A HUL NGEILOU ITNA LUANKHI

By~Alex Guite

Khollou hial a vuah a zukna karkhat a valta. Shillong weather a ding in chu a ngeina leh thil lamdang lua ahi tuankei. Kei le votsa tak a,ka puannuai a ka lup thinthen lai in message khat a hong lut a,Muani a ding a ka gintak manin kintak a ka etleh,hon kimuhpih nuam thu hon gelh ka mu a, kei le tomkha kingaihtuah in,tuni chu a thilteng a beina bawlmai ding leh itluat ziak a amah hinkhua ka suksiat khak ding lau in, hiai thute gel kawmkawm in amah ngak di'n Nongthymai taxi point ka zuanta hi.

Polo apat hiai tantan gam a kei mu dia a hong ka gelchiang in ka lungsung a khoih kha mahmah a ka hehpih mahmah mai hi. Vainiliap(umbrella) khu in a khelam teng akawt a,votsa a kising mai in kei mu di'n ana om a, va kawilum a kipaktak a nui selsal a om ding ka ngaihtuah chian ka lungsung ah thanopna himhim a om kei maimah. Waiting shed sung ah ding in , ken le a kiang ka zuan ta a," khoksiat tak a genthei tak a na hong pai maw "? Ka cih leh "uLian ka hon ngai e"chi in awl tak in hon gen hi. "Eite gel kimutuah thei i hih nawn louhpi; hong o na omna lam ah ka hong kha d" chi a aban a len a ka kaih phei sawm leh a dah mel hong kilang in, ken zong a vainiliap la in ka kaihpalh sak a "pai aw le"ka cihleh ka khut apat a vainiliap la in a khup a, vuahlak ah a ding mai hi.. Ken le nuamsa lou in " Muan "chikawm in a niliap ka laksuh a aliang a kawi kawm in "pai khe phothot ni "ka cihleh hon zui pah vanglak a " uLian ..zingkar ann le ne nailou ka hi. Ann hotel khat bek ah lut ni o" a hon chi a, kei lah ka lungsim a gilkial, kipah ,l ungtai bangmah omlou ahihman in ka kining tha peuh suak in "hilou e Muan....innlam zuan mai ni" ka cihleh aman le "ahihleh,taxi point zuanta ni. Huai apat city bus ngak in,innlam zuan mai ni"chi in kisuanglah chitak in hon chi hi. Bus ka na ngakngak uleh mi atam thei mahmah mai a,kou tegel lah kihoulou in,lungsim sung a thil puak liantak nei bang in ka ding ua, tomkhat zoh in a mit hah nemtak leh kinepna banghiam nei kawmtak in ka mai hoihtak in hon en a, hun sawt tak anuam ahaksa thuak a ana kithuah den ka hihman un bang lunggel Ka theithei ngal hi.

Hiaitan gamgam a kei mu dia h0ng pai a, ken inn neukhat a zong pilut lou a,inn lam a ka sawlkik mai chu ka gel leh a puaknat d dan ka thei ngal hi.Vuah ahah zuk ziak in,a kawt mahmah a,votsa in, akhut akhe a ling a, zumna leh kisuan lahnate nuaisiah a kawillum mai ding lunggel ka neih hang in ka hihtheita kei hi. Ka inn uah pilut a giak mai in, vuah ahah zuk tel mai, a inn a kilehkik nawnlou ding in" cih ding chauh ka tha anuam Hi. Himahleh ,khonunga thil hong suak dingte ka gelciang in thil hitheilou ahihman in.."hong o"!! Taxi point baan pen va en ni"ci in Dhankheti taxi point lam ka hon zotpihta hi..

Alehlam ah, kum 2 paisa in, ken BA first year ka sim kum in, hostel khat ah Muani te toh ka na omkhawm kha uhi. Numei pasal omkhawmna mun ahihhang in,ka kingaina thei mahmah ua. Numei mi 12 lak ah mi 4 ei singtangmi nungak ahi uhi.Hucia hostel khat a omkhwm asun azan a omkhawm,kithuahkhawm den ka hihziak un Muani toh ka hong kingai kha ua, ka na ki it, kingaihna uh ana sang mahmah cih lel ding hi. Amah kei sang a naupang zaw ahihman in " ULIAN"ci in hn sam a. Ken le deihthohtak in"MUAN..MUANI" chi'n ka sam a, kei ading in ka it masak pen chauh hilou in, ka "ITPEN" le a hong hita hi.

