
Good bye forever
Na deih louh leh na pampaih Mr. Raj leh atapa.
Chih hon simkhia chu mittui in buak nawn leu2 a, Raj na theikhial lua raj hon ngaidam in kon itlouh jiak ahi kei chiin hon kap khe ngut2 mai hi, a tawp in amah le hon ki ngaihtuah tuah in hon ki ngaise gop in, awklup hon tum ta a, khau hualte hon la in hon ki awk lup a sawm leh Raj lawmpan huai di a guk a chang ahih man in ana hun khia a, kap nawn ken sanathoi hichibang a na om di Raj in hon phal lou ahi hon chi a, sanathoi inle amau kiah ka pai ut hon khah in hon chih leh huai ah awk lum leteh amau kiah na tung ngeikei di hon chi a, sanathoi inle a room kong a Raj leh atapa kap kawm a ding hon muh in kipak lotel va delh phei a Raj hon ngaidam in hehpihtak in hon ngaidam in aw kon ittlouh man ahi kei Raj hon chi a Raj inle sanathoi kisa inla england i manoh di ticket ka cut khin ta uh hon chih leh kipak lua in hon ki tawp ton2 maimah uhi....
©Siamsinna leh Vakiangbu
Dak 2:30 d vel in sanathoi chu imphal airport a pan hn pawt khia a a dawn d a sangam te toh hon kituak pah uhi... huchiin inlam hon zuan ta ua inn ah om a naupa leh anun ngaklah tak mai a ana gal et gige ten a gal apan a muh un kipak petmah ua...anu kin tak a tai lut in laithem hon tawi in hn hal a huai hi meitei te dan a a kisuk siangthou na uh ahi...inn hon lut ua sanathoi mel kipah mel in lang mahleh a lungsim guktak in akipak lawm2 kei hi... ann hon ne ua, anu leh a upa kiah hichiin hon gen hi 'Kei zo manipur ka ut kei ka paipah d ka sepna gelh pen ka ching kei aleh foreign lam ah ka pai d, hon chi a, a sungten bang na va hih dia e achihleh, ka simna maban ka sunzom ut a, chiin gen hi... hunte hon pai liam zel in, kha khat te bang sawt lou cik in hon bei hi. A leh lam ah sanathoi pa(sita) lawmpan sanathoi hon kik lam a theih in kipak mah2 a, atapa pa a din gen sak din va kuanpah tingteng uhi.. Sanathoi te inn hon tung tak un. A kipahna mittui leh dahna mittui ten tuam in hon ki hou lim ua.. Sanathoi upa'n bel ana phal nai kei mahleh apa damlai a a lawmpa toh ana ki chiam na uh ahih chiangin tantun sak utlou in a tawp2 in phal khong2 lungnuam tak in hon kikhen khe thei ta uhi.
Sanathoi in tua thu azak tak in khase mah2 a a room ah lut in kap chih tak in va kap mai ta hi, kiteng ut nai lou ahih dan gen mah leh a sungte ki hou khin uh ahih man in bangmah hei lamdang theih om nawn lou hi. Sananthoi adin zaw a lungzin huai khop mai maban hinkhua ding a gelchiang in mangbat na tuipi in tum hi in aki thei hi, suanlam kilawm tak2 zong mah leh a suanlam zong ten kipah na kongkhak zotpih tuan lou hi, huai kawm kal ah apasal dite Chalamba in a theih in kipah di hia dah di hia chih le theithei lou in a om dan2 in om top maimah hi, Nikhat ngei tuh Sanathoi in a lawmpa di kiangah thuchah sak a a c/o nu va tai veng2 in Chalamba kianga hincin va gen hi. U ei sanathoi in khatvei bek kimu ni restaurant ah coffee iva dawn dia kon gen ut poimawh lua khat om ahi achih leh Chalamba inle huai te hun a kikhel ta pupa tawndan a inn a ki hel I hih man in huai va palsiat din aki khel ta nidang a na thil hih khelh khak om teng2 kon ngaidam vek dia, maban hun ahle i posuah kei d chiin sawl kik ta hi. Twa thu te a zak chiang in sanathoi kipahmel sang in dahna mel in ki behlap a.. amah adin hun te hei kawi theih hi nawn lou hi.
