Behind the mask Chapter 3

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Behind the mask



Chapter 3


Amos p.o.v






A hmel ka hmuh chian chuan ka hriat hnu a ni. Ni tak e mall a hmeichhia ngei kha a ni.


Khami ni kha ka ngaituah let a.Ka cousin in ka thlalak tul lo deuh hmanga min blackmail in aduh duh na min hruaikual chu ka ning viau.Hmeichhe thawmhnaw hak chhin na room alut chu ka cousin emaw tiin a piah chiah room ah chuan ka lut ve nghal zat a. A inthlak laia a phone lak sak a delete ngei kha ka tum.Mahse ka nau a lo ni reng reng lo.Lehlam ami chu a au ring tawh mai nen duhthlan tur dang ka neih loh bakah insawifiah pawh ni ila an awih dawn chuang lo. Police station a kal ka hman hek lo.Chu lai room a kawr senno tle zawr mai lo awm sa chu ka ha chhuak ta ringawt anih kha.Ka plan ang ngeiin buaina chu ka pumpelh chian khawp mai.Khalai a security leh thawktu dang ho hmel a nuihzatna lo lang khan ka lemchan chu a kaltluan zia hai theih ani lo.Tuai pakhat hmeichhe thawmhnaw ha chhin duh mai chauh angin ka lang tlat a ni.




Ka fashion advice duh a min la ko ding chu en chiang mang hlei lo in ahaklai chu a vun nen a inchawih tih ka sawi thla ve rawk.Helai hmun atang chhuah vat vat ka duh tih hi a hrethiam ve awm tawp silo.


AIIMS ah hian henu ka hmuh hi ka beisei miah lo.Ka note bu tihfai tum chuan ala bei ve ngat ngat chu ka thlir liam satliah tawp.



A tih fai mawlh mawlh lai chuan ka kawr hak a ka hming inziak ah chuan a mit a tawp chat.



Amos zosangzuala
Senior Resident
Mch Neurosurgery
AIIMS,New Delhi




Ka rin ang ngei in zosangzuala tihin ziak tel avang chuan ngampa takin ka hnungah min beng zui siah bawk.Min biakna awkî ah chuan phurna nasa tak a ri chhuak tel a.


Za lo zet chuan ka nuih ve ta ringawt anih kha.Hetiang thil hi ka hne, ka Inthiarfihlim san vat reng bawk a.



Thil dang buaipui tur ka ngah lutuk tlat.Mizo pui annih vang hian connection siam hi an duh thin mahse hetiang hi ka hman lo.Hmeichhia ngat phei chu ka nunah hian tumah ka seng lut hman lo.Min lo mitmei tu an awm ve fo pawh hi an tan chuan 'curse' diktak ka ni.Midang nena inzawmma siam hi ka tih ngai loh thil a ni,ka siampui ho pawh ka hman tangkai theih tur chauh.



Ka line ah hian ka chiang bawk a, kan chhungkaw background vang ni miah loin AIIMS ah hiab professor te duhsak ka hlawh viau.



Thian kawm a in tih hlim ai chuan mahni a lehkha bu chhiar a hun hman hi ka naupan lai atang ka thlakhlelh ber a ni.Thian te ho pawn bookworm tiin min koh phah hial thin.ka ni chiah reng em le?Lehkha bu chhiar piah lama taksa insawizawi erawh ka ngaipawimawh bakah keimah hian ka mamawh tih ka in hrechiang hle bawk.




Ka tawngkam hi han tuai hnum a, han thlitfim zui vak ka nei bawk lo nen mi tamtak hian Mipa vawt tak ang ah min ngai fo reng bawk a. Thu khuh zet a sawi kual duah a hun khawhral ai chuan thil nihna tak sawi hi ka thlang zawk thin.Mahse ka profession nen chu chu a in mil hauh lo. Mbbs ka zawh hnu internship kan tih lai khan nu pakhat hian an pa natna chungchang min zawt mawlh mawlh reng a, intern mai ka la nih thu hrilh chung khan a natna ang hi chu thla thum hnu ah an thih ngei ngei thu ka hrilh khan min tah khum hawm hawm anih kha. Khata tang khan tawngkam hman dan leh aw ki pawh ka thlak ta deuh zawk a.




