ITNA VANGTAH

By : Khen Thang Hangxing

(Kua hiam min kibatpih, leh athu paidan ana kituak kha awm jenjen leh agelhtu pan huai dia agelh hilou phuah tawm ahi chi ana thei masa ni)

..tring..tring..hello? Kua a?.. Siamte ka hi Uthang.. tunii hong hoh teitei in aw.. na man diam?..man mah ning ka suty ni uh eive Siam.. ahoihve Uthang nong hoh teitei di eikha.. neklim aw.. awle aw Siam!... Sana ka etleh dak 6.30am chet ana ging a, kenle thou mai di ci in lupna tung ah ka tutou hi.

Siamte.. bang jiak a de aw?..bang gen ut nei a dia o? kipak sim lah lungnuamlou sim in ka awm a..

ka ngaihtuahna apaisau petmah mawk hi..a birthday ka lop nitak ua utleh utlouh thu hilou a akong ua kaihpawt a ka awm khawng..Siamte in apa awmdan theisiam lou a mittui pak niuniau a hon et gige lai bang ka phawk guih jawjen hi. Ka heh lah suak, jum huai lah sa jel, kei jiak a Siamte b'day party aflop khak ka kisuanglah petmah hi. Neihval le hilou.. neihsunsun a Siamte in deihlua ci a teddy bear hoihte ka leisak bangle akong gei ua tui nin lak ah hon paihlut sak ua.. white jou nawnlou a himai.. hiaiteng chauh hileh adan awmlai! Siamte in ka ban ah hon kai a.. ban langkhat ah apan hon kai a, a kikaituah jiak a heh a apa'n Siamte a biangbet bangjaw ka lungtang teipi adawt a bang hial hi. Ka nau Lianpu aw ka jak in ka ngaihtuah na adan awmdeuh ahi dia, ahon sap bang in ann ne din ka thou sam ta hi.

Kihahsiang jou ann ne panpan.. ngaituahna leng hon kipan ngal hi. Sangpu, apa contractor, aneih joh dan uh jaw hausa chihouh gen didan ka thei tuan kei.. tun leh jua ten jaw tanute a itluat man un adeihsakna uh hausa leh neijou te tung ana tusek mah jaw hi. Theihsiam tum in ka pang teitei a.. ahaksa ngei.. itna a chihchih uh hici dan ahi maw..cih ka thei khe dundun hi... ngaihtuah na paipai in kou innsung leng hon tawn kha sam hi.. neih leh lam ah bang mah hilou...Pathian in bangjiak a mi akhente hausa sak a, akhente jawng sak ade aw.? theihsiam hakngei maw? ka neihjoh louhjiak a ka itpen tangjoulou di maw?..itna mah jaw a poimohpen hi a maw? Ka mittui hong luang mawk a, ka sungkuante ka etleh ka nau Kikim in hon na en gige ana hi a..'Kim, bang ci a? ann ne aw.. malta thak kasa lua.. kana kham di aw? cih toh din thuah in ka kham hi. Lamdang hon sa ngei jaw a hi dia paulou hial in hon en-en hi. Mì'n hong hoh in ci cuh.. ci in kisìl jou kisa vitvei in Siamte te innlam ka juan pah vengveng hi.

Ni leng sang sim ta, 'sawt ki-awm manlou di hiveh aw'...chi kawm in kinohtak in ka pai suk hi. 'Uthang, koi a hoh dek?' aw ka jakngei hi ìn ka thei.. ka etleh Lunching (Siamte lawmnu) ana hi a, eh! Lun Siamte kiang va pha jual di ka hi.. nangla?...chia ka leh dot leh, 'keile hong vak khe jual maimai ka hi.. Uthang, Siamte tanchin jak khak neilou maw?..janlam deuh hita, Sangpute'n a Thallouhpa (palai) sawl uh eive!..lamdang kasa petmah.. huaitan hialdia Siamte ut adiam maw? anu thubawl mah adiam?.. gen di ka thei sau nawnkei.. Lunching ka dong nawn a, 'Lun, a lohching uh hia? Lohching chih gentheih awm nailou kong kihoulim di uh cì uh hilou maw? Siamte a utkei lua a thutanna la theì nailou uh hinteh Uthang... Ka höh na di jekai sim di ka hihtoh, pawtnuam ci in ka kikhen khe thei vanglak uhi.. ka lungsim a bei petmah.

