RO-KEBAIA - 13 Last Episode

‘Ber thla an chuankai meuh chuan Rokebaia workshop thar tur pawh luah theih a ni ta a. Kawngpui an chu workshop chu a ni a, a hnuaiah chuan motor parts dawr leh waiting room a siam a. A lehlam zawng chu mechanic-hoin an luah a. A hnuai leh chu luah theih a la ni cheu a, chhungkaw hnihin an luah thung. Workshop chung chu la zawm chhoh theih turin a ruahman bawk a. Tuna a workshop luah mek chu a lo tum lawk ang deuhin two wheeler workshop atan a siam ta a ni. A loan lak chu thla tinin awlsam takin a rul thei a, Tualpui lama a pate lah chu Hmingliani’n thla kipin sum a thawn reng bawk si. An khawsak a nuam tlang ta hle mai. Rokebaia pa pawh chu Tualpui pa challang leh pa rawnkai a ni ta thuai a, amah tak phei chuan tun hma aia a finna tehchiam phei chu a hre lem law, VC-a in candidate tur te hian an sawm an sawm ta mai a ni. An in hnuai chu rangva maia pin chu a duh khawp ta lo a, brick remin tha taka siam tumin Roa pa chuan hma a la bawk a ni. 

Roa chuan a workshop chung sak chhunzawm zelna tur sum chu kum hnih khat vel a inkhawl hnuah chuan nei leh mai thei turah a inngai a, tuna a mamawh ber chu nupui neih chu a ni ta a ni. A nau Muantei nen chuan hlim takin hun an han hmang thin tak na a, nupui tur tak erawh chuan Nutei chu biak thain a hre ve ta a, Hmingliani pawh a lawmin a phur hle mai. Phone-a an han indawr hnu chuan tum khat chu zan riak meuhin a han rim a, hlim leh inthlahlel takin an inthlah a, palai pawh tir thuai turin an inbe fel ta a ni. Chutiang chu an boruak a nih tak avangin Muantei pawh chu Roa lakah chuan a inhnuk hla tial tial a, Roa’n a han khawih chang pawh chuan phurna leh chakna reng nei lo ang mai hian a dawh satliah tawp mai zel a. Chutiang na na na chu Roa tan pawh inthlahrunna chin a lo awm lo thei lo a, an ti khat ta tial tial a ni. Tum khat erawh chu Muantei chuan puanthui dawra a thiannu ve ber Seema-i chuan an ina chaw rawn ei a chak thu a sawi a, amah pawh chuan sawm a duh thu chu a u Roa chu a hrilh niap niap a. Roa pawh chuan “Sawm la a ni mai alawm,” a lo ti sam et a, bazar-na tur pawisa a pe zui a. Chumi tlai workshop atanga a haw Seema-i hmel a han hmu chu a meng kawk mai a ni. A rin leh a beisei ai daihin a lo hmeltha reuh a, vai hming pu satliah mai mai tura a lo ngaih kha Nepali tleirawl hmeltha zet mai a lo ni si. Sa nei lam deuh a ni nain thau tia sawi tur erawh a ni lo, a vun nalhzia chu Roa chuan mak a ti zawk hial a, a pawt hian a paw phek mai a ni. Mizo tawng chu duhthu samin a thiam a, a titi siam siam mai a. Chaw an han ei kham fel chuan Roa chuan a scooter chuan a va thlah ang a, a awm pawng al mai chu a innawktir ang a, tia a lo hisap vung vung lai chuan haw zai reng a rel ta lo a, Muantei bulah chuan riah ve a lo tum chu niin. Roa chuan thluak a vawrhvir ta a, a workshop-a thawkte chuan beer an nei ve thin tih a hria a. Zanah chuan a va chhuak a, beer chu a va la ta a. Muantei te thian dun chu a chhawp ta a, amah pawh chuan no khat chu a lem ve bawk a ni. 