Hun te mualliam zel in kiteenna ni ding a hong hita, dah mel pu le zong phatuam lou ahih man in, a mel theih ngei louh a muh ngeilouh te inn sung ah lut din hon kisa ta hi, Chalamba inkuan tenle mou thak d ana ngak ua kipak in tumging chi tuam2 toh jem in mou thak chu ana vai dawn ta uhi. Sanathoi a mel ah kipah mel belh lele a lungsim kua man a thei pha kei, Upate thuthu zui a hiai innsung a lut ahih man in amah adin zo kinepna teng bei tuk in aki ngai hun te sam kik thei hileh achi tun2 hi, zum leh zakta petmah in chalamba room sung ah tu dendan maita hi, chalamba le hon lut in laizial tep dia akisak leh sanathoi in 'huai te hih lou thei a na om leh ka kipak di' chiin gen a. Chalamba inle a laizial tep dek pen pai in sanathoi omna lam hon zuan ta hi, ka zi ittak sanathoi aw, kou lampang ah fellouh na om te hon thei sak inla lemna hon petu hon hi in aw, ka zi na hi a ka taksa kimkhat luah tu le na hi, huai jiak in i hun paitasa a i thil hih khelh om kha te ki ngaidam tuah ni, pak thak bang in i hinkhua ki su thak ni hun lui a i hih khelh te sut lou in i mailam hinkhua di gelni, kon it a kn ngai a, nangle ka hon itna hon sang sak din kon ngen hi, tulel inzo mikhual bangmai dan in na ki pom maithei himahleh kou kou inkuan in mikhual dan in kon pom kei uh ka pan atanu dan in hon pom a ken kazi, ka dah ka lungkham, ka kipah ni a hon thuak pih tu din kon pomta hi, nang adia gin om gige di kahi bang teng tuak zong leh a hon chih tak in sanathoi sung apan mei am ngeilou pen amah leh amah in hon ki de vak ta a mel ah kipahna mel adim ta, bangmah le gen man lou in chalamba kawi phei pah ton2 hi, huchih lai tak in apa naupa tapapa hon lut kha geih a tuak fuh akisa sim mah2 a mi om mawh ahih man in amah leh amah self intoduction hon ki bawl pah hi.
U ei kei min ahih leh tomba ahi achih zoh phet in chalamba in sawl pawt pah hi,,,ka zi ittak sanathoi aw, kou lampang ah fellouh na om te hon thei sak inla lemna hon petu hon hi in aw, ka zi na hi a ka taksa kimkhat luah tu le na hi, huai jiak in i hun paitasa a i thil hih khelh om kha te ki ngaidam tuah ni, pak thak bang in i hinkhua ki su thak ni hun lui a i hih khelh te sut lou in i mailam hinkhua di gelni, kon it a kn ngai a, nangle ka hon itna hon sang sak din kon ngen hi, tulel inzo mikhual bangmai dan in na ki pom maithei himahleh kou kou inkuan in mikhual dan in kon pom kei uh ka pan atanu dan in hon pom a ken kazi, ka dah ka lungkham, ka kipah ni a hon thuak pih tu din kon pomta hi, nang adia gin om gige di kahi bang teng tuak zong leh,... a hon chih tak in sanathoi sung apan mei am ngeilou pen amah leh amah in hon ki de vak ta a mel ah kipahna mel adim ta, bangmah le gen man lou in chalamba kawi phei pah ton2 hi, huchih lai tak in apa naupa tapapa hon lut kha geih a tuak fuh akisa sim mah2 a mi om mawh ahih man in amah leh amah self intoduction hon ki bawl pah hi, U ei kei min ahih leh tomba ahi achih zoh phet in chalamba in sawl pawt pah hi.
Zing ninou te hon suak in sanathoi a om a lem thei kei sep di bawl di zong in aki vial leh2 maimah a chalamba le a guk in kipak gu mah2 hi, sanathoi fel dan te chalamba pa'n a muh chiangin kipah pih mah2 a, mi hon hoh teng lak ah bang a mou nu fel dan kia kam suak in nei gige hi, mou mantam, suang mantam tuk in ana teh zel hi, Nikhat sanathoi te inn ah letter khat hon pai a anu'n a et leh sanathoi in mpsc a ching na letter ana himai mah a kipak petmah in a makpa te inn lam ah tai veng2 in naksam dek phial in va gen hi, huai thu te chalamba pa in hon zak tak in kipahna mittui nul seng louh in hon luang khe zung2 a alawm pa bang a mitkha in hon lang dun2 mai hi.
