RO-KEBAIA - 12

Vanghmun khua chu an va lut a, mipa naupangho chuan an motor hnunga bei tumin an rawn um ham ham thin a, Zema chu dak chhuakin motor kawngkhar chu a han beng dawt dawt thin a, a nuam tih zawng tak a ni. Thlen in tur an han dap a, hmun khata thlen khawm vek mai chu hautak deuh dawna an hriat avangin Zema leh Thanzika chu Zema laichin hnaite inah an lut a. Rokebaia erawh chu a pa thianpa Pu Zaliana te inah a innghat ve thung a. Pu Zaliana leipui kal hawin an kawta motor lo inhung ruau mai a han hmuh chuan a lawm hle a, arpui tui lai a talh hial a ni. Rokebaia chu a inti bengvar a, Pu Zaliana nupui chu ar a han puahpui sawk sawk hnu chuan a thlen in tleirawl tui chawi chu zuiin tui tin hnih leh tuikawhna chu a lek chhuak ve vat a. Tleirawli chu Lalthlamuani a ni a, Muantei tia a chhungten an kohna ang chuan Roa chuan a ko ve mai a. Tuikhur kawngah chuan Rokebaia ruala kal chu a duh mang der lo a, a tlan deuh zau zau reng a, a zak ve pawh a ni mah na. Tuikhur an zu thlen chuan Thanzika leh Zema chu an lo inleih phur phur tawh a, a tuikhur tak sir deuhah chuan nula pakhat hian tin a lo tlar dal a, a khur sira tui tling fim kiau mai chu a lo thal mek a, Thanzika chuan a mit siai zoh zoh chuan Roa chu a lo kawhhmuh a, mi dang pawh an awm ve neuh neuh bawk. Roa thiante chu an lo che rang khawp mai. An ranngo zawn ber chu tui an lo chawipui hman der tawh a lo ni. Chu nula chu Siangpari a ni a, ‘Parte’ tiin an ko. Zema te intleuh zo leh a tui thal zo chu an innang tawk vel chiah a, Zema chuan a tin chu a han chawi a, an inchhawm haw ta a. Partei chu nula ngo lam, vun nalh angreng tak a ni, a rit la hmel chu hmuhnawm tak chu ni bik lem lo mah se Zema chu a phur turh turh ngei mai, a ka pawh zen ila min seh lo ang an tih ang kha a ni e, a haw chho chu a khi vur vur mai a ni. 

Zanah chuan Siangpari chu an va rim ta ngei a, an in kawtah chuan motor an han hung khu rum rum mai a. Zema meuh pawh Rokebaia thlazar hnuaiah chuan confi takin a pen lut thauh thauh mai a ni. Thuk kilin an thu bial a, Partei nu leh pate pawh chuan chutia khual lam sau inleng han neih takah chuan a awm tawka mawi chu thu vein chi leh kuangte an han inzawt fiah a, chhungkaw pangngai tak an ni e. Zema pawh a thianten an vau lawk nasa a, tawng dan tawk a thiam hle mai, a duh ang tawka a titi ve chiam mai chuan an hlawhchham mai ang tih an hlau a ni. Zanah chuan nula chu an ruk haw nghal theih chuan zan tlan haw rum rum pawh an hnial lo a. Mahse, tan tak te hian a tang ve si a, a tuk Chawlhni inkhawm ban lamah tha thara bei leh turin an inpuahchah a, an tinsan ta rih a. Rokebaia chuan an thlen in a han thlen chuan chhuatah chuan a mutna tur an lo phah diam tawh a. Muantei mutna lai awm vel te chu a rin thil thuin a han melh duk duk ringawt a. Chawlhni a lo ni a, zing chawei lai chuan Pu Zaliana chuan, “Roa, Aizawlah i inbengbel nghet viau tawh niin an sawi a. Saw, i pa lah chu in tha deuh mai i han saksak thei a ni a, Muantei hian puanthui zir a chak ve nasa mai si a, lehkha lam hi a chak lo a, kum khat emaw te chu lo awmpui thei la kan va ti e aw, i farnu, i nau tak tak angin i lo en tlat bawk ang a,” tih pah chuan a engti tha lai tak te chu a han suahsak a. Roa pawh chuan a han ngaihtuah vang vang hnu chuan Hmingliani a hna lamah kar tluanin a awm thin si a, ani workshop lamah leh in sakna lamah a buai nileng zak zak reng a, in lo nghak a, ei rawng lo bawl tur chu mamawh hlein a inhria a, chu ai mah chuan chu tleirawl zakzum cheih cheih te reuh chu a hnute khawih lensak a chakawm reuh hi a ti ta tlat mai a ni. “A ni khawp asin, khawpuia awm na na na hi chu changkanna a ni a, puanthui thiamte hi eizawnna a tling a ni, in nghak tur, ei rawngbawl tur leh thawmhnaw suk ilo vel min tihsak tur hi chu ka duh reng tho mai,” a ti ta a ni. 