Hucia ka pai kawmkawm leh Siamte agate ua ana ding bang mulou in ka paipel suk kha jawjen hi.. 'Are..Uthang koi a hoh dek e?.'.Eh! nou inn mah akei dia, ka mangngilh kha dek jawjen voi kong kin lua a! ka ci khemkhem hi. Siamte in ka banah hon kai ìn insung ah ka lut ta uhi.. Gen pat di le awmlou.. 'Siam, na pate koi a awm uh a?..na inkuan dangte la?' ka pa office kai, ann nek khawmna neidek uncin, ka nu jaw bajar kai hi. Dak 3 pm ma in hong tung kenteh'. 'Uthang sawt pi awm in aw? chi in singpi piak hon thuah hi. 'Awle hijenjen e Siam, eikhawng hucia non khouh tak in chu.. 'genkhin manlou in Siamte in, 'eikhawng cipah kei ve Uthang, ka lunggìm hon behlap di na maw?.i thuciam te mangngilh ta maw Uthang?.'..

Amittui hong luangkhe jungjung mawk cuh pasal hihjiak inle doujoh ahaksa ngei..ka lungsim guk a gik petmah hi. 'Tawp aw Siam, ka genkhial a hi. Houlim jaw ni, i hun neih sunsun manpha thei pen in jang jaw ni' ci in amittui ka nulsak thiamthiam hi. 'Uthang, ka nuleh pate'n lah athiltup uh khawlsan lou ua, hiai tan kana dal hang inlah, kei kia in ka pangjou tuan kei.. nang hon lung gel inla, thutanna khat hon bawl mai ve...thutanna a cih cuh kiguk mai ding a ut dan ana hi a.. lamdangsa tak in ka awm heihoi jawjen hi.. ka pa hon awmlouh san nung ka inkuan khawsa uh ahaksat dan, ken ka pa sepna na awng hu in skulpu a sem ing a, tamlou ka lohkhiak leh ka nu mehman a khawsa liailiai in zi va neihmawk di.. haksa ka sa law mawk hi.. zi nei leng, duat jou lou, adeih angaih pejou lou a ka awm di ka lauhman a hipen mai! 'Siam, itlouh na dan in ngai hetken,..maban saupi en jaw ni, Pathian lemgeel a hih inchu ahun hong tung mai di..thuumna ah phawk jel leng maw i maban... genkhin manlou in, 'Uthang hiai bang hun hoih mu din na kinem laì a hia?..kalmasa a Sangpu ten palai bang hon kha uh eìve...nang kon itjiak liauliau in ka nuleh pa thu ka nialtheih tan in kana nial teitei lai a..hici mai di maw Uthang??.. Naupang teirol pan..kum 23 mi adin lung gel ahaksa ngei maw?.. Dawng dia kisa a Siamte liang ka letsak patpat leh agate uh hong ging a, Siamte nu hong tung ahi maimah!..ka gintak mah ci siausiau lel in gen di bang a awm hetkei hi.

'Eh! nu..hong tungta maw?..bangbang hon pua e? 'Cì kawm in Siamte in anu vante kongbul ah va dawn hi. Anu kipak tak a hong lut kei hon muh in amel bang hong kikheng hial hi.. 'Siamte, nang ana bang ci awmsek e?..lengla na kholh dan deihlou ka hi..na Usang hong hoh lou hia?.. avan di kon puak hi a.. Siamte in 'hi' ci chauh a dawg in nuamlou takin hon en ngiungeu mai hi...