Seema-i chuan Roa chu fel a ti hle mai a, an chhungkaw chanchin te pawh a hrilh ve siam siam a.  Beer an han in takah phei chuan an tawng duh dun barh barh ta hle mai. Muantei leh Roa pawh Roa’n nupui neih a han tum hnaih takah khan an inbe tawh mang lo kha an ni a. Hemi zan zet hi chuan Muantei chuan a u Roa chu a nek talh talh mai a ni. Seema-i pawh chuan a bialpa chanchinte chu a sawi luam a, Roa pek chuan, “A ti tawh che em?” a han ti ngawt a. Seema-i lah chu a nui awr awr duh chauh a, a han zawh tak sekah chuan “Tih ve loh ten, bialpa te chuan,” nui sang pah chuan a han ti a, Roa chu a rawn chum dat dat a.  Roa lah chuan, “I bialpa nih chu a van chakawm,” a’n ti vei sup a, Seema-i chu a nui har har mai a ni. Roa chuan “Muantei khum khi a te deuh a, in pahnih chuan in leng lo ang, chhuatah hian mutna phah rawh u,” a han ti a. An mut puante chu a han la khawm zung zung a, mutna chu an phah ta duai a. Muantei chu a inthlak a, boxer a ha teng mai a, a kekawrbul pakhat chu Seema-i chu haktir ve a han tum a, a mawngbawr a lian deuh a, a ha tawk lo a, room-ah chuan an nui tlawrh tlawrh a. Seema-i hak tur chuan Hmingi boxer chu han la chhuak mai turin Roa chuan a ti a, a han inthlak zo mu tura a rawn chhuk chu Roa chuan mit tla lo chauhin a ni a lo thlir ni, a mal var nalhzia mai chuh! Tichuan, an mu dun ta a, puan lah chu an sin tha duh lo viau lehnghal a. Roa pawh chu a va inthlak a, boxer nen chauh chuan sitting room lamah chuan a rawn chhuak leh a, an light te chu a rawn off sak a, varandah eng chuan an mutna lai chu a rawn chhun riai a. “Khawi maw, tawlh phei teh u, ka mut a la chhuak bik hleinem,” a han ti hlut a. “Lo mu ve mai rawh,” an tih fiamthu chu a thutak chei a, rang mangkhengin Seema-i kiangah chuan a inthawlh ve ta a ni. Roa chuan an puanthui zir an zawh huna dawr an hawn dan tur te, an hlawk dan tur te chu fiamthu titih chuan a sawipui a, chutih pah chuan Seema-i mal chu a han khan a, a nal han mai si. A dul bawr velah a kut a han dah du du a, Seema-i chuan a haw lem lo. A hnute a han dap chho a, mahse a lo indang ta tlat mai. Muantei chuan a u Roa chuan Seema-i chu a ti chak tih a hriat reng avang chuan a muhil der ta vat a. Seema-i pawh chuan Muantei chu a muhil nia a han hriat hnu chuan a hnute khawih chu a phal ta a. Roa chuan a thiam thil zawng zawng sawm khawmin nuam a tih dan ber tur ngaihtuah chungin Seema-i hnute khal mum talh mai chu a han hmet hrual ta vel a ni. A mal zawnah chuan a zang pawng ul chuan a dep zoh zoh bawk a. Beer hnathawh leh zang hrawl hnathawh inkawp chu nula virgin bik lo leh a nawmna pawh lo tem ve tawh thisenah chuan a lang rang kher mai, Seema-i chu a thaw a rang ve ta phat phat mai. Chutah, a rei deuh hnu chuan Seema-i chuan Roa zang chu boxer chhanah chuan a rawn dap ve ta nge nge a nih chu. A zang ruangam vel a han dap chiang a, a han hum chhin a, Roa chu mak tih hmel takin a rawn melh a, Roa chuan a lo fawp a, Seema-i chuan a chhang tha hle mai. Tichuan, hna phurawm tak mai chu Roa chuan a han tan ta a. Seema-i boxer chhungah zen lutin a chhu chu a han khawih a, a lo fai han mai a, a han nuaisak ne ne a. Rang takin a boxer pawh chu a tlawh thlaksak ta nghal a. Seema-i chuan Muantei chu a va melh leh zauh thin a. Roa pawh chuan a room lama hruai mai tur em ni ang aw, tih a inngaihtuah thut thut a, mahse chulai hmuna tih chu chakna riau a nei, Muantei chu a muhil lo tih a hria. 

Roa pawh chuan a boxer chu a phelh ta a. Seemai’n Roa zang a lawnga a han hum chu a thaw hawk mai a ni. A hrawtsak zat zat a, a fuk khawng ta ut mai.  Tichuan, Roa chuan a beisei leh a rin lawk loh miah lohin Nepali tleirawl hmeltha zet mai chhu lu tur chuan a han dung bawh tan ta a, ‘hei ngei hi a nih hi rin a loha uibuk sa an tih chu’ tiin a ngaihtuah a. Seema-i mal var zet mai chu a kartir a, a chhu tui hlap tawhah chuan a zang chu a han nawr lut tual tual a, a bialpa chuan a lo lu ve thin ngei chu a niang, Roa zang lian pawh chu harsatna em em nei loin a lut nghal pulh mai. Seema-i erawh a rum dat a, a hmui chu a hup nghal vat a. Roa chuan a han dep ta, luk nuam a ti ngei mai, Seema-i chhu chu a tleirawl ngaihtuahin a lian angreng hlein a hria a, nawr pawh a nawr lut thuk thei khawp mai, a chhu chhung lum ham ham thleng chuan a zang chuan a zu tawn a. A dep ta pulh pulh mai a ni, an nuam ti thawm chu insum teh mah se a bul maia mu tan chuan hai rual a ni lo. Roa chuan Muantei mal leh hnute chu a va ban phei a, a zut pah a, a hnute pawh a lo mar tang mai. Seema-i nuam ti pawh a thaw ring sawt hle mai a, Roa beng bulah chuan a si hlap hlap mai a ni. Seema-i taksa chu a rawn mar tial tial a, Roa chu a rawn dep let na tial tial a, a ke bawr chuan Roa chawn chu a zem chiat a, a kherh bet ngar mai a ni, a thaw hlawi hlawi a, kar loah a zal ta a. Roa pawh chuan rei a rial lo, chutia Seema-i taksaa danglamna rawn thleng chuan a nuam tihna a tizual a, insum rual lohin a nawr ta zawt zawt mai a, kar lohah a baw chu chu vai tleirawl chhu-ah chuan a chik lut ta puat puat mai a ni. 