Inkhawm ban lamah chuan Partei chu an han ngaihven leh a. Tlai lam deuhah chuan khaw daia YMA park-a leng ho tur chuan an insawm tlu thei ta a, a thiannu Thangpuii nen an ni dawn a ni. Tichuan, Roa chuan Pu Zaliana hnenah chuan Muantei chu lo insiam sa vek sela, an tlai haw thut pawh a ngaih hmel a, tiin a hrilh lawk a. Muantei pawh chuan hreh em em hmel a pu lem lo a, thuawih tak chuan a insiam ve mial mial a. YMA park-ah chuan Zema te chu an thlah fal ta a, a hlauh tur khawpin la tih chuk chuk rih lo tur a nia, tia an hrilh lawk thlap avang chuan Zema pawh chuan tih dan tawk a thiam hle mai. A kuah vung vung a, hawi zuk zuk pah chuan a han fawp zoh thin a, Partei pawh chuan a duh ve ngei dawnin an hria a, an lawm hle. 

Thangpuii chu Thanzika chuan a lo risk hman deuh titih pek a. Thangpuii hi nula itawm pawh a ni lo a, nu te lam deuh, ke kual ve ting teng a ni mai a, a hmelte phei chu ngaihdam harsa chi tak a ni, a zung ve tar tar thei ang chu maw tih ang vel chauh a ni a. Thanzika hian engti tiha han risk teh ngawt nge maw a nih reng reng ni, kang thelh nan chuan tui nu pawh a hnial lem lo a nih ber hi maw! A chak zualpui hrikthlak a tum pek a niang chu. Kawng lehlamah chuan chutiang nula chhe ve tak chu an luck loh a leiah risk fuh hi an awl phian thung lawi a, tisa chakna nei ve miau hek le! Chawlhna tura an sak inte phen lungpui bulah chuan a hruai hrang a, Zika chuan a fawh hma hmain a hnute chu khawihsak a han tum ngawt a, Thangpuii chuan a lo duh ikhaw lo mai, Thanzika kut chu a sik ta hlawk hlawk mai a, a kut tin a hriam angreng si a, Thanzika kutbawr chu a pilh pheng phung ta mai a, chhei, a che fuh dawn lo tawp mai. Zika’n han fawh a han tum lah chuan a hmai chu a lo nem sawn sawk sawk mai a, Zika chu a beidawng ta hle mai. A rilru chuan ‘a hmelchhiat chhiat nen’ a ti rilru ta a, hlawhchhamin a kalsawn ta a ni. Rokebaia lah chuan a lo nuih sung a. Tichuan, Roa chuan Thangpuii chu hrilhruin a va thlah leh te te a, Muantei chu a rawn phur phei nghal bawk a. Siangpari chu motor-ah chuan an nawr lut a, tang nasa teh mah se tlangval pathumin an han nawr rawn takah chuan a tang reng thei ta lo a, Muantei kiangah chuan an nawr lut a, kawngkhar bulah chuan leng leh leng loin Zema chu a rawn inhnawh a, Thanzika erawh motor hnung lamah a lawn a. Tichuan, Vanghmun nula Siangpari chu tharum thawh meuhin an phur haw ta vung vung mai a nih chu. 