'Siam kana pai phot di aw' cih toh din ka thuah hi.. 'Uthang nangcih dandan'. ci in hon khou ngam tuankei hi. Kongbul tan petmah hon kha a hihman in anu taina aw ging ka ja ban lailai hi. 'Huai Thangpu, meithai tapa, kikholh pih nawnken kon cici hilou maw?..kiteng le uteh bang hon pe di sa mahmah e nang?..huai te inkuan...'.ka bil ka hum a hat deuh in ka pai liam san hi. Ngaihtuahna a paisau mahmah...numei tampi tak awm a, kei numei khat,..mi deìhsak louh khat ngai a haksapi a jumleh jah tuak a ka awm khawng ka ngaihtuahtuah ciang in, ka gentheih man jaw hi vencin maw ci in sih mai bang ka ut tuntun hi.

Hucia ka paitouh jel lai in ka phone hong ging a, 'Thangpu kin a kin in damdawi inn ah hong pai in, na Pulian ka hi'.. ci in akoih gaih a..a No. ka et thakthak leh ka nu No. ana hijawmah...Oi! kanu'n tuahlouh ding khat va tuak hivencin maw..?.ka lungphu akinpetmah hi. Diesel auto ka kham a, damdawi innlam ka direct vengveng hi. Damdawi inn ka tunleh kanu khawphawk lou in ana lum dildel maimah hi!..NU!.bang ci na maimah a?..hon dawngve nu!.nu..nu ei..'Thang, tuni nanu mehjuak a atutna ah, gari khat in phukha a, lungkam koh hong hoih na di ahi.'.. doctor damdawi gelhte ka va lei dia, nanu ana awmpih in aw... nanaute le hilh jawjen nailou ka hi'.. Chi in ka Pulian in hon pawtsan hi.

Athu awmdan ka theih thakthak leh contractorpa tapa Sangpu jukhampi a gari hek in a hetkhak ana hi a.. ka hehtha toh, kahtha toh, vangsia kisakna'n ka dim hi. Hucia gari ahetkha a, bangmah genlou a taisan ana hi cih ka theih thakthak ciang in ka pawna petmah hi.. ka Pulian bank ahoh pailam in tuak kha a, mi phatuam ngai bangjah hiam toh damdawi inn ana tut uh cih ka theih ciang inlah ka kipahna asang petmah hi. 'Thang, Thangpu...bangci? bang ngaihtuah e?...Chì a ka Pulian hon sap bang ka jakei hial hi.. 'Oh! Pulian, hong tung maw? Ka kipaklua..tuni bangci dan ale Pulian, Sangpu in aphut khak a bangmah genlou a taisan tel amaw?..chi'n ka dong chiang hi. 'Thang, hehna in la hetken, amehjuak pihte gendan in Sangpu thilhih tupmawnga ahih hidia muangmoh uh eive.. Police ten jaw hon delhphei na ua, lampi na nehdeuh ua hi hon ci uh, ci uh hiven. "Huai policete mawngmawng..athuak tu te moh hijel maw?..thilpai dan theihsiam hakngei e.. ka chih thoh vengveng mai hi.

Hucia ka paupau sung un kanu'n khua hon phawk a kenle ka va naihphei pah hi. 'Nu, ana lua hia? bang a ci.. 'Thang, naa khol kei.. na naute awlmoh huai kasa vapai phod inla, na Pulian toh na Piniang a awmnak leh amau hon awmpih thei tadih di uh hiven' lung himawh koh Thang. 'Awle nu, anat luat leh gen pahpah in aw nu, na damlouh di hon phalhetlou ka hi aw nu.. nang beek in hon nuse hetken aw nu..ka pa lah.....Ka genjom theituankei, ka Pulian bang ana nehnou jawjen hi...ka nu'n ittak in hon en a, 'Thang hucilou e..na naute va awmpih leteh jingciah hong pawt ta ning.. tunle ka pha dawmdeuh ta..va pai mai aw Thang, ka lungnuamlou ahi'... 'awle nu..ana dam teitei aw..ci in ka va kawi a ka pawtsan ta hi.