Hun a han kal leh deuh a. Roa chuan Masi hma ngeia nupui nei tur chuan a pu Sailoa chu palai turin a va ngen ta a. A pu Sailoa phur zawng tak a lo ni a, Roa awmna in luah vetu pakhat nen chuan Pu Sailoa chu a motor-in Thingsul pan chuan an tlai chhuah ta a. Zanah an rawn let leh mai dawn a ni. Chutia palaite intir ve ta chu tiin Pu Sailoa inah chuan Hmingliani leh Muantei te chuan an phei a, thingpui te inin TV te an han en khawmuang a, Pi Masangi pawh a phul hlut reng mai a. Roa nupui nei tur chu a lawmpui hle nge ni a sawi a sawi mai a ni. 

Zan dar sawm velah chuan an telephone chu a rawn ri ral ral a, Pu Sailoa chuan Roa chu a rawn bia a. Engkim ruahmanna an siam fel thu te a han sawi hmasak hnu chuan Seling dai, Zero point-a an motor a chhiat thu chu a sawi ta chauh a. Roa chuan a han zawt chiang a, siam theih mai niin a lang a, “Lo nghak rawh u, kan rawn kal ang,” an inti ta a. Workshop a va phone a, parts ken tur zawng zawng a hrilh hnu chuan a mechanic pahnih chu kal turin an inpeih nghal a. “Ka pu, nangmah kal ngai lo, keimahniin siam vek thei,” an rawn ti sam et a, bike-in an tlan ta nghal a ni. Hmingi leh Muantei te chuan chutia an rei deuh dawn si chuan nghah chi niin an hre ta lo a, Roa chu an pheisan ta a. Roa pawh chuan a pi Masangi chu a han rawn a, a pi lah chuan, “Aw, kan nghah loh ten,” a ti ta deuh tlat a. Roa erawh chuan a pawimawh ang chin chu phone-in a rawn hrilh tawh tho a, te chu a ti rilru nain a palai tirtu ber han hawn nulh chu a ti rilru bawk a, a la thu khawmuang ve ta rih a ni. Pi Masangi chuan thingpui te kan in leh dawn nia, tih pahin room-ah chuan a va lut vang vang a, bathroom lamah a va insil nge maw ni a tawm rei phian a. A rawn chhuah leh chuan hmana an huan kal nia kalkawnga a hak kamis kha a rawn ha chhuak a, a awm zawn chu a chilh tha mang si lo a, a inhawng zau angreng a, a hnute chanve dawn chu a lang lehnghal a, a no surh mai si a, Roa chuan hmuhnawm ti deuh, en tha ngam mang vak si lo chuan a melh leh zoh zoh thin. Thingpui an in zawh chuan Tv room lamah chuan an thu thla leh a, Pi Masangi chu a tei kual ruai a, kawngkhar vel te chu a han check leh zoh zoh thin a, a kalh ta niin Roa chuan a hria a. An nula room kawngkhar lah chu pawn lamah chuan a hawlh kalh a, Roa bulah chuan a rawn thu ta a. Roa thaw chu a rang phat phat ta hle mai.

Masangi : In nu tur chu a hmeltha em?

Roa : Tha dawn lom ni?

Msi : Engtin nge in han intawn reng reng? I pu nena in zin tum khan a ni maw?

Roa : Aw, ni deuh tho mai. A hmain kan lo inhmelhriat tawh a.

Msi : In inneih zan chu nuam in ti dun ngawt ang a

Roa : Ti ve ang chu le

Msi : Ti leh daih ila, i pu te chu engtik vel nge an lo thlen i rin?

Roa : Ka hrethiam chiah lo, an siam chhung a rei loh hmel a, dar hnih, dar khat velah te chuan an rawn thleng mai lo’ng maw, ka ti deuh.