Huchiin innveng nai zual2 te samkhawm in ann kuang hn lui ua, nuamtak leh taitak in ne khawm in hon ki pawl uhi. sanathoi le kipak petmah in aleh lam ah chalamba in azi room sunga sam lut in kawi pah thut hi, sanathoi in le kawi thuk sam in.. U ei kakipak lua nawn it a nawn ngai a chiin kipah na mittui te hon tak khia in chalamba inle tua kiapahna mittui te nul sak in sanathoi nang adia khuambang kip den ding kahi chi hi, khovel ah amau nupa kan a ki it kingai omlou d hial in teh kak theih hi... khovel ah a hinsung un nupa zahtak huai hon hi tuak ta ua, apaina lam khempeuh uah mite kihouna leh mitsuan pen hon hita uhi.. Hun hon pai hat mah2 in chalamba toh sanathoi in gil a gah goutan tapa hon neikhia uhi. kipak petmah in sanathoi bang tuak fuh kisa deuh2 in aki thei a kiteeng ma a a ut louh dan te bang akho nung in hai ksa thak petmah mai a, hon kingaihtuah zom zel in lah maban ah amah hinkhua di sah sa petmah hi, office kai d toh inn nna sep d toh nau don d toh hon thuah khawm d achih chiangin a lunggim petmah hi, himahleh hiai thu bel chalamba kiangah ah leh apa kianga a gen ut het kei, kei hih d mah ahi, hiai dia pasal nei kahi chiin phun lou pau lou in innsung nna toh office nna hon kop ta hi, huachia fel tak a ahon om chiangin apa kpak petmah a a deihsakna tamsem in khang beh hi.
Nikhat anulam (sanathoi nu) te inn lam ah letter hon pai nawn leu2 hi. kua hihiam chia sanathoi nun a phelh pah hi. Sanathoi adi mah ana hinawn a a om nalui bangalore apan ana hi a sim ngel lou in koih hoih hi, nitam lou kihal zek di inn letter hon kipe nawn a.......
Anih na letter a hon hihtak in chu enlou d chilele theih ut na lungtang in hon zel suak khinta hi. huchiin in hon phelh ta hon sim panta hi. A gintak louh lampang leh akinep louh lampang a lungsim a om hetlou chu hon sim kheta maimah hi, huai laipek laitui a ki gelh chu huat in ho tamai hi, hn sim suk2 in a lungsim ah bangmah le om nawn lou in bangmah le hih peihtha suak lou hi.
Huai thute a ki gelh te bohkek di achih ciah bot kek ngam ciah lou in hon kem hoihta hi, huai a thu kigelh ten sanathoi nu lungtang tawng deng kha a hih man in a om dan hon tuam a, a ngaihtuah na te ah apa kha bang a mu a a sanathoi a neulai a a kep dan khawng a hon ngaihtuah khia a, gamdang a a koih khak bang kisik tun2 khop hial in hon ngaihtuah ngut2 maita hi. Aleh lam ah sanathoi te sungkuan bel nuam sa mah2 ua niang leh tai in a duh2 a deih2 uh lei ua khovel tawp di ngak lah hetlou in hon khosa uhi.. Nikhat sanathoi office ah anu va pai in sanathou va kimuh pih a thu om dan teng hichiin va ban gen hi. Ka tunu dinle kon deihkei na kih huai ka mai a na ching zou nawn kei ava chi a sanathoi inbel bangthu gen a kineih e nu hon chi a, anu'n a dawng thuk a, bang thu bang thu chih2 ngailo Bangalore a pasal khat in letter a hon khak vele ana sim lou d nawn sak maw achih leh sanathoi inle nu bangjiak a mi letter ana hongsak a honna sim sak na hiam achih leh anun hiai mipa min a letter 2 vei mawng2 ka dong ta a, bang jiak a hichitel a om na hiam zingchiang in na tapa toh imphal hon tung dek achi ve hon chi tuh sanathoi in lamdang sa mah2 in lau le lau zozen lou in gen di dang tuan theilou in nu hiai mun ka office ahi hun lem dangah iki hou ding paita in chi in noh khia hi...
