CHAPTER - 1
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" Maria nang hian dawt min hrilh, he hmunah hian mipa chhelo tak tak an awm i ti a mahse pakhat mah ka hmuh loh hi!!!! Pakhat mah.... A ni ka theihnghilh theihna tur khawp an awm lo "
Ka lu te chu a hai muai muai a, mahse chatthla thak a in ka duh!!! Kha mihring ler kawh lutuk kha!!! Engtin nge ka chungah khatiang thil kha a thlen tir theih zawk!!!
" Maria kan in kawm thin avang leh kan chhungte atang a thian kan lo nih tawh avang in kan ngai pawimawh che a kan lo kal a mahse hei i hmelchhe sawi ber lah chuan rui chung in kan that tawk loh thu min la sawi khum char char a" ka thiannu bul a thu pa chuan a rawn ti deuh hmuk a.
A tha tawk lo ka ti a ni ve mai a chu tah chuan huat tur a awm lo, ka melh rawm a min ngainat loh hmel ngei mai!!
" Ni e, tiang hian tu hmeichhia mah mipa hmaah an awm ngai lo mahse kei chu a cute ka ti riau " Pakhat zawk chuan nui thaw chung in a rawn ti a, a hmel hur hmel zetah sawn ka thil ken lai hian ka vawm hrep nghal loh!!!
" Ka thiam loh a ni!!! Khawngaih in tiang hmeichhia hi a ni lo a sin, a thil in a zo lo a nih hi, hrethiam hram hram ru" ka thiannu chuan min nghawk zeuh a, ngaihdam chu a dil mawlh mawlh a mahse ka ngai pawimawh lo.
Ka peih loh chung he hotel ah hian min hruai a, party pah a date nei tur in, ka bialpa nen kan in break a, kha mi ler kawh lutuk kha, mahse chhelo tak a ni!!! Tunah pawh hian haw viau mah i la ka hmuh phak chin zawngah hian a aia chhe lo tih ka la nei chuang lo!!!
' saw ngei saw a nih saw ka mi zawn chu' kawngkhar lianpui atang a lo chhuak chu ka la en char char!!! Dar 8 atang khan he hmunah hian kan awm tawh mahse saw pa aia chhe lo leh pa hmeltha bawk si hi ka la hmu lo!!! Kan mi tenawm a ai pawn a let in a chhelo bawk!!!
" Heiiii..... Nangpa kha tah khan ding rawh, che sawn tawh suh!!! " ding chhuak in ka au that a, ka thil in hnathawh nge ka lu chu a rit chuai.
"Ohhh.... Nilo... Maria i thiannu hi a a tawh takzet a nih hi kei ni thleng in min ti chhe vek dawn, dang vat rawh, hlauhawm a kan in barh luh hma hian!!! " Hmel hur hmel deuh zawk chuan a ti chul a dawizep lutuk mai!!!
Mahse atan chuan a hlauhawm ang chu ka lam pan a mipa lo kal chu a hmel a rum ul a, hremhmun atang a lo chhuak ang mai in suit dum dak zaih nen a bawp sei leh khauh zet chuan ka lam a rawn pan miau!!!
" Ka rui mahse ka a in ka thluak fing tak hi ka hloh lo a nia!!!! Saw pa tluk a chhelo leh hmeltha, cool bawk si hi he tah hian an awm lo!!!! A ni ngei sawn ka rilru chu a la chiang a ni!!! Tu man min dang su" Lu hai nen seh chilh zet chuan ka ti bah deuh nak nak a!!! Ka lam rawn pan mek tu chu pai chan chan chung chuan ka pan phei ve nghal vat!!
" Mahse Sangte a ni saw chu i ti thei lo!!!! Ni lo kal vat zawk ang!!!! Maww.... " Maria i chuan ka banah min pawt a mahse ka kal sawn awm lo, kha mi tenawm pa pawh khan hmeichhe dang a hmuh theih chuan kei pawn ka hmu ve thei tho tih ka hria!!!
Ka kut chu ka thing nawk a, ka thiante min koh pawh ka ngaih sak lo, hma lam pan chuan ka kal a, a hmel ka hmu chiang thei lo, ka mit hi a phe ruai a, mahse a chhelo tih ka sawi chiang sak ngam!!!
"Naupang!!!! Min be duh a mi??? " Ka hma tak ah chuan a ding run a, nelawmna reng reng a nei lo!!!
A aw thum leh pa hrakah chuan khakna hlir a lang chhuak bawk!!! Mahse ka thil in vang nge a chhiat lohna hian min hip zawk ka hlauh hauh lo a nih chu!!!