Inn ka tun in ka nau te anakim vek ta ua ana thawmhau mahmah uh jaw a hingei dia.. U, koi a hoh uh e? nunu hong tungnailou eive.. ci in ana dong souhsouh maimah uhi. Ka nau neupen Kikim bang ana kap hial hi... kum 7 khawng mi ahi a ka nu awmlou a don haksa mahmah lai ahihman in agen di dan ka buai mahmah mai hi.. 'Lian, nanau te samkhawm inla ann ne phot peuhmah ni"..ci chauh gen a lut mai ka sawmleh Kikim hong pai in, 'Uu, nunu ngaklou di maw?..nunu ka ngailua koi a awm a?.. ",nau, nunu damdawi in ah kikap sak ahi denlam ciah hong pai inteh ann ana ne ni aw?.".ci in ka pomlut hi.

Pautamlou hial a ann ka nek lai un Kikim a hong paukhia ka jak in a hon nehnou sak mahmah h.."Ulian, nunu papa toh hong pai di uh hia?.. papa hong tungtaleh cuh.. kenle barbie ka nei ta dia hileh kei ka lawmte kiang a va tel thei ta di hing a...(Kikim aneuchik a ka pa'n hon awmlouhsan a hihman in ahon khotheih patpat in kanu'n papa khualjin ahi ci in ana khemlungdam mai jel hi). "Nau, papa hong tungnai lou di, amah hongpai theinai lou ahi".. Chi in ka dawng lel hi. "Uu ei papa awmlou hia? ka lawmten nang pa nei lou hon cih uh eive". Adawng di dan ahaksa mahmah mai.. "nau, neijenjen e.. ei papa maw, hat a hat, nekdi khawng hon pe gige, na vante khawngle papa'n sum hon pia incin ileidi uh eivoi..Aman hon taisan ngeilou di eikha aw nau.."chi in kou tagah meithai te adia Pathian awm gige ahihdan ka hilh leh", ka lawmte'n neilou ci a honkhem uh eivele, papa hong tungtaleh jaw maw uu!?".

Ka nau Lianpu bang ana nehnou mahmah hi. Keileng ka ki- ipip mai hi.. Kikim lah kipaktak in anui hiuhiau maimah hi. Keilah aguk in ka kisiaksiak mai hi...Ann kane khin vek ua, theihlouh kal in dak 7 bang ana gingta mawk a.. Kanau te toh ka kimawl nainai ua.. amau kipaktak chiat a awm a hihman un kanu awmlouh lamleng aki lang kei himhim hi. Zan ahong sawt a kanau te ihmusak in kei varandah a ka tukhia hi.

Khapi a vak pha mahmah mai hi.. ka Pulian ka phone a buaina bang mah awmkei analung himawh kei un ahon ci a kenle mangpha khak in ka koihsan mai hi.. Ka lung anuam deuh a ka ngaituahna bang apai nasa mahmah hi. "kanu bang awmlou hileh kou unau ka bang ci khosak di ua?..cih a ka ngaihtuah laitak in phone hong ging a... "Uthang lumta maw?..nanu kisukha chih bang kana ja a.. Sangpu jukham hongpawt in agen numnum nilouh a..ka huathuat toh..ka lungnuamlou lua eive Uthang.. "lum nailou, ah!Siam lung himawh na di awmkei, hongdampah na inteh..Siam, non houpih na nute'n hon tailouh di uh amaw?" ci in ka lehdot hi. "Pawt khejual ing a kon call hi Uthang..tuni kanu hon gente ngaihdam kon ngen ut a kon houpih hi.. Uthang bangmah in ngaiken aw..hehphtakin.. "Siam, hithamtham e.. huaibang non cih takin kakipak law di.. ka tantawk ka tan ban ah nakipah thu non gen lailai a".... "Uthang kei adia naalua eive hucia na kiniam koih luat ciah.. ka nute'n hausakna kipahpih mahle uh ken nang hon kipah pih jaw ding ka hi aw Uthang.. nang ana lungke kei peuhleteh nang adia hing a nang adia sih ahihleh jong ka tel jaw thamtham di Uthang..kon ngailua.."hon ci ngutngut bangjaw aw.. kuadang ka engtuan kei.. ka kihouna uh sawt sim a hidia, anu'n asapjiak in mangpha kikhak in ka hunsak phot uhi. Kanau te room ah lut in kava en velvel a, apuansilh lemlou te uh va bawl in kipaktak leh lungnuamtakin tawldam ding in laikhun dohtam tung a sambang ka jaalta hi.