Anu bel Pautam lou in paita a Sanathoi bel om didan bangmah thei lou in a keel luphum hon dawk pan2 din kisa a buai petmah hi. Huchiin nna bangmah le sem peih lou in inn lam hon kik ta a, banghiam tuak din chu ki ging khawl mah2 ahi chih theih2 in om hi. Ani nawn hong hita a A lawmpa Raj bel atapa toh imphal hon lengtung ta in Airport ah a tapa toh sanathoi ngak nilouh louh ta hi.Huchi a Dakkal lang di vel hon ngak tak un tuh Raj le a hotel tung na di lam manoh ziau ding in lungsim hon neita a a kiang nai ah auto te la in Imphal hotel ah hon kinga ta uhi. Phone ah Sanathoi te inn lam hon phone chiang in lah phne no. dik lou peuh kichinak ahih man in A zingchiang in amah mah a it sanathoi te inn lam hon pha ta hi. Inn ava tun tak in sanathoi nu"n nang kua na hia koi lam apan na hia achih leh Raj inle ahih na teng hon kigen ta hi.. a nun huai te azak khit phet in heh lotel petmah in bang pen a bang pen gen louh d a chih le khual lou in a lungsim a hon suak khe masa pen hon gen khe loih mai hi.. Ka sanathoi uh asi khin ta a sihna a sawt tun nang le pai oh hon hawh nawn koh chi in hangkhum loi2 toh thuah hi, Huai thute aza tu Raj lungtang ah vaibang thaamden ta a, gintak louh di achih cian lah anu mah2 in a gen ahih chiangin gintak haksa asa mah2 hi......
Lunglel tak leh kinepna teng bei in bazar sungah hon vak leh nidanga a a lawmpa hon mu kha mawk a, alawmpan Raj bangjiak a nasam na tan achih leh sanathoi toh kakitaipih leh amah adia kipia inga ka nu ka pa ten le hon awi kei mah uh hilele ken amah adia ka hih theih sun ahih jiak in ka sam teng ka tan ahi, tunzo kei adin kinepna om nawn kei, hinman om kasa nawn kei, amah leitung ah a it a ngaih hon taisan in pa kiang hon zot santa achih pat2 leh a alwmpan eh Raj bangchi dan e sanathoi a si mah2 kei, a dam pasal aneita ta le aneita uh aman a exam penle through a mpsc ching eive achih leh Raj le maksa in kipak lah kipak lah pasal neikhin ahi achih pen in akipah na teng khup mang vek a gingta thei lou in alawmpa kiah address dong in a giah na hotel lam hon manoh ta hi..
Hotel hon tung in atapa pan pa nunu bangcik ciah hon pai di a, ka ngai lota nunu sam kin oh papa nunu ka ngai gop ama chih zawk mah leh Raj in loh ngaihna theilou in atapa pom in kap khum maita a hehpih huai petmah uhi. kinem tak a a om na lui manipur ah a it a ngaih toh va kimu d chia kipak tak a hon pai lai tuh akipahnate in sawt a daih kei manipur hon tung nung chuh mangbat na leh heh na leh khasiatna na in a lungtang teng a jem dim gai vekta.. atapa lah thudik a hilh ut kei a khem lungdam zel hi Ani nawn te zing ninou hon suak te Raj adin din kipah mel a belh kei nidang a zing ninou suak te toh akibang kei thawmhau na chikhat in bawm den maimah a amah le hon pawt khia in zana a lawmpan a addres piak pen en kawm in ava hoh a inn thupi tak tuh hon muta hi... Hon lut pah ta a Inn kongah pasal khat tu hon muta a, hiai kha Sanathoi te inn mah hia a hon chih leh himah e chiin in pasal pan hon dawng a hon tu ou chiin sam pah a Raj le kisuanlah mel pi toh va tu a Pasal pen ahih leh chalamba ana hi hi, Chalamba inle sanathoi hon gal sap ta a huchih lai in hon ki hou ta uhi.....