Msi : Roa, nupui i nei mai dawn tawh sia…

Roa chuan Pi Masangi chu a han en a, a mamawh chu a hria a. “A tawp nan min siam nuam rawh” tih chu a hmelah chuan chhiar theihin a inziak a, a meng hur hiam mai a, Roa chu beisei nei takin a rawn thlir a. Roa chuan chet a lak lawk tak lohah chuan a rin lawk ang ngei chuan, “Roa, en teh, hmana huana kan kal tuma ka kawr hak kha ka rawn ha leh asin, a tawp nan nuam deuhin min siam leh ta che, nupui neih i tum ta si a,” a han ti a. Roa chuan pawi a ti lo kher mai. Potiphera nupuiin Josefa a thlem dan te chu lo ralkhat hriat ve riak ruak mah se Josefa a nih ve miau loh avangin inthiam lohna pawh a nei hran lo a, a Bible hriat hi a phelh ve deuh hrim hrim a, Davida leh Uria nupui nen te chuan a ngaihfin tlat mai a ni. Pi Masangi chu a han kuah a, a han fawp ta tawn tawn a, Pi Masangi pawh chuan a rawn chhang let tha duh hle mai, a lo chak takzet tawh a ni. Roa chuan a kamis hma lam kilhna chu a phelh thlaksak ta vek a, a hnute lianpui mai chu a han hmet dup luak luak mai a, a hmur lian tup mai te chu a fawhsak a, a pawnfen hlim chhoin a mal var lianpui, mam nal hun mai chu a zut hluau hluau a, nu lian nge nge chu han sawngbawl vel pawh a nuamin a hlawkthlak bik hlein a hria a. A khup bawr leh a chawn te chu a han zut a, a mal te atang chuan a kut chu chhung lamah rawn zut kual lutin a mal tawp a kap thlengin a han zut a, chhuk thla lehin a khup bawr atang bawk chuan a khel pawn lamah zutin a mawngtam bawr thlengin a han zut a, a underpant tlang te chu a han hrut kual zut zut a, a kekawrte chu Pi Masangi chuan a hlihsak mai dawn emaw tiin a mawng chu a lo kan uk uk thin a. Chutia sofa-a han kherawlai vel chu an awm dan a herh deuh tung mai si a, “Khum lamah kan insawn phei dawn em ni ang?” tiin Roa chuan rawtna a han siam a, Pi Masangi chu a tho rang kher mai. An master bedroom lam an han pan dun that that phawt a, a rilru thlak lehin Remi room hluiah chuan an lut dun ta a, kawngka chu a han kalh leh chaih a, light chu off thenin dim light chauh chu a chhi ta a. 

Ding chung chuan an han infawp leh rih a. Pi Masangi chuan Roa kap zawn chu a rawn dap a, a kekawr chhanah chuan a zang chu a rawn hmer tawn tawn a, “Awi, i zang luk hi maw, ka chak thei lutuk a, insum a ngai bawk sia, ka mumangah te ka hmu thin asin,” a han ti a. Roa chu a lawm hle mai, chutia mumang meuha nu hmeltha lian ngiak nguakin a zang a lo hmu chu! Khumah chuan a han zalh ta ruai ruai mai a, chutih pah chuan a pawnfen chu a hlip thla ta nghal a. Dim light hnuaia Pi Masangi mal var lianpui mai, awm thiang rual han hmuh zet chu a ropui teh e. Roa zang pawh chu a rawn thang ta zawt zawt a. A chhu lah chu a vum tun mai si a, a fai hluau mai bawk a, a hmuhnawm ngei mai. Roa chuan, “Ka zang chu i mumangah chuan i lo hmu a maw? A takin hmu rawh aw,” tih pah chuan a kekawr chu a han phelh a, a rawn pir kawh ta voh mai a ni. Pi Masangi chuan phur takin a lo hum vat a, “A len hi chu a lian a ni,” tih pah chuan a fawp ta puk puk mai a, a fawp nuam phian, a keih hian a keih deuh titih a, a keih bak chin chu hrawt titih, hrual titih hian a hum kual vel bawk a. A ka chu a lum ham ham mai bawk nen, Roa chu a rum hlut hlut mai a ni. Tanhmun an han inthlak a, Pi Masangi chhu a han fawhsak zet chu a thaw ring hiam hiam ngei mai, “Awii, Roa, a nuam lutuk, i fawp nuam, liak rawh, fawp rawh, a mawn kha liak rawh, i lei khan min lu rawh,” tiin a rak chel chul mai a. Nakin deuhah chuan Roa sam chu a rawn tham tawn tawn a, “Min lu tawh rawh, i zang kha thun tawh mai teh,” a rawn ti ta chul a. Roa chu a chungah chuan a han bawk ta a, Pi Masangi chuan a lo ban chung chung a, a lo kuah a, a malpui chu a dawrh tak sawt sawt a, a mawng chu a rawn phu chho ut ut a, a taksa te chu a khur deuh hluk hluk mai a ni, a chak lutuk chu a khawngaihthlak zaw phian a. Roa chuan a han dep ta a, Pi Masangi chhu-ah chuan a zang chu a lut ta pulh mai a ni. Pi Masangi chu a thaw huam huam a, a rawn dep chho ut ut mai bawk a. Chutih pah chuan, “Thlamah khan maw, min lu nuam lutuk a, aaa…ohhh….nuam, hnung lam atanga i zang i rawn thun khan maw…..a lian ka ti lutuk a,…” tiin a titi pah hluam hluam mai a, a si hlap hlap mai bawk si a, Roa chuan chutia inluk laia titi chu a la hre ngai hauh lo nain nuam a tih phah hle a ni. Pi Masangi chuan bang lam hawi pah chuan, “Lawk, tawlh chho lawk ang,” a han ti a, an han tawlh chho leh ta rih a, bang lam lah chu a hawi ta tlat mai a. Rokebaia chuan bang lam a va melh ve nak chuan le, darthlalang lian hmaah chuan an inlu lai chu chiang mangkheng hian a lo lang a, chumi en reng pah chuan an han indep ta tak tak mai a, a nawm dan a dangdai hle mai. 