Khua chu thimah luh thaa an hriat avangin an hmanhmawh lem lo. Chuvang chuan Tualpui khawdaia Pu Thlira fu huan thlamah chuan an han chawl leh te te a. Buhfai a lo awm nual avang chuan chaw chhum mai an rawt ta pek a. Remchang hmasaah Zema’n an buhfai chu a lo va rul leh mai dawn a ni. Tichuan, hmanhmawh takin chaw chu an han chhuang a, maian an sik a, an han bai bawrh bawrh a, thlam bula sawhthing mo thar leh hmarcha hring nen tui ti takin an ei ta teuh mai a ni. Partei chu a tawng tha duh mang lo a, an tleirawl Muantei lah zakzum bawk nen, a kimki chaih chaih reng mai si a. Zema nupui ruk lawmna chawhlui chu inbe tuitam mang lo chuan an kil ho ta a ni. Zan dar riatah khua chu an lut a, Rokebaia te in hnuai chu tu man an la luah lo a, a bang pin fel tawh a ni bawk a. Mutbu te an lak thlak nawk nawk hnu chuan nupa tuak tharte chu honeymoon hmang tur chuan an kalhkhum ta a. Muantei pawh chu Roa nu leh pa chuan an thianpa Zaliana fanu, Aizawla awm tur a ni tih an han hriat hnu chuan a mutna tur te an siamsak a, a mu ve ta than a. Rokebaia erawh a muhil hleithei tlat lo mai. An in chhuat chu tun hma anga a kar awng lai tihphuina thing them han khawha inbihthlak ngawt theih a ni tawh si lo. A sihdet la chhuakin pawnah chuan a va chhuak a, in hnuai lamah chuan a chhuk thla ta nge nge a. Inbihthlak hi chu a u Nuzawni tihhmuh hi a ni ve chiang a ni. Chhak lam bang atang te chuan an thawm chu a han ngaithla duk duk phawt a. ‘Khawi teh, ka duh lo a nia aw, naktukah ka haw leh dawn a nia,’ tih rite chu a hre ang nawk nawk a, thianpa Zema chu a ngaihtuah angreng hle. Chhak lam bang pinna chu rangva hlui mai a nih avangin hmun khatah chuan rangva kilhna hnu, an thiah zawnga an tihthler belh hi a hmu fuh ta a. Zema te mutna chu a lang chiang angreng a, laltin eng hnuaiah chuan Zema chuan a nupui thar tur chu tih ngei tumin tan a lo la sauh sauh a. Partei chu a inveng nasa mai a, an kut chu a inbuan laih laih reng mai. 

Zema chuan Partei chu a han bawh a, a kut lehlam chu delh betin a lehlam chu a chelh behsak a. A awmah zen lutin a hnute chu a han khawihsak nuap nuap a, Partei chu a tal laih laih reng bawk a. Siangpari te hi Burma lam atanga rawn chhuk an ni a, hmeltha lem lo mah se a tituai a nalh hle a, a no surh mai a, nula itawm tak chu a ni ve tlat a ni. Zema’n a nakbawr a hlim chho a, hnute lang veka a kawr a han hlim chhoh hnu phei chuan a taksa chu a var puak mai si a, a hnutebu lah chu a tha leih lawih si, Zema chu a phur hle. Zema chuan a hnute chu a han fawhsak hlup hlup a, Partei chu che laih laih reng mah se chutia tlangval thankin zet tawhin a hnute a han fawh tak hliam hliamah chuan awmzia a nei tan a ni chek ang chu, a tal zualpui pawh a zia ta deuh. Chutia hmuhnawm ti taka a thlir reng lai chuan a bulah chuan rawn ri phei deuh sut sut thawm a hria a, sihdet chuan a lo chhun vat a, Thanzika chu lo niin. Ani pawh an thianpa Zema honeymoon hman dan chu hriatpui chakin a lo mu thei bik lo chu a lo ni, bihthlakna tur awng chu a va hmu ve ta thuai a.  