Chamlamba in lawm nang kua na hia sanathoi toh bang kizop na nei ua, bang hih lel e tua a hon chih tak in Raj inle kei Raj kahi punjabi te kahi, hilele manipur ah khang lian kahi a nou culture teng2 le ka thei vek a tunzo england ah computer lam ah siamna ka neih jiak in huai lam ah ka sem lel chia hon gen lai2 in sanathoi hon pawt geih a, Raj le a thil gen khawl in pau lou in hong om a, sanathoi in amuh phet kiguih zozen a, kin leh buang in Hello Mr.Raj bang hih dia hon hawh e, ken office nna inn ah sem lou kahi, office nna teng office lam ah hon chi a, apasal chalamba ahih lam a hilh in, Raj laidip tei a sut bangmai in na sapetmah a, hichiin hon gen zom laidep hi, apasal pa kiah Mr.Raj ahih leh england ah om ahi a kou office adia computer lam ah salesman ahi mi hoih mah2 ahi hon chi zom in, chalamba inle aw eimah ve kou inn ah office nna toh ka kop kei a hehpih tak in hon ngaidam in aw lawmpa chihi, sanathoi inle office ah hon pai tei2 oh chi in lut san a, Raj in gen nop tampi a neih te khatle pholh suah man lou hi. huchiin Raj le bei dong kisa petmah in hon kik maimah ta hi......hotel a tung teng inlah atapan ana kan vettak in huai mah2 inle a zi ittak sanathoi a ngaihna su puang mah2 hi, amah kia adi hilou in atapa adi bangle haksa sa mah2 hi atapa a et chiah hehpih petmah in a guk in a khitul nul2 mai hi.. office hour hun in Raj leng sanathoi te office ah va hawh hi, huchih laitak in sanathoi nu le ana hoh bok hi...
Raj hon lut tak in sanathoi nu toh hn kituak kha in a room sungah hon lut tuak a, sanathoi nu hang chih tak in hon hang petmah hi, pasal zumna theilou makpa dinle na chingkei, katanu in pasal nei khin chih thei lou maw, nam tuam gamtuam mi ka dieh kei, hiai akipan pawt oh na mel le ka mu peih kei chi khawng in hon hang zuazua a, sanathoi inle nu nang ana pawt khe phot oh ken kasap ahi kaki hou ut uh ana pawt khe mai in hehpih tak in chiin pawt ut lou pipi sanathoi in ban kaih zozen hi.
A tawp2 in sanathoi nu pawt khe khong in a pawt khiak dek na tawm in sawt kihou kei ua chilai dep hi.. Sanathoi inle Raj na dam zel na maw achih pat leh Raj in sanathoi kei na salesman uh kahi kei chi in a genna nung thuap pah ngal a, bang dinga hon hichi bawl na hiam, nang mah adia ka sahkhua, ka tawndan taisan khop a hin it inga, nang mah adia imphal ah hin kik inga bang doh ai hiam ka tan khak, bang simthu in hon buak ahia sanathoi, england ah ka pai dek lai in iki chiam nate na mangnglh baih ngei mai, nang adia neng chik mah2 le poi phalou eivele maw sanathoi, kon it kon ngai non chih te zak a nop natel e hilele adik ahih louh man in poi kasa lua, sanathoi bang dinga hon taisan na hiam, itapa toh kik khawm ding a hon pai kahi ticket le kala zouta hon kik pih in aw sanathoi ka hon ngaidam di, kei kia adi khual hileng na om dan2 in kon om sak dia, himahleh kei kia ka hih louh jiak in nawn kik angai di, iatapa in hon kan2 a ka gen dile ka thei zou nawn kei hehpih tak in hon kik in aw sanathoi, ipa ten hon phal lou pipi a nawn it jiak a kon ki taipih lai bang na phawk zel thou hia achih leh Raj huai te gen nawn koh ka office ahi a mun lem zo dang i zong di, achihleh Raj le heh sim in 'eileh bang dinga na office ah nawn sap ahiam hon chih guih leh sanathoi gen di thei bei hi, huchih lai in tomba hon lut kha guih a amau le a thugen te uh tawp in huchiin hon kikhen khe thei pan2 uhi...