Pi Masangi chuan chung lama tan a chuh ta a, Roa zang chu a rawn thut lut zul zul a, darthlalang lam melh chuan a mawngtam var lian pui mai su hlup hlup chu a thlir a, a hnute lian zet mai fawn dulh dulh mai te chu a kut chuan a han tham tawn tawn a. Roa awm rawn nem chuan a rawn dep thlir ta zawt zawt a, “Awi, awi, a va nuam ve, i va lu nuam ve…” tia rum ham ham pah chuan a vawrtawp chu a thleng ta a. Roa chuan a han nghak vang vang a. Pi Masangi pawh a chung atang chuan a rawn chhuk thla a, “Engtia tih nge i duh? I duh duh danin min lu rawh aw,” a han ti a. Roa chuan a pi chu a kuai bungbu ta vu mai, a mawng a lian nasa mai si a, a han dep a, darthlalang chu an en ve ve a, a pi bungbu kut mai chu hmuhnawm tak a ni, a zang lah chu a lut tlum hmuk hmuk mai si a. Darthlalanga inen chunga intih chu Roa chuan nuam hlein a hre ta a, Pi Masangi pawh chuan khaw dang a melh thei meuh lo chu a ni. Nupui a neih hun chuan khum lang ngeia darthlalang hun chu a tum rilru ta a ni. Tichuan, Roa chu khumah chuan a han ding a, chengkawl khawrh posi deuha thu hniamin a pi mawngbawr chu a han chawi kang deuh a, Pi Masangi mawngbawr chu a rawn er chho luah mai a, a lu erawh khumah chuan darthlalang lam hawiin a bet thlap thung a, Roa chuan chhuk zawng deuh chuan a han lu ta a, a zang khawng pingling tak mai chu a pi chhu chuan a chep tung mai si a, a mawng chu a dep zawng chuan a fawn dup dup a, rang tak maia a han dep zawt zawt hnu chuan an rum dun ta hap hap mai a, thahrui leh thisen zam a rawn intham mar vel a, nawmna mak tak chuan an taksa chu a rawn tuam a, Pi Masangi lah chuan Roa zang rawn lian pung pung mai chu nuam ti takin a rawn nawr let surh surh mai bawk a, Roa chu a rum nghut nghut a, vanram tlafualah chuan an cheng dun leh ta a ni. 

Zan dar khat leh a chanve velah chuan Pu Sailoa te chu an rawn thleng a. An rawn luh hnu chuan Roa chuan Pi Masangi te room kawngkhar chu a va sawi dat dat a. A pi chu rawn tho chhuakin a thingpui lum sa chu a rawn thlit a. Pu Sailoa chuan an han palaina chanchin vel chu a han sawi a, Roa chu melh vung vung pah chuan, “Engtin nge khitiang nula hmeltha, lehkha thiam bawk si, changkang bawk si khi, i lo chhai thluk theih chu le? I lo va zei em em ve!” a han ti chiam a, Rokebaia pawh a nui hui mai a ni. 

Tichuan, rei rial loin phone hmangin a hun leh ni turte chu an han sawi fel a. December ni 14-ah, Tualpui kohhranah an invuan ve dawn ta a ni. Roa chuan Tualpui lama an in hnuai sak mek atan chuan bungrua a thawn chho leh ta vut vut a, Roa nu leh pa pawh chuan an vawk vulh chu talh rual ni hman ngei turin tan an la sauh sauh bawk a. Thla a ral duak duak hi a ni ta ber a, Roa te chhungkua chu theihtawp tak meuhin an inbuatsaih chho zel a. A hun a thleng dawn ta. Roa chuan santro car second hand a lei a, workshop motor an tih mai, maruti 800 chu Tualpui thleng thei turin an ngai bawk a, a pik up nen chuan an thawk chho dawn a ni. Nutei nu leh pate chuan an motor kengin an fanu pasal neihnaah chuan tel ve ngei an tum a, a pu Sailoa pawh chuan palai nih leh pu nih fawmin a motor a rawn hawl chhuak bawk a, Roa chuan a santro chu khalhin Nutei te chu a lam chho ang a, maruti 800-ah chuan a workshop nau pakhat leh Hmingliani leh Muantei te chu an chuang bawk a. Pik up chuan Thingsula Nutei thawhpuite leh thenrual hnai kal ve duhte an phur chho bawk ang a, a bungraw chhawm tur chu haw lamah Aizawl lamah an phur thla bawk ang. Chutiang chuan motor panga zet inzuiin Tualpui khua chu an thleng ta a. Khawtlang mipui chuan ropui an ti ngei mai. Hmanah Minister-in an khua hi a rawn tlawh ve tawh a, chumi tum chuan motor pali lai an rawn inzui lut a, Rokebaia nupui neihna tura motor rawn inzui lut hi Tualpui khaw chhunga motor tam ber lai World Record a ni ta a ni. Naupanghoin nuam an ti hle. 