Nitak lum panpan himahleng ka gimsim jiak ahi dia ka imu kha pah hi. Mang lamdangtak kana man mawk hi!.ka mang in, kanu kawl kense lak ah kesuk mai ding in a om a, va panpih dia kakisak lai in kanunglam ah Siamte in honsapna aw ka za hi. Ka nunghei a ka etleh moupuan kilawmtak toh Siamte lungkim louh mel tak in ana ding hi!.Kinunghei san a kanu va panpih mai dia kakisak lai in Siamte in hon phal hetkei mawk hi!..paulah paukhe theilou, tangtheilou jawmah haksa kasa mahmah mai hi. 'Thangboi, hon panpih ve bawi!'..ka nu'n hon chih cuh ka zak tawpna ahimai hi. Ka nu kawl ah akesuk vengveng hi.

Pawna lua kana kah ekek leh kap khe kha ka hidia, ka nau Lianpu in hon delh jawjen hi. Ka mang lamdang kasa petmah hi. Dak 5 ana gingta a, keile thoukhia in naute ann di ka huansak hi. Ka mangsiat luat jiak in ngaihtuahna aluahjou khopmai!..ann ka huan kang jawjen hi.. Phone hong ging a, damdawi inn lamte chuh ahi ngei dia, 'Thangboi hia?..himah ing ei..bang a?..damdawi innlam ah hongpai kin in.!'.chi in honkoih khum hi.. Kanau te le hilh selou in ka va paipah hi. Halh lua chi a ka taihsat kanu houpih theihlouh in ana om maimah hi.! Ka paneu kiang ah, 'pa, bang ci dan a?..makna e!.'chi a ka dotleh, "Thang, janitak a nanu hong buaisia a, CT scan ka hih uleh akhuak a sisan lut ahi ci uh ei, lungkham huailua"..Zan a, kipaktak a kikha khia ung a, tua hici maimah.!..damsuah nawnlou dia,..maban la???..ka ngaihtuah ngam kei.

Doctor in honsap dungzui in, a room ah kava lut hi. "tu aw, tu aw, Thangboi maw?"."himah ing e pu aw,"ci chauh in ka dawng leuhlauh hi. "nanu, condition kha critical mahmah, panlak didan om nawnlou phial ahita,  tu leh tu in gentheih atawm mahmah,!.."Amel etmai inle lungkia ahita chih a chiang mai hi.. "pu, hehpihtakin kanu hinna ding a hihpeuhleh abei zahzah poilou, ahinna hon humbit sak teitei mai ve mw pu...."hitham e thang, theihtawp kon suah di uh aw?".Kipahthu ka genkhit in ka pawt khia hi. Mel-et mai a dot ngamhuai honsa lou uh ahi dia, kuaman bangmah hon dongsau tuankei uhi. Naute phone in, ann leh van poimoh tuamtuam hontawi ding in ka hilh hi.