Hun hon paizel zel in nikhat ngeituh sanathoi in Raj toh ata uh muh tuh hon lunggulh a hon ngen ta hi, Raj inle a ngetna bang in phalsak a, hotel ah va lut in atapa pa tuh va mu in va kawi pah hi, atapa pa'n le nu nang koi ah om den e, papan lah hon paipah d ahi hon chichi alah hon pai ngeilou china papan zuau gen gige, nu nang hon ngai nawn lou maw, nu nanglou a hing zoulou d kahi nu hon paisan nawn ken aw chiin kap hihit kawm in hon gen a, anun le awle bawi kon paisan nawn kei di aw, papa thuthu mang in aw bawi nunu'n le hon ngailua ahi aw bawi chi kawm in a khitui tak kekeuh mai hi, tomba le hih di banghiam nei in imphal hotel hon tunga a upa zi gari amuh in lamdang sakna toh enkhe din kuan a va mu tuan lou in ahih d poimawh pen hih in paisan ta hi.
Hunte hon pai zel in sanathoi atapa pa muh ut na jiak in imphal hotel tung mun mah2 a, inn lam le ngaihsak man lou khop in hon omta hi, Huchih lai in a nung suizui tomba in thu mu kisa lo mah2 in khatvei chu a u chalamba office kai tawp inn ah lut va tuak kha in kikhek le kikhek sak man lou in va genta hi, sanathoi om dan teng ava gen chiangin chalamba in gingta mah2 lou in tomba vuak chih tak in vua a, ka zi it huchia om din ka ging ta kei huai vaite toh khosa om khawm kei hial unteh, bangdia nang thil dik loupi ka tung ah hon gen ngam e achih lala leh Tomba le heh lua in na gintak keh amah hon pai chiang in dong oh, ata le tua natapa a lian pen toh a kum a kikim phial du, kei moh nawn tansak leh adik theikei d, U ei nang zo hon khem hial lou di kahi hon chia a gal a om apan aki houna teng uh za ahih man in thangpai petmah a, a mounu hon tung di ngak in ana om uhi.
Dak 6 di vel in hon tung a sanathoi inchu a thuguk a sungten thei nailou din gingta den a, ngeina bangin hon lut a, apa singpi awm sak zok in apa ava piak leh apan nang singpi awmsa ka duh nawn kei ana chi luau a, sanathoi adin chu mak ahi mai, apasal pa a va piak nawn dek leu2 leh apasal pa mah in khut sianglou a na awmsa ka duh kei, Bang hih e tutan tan nawn pai hak chi gemgam a, sanathoi inle bang thu om ahia nawn huat bawl ngei uh bang hih khelh nei ka hia a hon chi a...
Nang leh nang na ki theih mai kei dia, na office uh imphal hotel a omta hia hon gen oh, hon chihtak in sanathoi in lamdang sakna kawmpi toh chalamba kisuanlah na mit in en a, chalalmba in sanathoi tu mah2 in hiai inn paisan oh kon mu peih kei a hon chih tak in, sanathoi khase petmah a, a hon pau dek leh chalamba in numei dukdak lou kampau kaza peih nawn kei hon chi zom hi, Sanathoi le kisiamtan sawm le hilou in U ei kei hih khelh jiak ahi kei nou ngaihtuah khelh ahi, khatvei bek ka dikna hon gensak laive maw chiin kap sa in hon genta hi, U ei Raj ahih leh nidang a imphal ah piang ahi a, vaite ki thah a hon thang lai in laih na ziak in a kholam uah a hon tai a bangalore ah kaki mutuah uhi, huchi a bangalore meitei a om te tam aki theih louh jiak in. amah toh kon ki pawl ua, nuam kasa mah2 tuak uhi.