Nutei te chu a pazawn Pu Manga te inah chuan an innghat a. Tualpui naupangho chuan monu tur leh a thiannu chu an en duh hle mai a, hmeltha an tiin no an ti hle, tukverhah te, kawngkaah te chuan an rawn dak hiang hiang thin a. Pu Sailoa te leh thian tha dang rawn zuitute pawh chu Roa te thenawm hnai in velah chuan an insem darh ve bawk a. Bialtu Pastor remchan lai a ni bawk a, Biak in hawngin a inkutsuihtir dawn ta a ni. Thanzika chu Roa best man tur a ni a, nuam a ti ham ham hle mai. Nutei thiannu, Mapuii an tih, a hming pum Zoliansangi, Thingsul nula hmeltha chu a melh zak zak reng mai a. Mapuii lah chu a no nasa mai bawk si a. Inneih dawn zanah chuan thalaiho chuan Roa te chokaah chuan a tuk chhuna sem tur chhang an pack a, Rokebaia chuan chawei dawhkan hnuai lama lo inzut ru an awm em tih a va melh duk duk thin a. 

Inneih ni a lo thleng ta. Rokebaia meuh pawh coat suit nen a inthuam ta zuih mai. A hmel chu eng pawh lo ni ta se, a pumrua a lian hrim a, a han inchei takah chuan a lo nalh zuai zuai hle mai. Thanzika nena coat an han ha chu awm ngaihna hi an hre meuh lo a ni, an inpawt an inpawt mai a, khawr tut hian an inhre bawk a. Zema pawh chuan kamis a rawn ha ve tut a, a nupui Partei nen chuan a inti thu pawlah an tang a, Partei pawh a puar ve tan ek ek tawh a ni awm e. Nutei te thian dun erawh zawng a nih tur ang thlap an ni e, Nutei chuan mo kawrfual var a ha a, Mapuii chuan kawrfual sen duk a ha thung, an inhmeh dun ngei mai. Inkhawmho chu an dak huang huang reng mai a ni. Roa te thian dun chuan Biak In chu an tlangnelna hmun tak a nih loh avangin an che a khawr hle mai a. Zungbun inpek chungchangah te, thut leh din hunah te chuan han nui hakna tur a awm fo mai. Nutei chuan a va sik leh hlawk hlawk thin bawk a, chipchiar chuan kan sawi seng lo e. Tichuan, Rochhunga leh Malsawmpari chuan ‘a nuamah pawh, a hrehawmah pawh..’ tiin Tualpui Biak inah chuan Pathian leh a kohhranho hmaah, ‘tiam tlat e’ an ti ve ta a ni. Inkhawm banah chuan Biak in tualah thingpui ruai an han theh phawt a, in lamah erawh chuan an makpa Tluanglukira leh Tualpui fatu hlun U Kawla ho chuan vawk an talh a, tlang ruai an theh dawn a ni. Tluanglukira fate chuan vawk phing chu an chang a, an pet laih laih a. Biak in kawtah chuan thla te an han la a, Rokebaia chuan a kekawr ipte a lo zen hmanhmawh thin a, a nau Hmingliani chuan a va pawh chhuahsak leh thin. Roa nu leh pate pawh an thuamhnaw thar Hmingliani leisak chuan an inchei ve nasa a; Nutei nu leh pa te, Roa pu Sailoa te nen erawh chuan an inmam hleih hle mai. 

Ruai thehnaah pawh mi an tam na ngiang mai. Papari pawh chu a fapa chuan kal ve a ngen tlat a, amah ngei pawh chuan mo chu hmuh ve a chak a, mikhual eng emaw zat an awm bawk avang chuan nalh zeta incheiin a rawn lang ve a, mikhualho pawh chuan an en duh hle mai. Thanzika pek chuan Nutei chu a lo hrilhru hmanhmawh a, ‘Roa bialnu hlui a nih saw,’ tiin. Nutei te thian dun pawh chuan Papari chu an melh hrek hrek a. Papari pawh chuan mikhual tlangvalho melh zak zak pah chuan a fapa chu a han um kawi leh rih thin a. Sangziki te chhungkua pawh a chhangchhia a chhangchhiain an rawn inkawi hnawk ve a, a fate lah chuan a puan bih chu an pawt kau hawk hawk reng a, a mal no pawh a lang dum zauh zauh mai. Zamveli te nupa erawh an rawn lang lo. Ruai theh hun hmaa hunserhah chuan duh duh thusawina hun an hawng a, Headmaster Pu Ralzika a rawn ding thuai a, Roa hlawhtlinna thuruk chu ama thurawn a pawm vang a nih thu te, thei leh thei loa lehkha zir san ve ur ai chuan mahni tuina zawng eizawnna kawng thlan thiam mai a thatzia te a sawi chiam a. Pawl sariha Rokebaia a admit duh tawh loh chhan tak erawh chu a hretu tak chu mi tlem te an ni. Roa pa pawh a rawn ding ve a, lawmthu te a han sawi ve nuau nuau hnu chuan, “Tunah chuan Pathian khawngaihna leh malsawmna azarah kan faten mi fate tluk lo mah se kan eibel ber an ni ve ta; cyclone tuar tanpuinain min thlawh khum leh mah se ka vui tawh lo ang,” nui thu chungin a han ti a, mipui pawh an nui dar dar a. Pu Sailoa pawh chuan nuam ti takin Roa hlawhtlinna thuruk chu a rinawmna te, a taimakna te leh a thuawihna rah chhuah a nih thute thiam takin a han sawi dap dap a, a Roa ber pawh chuan ama chanchin chu ngaihnawm ti takin a lo ngaithla duk a. 