Zema chuan an thawm chu a hre deuh ni chuan a lang a, a rawn hawi chhuak tang leh deuh hru hru thin a, tih ngaihna dang vak awm chuang hek lo, a hna ngaiah chuan a bur zui leh a. Tunah chuan hnuai lam a hlim chho ta, a var puak mai a, mahse Partei chuan a kut a awl veleh a pawnfen chu a pawt thla leh thin. Thanzika ui lutuk chu a chek leh hlak thin a. Roa chuan a va piai leh hlawk thin bawk a. Zema hmalak dan a fuh ta tlat. A pawnfen chu a hlim zawng ni loin a kawng atang chuan a pawt thla ta a. Partei chu a han tal laih laih nain Zema chuan a chelh bet fuh tlat. A kut lehlam bakah a ke a hmang thei a, chuvang chuan Zema chuan Partei pawnfen leh underpant chu a tlawh thlaksak thei ta a ni. Thanzika te thian dun chu an lo thaw huai a, an phur tawh hle mai. An insiam tha sauh sauh a, Partei lah chuan a kheh var puak mai si a. Partei chu a tal kual vel zawng chuan a sazu hmul dum hlap pawh a hmuh theih zauh zauh a. Zema chuan a mal var puak mai chu a zut kual nasa mai a, a hnute lah a fawhsak chhen bawk nen. Amah chuan a kawr a phelh sa tung a, Partei delh bet run chung chuan a kekawr chu a han phelh a, a zang pawh a pir kawh tha khawp mai. Chutah Partei bawp chip chaih mai chu a khup chuan a han tawn kau a, tlema a kau deuh veleh chuan a kapkarah chuan a tlazep thuai a, Partei khup rawn tawm thut chuan a phira te unau chu a rawn tauhsak ni ngei tur a ni Zema chu a ‘awi ah’ thawt mai. Rokebaia nuihza insum hleithei lo chu a khur dut dut a. Zema chu a han insangmar deuh a, a zang fuk chu a reh daih mai ang tih a thiante chuan an hlauhpui khawp mai. Mahse, ani zawng pa sehhel tak kha a ni ve a, a tilmu chu a han nuai nawk nawk hnu chuan ngai a awh leh ta thuai a ni ang chu a zang pawh a rawn pir kawh leh vauh mai a ni. Tichuan, a hma aia fimkhur deuh zawk chuan Partei kapkara invaw zep tur chuan a han bei leh ta a. A hlawhtling ta, Thanzika pawh a lo thaw huai a. Tichuan, engtin tin emaw ni Zema chuan a kap bawr chu a zu dap ruk ruk thin a, Partei sazu chu khawihsak a tum te pawh a ni mah na. Partei lah chuan a mawng chu a che sawn sek bawk nen, rei ngial a beih hnu chuan a thun lut ta a ni chek ang chu, a han dep tan a. A dep dawn chauh emaw tih laiin a zu thun tha leh thin. Chuti reng renga rei ngial an innawr hnu chuan Zema chuan a kut khing hnih chu a dah chhuak ta a, a mawng pawh a su ta zoh zoh mai. Partei pawh chuan a mal var huih mai chu a kar zau ta sawt sawt mai le. Partei dar veilama rawn thle chhuak ngut pah chuan Zema chuan a dep ta zut zut mai a ni. A thiante chuan hmuhnawm an ti ngei mai. Rei lo teah chuan Zema chu a dir ut ut a, khum chik thawt thawt khawpa a han dep hnu chuan a bawk zawi ta hnuang mai a. Rokebaia te thian dun pawh chu thawm dim takin an kalsawn ta a ni. 

Tichuan, a tukah chuan zing karah Thanzika chuan Zema nupui ruk thu chu a nu a zu hrilh vat a. Rokebaia te in hnuaiah chuan awm rih turin an ti ta a. Tukthuan ei kham chuan Roa te chuan Zawlkhawpui lam an pan leh ta a. Sawhthing hralh tur nufa za an phur thla pah bawk a, zanriah ei hun velah tluang takin an thleng thla ta a ni. Roa chuan Lalthlamuani, Muantei chu a awmna room tur te kawhhmuhin in chhung chet dan tur te chu a han hrilh thuak thuak a, inthlahrung takin a kimki chaih chaih reng mai a, tawng pawh a tawng tha ngam meuh lo chu a ni e. Ni hnih hnu velah chuan Roa chuan puanthui zirna tur chu a hmuhsak ta a. Muantei pawh chu phur takin a kal ve tan ta a ni. Zirtawpniah Hmingliani a rawn haw a, a u awmpuitu tur zawn a lo rilruk reng lai a ni a, chutia Muantei a han awm thei tur chu a lawm angreng hle a. Inrinniah chuan a bazar-pui a. Second hand thawmhnaw eng emaw zat an rawn thing haw a, zanah chuan Muantei chuan a han ha chhin vel a, a inhmeh hlawm hle lehnghal a, Hmingliani chungah chuan a lawm hle a ni.  