Raj nu leh pa ten hon ngaina vak kei, namdang ka hih ziak in, namdang dia le amau melma ka hih jiak in, Raj nuten atapa raj ana hah tai thei mah2 uhi, hilele raj inbel apa te taina hon hlh ngei lou in thudang dan khawng hn genpih in hon sut pih zel a, ka kikal uah itna a cihte uh chu hon piang khong2 ta h, anu leh paten adeih sak louh lam uh thei zen pi a hon kingai ahih man un, haksa a chih te uh bang chu nep kasa mah2 ua haksa inle a genpha kei hial hi, nikhat Raj paten Raj kha amau mite mah toh kiteen sak tum in lem hon gel ua, Raj inle tua thu a theih phet in ka kiangah kigu din hon zawn a, kenle it leh ngailua kahih man in kana aw suk mai hi, kon kigu ta ua kei a din a nop tuan mah2 hin ka thei hi, gil a gahgoutan pathian in tapa melhoih tak hon pia a kakipak petmah uhi, ka khosak na uh haksa sim mah2 lele ka nih unleh ka tapa ngek lai toh nuam tak leh ki ittak in kon khosa uhi, innlam ah ka nute le ka hilh sese kei, kum khat leh kumkim vel huchia inn apat ka tai khiak nung un, Raj in kapa te vualzawl na ila dia huchiin hinkhua thak ipan di hon chi a, awle U ei huchin ah hih ni azoh hinkhua huai sang in anuam zo d hon ka chi a, innlam tuh ka hon zuan ta uhi.
Raj nu leh pa ten hon ngaina vak kei, namdang ka hih ziak in, namdang dia le amau melma ka hih jiak in, Raj nuten atapa raj ana hah tai thei mah2 uhi, hilele raj inbel apa te taina hon hlh ngei lou in thudang dan khawng hn genpih in hon sut pih zel a, ka kikal uah itna a cihte uh chu hon piang khong2 ta h, anu leh paten adeih sak louh lam uh thei zen pi a hon kingai ahih man un, haksa a chih te uh bang chu nep kasa mah2 ua haksa inle a genpha kei hial hi, nikhat Raj paten Raj kha amau mite mah toh kiteen sak tum in lem hon gel ua, Raj inle tua thu a theih phet in ka kiangah kigu din hon zawn a, kenle it leh ngailua kahih man in kana aw suk mai hi, kon kigu ta ua kei a din a nop tuan mah2 hin ka thei hi, gil a gahgoutan pathian in tapa melhoih tak hon pia a kakipak petmah uhi, ka khosak na uh haksa sim mah2 lele ka nih unleh ka tapa ngek lai toh nuam tak leh ki ittak in kon khosa uhi, innlam ah ka nute le ka hilh sese kei, kum khat leh kumkim vel huchia inn apat ka tai khiak nung un, Raj in kapa te vualzawl na ila dia huchiin hinkhua thak ipan di hon chi a, awle U ei huchin ah hih ni azoh hinkhua huai sang in anuam zo d hon ka chi a, innlam tuh ka hon zuan ta uhi.
Inn ka tun un ka nervous sim a ka nu chouh ana om a, bangmah hon gen tam kei napa ngak ua hon chi a, Raj pa ka ngak ua hon tun tak in maitai mah2 in hon lut a Raj leh kei a hon muh leh a mel ah nuih mai a pawt nawn kei hi, bang hon hih na hi ua hon chi a Raj in thilteng a gen vek a, himahleh deih louh ta bang in hon nawl khin ta mai hi, Atapa tang neih sun himahleh a itna teng bei vek in bang dang mah le genlou in na ning chiang un pai un hon chih san hi, koule khasia kisa in kaki dik ua ka paimai ta uhi, Raj in sep na di a zong kawm2 in kenle try theih2 kana try hi, huchia Raj in england ah computer lam ah sepna hon muta a, nikhat hichin kon kihou uhi.