" Yeaaa..... Tehreng mai!!!! Hmmm.... I chhiat loh hii, a ni chu i khum var var!!! Lo kal teh, thil in dun ang??? " A san em avang chuan a necktie ah chuan ka pawt hniam thuai a, a mengrum ngei mahse ka ngai pawimawh lo, kan thutna lamah chuan ka phawt phei a min zui ve mai bawk a.
" Ti teh!!! Hmelthapa, hei min in pui rawh, ka la rui miah lo a nia aw!!! An ti ve mai mai a nih kha" bah deuh niai chuan ka ti a, a chhan pawh ka ruih vang leh ka rilru nat vang a hetia awm ka nih thu ka thian te sawn lo sawi in ngaihdam an dil nghal mawlh mawlh a, an hmel lah chu an in thlahrun hmel hlawm bawk si, hlauh nei an ang zawk mah in ka hria!!!
" Heiiii.. Hmeltha pa, min in pui rawhh!!! Lungai chuh bill chu ka pe vek tawh!!! Chuan zan in chu ka ta i nih hi aww!!! " ka lu hai nen a hmel pawh ka, hmu chiang thei lo, mahse a lian lutuk tlat kan hmaah chuan ka thiante ho chuan hlauh thawn hmel tawk chuan an thu ngawi kar a, an mit meng chuan min hau mawlh mawlh bawk.
" Naupang he hmun a rawn kal tur hian kum i la tling lo bakah hetiang hian hmel hriat loh leh mipa i duh duh in i pawt kual ringawt tur a ni lo a sin!!! I lakah eng rilru nge an put i hre miah lo!!! " Ka khabe a rawn vuan in a lamah min pawt hnai hrawk a, ka hmai bul chetah chuan a aw thum leh hremhmun rim nam chuan a rawn ti sup bawk!!! Chuan ka khabe a vawnna hi a na lutuk!!!
" Heyyy..... Min ti na a lawm!!!! " a kut chu ka beng sawn nawlh a, a nui suk ringawt, mahse a pa hliah hliah a ni mai!!!
" He hmunah hian ka kum zat a pawimawh lo in ti hlim tur leh nuam chen tur in ka kal tih hre rawh!!! I buaina turah chiah buai rawh!!! " ti chiam in ka in tur chu ka in leh hmiah!!! kan hma a ka thiante chu an meng phawk ngei mai!!! Chuan an thlan te a tla a ka bul a milian lutuk thu chu an nuih tlawn deuh tawp!!
" Ka duh zawng tak!!! " a phun leh sup a, a ding vut a min kal San daih a nih chu!!! Hmela mai mai chuuhhh!!!
" Heyyy.... Ti khan min kal san ringawt suh!!!! I in man pawh ka pek sak vek tawh che!!! I hmelthat vang khan i in chhuang a mii???? " ka au nghek a, mahse tu vak mah in min ngaih sak lo, music ring mang kheng in an play bakah he hmun a mi te hi kei min ngaihtuah tur chuan an buai mah mah!!!!
" Mimawlnu ti khan ti suh, kan thi tep a nih kha,' Lalpa kan lawm e min chhanhim a '" Chung lam hawi chuan Maria chu a thaw hak a, kei ka thinrim chhuatah ka per tan tan thung. Enge ka thinrim chhan ber pawh ka hre chuang lo!!
Maria chuan a thiante chu a thlah mawlh mawlh a, kei mah ni a kan haw theih thu leh ngaihtuah awm kan nih loh thu a sawi mawlh mawlh bawk!!!
Mahse dik tak chuan ka ngaihtuah awm, kei mah pawn ka ding hlei thei lo. Ka lu a hai muai muai nen, cement ban ngheng chuan ka ding awn deuh niai a, ka vawi khat in ve na a nia a thawk na mah mah a ni!!! Ka rilru natna lah chuan ka harhfim lai aiin ka rilru chu a hneh zawk in ka na xual sauh leh nghal!!!!
" Sangte taxi ka ko a nga haw ve nghal mai ang??? Nge tiang em em a i in hnem kan warden in min hmuh chuan a ngai khaw lo vek ang che!!! " Mariai chuan bang ngheng a ka lo muthlu ti tih tawh chu min rawn sawi det det a. Min hau nghal mawlh mawlh bawk.
"Ka rui tawh reng reng lo!!! Mahse ka rilru chu a na tho tho!! " ka lo tih khum sap a, a ner nasa mai, kei mah pawn ka ding zo lo a nia!!!
" vawikhat inna ah chuan fimkhur tur, i dos pawh i hre lo a, vawikhat mah in ve tawh suh!! Tah hian lo ding char char ang che!!! Taxi ka va zawng a nge??? Dar 10 a ri tawh an vang viau mai thei bawk!!! "
" Yesss bosss...... " ka tih vak chuan a nui a. Ka din na atang a lo kal sawn lo tur in min chah cham chi bawk!!!! Duh pawh ni i la ka kal sawn thei lo, bang ngheng in ka ding tawk tawk a nia!!! Engtin nge pen hnih khat pawh ka pen theih ang!!!!