Thla khat dawn a awm hnu chuan Muantei chuan khawpui zeizia a han man chho a, a kimki zual pawh a reh ta deuh. Chutih rual erawh chuan Roa chu a zahin a hlau thiam hle mai a, Roa pawh chuan a duat thiam vei roh phian mai. A tituai a rawn nalh chho a, Aizawl hi chu a boruak hi a lo tha a niang, thang lai hian an ngeih riau zel a. Thingtlang anga hna rim thawh tur awm hek lo, ni sa tuar tawh ngai bawk si lo chu a vun te chu a eng sawt sawt mai a ni. Roa chuan a hisap mual mual ta fo mai. A inbual zo, towel biha a rawn chhuak lai te chu hmuhnawm ti tak hian a thlir doh doh mai thin a, a pian te chu a lo fuh viau mai hian a hria a, tuk zana inchenchilh ta chu a hmel pawh chu a hmu tha viau mai a ni. Amaherawhchu, Muantei chuan u ang tak taka a en avang chuan han risk ngawt chu a hreh ve a. Thawmhnaw te, shampoo te, underwear lam te a leisak chho ta a. Zan lamah a inbual zawha a inhnawih turin body lotion a lei bawk a, chu erawh chu ‘keiman ka hnawih thin ang che’ a ti ta tlat mai a ni. Zan tin mai chuan Muantei inbual zawh apiang chuan a la inhak fel hmain Roa chu a lotion bur nen chuan Muantei room-ah chuan a lut ta thin a. A chawn mam zan mai atanga a mal var nal hen mai thleng chuan lotion chu a hnawih chhuak vek a, a hnung leh a dar te, a ban zawng zawng nen chuan a chul hluau hluau mai thin a ni. Muantei chuan a nih dan tur rengah a ngai nge Roa a hlauh vang nge ni lungawi tak chuan a dawh ve hle hle mai zel a. Roa chuan tleirawl pangti nem no hen mai han zut vel chu nuam hi a ti thei hle mai. Zan tin chuan hma a sawn hret hret zel a, a zan linaah chuan a awmbawr chu a hnawihsak ta a. Muantei chu a ip chaih chaih a, chutah Roa chuan a hnuteah chuan lotion chu a han tat zauh zauh a, a han nuai kual ta a, Muantei chuan, “Aaa…U Ro, helai hi chu ka hnawih thei alawm,” a han tih pawh chuan Roa chuan, “Aih, ka hnawih dan hian i hnawih thiam ve lo ang, khawih len deuh ka tum alawm,” a ti hmuk mai si a. Chu tleirawl hnute ruh talh mai, a hmur pawh te reuh te la ni chu lotion hnawih hlup hlup pah chuan a hmet hrual nuap nuap mai a. Rokebaia chu a insum zo ta lo. Muantei chu a mut zangthaltir a, a taksa zawng zawng chu a han chul chhuak leh vek a, a hnute chu a fawhsak ta hlup hlup mai a ni. Chu tleirawl pawh chuan chutiang taka mipa puitlingin a taksa an han sawngbawl ta chu nuam a ti ve ni ngei tur a ni, a lungphu chu a rang dat dat hle mai a, a thaw leh halh thin bawk. Roa chuan a underpant thar leisak ngei mai chu a han phih thla ruai ruai mai a, Muantei chu a lo inhup chaih chaih a. Roa chuan a kut chu lak sawnsakin lotion chu a kutah a han bun a, a chhu biang vel chu uluk fahranin a han hnawihsak ta a ni. Muantei chhu chu a lo hmul vei siar tawh a, a thianghlim bawk si a. Roa chuan a phensak a, a lei hmawr chuan a han liak ner ner a, chu tleirawl chu a thaw hawk hawk mai a, a mur seng seng mai a ni. A kut zungtang pakhat chu rawlh lutin a han hrawtsak ner ner a, Muantei chuan Roa kut chu a rawn vuan tang a. Roa chuan, “A hrehawm em? A hrehawm chuan sawi rawh aw,” tiin duat takin thlem titih chuan a han zawt a. Muantei chuan a lu a lo thing nar nar a, hrehawm a ti lem lo a ni. Chutah Roa chuan a zang hrawl tak mai chu a han phawrh zuah mai a, Muantei chu khum mawng lamah chuan a han hnuk thla deuh a, chhuata a ke dah thei tur tawk velin, amah chu chhuatah a awm a, a han thingthi rup a, Muantei chhu chu a fawhsak leh ta. A nal tha ta viau maw tih-ah chuan Muantei bawp chu a han dawrhtir ta vak a, a zang chu thun tumin a han tin ta a, a liklu chu a han nawr lut a, Muantei chu a te ta thawt thawt mai a ni. “U Ro, ti suh, ti suh, a na lutuk, a thler ang,” a ti ta chul mai a, a mittui chu a rawn tling nghal piau a. Roa pawh chuan a khawngaih ta deuh a niang chu a han phawrh chhuak leh ta rih a. A mal karah chuan a zang chu a han dah a, a bawp chu a chip hnantir a, a dep zawt zawt a. Muantei hnute chu a fawp pah tawn tawn a, a changin a hmuiah a han fawp zauh thin bawk a, chutia a mal kara rei tawk fang a dep hnu chuan a baw tam tawk tak mai chu a chik ta zuai zuai mai a ni. Muantei chu mak tiin a meng bial kawk kawk a. 