College tuamchiat a kai himahle ung,niteng in kei mah kaina St.EDMUND'S COLLEGE ah kei hon na ngak zel in, college cafe mun ah coffee khawng dawnkhwm in kum 2 ka hong kingaih sung un kiduat tak leh ki it tak in ka hinkhua uh ka na zangtou uhi.Hucia hun tuibang hong luangtou in, ken 3rd year ka zir ding kum in, ka itpen MUANI pa Mizoram apat Shillong a transfer in a hong pai hi.Huaitoh kiton in a innkuante toh omkhawm ding ahihtak ziak in, kei le hostel a om thadah in innluah in ka hong omta hi. Ahi a , muntuam a om himahle ung hun lem ka neihphot un ka kimutuah zel ua" bangteng hong tung zong leh itna khaugui tatsak maimai thei nawnlou ding in kimuanna ka neita ua. Kimuhtuah ahaksat hun inle phone bek a kihou lou in ka om theita kei uhi.

Huci in taxi in Dhankheti point lam ka hon zuansuk ua. Nidang hun dang a ka pawtkhop lai ..utoh a kibang kei mahmah mai.Muani ka nung a seat ah atu a ka hong tai zel uh,a lunggel ding dante ka gel leh, amah thuakna lehnih in ka thuak a naa zaw . Huci'n St.Edmund's college mai ka hong tun un, ka hong kumkhia ua,college mai lam ka hon zuan ngal uhi. Lunglen na in ka pumdim a, amah le kisuanglah leh hehpih huai mel tak in "ULIAN ..Hehpihtak in cafe ah va lut ni o, huaizoh cia zaw bangmah kon ngen nawnkei d. Innlam ah ka pai mawng2 ta d' hon ci a; ka lungsim a sukha mahmah mai hi. Ahi alah ,ka lungkhamna mel kilangsak lou in , cafe lamzuan in ka paiphei ua, cafe kiang a tutna dia kibawl ah ka hong tu ta uhi. MUANI le coffee kizuakna lam zuan lou in,cafe kiang a singphung liantak lam zuan in lungkham leh lungleeng tak in a va ding hi..

Nidang a lungkhamna leh kisuk hehna bangmah omlou a ka vak khop lai ua huai sing phung a" I l0vE u Muani, i'll never let u go" chih ka pen a ka gelh ava zongzong leh mulou ahi ding a hong kinung leh in " ULIAN ka mu nawnkei" chi in mittui pawt dek hial a hon gen leh kei zong ka nehnou tha hong suak dektak a. Himahleh ka kidek zou hamham hi. Ka nak hong bing in ,nidang apat ka theihkhak lou natna thuaklelh khat in hon bawm in ka thei a, kei le kipasal sak in"MUAN tu'n chu i pai theita d maw leh ? " ka cihleh Muani le loupa lak ah hong tusuk in , pai ut nawnlou in hong om hi..

Huchi a, a anglai pawm a,a mittui a biang a luangsukte nulsak ding ka ut mahmah hang in keile ka lunggel khel kik tuanlou in ka dinna ah ka ding den hi.

Hucia hun tomkhat paulou a ka om nung un,Muani inle a mittui nul in,ka ki itna khaugui uh zopnawn na di hun om lai inteh cih kinem in " ULIAN..ka luankhi luangkhe teng in le hun paisa a na hon itna sam zoulou hita maw "? ? hichi mai a om ding in zaw ka ngaihtuah thei mahmah kei.Bangthu hong tung hita maw , tua nawn nawlkhin sawm mai ? Hong dawng o..chi a, hon naih phei in, ka maitak a a hong tu suk in a hong kap mai hi...!! Hiai hun laitak a zaw ..athuak hak ngeimai.. Ka mit a mittui a pawt louh hang in ka lungsim a kapkhe zoihzoih hi..!!!

"ULIAN a chang leh na lungtun louhna , na lungsim lou lam ka bawl khak ni atam maithei. Himahleh huaite tengteng itna ziakin hon ngaidam inla, i ki itna hinkhua thak zang kik thei nawnlou d maw..?? chi in ka khekor a hon len in,ken lah it mahmah zong leng, ka mit a mittui banah ka lungsung a om itna chu sel mang sawm teitei in, bangmah genlou in ka lu pei in,ka nungngat ta. Huchia ka omdan amuh tak in, kinepna tengteng mang hita inteh chi in ka it tak MUANI zong hong dingtou mai hi.

Adik dik a gen in kum 2 paisa in , ka omdan , ka taksa nuamlou leh akhen ciang a lung-am thabei banah ka gilna in hon pha mun mahmah a. Kei le ka lungsim nuamlou in doctor ka va ki-etsak leh investigation tuamtuam hon bawl nung un "Blood cancer" natna vei ka hihlam hon hilh ua, ki etkol a damthei mahmah ahi" chi in hon hehnem ua doctor te'n damdoi chituam tuam nek d hon piakte uh hoihtak a kon nek in, damdeuh bang in ka kithei a, kei le doctor kiang phalou in ka natnate mangngilh sawm in hun bang tan hiam ka hong om hi. Huchia om in hunsawt painailou in doctor check-up sak din ka vahoh nawn a,ka hong ki-etsak leh leitung a ka lungkham,thawmhau nipen hong hi maimahhi. Ka natna cancer piching kuan veipa chu ka na hita...!!!. Ka hinkhua a vualnop lai hun ding tak a chihkhawng ngaihtuah in, ka itpen ka kinepna MUANI taisan a sih ding chih ka ngaihtuah ciang naa ka sa mahmah . Ka lungtang temsau a sut sang inle thuak hak ka sa zaw.. A chang leh kei le kei ka hinkhua kilak mai ding peuh ka ut tuntun.. Ahihhang in kei sihni a Muani thuak ding natna ka gelciang inlah ka ngai ngam kei ngal hi..!!