Ka pa hi 90's hunlai khan Ph.D(doctor of philosophy )tiin USA ah a zirna a chhunzawmin, chutah chuan ka nu nen hian an in tawng a.Ka nu te erawh hi chu an chhungkua in USA ah a naupan lai atanga pem tawh an ni.US a Mizo awm hmasa pawl chu anni ve ang.Tichuan keipawh US ah hian piang in hun engemaw chen chu kan awm a. Ka pa pawn Ph. D a zawh hnu in sumdawnna a luhchilh zui a,Tunah hian zarkawt ah ka pu leh a thlahte ho hi colony khatah vek ah kan cheng ho mek.




Ka pu hi Dr S Thangzuala Divine Healing Hospital neitupa a ni a.kum 2014 khan ka pu hian Jeremia 30:17 denchhan in he hospital hi a din a. Keichiah hi kan thlah te ah ka pu hnung zuitu niin a tu hmuh hmasak ber ka lo ni bawk nen hospital pawh hi ka kut ah a dah nghe nghe.Ka pu min râwn angin MBBS ka zawh hnu in Neurosurgery Doctor kan neih that loh avangin ka zir chhunzawm leh mek a.Unau hi pathum kan ni in,ka nau chiah Mipa hi kei aiin kum hniha naupang ani thung.




Ani hi chu USA a ka pi leh pu te naute niin a zirna a chhunzawm ve mek Mizoramah a rawn haw ve ngai meuh lo.


Kan naupang ber hmeichhia erawh vanduaithlak takin kum nga anihin brain tumor vangin min boral san tawh a. Hei vang tak pawh hian tuna ka zirna field pawh hi luhchilh ka chak lehzual na chhan ani bawk.




Ka unaupa Lucas hi tunah tak hian Delhi ah nipui chawlh hmang leh min tlawh pahin a rawn zin a.Unau pianghmun mah ni ila kan mizia a inletling thawk. Tichung hian nitin message pakhat tal min hnutchiah hi a nei ngei ngei,Hmun khata kan awm dun lo pawh hi a vanneihthlak zawk. A vun hi a hang lam lek lek anih laiin kei erawh ka vun rawng a ngo mah mah hi ka duh lo viau bawk.


Mizoram ah kar hnih zên zâwn a han haw hnuin Delhi ah bawk a rawn let leh a.


Naktuk maia USA lamah a let ahun tawh avangin dinner ei chhuak turin zan lamah chuan kan inkhalh chhuak a.



Kan tum hmun kan thlen chuan Vai chaw a ei khât leh dawn thu sawiin Indian food a chah laiin kei chuan Chinese lam ka chah ve thung a.




Lucas chu a ti ti sur sur a.Naupan lai atang tawng duh tak kha ani hrim hrim a khawi hmunah pawh hian a tlangnel nghal sàrh thei.



"Bro,Nizan kan party na hmun chu i awih lo zawk ang, min rawn zui duh ta lo a" tiin nizan lam ahun hman dan te chu min hrilh mawlh mawlh a.A mi tawn te min hrilh chuan ka nui ve leh suk thin, mahse a thusawi chanve pawh hi ka beng ah hian alut lo.


"Tak a,thla la dun ve lawk teh ang" A phone a rawn phawrchhuak zat a.

"A ngai kher mi?ka lo ti hu.




"Yes,ka nu in lo la dun ngei ngei ru ati lawm,bakah Instagram ah post tur ka duh" a tih tak ah chuan lo bu ve nghut in phur zet hian a rawn hmet mawlh mawlh a.




"Enge i zirna lam hi i an reng reng a?" Thlalak a en kual thuak thuak pah a.


"Challenging khawp mai" ka lo ti tha ve mai a.


"I know...i thiam leh ber ang bro, hmeichhe rilru ti buai tawk lek in i lar leh viau lo maw?" a khi suk zui a.


"Ka ngaihven lo chutiang" Glass no ah wine ka thlit belh a.


Ka unaupa ngei pawh pawh hian introvert leh Mipa vawt deuh satliah turah hian min ngai. Ka nihna tak hi ka pu leh ka cousin hmeichhia tih loh chu tumah hian kan chhungkua ah hria an awm lo,an hriat pawh ka duh hek lo.