Hmingliani a rawn haw lai chuan Roa te chuan an lotion inhnawih thuruk chu an chawlhsan ve a. Thawhtan zing a lo thleng a, Hmingi a hna lama a kal zan chuan Roa chuan “Inbual dun tur, ka hnung min nawhsak ang a, kei pawhin ka nawhsak ve bawk ang che,” a ti ta a ni. Muantei chu tui tam tawk takin a lumtir a, bathroom-ah chuan an lut dun ta a. Muantei han inphelh chu a nalh ve tiu teu hle mai, a tleirawl pumrua chu a nih tur angin a inluah khat chho tan a, a mawngbawr pawh a vawng ve tarh tawh a ni. Tui lum chu an han inleih a, inhmatawnin an ding a, sahbawn chu an taksaah chuan an inhnawih tawn ve ve a. Tleirawl taksa mam var haih mai, sahbawna han nuai vel chu Roa chuan nuam a ti ngang mai a. A hnungzang zawng zawngte chu a hnawih phuan chhuak vek a, a mawngbawrah chulin a underpant a hlih thlaksak nghal bawk a, a hnute te phei chu a hnawih uluk lehzual a. An taksa chu a innawk nalh nalh reng a, Muantei pawh chuan Roa awmbawr te, a malpui leh a hnungzang te chu a rawn hnawih phuan ve buah mai a, a chul kual ve pap pap reng a. An hnung ve ve an inchulsak lai chuan an inpawm a, an taksa chu an insiktir chaih a, Muantei pawh chu a rawn dingdihlip ak ak a, Roa zang a kap zawn rawn nawk runtu chu a rawn nawr na na thin a, nuam an ti dun ngei mai, hnung innawhsak tih lam reng a lang ta lo e. Roa chu a kun hniam a, Muantei chhu chu a han tleuh fai a, a han fawhsak leh ta dek dek a, a zungtang pawh a rawlh lut thuk ta viau mai, Muantei nuam ti pawh chu a ngik ve leh faih thin. Roa chuan Muantei chu a han thingthittir ve leh thung a, a zang chu a hmai bulah chuan a ti che ngoh ngoh a, a phu uih uih mai a. Muantei lah chuan khawi atanga a hriat nge tih pawh hriat loh hian a ka a lo ang pam a, a tih tur chu a hai bik lo. Roa zang chu a hmuam ve ta puk mai a ni. Hetiang lamah hi chuan hringfate hi zirtir em em hi kan lo ngai lo tlang a ni ang e. Mahse, a fawh dan erawh chu Roa chuan nuam a ti lem lo, a ham hian a ham deuh pung pung mai a. Tichuan, a kuai chho leh thuai a, a han fawh leh vang vang hnu chuan bathroom bangah a bawp lehlam a kartir sauh sauh a, sahbawnin Muantei chhu leh a zang chu a han hnawih nal leh a, Muantei chhu chu a theih anga zauin a han phensak a, a zang chu a thun ta pulh mai le! Muantei chu a then chak chak mai a, Roa chuan mawngbawrah dawmin dim angreng tak chuan a han dep a, Muantei chu ngik faih faih a, a nuam ti thawm nge a na tuar thawm tih erawh hriat hran a har hle. Eng emaw chen a han dep hnu chuan Roa chuan a zang chu a han phawi leh rih a, tuia an han intleuh leh bawrh bawrh hnu chuan an inhru hul thuak thuak a, a khum lamah a pawm phei ta a ni. 