Lametna toh ni 3 bang ka etkol nung un leng houpih theih din ahalh kei!. Ni 4 ni hita, alupna kiim ah ka unau un ka tutpih ngiungeu mai uhi..Lamet phak hetlou in akhut hong tang a, "Thangboi..." hon chi siausiau a,..Lamdang sakna toh, kipahna toh, ka dawngjok khakei jawjen hi.."nu, bang a? na noplouhna om hia?..bang na ci?".Ka houpih pah zungzung hi. "Thang, na naute hoìhtakin nana kem ding aw,. keizaw hon lunghimawh kei un...na pa kiang ah kana tawldam ta ding aw..?"..Ka pautuh a, "nu, nang kei hon muangta maw? nu..nu ei, bangjiak a hiaikhawng na gen e?..hon paisan mahmah kei ve nu, kou bangsuak di ee... "pauzom theih na ding kam a awng nawnkei!. ka paukhe thei nawnkei, ka mittui hong luang zungzung ka nulseng kei, ka naute teng toh ka husa uh ngaihmahmah hi..."Thang, nanaute khentuam hetken aw.. nang khut ah lungkimtak a a om chiat uh ka......"Anak atawp a, khovel a hon it tu ding ka neih sunsun uh ka nu'n hon nuse ta!..

Vangtah na liantak kana tuak ta uh. Vangtah sawnsawn in ka nu'n hon omlouhsan jaw mah hi. Puakdan haksa tel maw..?.ka jalmang hileh khangthei bang lou nuam veng maw?..It in ngai mah leng lei a bawl, lei akik ding in ka nu ittak in hon mualkhup santa hi. Avuina pro. ka bawltei ua!.neihlouhman in tanau ka hau hetkei uhi!. himahleh it tu leh ngainatu kou toh teh in midangte hoihnate thupi kasa petmah hi. Lungkhamlua leh thawmhau tak a ka omlai in TUANGLAM TUNG AH HEISA KAI MEL IN MU INGH!.ka kipak petmah. Siamte mel kamuh in kipahna toh kingaihsiatna in ka dim a, ka mittui aluangtawp thei kei.

Amah ngeileng pawna lua ahingei dia, anguai in anguai petmah hi.. Sihna tungtang ah Sangpu te innkuan hong kilang hetkei ua, anuneu uh chuh hong hoh a, nuam kasa veve hi. Sivui zou, Siamte kiang kava juanpah hi. "Siam, nong hoh jenjen a kakipak lua, na hoihjel na u mw?".Ka chih leh "uthang, nangtel lou a nuamsa din non gingta himhim ahia?..nangsang mah in inu (kanu) omlouh ka pawna zaw thamtham di..omkhawm ta maileng hilou maw uthang?".

Thukipah huai lua abang na a, ka lungsim lam ahikei.. ka naute naupang chikchik, haksa lejong ken enkai in, kanu hon vaikhak bang in kep ka ut hi.. tua thamlou in, Sìamte gen jaw amahlungsim lel ahi, anu leh apa'n ka nu hon dampih lai a hon sit uh, tun bangjahta in hon sit di ua.. ngaihtuah ngamhuai kei..Hiai khawng kangaihtuah saulua ahi dia, Siamte in ka liang honsawi a honsap ka phawk guih hi. "Siam, na maban limci takmai na tuah ding ka ngaihtuah in kakipak petmah, sanggah kei toh tul din jaw, na tuun leh zua'n lungsit simthu lel ding hi, sanggah anglai non bel jong, genthei din ka ngaihlai ka phal lou e., pi leh pu te mabang patsa itna guitung jou lou ding i himaita maw Siam?..

Itlouh vang hilou sanggah..(genkhin manlou in)."ka tun leh zua'n lungsit jong,nangtoh laitawi ton ding lung in sitlou e, ka tuun lungtup hauta luun mang ahi jong lungkuai lou e, senlai lungdeih chi bang kon tel zanglawi bang ka thanpihsa, na vangngai in tul din non phalna hiam, uthang aw?".Hong ki diik dupdup mai hi. Ken jong itpen hici bang a kamuh in, kideek zou vual ka hinawnkei.. mitampi lak himahleh ka kawi sut tonton mai hi.! Kei ziak liauliau a midang pasal a neih di utlou ahihman in, anu leh pa leh contractor te inkuan adin, mitsiip huai pi ka suak hi. Kei ut thu hilehjaw adalsawm jaw hilou ing a maw??.