* LALRUATSANGI (Sangtei) POV *
Kei hi Lalruatsangi ka ni a, kum in ah class 10 Distinction ah ka pass ve hlauh a. Tih fuh vang ni lo in lehkha hi ka thiam thei ve hrim hrim!!! Mah ni in fak vang pawh ni lo in!!!
Ka pa in ka nu pum chhung a ka awm lai! Ka pian chhuah ve hma in min thih san a. Nu min hmangaih em em tu leh pu ka nei mahse an ni chu kan khua Champhaiah an awm thung.
Aizawlah school ka kal a hostelah ka awm ve mai a, lehkha ka thiam theih bakah kan teacher te hian min duh sak in school ti hming tha tu ka nih avang hian tution pawh a free ten kei chu min kal tir thin, a chhan chu tution lakna tur poisa ka neih miau lo a, poisa chawi ai chuan lak ve loh ka thlang a, mahse student zingah ka thiam fi lawr lak avang in ka tih chhiat an hlau te pawh a nih ka ring?!!
Kan school ah hian class hniam ber atang a class 12 thleng a awm a, mahse kei chu class 7 atang chiah ka lut thung. Mahse lehkha thiam theih a nungchang that bawk chuan kan lar chak phian a chu bakah kan school a chhelo leh hmeltha ber Ruatdika hi ka bialpa a ni miau bawk!!! Kei aiin kum hnih in a upa a, class 12 result a nghak ve mek bawk!!!
Class 7 ka join tir atang in min ngaizawng a mahse kan din hmun in thlau lutuk leh a ni chu hmeichhe mi tak a nih avang in ka chhang duh lo a. Vanduai thlak tak in kan school hi an chhungkaw ta a nih bak a, school hnuaiah hostel ka awmna hi an mahni ta vek a ni bawk si , min hmu tur in a rawn kal ziah a.
Kei ka la naupang a kha tih lai chuan ngaihzawng nei rualah pawh ka in chan lo!!! Mahse ka hnawl chung pawh a min zar buai zel avang chuan a chhelo nen a fel bawk si chu class 8 ka pass hnu khan ka chhang a, kan in xui ngawrh hle a, school neitupa fapa meuh ka bialpa a nih avang chuan school pum in min hriat phah bawk a, min atchilh thu ka thian ten min hrilh fo a kei pawn an ti dik a maw ka ti mahse mipa hi chu an lo in ang vek kan taksa bak engmah an duh lo.
A duh ber ka pek duh tak loh ah chuan a beidawng te pawh a niang!!! Kar hmasa mai khan min then a, ka lo duh tawh lutuk tih ka hre chiah!!! Ni lo ka hmangaih zawk kum 17 lek ni mah i la hmangaih na awmzia ka hriat phah bawk!!!
Mahse a ni chuan min lo hmamgaih ve lo a, duh viau mah i la, ka nu bulah ka lo in tiam tawh a pasal ka neih hma chu sex ka hmang lo ang tiin!!! Ka nu leh ka pu pawn min ring a, kei pawn an rin ang ngei a awm ka duh bawk!!
Mahse kan in then chu ka la na phian a chaw ka ei thei lo a hostel ah ka tawm chawt a exam kan zo tawh chu A lawmawm phian tiang chuan lehkha pawh ka zir thei dawn lo tih ka hria!!! Ruatdika chuan ngaihzawng dang a nei leh nghal!!! Chupawh kan hostel a mi tho!!! Class 11 a mi niin kei ang lo tak in a chhelo a, a sang in a pian a nalh em em bawk.
Kei chu hmeichhe lian lam ai chuan te lam tih tur zawk ka ni a, mi pawh in engtin nge a duh thei, an in hmeh lo si, ti tawk an awm nuk bawk!!! Kei pawn Ruatdika hnenah ka khawi laiin nge hip che ka tih fiamthu pawh hian ' i hmeltha a, i fing in lehkha i thiam thei a, chu bak bak ' tiin min chhang a ka lo lawm ve thei em em a.
Nimin khan kan result a chhuak a hostel a Mariai nen kan let khan dome chhungah thawm mak deuh kan hria a, kan hlau deuh si, naupang kan awm tam lutuk tawh lo bawk nen an khuaah an haw fur a Kei leh mariai chu kan haw peih lo vang in kan hostelah kan la awm a!!! Mi dang tlem nen!!!
Corridor ah chuan hlau si mahse kan kal ngei ngei ngai bawk si chu in kai tai chung in kan phei a. Misual rukru leh mi awmtha duh lo an nih hlauh chuan hmeichhe pahnih mai chu min hlauh ka rin loh avang chuan hmunphiah ban bul a mi chu ka hum ran bawk!!! Kut thawh a ngaih tak thut in.