Muantei sam huh hniang chu a han huisak thuak thuak a, a dawrhtir ang sauh sauh a, a zang chu a thun leh ta. A vawikhatna ai chuan a lut thuk ta hle mai a, nuam ti tak chuan a dep ta zut zut mai a ni. Chutiang reng reng chuan kartluan hun chu an hmang chho ta a. Roa chu chhun lamah a thawkrim hle a, a workshop hna vil leh a in sak mek vil chu hna pui tak a ni a, amah chuan a thawk ve lo thiam si lo a, thahnemngai tak hian a lo thawk ve leh chiam thin. Amaherawhchu, zan lamah a nau thar Muantei nen chuan hun hlimawm tak an hman thin avang chuan a dam sawng sawng zel mai a ni. Muantei pawh chuan hna a ngah lo hle mai. In chhung tihfai lah hnapui tak a ni si lo a, ei rawngbawl a hautak si lo, Roa lah chuan thawmhnaw buaipui tur a ngah lo ve bawk si a. Duh tawka intuaihnumna hun a nei a, a no pawh a no sawt viau mai. Thingtlang tleirawl mawlmang ve tak, kimki cheih cheih reng thin kha tunah zet chuan jeans leh t shirt nen Zawlkhawpuiah laitual a leng ta heih heih mai a ni. 

Hmingliani chu mi a a nileng ni bik hek lo, lehkha thiam a ni a. A u leh Muantei khawsazia atang chuan an inkarah awm a awm a ni tih a man thuai a. A rilru a hah hle mai. A u Roa chuan Nutei kha nupuiah nei se a ti hle a, chu thingtlang tleirawl naupang te, mawl ve hih heih tak lehnghal chu a u nupui tur chuan a pawm thei lo a ni. Nutei nen chuan an inchangkang hleih em mai, an hmel pawh a inthat hleih deuh e. Muantei te zawng, tunah a tleirawl tituai nalh lai a ni a, a ngaihdam ve theih e, tih a ni mai a, chutianga hmeltha tia han sawi tur chi a ni si lo. Chutianga tu ma chimbuai loha hun an hman reng mai chuan a rai ang a, loh theih lohin an neih a tul ang tih a hlau hle. Tin, chutia tisa chakna inphuhru tawna an khawsak dun reng mai chuan an inkarah inhmangaihna a rawn piang lo thei dawn lo a, a u chuan Nutei chu a theihnghilh mai ang tih Hmingliani chuan a hlau hle a ni. Kawng lehlamah erawh chuan a u Roa emaw Muantei emaw pawh chu dem tur bik an awm chuang pawhin a hre lo a, hmeichhe tleirawl han awmpui tak rengah chuan tlangval hrisel pangngai ve tan chuan han ninhlei ve chu a awm hlein a hria a. Dik tak chuan a u nena an pahnih chauha in te reuh te an luah lai pawh khan room khatah puan inzar hliahin an mu dun mai thin kha a ni a. Amah ngei pawh chuan a u chuan rawn dap se a hnute te chu rawn thamsak se tih chang a nei ve fo mai, a u chu insum thei a ti viau zawk a ni. Muantei phei chu thisen zawmpui ni miah lo lehnghal a lo ni vei nen, a u Roa emaw a Muantei ngei pawh chu demna pakhat mah a nei lo, khawvel pianken a ni miau mai si a; amaherawhchu, a u Roa chuan mi puitling deuh zawk leh hmelah pawh zahpuiawm lo tak Nutei chu nupuiah nei se tih a duhpui mai zawk a ni. Tichuan, chaw ei lai leh hun remchang apiangah chuan Nutei nena phone-a an inbiak thu te, inneih mai hun a tih thu te chu a sawi a sawi thin a, a u Roa erawh chu a kiai suk duh chauh a. Hmingliani chuan Muanteii hnenah chuan thiam tak leh dam dapin a u Roa chu nupui nei mai tur a nih tawh thu te hrilhin mi dang rawn tibuaitu an awm maithei, hmeichhia hi zak thei lo tak tak an tam ve a, tiin lo venpui tlat turin a chah a. Muantei chu a inthlahrung hle mai. Hmingi chuan Muantei chu vitamin te a leisak a, zan tina a ei turin damdawi a pe nual bawk a, chung damdawi zingah chuan rai lohna damdawi pawh a tel ve a. 