U ei kei inlam ah kana pai phot dia nag itapa pa toh england ah nava pai dia interview nava hih dia, na zoh phet ciah manipur ah hon pai in aw kachi a amanle lem sa in huchia hon kikhen kha kahi uh, hon chi a chalamba inle hiai daan a kiteng man a om kei ka muh louh na gam ah pai oh, kon mudah hon chi a sanathoi inle, u ei, ikiteen ma inle huai thu kon gen ut a kon sam a himah leh nang a ngai nawn kei aki khel ta nawn chi a, i hinkhua zatsa te sutkik lou a hon ngaidam khin vek nawn chi a, kenle huaijiak mah a hon it kahi, kei siamlouh na khatle om kei hon chi in apa hon lut a, sanathoi kin a kin in hiai apan pawtkhia in numei dukdak lou, kizuak nu, chiin kou ek2 maita hi, nidang a hon lut tung toh zo kikhe petmah a, sanathoi le a loh ngaihna thei lou in hiai inn khelah in it in ngai mah leh amah adia mun awng nawn lou ahih man in apai mai ngaita ata te pi sawm mahleh apasal pan phal lou hi, daan dungzui na thei hia chiin eng chih lai dep hi, huchia inn hon nusia a zotna d gam a theih louh lai in Raj lawmpan hon mukha in inn ah tonpih hi, thu leh laa teng a gen zoh in Raj lawmpan hichiin hon gen hi, sanathoi a hon it mah2 ua apata un nang hon ngak2 hi, himahleh nang sulkik heilou a na om jiak leh na zuau san jiak in Raj in a ann lak uah poison hel in atapa ittak toh sihna ana telzaw ta uhi hon chih in sanathoi kiphawng guih in azak dik mah hia chia akan leh dikmah ahih dan Raj lawmpan hilh a, beidong leh belhding neilou sanathoi tuh hon kap in hon kap khe zozoih a, a khem chiang inle khem zou lou in, hihkhial kisa lua in hon kap kap mai hi, Raj lawmpan le a loh ngaihna theilou in, na kah zoh chiangin hiai laithon Raj in hon piak ana sim in aw chi in room dang ah lut san a, sanathoi inle hong pah in hon sim hi.
Itluat Sanathoi,
Nunnuam sawlbang na hei na ah, kei leh katapa hon ngilh kei in aw, ka zaalna tung uah na mittui te tak sak ken aw, ittu ding neilou a ka om lai in itna nawn piak sate ka la kik ut a himahleh lakkhiak vuallouh in sihna in hon tuam zota hi, kei leh katapa vuak in zo bangmah tan ka tung kei du, pa leh nu itna ka taan a, na itna deldep tak kana bel kha a poikasa hi, hiai letter na sim chiang in khittui nul ken aw ngaih, non chiambang in na hei na gam ah tuang ka hon tung ua, nidang a ka sanathoi ana si khin ahih lam ka theikei lungsim ah le geel inle ka nei kei, vuallel di mai a hon pai ka hih lam him2 ka thei kha kei, sanathoi kon ngai lua, ka lailung ah na thaam den, sanathoi daan neilou a i kiteena te jiak a hiai bang tung ahi hia zo ka thei kei himah leh daan leh dan lou in kei itna in thu a pokei, kei leh katapa in ka hih theih om sun uh nang nawn pai d ngak ahi mai, sanathoi koute hon mangngilh inla, na it chalamba toh kipak tak in hon om un chih ka thumna uh ahi, kei leh katapa liangvai lua kisa in, gu kana dawn ua hih hoih kakisa hetkei himahleh ka hih theihdang uh om lou ahih man in poiksa kei hi.
Good bye forever
Na deih louh leh na pampaih Mr. Raj leh atapa.
Chih hon simkhia chu mittui in buak nawn leu2 a, Raj na theikhial lua raj hon ngaidam in kon itlouh jiak ahi kei chiin hon kap khe ngut2 mai hi, a tawp in amah le hon ki ngaihtuah tuah in hon ki ngaise gop in, awklup hon tum ta a, khau hualte hon la in hon ki awk lup a sawm leh Raj lawmpan huai di a guk a chang ahih man in ana hun khia a, kap nawn ken sanathoi hichibang a na om di Raj in hon phal lou ahi hon chi a, sanathoi inle amau kiah ka pai ut hon khah in hon chih leh huai ah awk lum leteh amau kiah na tung ngeikei di hon chi a, sanathoi inle a room kong a Raj leh atapa kap kawm a ding hon muh in kipak lotel va delh phei a Raj hon ngaidam in hehpihtak in hon ngaidam in aw kon ittlouh man ahi kei Raj hon chi a Raj inle sanathoi kisa inla england i manoh di ticket ka cut khin ta uh hon chih leh kipak lua in hon ki tawp ton2 maimah uhi....
©Siamsinna leh Vakiangbu
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