Zan lama thalaiin hun an hman zawh chuan in hnuai lamah chuan Rokebaia chuan a nupui chu a han chhawm thla ta a. Mapuii te chuan an mutna tur chu nawm hmel takin an lo siam diam a. Nu leh pa, kohhranho leh khawtlang hriatpuinain an in kherawlai dawn ta a ni. Nutei chu bathroom-ah chuan lutin a han insil phar phar a. A inthlak vel lai chu Rokebaia chuan mit la lo lek hian a lo thlir tawh a, “Hawi sawn rawh,” an han inti leh rih thul. Roa chuan light chu a han off a, dim light erawh a eng kalh a, Nutei pawh chu ngampa takin a inthlak ta a. A mutkawr fual paw dang dal riai mai chuan a mal leh a taksa lang lai chu a rawn kap no hle mai. Rokebaia pawh chu a inphelh sawk sawk a. Blanket thar hnuaiah, bedsheet paw dang chungah chuan Nutei taksa duhawm tak mai chu a han khal vel tan ta a ni. Infawp pah chuan hmangaih thu an inhrilh sep sep a, thawmhnaw reng an inbel ta lo. Nuam vawrtawp kan chen dawn hian hringfate hian thawmhnaw hi kan lo mamawh tam lo, coat suit nalh takin tangkaina a nei lo a, kawr man to tak takte chu sirah kan hnawl thin bawk. Roa kut chuan Nutei taksa hmun tinreng mai chu a fang kual a. A hnute bial phir mum nalh mai, a hmur kawh lah, a dul thep zaih mai, a tai bawr leh a hnuai lama a zahmawh fai han mai te chu, chung thil duhawm tak tak hnuaiah chuan a mal mum mam han mai chu a la thiang rual mai a, a mal lehlam chu Roa chuan chawi kangin a nak chungah chuan a han hlang a, a zut delh delh a. Saisir ve vea inhmatawna mu chung chuan an taksa hmun tinreng chu an inchul kual ruai ruai mai a ni. Roa chuan Nutei mawngbawr chu a han tham tawn tawn a, a lamah chuan a pawt hnai a, a zang chuan a chhu zawn vel chu a han do ul a, a dep deuh tan titih bawk a. Tawlh hniamin a hnute chu a han fawp hlup hlup mai a, Nutei chuan awm sep darh darhin Roa lu chu a lo chul a, Roa chu a tawlh thla zel a, Nutei pawh chu zangthalin a lo insiam rem sauh sauh a, a chhu chu dim tein a han liak ner ner a, chutah a mawngkaw bul deuh thaw atang chuan a han liak chho leh hlup thin. A lei tizumin a chhu kam leh a mawn velte chu a hawl zet zet a, Nutei chu a ngik faih faih a, a rum chhuak leh hak thin bawk a, nuam a ti ngei mai. Nutei chhu a nal zak thlenga a han sawngbawl hnu chuan Roa chu a zangthal ve ta a. Nutei chuan a tih tur pual chu a hai bik lo. Roa zang kawh luah tawh chu a han hrawt pulh pulh a. Sirhe zawng deuh te chuan a han pet zut a, a fawp leh pulh thin. A liklu chauh te chu a han fawp ne ne a, thuk thei ang berin a han hmuam leh puk thin a, Rokebaia nuam ti chuan awm ngaihna tak pawh a hre lo, han kuk chhuah ruih chu ni meuhin a hre si lo a, tukverh chu zu hawn lawka han au ruih mai te chu a chak a, tih chi a ni si lo, a rum leh hulh mai thin a ni. 

Nutei chuan Roa zang a fawh chu a duh tawk ta a, a rawn tawlh chho a, Roa chu kapkalakin a rawn fawp a, a mawng a kan a, a chhu-ah chuan Roa zang chu a thun a, a liklu a han fit fel hnu chuan meng kaw kaw pah chuan a han thut lut ta zul zul mai a ni. A ngam tawka thuk a han thut hnu chuan a nui sak a, Roa chu a rawn fawp vawng vawng a, a su ta hlah hlah mai a ni. Roa chuan Nutei mal leh mawngbawr chu a chul kual ruai a, Nutei chuan Roa kut chu a rawn hum a, an kut khinghnih chu kut zungtanga inchelhin an invuan tawn a, inmelh ran chung chuan an indep chawrh chawrh mai a. Nutei chu dim light hnuaiah chuan a lang sexy kher mai, a dar leh nghawng no var haih mai hnuaiah chuan a hnute bial karh mai, mawi em em mai chu a phu hlarh hlarh a. “Ka duh che, i lu nuam thin lutuk, inlu ziah ang aw,…ohhh…assshhh,” tiin a rum ham ham mai bawk a. Roa pawh chuan uar takin a han dep chho a, Nutei chu Roa chungah chuan a rawn bawk a, Roa’n duh tawka a chhoh dawm lai chuan nuam ti em em mai hian a lo dawh a. “Awii…ohhh…ahhh,” tih pah chuan a rawn dep let awt awt a, a mur ta seng seng a, a te that that a, a zo ta der mai. Roa chuan a zang phawi chuang lo chuan a han lehthal a, ani pawh a zang fuk lungrun tak mai chu ram ropui pan tuma a tuvu vanglai a thleng chho mek a ni. Nutei mawngbawr chu dawmin a duh tawkin a han su ta zawt zawt mai a, a baw chu a mak a mak a tam a chik chhuak ta a. 