"Engtik nge ngaihzawng te hi neih ve i tum le,kum 28 i ni tawh bro"

"Lucas heihi ka bialnu anih hi i rawn tih hun hi ka nghak rei tawh hle mai" A phone a kekawr ipte a dah lut in thutak zet hian min melh a.


"Lucas i nunah chauh khan buai teh, ngaihzawng nei hman pawn ka khawsak loh hi" Ka ti ram hmak.Hetiang hi min sawipui fo lo se ka duh.



"Carney pawh hian ala sawi bang thei lo che" Nui deuh ham ham chuan a la rawn ti hram.


"Carney maw" tiin ka nui suk.Khanu zet kha chuh!!




Eitur rawn thleng zui in, Lucas chuan a bialnu thlalak te min en tir leh rih a,ka en thuak thuak ringawt,ka ngaihven ve zawng ni hek lo.


".....chuan party turin LA ah kan kal zui a".Ngaihthla reng mahila ka thluak ah brain anatomy bak a awm rih lo.A khat tawk in ka bu leh ngut ngut ringawt.



"Bro,inthlahdul rawh.. internship zo la ka pi leh pu pawh rawn hmu rawh,break i mamawh a nihi" A sam a tuai puat zui chu ka lo khi suk.




"I'm fine" napkins in ka hmui ka hru thuak thuak a.



Waiter lo kal in,bill ka pek hnu chuan muangchang tawh lo in lucas a thlena hotel ah drop in,keipawh hostel lam ka pan zui a.



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Ritu alarm ri chuan min kaiharh chiang hle, Amah lah chu a harh miah zui.Bang a Sana in târ ka en chuan dar ruk alo ri var tawh.Ka alarm ri chhuak ve miah lo chu lukham hnuai ka dap nghal ruai a,ka phone ka en chuan a lo thi daih. Charger nen connect vat in,hotpot ah tuilum ka chhuang nghal a.Hâm bai bai chung chuan washroom ah lutin ka in phih fai leh te te a.



Bathroom atanga ka chhuah chuan Ritu pawh phãk chuaiin khuma thu reng chung chuan a melh ngai a lo melh tlawk tlawk.Ka khum a sazupui lem(bunny) in ka va vawm zui chawrh a,



"Hey, sleepyhead! Wake up!"Ka tih chuan a rawn harhchhuak ve chiah. Ka phone charge phawiin WhatsApp ah Andrew chu morning wish ka thawn a.




Ritu chu mit nuai nawk nawk in, dar zat min zawt a. A aw pawh a la phak tha khawp mai.



"Ugh, I had the craziest dream last night,Amos nen kan lo lam dun a mawi zetin min lo nuih a nih chu" tho chhuak taih taih in ka bula rawn thut zat pah chuan a mumang chu a sawi sar sar a.




"You and your crushes,Ritu! Gay anih kha bakah i zirlai hi ngaihsak zawk rawh, i social life chu nakin ah" Henu hi chu ka rilru ati hah tak tak.Zirlai a ngaihsak lo si, a thawveng bawk si.kum lî dâwn kan in roommate bakah amah hi a rilrua tluang sia helai hmun ah hian thinlung taka ka mihring pawh ber a ni lawi a. Engmah ngaihsak tak tak nei miah lo hian a rilrua chak em em lehnghal,zir vak lo pawh hian engtin tin emaw hian mi rawn pha tep tep zel tho.



Ka green tea siam chu rawn ban vat pah chuan "sumbul hi ala tho lo mi"?a rawn ti zawm leh zat.Hauh te hi a sawt thlawt lo.



A sawi lai mek chuan sumbul pawh a rawn lut ve chiah. Sumbul hi kan room piah chiah a awm nimahse kan room ah hian arawn khawsa tam zawk.Sumbul chu thlit kep nghalin Ritu chuan a mumang chu ala sawi zui char char a. Nizan an dine out laia an thil hmuh kha a mangphan ani leh pek ang.




"Khatiang a Amos nui hmel kha ka vawi khat hmuhna a hmelthat zia kha" Amos chungchang bawk tuk pumin an khel leh ngei ngei dawn e.