Kua mah kiang alah ka natna ka hilh ngam kei a. Khovel a ka itpen leh ka hehpihpen MUANI in a theih khak ding ka dah mahmah mai hi. Lungsim leh taksa naupang chik lah ahilai ngal si a,a khang dawng hinkhua hoihtak kei ziak a a hon suksiat a bangmahlou hong suah khak ding ka lau mahmah a, a guk a awltak a hepkhiak mai kon sawmta hi..!!.! 

Hun sawt nei nawnlou ka hihlam ka thei a. Ka natna hong serious deuhdeuh dia, natna hikte'n ka taksa hon thaneh deuhdeuh ding ua,ka samte khawng hong pulh dia, MUANI in hon theih d khawng ka gelciang in ,tua amah toh ka kigamlat d ka tup pen hih hoih mah in ka kingaihtuah zel hi..

Hucia ka omna mun uh nawsia in,taxi point ka tungta ua,a tuan na d taxi ka sap hong tai phei ka mu ta a, kei zong mittui pawt dekdek in "Bawi..damtak in aw...!! Damtak in hoihtak in na hinkhua hon zang inla ...!! Aban genzom thei nawnlou in ka gawl hong bing a, ka aw bang hong liing pian sim maimah a.. aman le bangmah genlou in ,a lu su ngau in,vuahlak ah a hong ding khia hi.Taxi a hong tuntun akong ka honsak a,..ka itpen toh leitung hinkhua ading a hon khenta ding ah kong chu ka khaksakta hi...!! Daitak in taxi le a tai kheta hi..!

Hun tomkhat ka hinkhua a ka it masak pen leh ka itpennu ka hinkhua apat a apai mangchu ka en a.....hiai hun chiah a zaw kipasal sak zou mahmah lou in ka biang a hong luangkhia ka mittui nul kawm in.. .ka lungkimna, ka itpen nawlkhin teitei sawm nu..chuh kidekzou talou in, taxi nung ka leh delh kha ta hi. Ka khut zaak in ka aw neihsun in.."bawi..Muani hon itlua, hon ngailua kei ve...Bangdia nawn paisan e, Muan"..chi in lampilai ah vuahzu lak ah ka tusuk a malbang ka kou kik . Himahleh, taxi lah lamkawi laitak aphata a, ka mittui hong phul khia in,vuahtui toh kihel in ka lungsung a dap khe mai hi..

MUANI in lah hon paisanta, sulkik lah hon lel nawn kei d.. Hiaini apat phone zong hon bawl kha kei a, messege le ka mu nawnkei hi..Hiaini ah zaw.. ka mittui luang teng a mukha kei , vuahtui in a ataimang chu ahita.. aw ..ka itpen Muani ..ka deihpen nuamtak a hinkhua na man ding ka hon deihsak petmah..Kei zaw lungtup mualsuah zoulou ka hita mai. Kulsin ka tan zong nang beek in nuamtak in na hinkhua hon zang in aw Muan..Mite gen pialgal ah dawnbang kituak nawn ni. Tua ah gibang khen na om nawnlou ding maw.. baw...ka na paita e..

Hiaiteng a simzoh a MUANI in a ban d a zonzawn hang in a mu nawnta kei hi..A itpen a ULIAN in a sihkuan a diary a gelh Muani in a simzoh in kidekzoh vualloh LUANKHI in a mai a kawtsuak sakta mai a.. 

A itpen a uLian in a khut mahmah a ana gelh a diary a angpawm in hong kapkhe zoihzoih mai hi.."k0n it lua uLian. Hucitel a gentheihna nana thuak bangziak a hon hilhlou a nang chauh in na thuak tel e ?? uLlian ki awi na mahmah chia maw !! Na ki awilua uLian..KA LUANKHI HUL NGEILOU DING HI, A HUL NGEILOU DING ITNA LUANKHI maw ka tantawk ..na kiang ah hon pisam ve kei le .. Nang tel lou a khovel bang ka chi zat nawn di chi e uLian, chi in kaptawp thei mawh hial in MUANI tuh a omta hi.. 

Author's note : Hiai tangthu phuahtawm ahi. Min kibang hiam om khak leh tup mawng ahi kei

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