Khawsak haksat jiak a khokhang a pem maitheih louh ahihna ah ka naute 2 ka nuneu te'n a ompih ua, keitoh Kikim chauh inn ah ka om unleng khawsak haksatjiak ka sawkpha thouthou hi. Ka nuleh ka pa kana sit simsim na a, kana khial lawtel cihlouh ka dikna gen di ka thei kei, amau hon dampih lai bang hile uh, kipahthu mittui luangjen a gending bei lou ding in gingta ing..Ka sepna (ka pa sepna lui) ah lah semthei nawnlou, ajiak bel, Principal ding midang hong pai a, kei sepna pen kha midang sum in aleisak a keichu hehpihtu ka neihlouh jiakin ka sepna chaan ka hijel ta hi.

Jugali a kuan jel, damtheihna hatlouh toh kuantöh kuanlöuh ka thuah nilouh hi. Hici bang hun haksa ah panpihtu, ka haksat na share pih ding ka poimoh petmah!.midang lah ngaithei lou a, Siamte mah chi tentun ka hihman in ka kinepna van akhai abang hi..Siamte toh achang in kithujak jel mahleung ahi thei tan in ka manghilh sawm hi..Nitak khat, kou kanau toh lumjou ta, kong höng kisat ging bokbok a, kenle kava hon leh Sangpu te lawmta ana hi ua.. pautam lou in ka mai hon su guih ua, ka lungam sim ahi dia, ka dingjok thei kei.

Ka hehlaw sim a, hilehjong ka kideek teitei a, "lawmte, bang thu a?..bang jong uh e?..athu in genkhawm leng hilou mw?".Ka kampau ngaihsak a awm hetkei ua, innsung teng apheklek ua, atawptawp in omkei e chi in pawt din akisa uhi. "Thangpu, na dinmun ki-en inla, Siamte ana buaipihpih nawn keile teh nang adin ahoih zaw di"!.Ci in Sangpu apawt khia a, alawmte'n singkhuah toh bang toh kijui pawt uhi..Ka thawm ging uh ngaihsim a hi dia, vengsung mite'n hon delh kheukhou ua, khenkhat keisang a ana pawna jaw a awm ua, khenkhat taget lah hon iplah lua ana awm ua, himahleh kei haksatna leh gentheihna ka tuah atheisìam kei hial uhi. Dik mahleng genthei daikilkal a mi tuh akam humsak ahi gige.

Thu omdan theilou ka hih man in ka lung anuam hetkei mahmah ve!.ihmu theinawn lou phial ka hi dia, jingkal ka khangma jawjen hi.Thu awmdan ka theih thakthak chiang in Siamte toh Sangpu gawm dia inndongta te akisak lai ua Siamte ana taikhia hong jong ana hi leltak uhi...lung himawh huai kasa thak petmah hi..Zingkal nna teng sem mengmeng in siamte zong bawl a, a thunung theih ka ut jiak in alawmnu kiang phak ding ka thupuk ta hi.

Zingkal ann nezou, kisilsiang jou ka kisak lai in ka phone hong ging a,..Number thak ahihtoh pikup lou in ka silent sak nilouh hi. Hong ging nilouh a hihman in thupoi mohlua hikhaleh chi a ka pikup leh, "Thang, Siamte omna na theih khak leh hon imm hetken aw..ni 2 bang mulou ka hihtaak utoh, ka lungkham petmah ua, panpih thei dia nong om inchu kakipak law di". Siamte nu ana himai mah a!.Kenleng theihtawp suah ding ka hihdan leh ka awlmoh pih dan ka gen nung in ka kihou tawp ta uhi. Lungkham tawpkhawk in jaw i simmoh pen te le kimuang mai ahi cih ka thei khe guih a, ka ngaihtuah kik chiang in ka kipak gusim mahmah hi. Kei adia Siamte muhna lampi khat kihong ahi peuhmah hi.