"Mahse khapa kha abialpa chu ani thei mai angem?ui viau mah ila ka ship dun char char" Ritu bawk chuan a rawn ti leh a. Henu hi vuakthluk tawp ka duh.Ka hne!



Nizanah Ritu leh sumbul lehkha zir ning lutukin indah thawven pahin zanriah pâwn lamah an eichhuak a. An star em em Amos leh a bialpa ni ngeia an rinhlelh chu an thil ei zawh dawn hnaih ah chuan anrawn lut ve hlawl ani awm e ,an sawi dan chuan an piah deuh lawk dawhkan ah chuan inhaw lo tih hriat zet hian an thu dun a. Hmel nêlawm loh zet thin kha a nui san san reng thu te sawiin,nizan an lo haw atangin topic dang hi aleng tawh lo hrim hrim.




Diktak a sawi chuan Amos hi a sang tha in ahmeltha zêk a,tuai tih hre lo tan phei chuan a landan nelawm miah lo phenah hian a duh tu tan chuan vei ngawih ngawih chu a awl tho ang.



Thawmhnaw suk sa zar turin inchungah ka chhoh san zui daih.Ni a kâng tha bawka spin miah lo pawh hian chawhnu lamah chuan a ro leh vek hman thin. Ka zar zawh chuan inchung thutna zawlah chuan thu hahdamin ka phone chu bih zawk a Andrew message lo awm chu ka Reply vat a. Whatsapp status ho chu ka en kual leh thuak thuak a.ka bestfriend Opi status avang chuan ka nui chhuak hak cctv footage a Mipa Sam kir mask vuah rawn status in,



" Hepa hi in hria em?tukinah inchhungah lo lutin ka chapal leh a chapal a lo thleng,purse a pawisa tlem a Bo bawk" tih chu a caption a.



"broski ke lian nu, tun tum chu lawngleng chapal ang kha ahnutchhiah tawh lo ang che tiraw"nui lip tuar emoji nen ka va reply vat a.Henu hi a ke a lian tak tak.



A seen chiah tih chuan a rawn video call nghal a.ka pick up rual rual chuan,




"caught red handed" tih pah chuan rukru pa hmel chu a rawn ti lang ta heu mai.Chupa lah chu zam eih lo hian a rawn hawi chhuak ve vah.An va Han inhmeh dun ber tak.




Amah chu kal sawn pah chuan,

"I rawn hlap ve duh em?Taxi stand bulah khan ka va rek chhuak a lawm,rui lo se chu ka hneh teuh lo a chak zia chu"thaw hlawp hlawp a arawn tih chuan ka lo nui chhuak hak hak a.




A chapal bun lai chu rawn ti lang zawn leh zat in



"hei ka inbun thleng pui leh ngat" a tih phei chuan ka thutna beng meuh in ka nui hawk hawk.

"I room kha sawn mai teh,a den tlat" a tih chuan

"Ka sawn ten engtin nge ka sneak out ang" a la rawn ti ham ham.



"Rawn haw vat vat teh Peter lah hi rui reng ka kawm peih lo" a ti zui hlak hlak a.



"Nizan pawn message a rawn thawn teuh, mahse a delete leh vek ka la be miah lo" ka lo tuihnih zui a.This message was deleted tih kha peter hnen tang ka dawng hnem em bawk ni.




Chutia kan inbiak laklawh lai chuan ral khat atang an rawn ko lang lang a.

"Tlaiah ka lo bia ang che baby" tiin a dah zui daih.Henu hi chu Mipakhat hi chu ani ve chiang a ni.Nikum lamah pawh tiang deuh tho khan a chapal bawk hi an lo ruksak tawh a.Lawngleng ang deuh chapal chah deuh kha,rukru chuan a lo hnutchhiah deuh thlap tho,rukru fair ve tak chu a ni.Pakhat nu lahin lungawi lo deuh chuan a bun ve reng tho a.Thil hi a tawng maksak thei bik lutuk hi ka hlimpui thin viau.Ka thiannu hi pa deuh thual chi hi a ni reng reng a.Mahse a patil Chuang hauh lo. Mizo hmeichhia ah chuan sang pawl tak niin bike ngat a khalh thin.Ka thuruk chhe uih zawng zawng paitu ka thian tha ber ti a ka chhal ve ngat a ni.