A tukah chuan khual lam sauho zawng chu an tin ta dial a. Nutei leh a thiannu erawh chu an la cham a. Muantei chu a pain a rawn lam bawk a. A puanthui zir a la zawh loh avang chuan kumthar lama Roa te hnena rawn awm chhunzawm leh turin an inbe fel a. Roa chuan a dara beng thuk thuk pah chuan “Mas lai te khan i va inla luck lutuk ang e aw,” tiin an kal tur chu a thlah a. Ni khat an cham leh hnu chuan Roa chuan Nutei te thian dun chu a phur thla ta a, a pate leh chhung leh khatte nen an la inhriatchian loh em avang chuan chumi kum Masi chu Tualpuiah chuan an hmang dawn a ni. 

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Rokebaia nupui neih atanga kum 20 dawn a ral hnu chuan workshop lian tak pakhat sira garage atang chuan Fortuner car var lianpui mai chu a rawn tawlh chhuak zul zul a, a khalhtupa chu a hawi luau luau a, pa hmeltha tak chu a ni lo na a, a fai vuk lawi a. A hmel han en chuan car var chauh ni loin kar var pawh a lawm hmel roh hle mai. A phone a rawn ri rul rul a, “Hello,” a han ti puam tulh a. “A pa, mask i theihnghilh, lo la tlan chhuak suh, ka rawn pe dawn che,” hmeichhe tleirawl aw hian a rawn ti a. A car chu a han ti ding leh rih a. Workshop chunga in nalh leh lian zet mai atang chuan hmeichhe tleirawl hmeltha tak mai, lian ziah zuah deuh mai hi a rawn tlan thla zawt zawt a, varandah zau tak atang chuan nu pakhat hmeltha tak, nu hnep mai leh a fapa ni awm tak chuan an rawn thlir zui bawk a. Chu pa chuan, “A va tam em em ve, pakhat chauh alawm ka vuah duh,” hmeichhe tleirawl hnenah chuan a han ti khur khur a. Tleirawl te chuan, “A nuin motor-ah khan dah hrim hrim rawh se, a ti lawm,” a han tih takah chuan a nui suk a, chu tleirawl mal leh awmbawr velte chu a han thlir vung vung hnu chuan a tlan chhuak ta a. 

Chu car var chu sawrkarin chawhmeh zawrhna tura an siam bik bulah chuan a rawn ding a. A khalhtupa chu rawn chhuakin chawhmeh chu a en kual dun dun a, chawhmeh zuar nuho chuan chumi ni bak chu a kar leh daih inhawn hun a nih tawh dawn avanga an mangan thu chu an lo inhrilh tawn nasa mai a, khua a tlai lam tawh si a, an chawhmeh chu hralh zawh an huphurh hle hlawm a ni. Chutianga tawng zat zat zinga nu pakhat bulah chuan car khalhtupa chu a ding chut a. Nu chuan, “Ka pu, eng nge i duh?” a han ti a. Chu pa chuan, “A vai khan engzat man nge?” a han tih takah chuan chu nu chu mak tih hmel takin a rawn hawi chhuak a, chu pa chu a rawn thlek nasa mai a, mask an vuah tlat hlawm avang chuan hmelhriat pangngai tak lo chu inhriat theih pawh hi a ni mang lo a. Chutah a chawhmeh zawrh chu a han chhut nauh nauh a, “Rs. 1700 man vel a nih hi a, i lak vek dawn chuan Rs. 1500-in i la dawn nia,” a han ti zung zung a. Chu pa chuan, “Lo khung vek rawh aw,” tih pah chuan a motor lam chu a pansan leh ta rih a. a rawn chhoh leh hnu chuan chawhmeh ip chu a pu nawlh a, a kawrhma ipte atang chuan envelope a rawn phawrh a, chu nu chu a pe a, a kal ta nul nul a. Chu nu chuan envelope a han keu chuan, “Hey, ka puu, a va tam em em ve,” a rawn ti chul a. A bula mi chuan, “Tluangmam, nga ti nge a?” a rawn ti a. Tluangmami chuan chhang loin motor lam pan chuan a zu tlan a, motor chu a lo tlan chhuak hman chiah a. Pawisa chu a han chhiar a, Sing hnih lai a lo ni a, envelope chu a zu bih leh a, lehkha them a lo la awm a. A han la chhuak a, a chhiar a, heti hian a lo inziak a:

“I thian duhtak

Rochhunga (Rokebaia)” 

tiin.

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