Lungsim thoveng tak leh awlmohna kithuah in kalungsim a nuamthei taktak kei.. Kisa fel khinta, ka gate uh paipel panpan chih ding khawng in Siamte lawmnu Lunching in letter khat hon pia a,"uthang Siamte in janhal a hon piaksak in chi a, ka buailua a tua hon pethei pan ka hi".."aw, kipah huai e Lun,"ci in bang dang gensau lou in ka kikhen pah mai uhi. Inn va lut kik zawjen in Kilawptak in leh lametna lianpi toh letter ka hong a...

Damsung adia ka itpen uthang.. Awle uthang amasa in itna lianpen toh chibaì aw.. Uthang, ka dinmun na theihsa, ikal thu na theihsa, i gentheihnate thuakzou vual ka hihnawnlouh man in thutanna kana la mai hi. Hon mohsa ken aw uthang??Uthang, vaimang siamsil thelnah toh nasiang simthu ka leel na sim hun in na itpen keima'n laukha toh thangvan ah haibang hon ngak ta ding ka hi chih lung in ana haihken maw uthang!.

Uthang, leitung deihkim louhna khawvel ah nangtoh nunnuam heidia ka lungtup ka mualsuah louh jong thangvan ah, gibang khenna omlou dia, nangtoh nunnuam alengkhawm ding ka heina thangvan dawngkot pan hon gal dotdot veng uthang aw.. na selung juangsak lou aw, ngaih omlai vei kha bang pham din ka phallou e.. simlei guabang na hìnsung in na vangngai a khapham dong a lungtup singbang gilsak keimah hon ngilh ngeiken aw uthang,. na vangngai man gentheihna ka thuak sawlbang baan dingkal haibang ngak in na heina gamtatna pan kasiang nong jot dingkal ngak in ka laukha in nasiang hong lengleng mai ning maw uthang.. lungkelou inaute hon enkol inla kei jiak a gentheihna na thuak teng manghlh ta in aw.

Uthang ka kam in gengen kei mahleng nang adia hinna phalngam a ka itna kon latkhiak in theihsiam na hon pe leh ka chi lua..Gen nop tam mahleh ka kiang non pai chia'n gen mai ni maw?..ka nute'n ka luang ajong ngei ding ua, uthang, ana hilh mai in aw, iki muhmasak na penpen mun, mawngpi bul ah ka luang ana la mai uheh aw.. Uthang, ka luangtung ah mittui ana nul ken aw?..kipaktak a na hinkhua na jat ka utpen ahi gige.. mangpha.. uthang, kon ngailua..uthang. Lai at@-nang adia sihtan dong a pang, na nanau@ Siamte.. Ka pawna petmah..ka lungam toh ka taksa a chau guih in ka thei a, himahleh ka itpen last wishes chu picinsak ka utjiak in Siamte nute kiang kava pha hi. Amau leng beidong gawp petmah ahi di ua, mi ana tampetmah uhi, Siamte nu'n hon muh in maitai tak in hon houpih saisai mahleh alungsim bel kisiamtan louhna leh lungkham na nei ahi cih amel et in akilang mai hi.

Vaikhak a ka om pen hilh ding in ka samkhe tuam a, haksapi a kisa thakthak zawjen in ka genkhe thei khong hi. Ka genkhit in letter ka pia hi. Siamte nu hong kap zoihzoih a, kahtam lou in ka tung a atatsiat dan akisik dan genkawm in a kap dadalh hi.. Agen mahbang in vengsak lam a mawngpi bul ah ana lum ningniang in ana daang kiuhkeuh hi..Puakdan haksa petmah mai.. ka khovel, ka hatna leh ka neihsunsun ka itpen Siamte in hon sihsan jaw ka kap huphup a ka hihtheih sunsun ahi.. ka itpen in thangvan hon kaisan jong itna tullou in ka itna in amah ajui lailai hi. Ka damlouh loh jawjen a, anu leh pate' lem gelsiam jiak in Siamte lim toh thilpiak khat hon pe tei ua, ka kipak veve.. Huci'n puakdan siam kizil in kipaktak in maban ah Siamte muhding galdot jel in ka hinkhua kong zangtou ta hi!

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