Thawhtan tuka Hmingliani a hnaa a kal leh hnu chuan zanah Roa chu Muantei room-ah chuan a han chho leh du du a. Muantei erawh chuan bang lam a lo hawisan a, a han dap ngial pawh chuan a kut chu a lo paih sawnsak zel mai. Dik tak chuan Roa pawh chuan inngaihtuah chian a hun viauin a hria.  Kum 30 a tling chho dawn tawh a, nupui nei rual a ni tawh; nupui hi a mamawh hrim hrim a ni, zan lama a mamawh phuhruktu tur atan mai ni lo, a sumdawnnaa tanpui theitu tur leh in chhung enkawltu tur te, a bulpui berah chuan chhungkua dinpui turin. Chutiang atan chuan Nutei tluk chu an awm lo ang tih chu a ngaihdan chu a ni ve tho mai, a kum zatve emaw rual lek Muantei lo khuaikhem reng mai pawh chu fel meuhin a hre ta lo a, insum thain a hre ta a, Muantei room chu a chhuahsan leh ta hnu hnu mai a ni. Inbe mang loin hun an hmang chho a, in khata cheng mi pahnih lek chu an boruak a nawm theih tehlul nen an inmelh deuh relh relh a ni ta ber mai. 

Nilaini zing a lo thleng a, Muantei chuan kekawr bul a ha tang a, chaw ei siam chuan a buai hle. Roa zing tho hmai phih zo pawh chaw ei nghal mai turin a rawn phei a, Muantei che vel a han hmuh chuan a hma lawka insum tura a inngaihtuahna zawng zawng chu a hre chang leh ta pek lo a, kawngka chu a va kalh ta rap mai a. Muantei chawhmeh suaka a ding lai chu a kawngah chuan a va kuah ta chut mai a ni. A nak nem chu a han zut chho a, a hma zawng ai chuan Muantei pangti chu a nal thain khawih a nuam hian a hria a. A awmah zen lutin a hnute chu a han hup a, a han hmet ta nuap nuap mai a, Muantei pawh chuan a lo chak ve hle tawh nge ni a thaw halh halh a. A hnute hmur a han hmeh hrual ner ner hnu chuan a nghawngah te, a darah te chuan Roa chuan a fawp hlup hlup mai a, Muantei pawh chuan a kut lehlam chuan Roa chu rawn kuah letin a lu chu a rawn chul a, a chhing diar diar mai a. Roa chuan Muantei kekawrbul chu a phih thlaksak leh ta nge nge a ni. Muantei chu ei rawngbawlna dawhsan vuan chung chuan a kun hniam a, a mawng a rawn tipoh tarh mai a, a mit chuan kawngkhar lam chu awmze nei deuh hian a han melh ralh a, Roa chuan, “Ka kalh tawh,” a ti chhum hmuk a. Muantei mal nal hen mai te, a mawngbawr leh a tai bawr te, a hnung leh a dar te chu a han zut a, a mam zar mai si a, a chhu chu a han khawih a, a nal zak tawh mai. A han kawmsak pawh chuan Muantei chuan a rawn nawr let at at a. Tichuan a zang chu a hrawt zut zut a, a liklu chu a han tuai nal a, Muantei bawp lehlam chu stool-ah chuan a han hlang kang a, a chhu pawng thar maiah chuan a zang chu a han thun lut ta pulh mai a ni, Muantei chu a rum hraih a, “Awii, U Ro,” a ti raih a. Roa chuan Muantei kawnga chelh chung chuan a dep ta siah siah mai a, nuam a va han ti tehreng em! Ceiling lam melh chuan a dak ur a, hnuai lam chu li nei ang mai hian a rik hian a ri zawt zawt mai a ni. Muantei pawh chuan ei rawngbawlna dawhsan chu a vuan nghet ngei mai, a ngam ang tawkin Roa zang a chhua rawn lut pulh pulh mai chu a rawn nawr let thin a, a rum hlawt hlawt mai a ni. Nuam an ti dun ngei mai, uar taka an indep tawn tawn hnu chuan a vawrtawp an thleng dun ta a, Roa chuan muangchangin a zang chu a phawi zul zul a, Muantei chu inhup chaih chaihin bathroom lamah a tlan lut ta a.