" Sangte en tawh suh!!!! " Mariai chuan tap deuh tiau hian a rawn ti a. Mahse ka hawi sawn thei lo, corridor tukverh atang chuan kan room chu a hmuh theih a, hostel a nih ang in khum khatah mi 5 vel kan mu thin.
Kan hma zawnah chuan Ruatdika chuan hmeichhe pakhat!!! Ni lo a bialnu class 11 secA a mi ngei kha ruak ngal ngat in khumah chuan a lo awm pui a. Ka mittui chu a rawn luang zawih zawih mahse ka tap chhuak lo.
Ka first love a ni bakah Kei pawn ka atchilh hlum lo chauh a, a chhan pawh tumah ka kawm ngai lo, Mariai chiah,, kan chhungkaw retheih vang in tuman min kawm ve duh lo a Mariai leh Ruatdika chiah!!! Chu vang in an lakah hian ka in nghat in ka ngai hlu lutuk tlat!!!
Ka mit ngei a hetiang a hmuh chu ka nat dan tur min hriatthiam pui tu tur an awm pawn ka ring lo. Corridor ah chuan kan ding a tukverh glass atang chuan inchhung lam chu mittui tla ngiai ngiai chuan ka thlir ngawih ngawih!!!
Kum 2 lai ka lo zui tawh mipa saw a mizia ka lo hre chiang lo em a. Kei min beidawn san in hmeichhe dang a duh pe thei tu leh a thu sawi hnial ve lo tu chu min pan san nghal chat bawk!!!!
Zan in a kan kalna hi Mariai thiante min sawi hmuh a nia, Hotel niin a chhawnghnuai berah hian in tih hlimna an tih mai tleirawl naupang tak tak leh mihausa fa te ho in hlim hlawp an bawlna a ni awm a!!!!
Ka peih lo chung Maria in " A ni pawn hmeichhe dang a date nghal a nang pawh hmu zo lo i ni bik lo tih kan hmuh tir dawn nia!!! " tiin thinrim lutuk chuan ka thlavang a hauh a, ka chak lo viau nan hetia dome a awm reng pawh kha mi te pahnih kha rawn kal in min rawn in tih theih khum chuan ka thi thei mai dawn in ka hre bawk si!!!
Chubakah Mariai lakah ka in thlahrung, a ni pawh hostel atang a chhuak tur in a pa in a tia, mahse Kei mah vang liau liau in chhuanlam a siam a, ka khawhar a hlauh vang in!!!
Hetiang hian ka chungah a thleng leh si a, a lo awm hi ka tan chuan malsawmna a ni ringawt chuvang chuan peih lo chung a thu chu ka hnial ngam lo!!!! Kei mah min tih hlim duh vang a ni miau.
Party naah pawh mipa tam tak an awm a, mahse tuman ka mit an la thei lo!!! Kan miler thak a nen ka teh khin zel avang in!!! In tur lamah ka tuan ta nghek a.
Hetah chuan phal lo leh thiang lo a lo awm ve miah lo a, kum tling lo ka ni chung pawn engkim sum ka neih chuan ka lei thei vek!!!! Aizawlah hian!!!! Ni lo Mizoramah hian hetiang mihausa ho party na leh hlim hlawp bawlna hi a lo awm tih ka vawi khat hriat na a ni bawk!!!! Night club te pawh a tih theih ang chu!!
" Ka thunlung i ti keh sawm vek chung pawn nangmah tho ka la ngaihtuah che!!! Nang theihnghilh thak tum in engmah hre lo a ruih ka tum a mahse ka ngai tulh tulh thung che!!!! Nang chuan i bialnu thar bul a duat tak a i kuah a.
I pangti lum a nghen theih laiin Kei chuan nangmah vang in ka tih ngai loh tiin hmeichhe awmduh dah deuh ang in ka awm a, mahse Misualpa ka ngai tho che!!!! Ka ngai lutuk che!!! " thli chuan ka sam a rawn chhem leng siau siau a, bang rinchhan chuan chhuatah ka thu hnak a, ka lu a rawn hai muai muai bawk!!!!
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" Nula min lo zui lawk thei a ngem??? " Mipa pahnih suit dum vek nen a in duang leh tarmit pawh a dum ve ve bun chuan ka hmaah tak an rawn ding run a.
Ka hlauh ve det a ruk chuan mahse tlanchhiatna a awm lo!!! Min din hliah hneh bakah an palian in an sek tul bawk nen!!!
" Hmel ho thlawk bo ru!!!! In ngaih ang hmeichhia kha ka ni lo a nia!!! " ka ti thawt a. Hlau lo ang a lan chu duh viau mah i la, ka ti ril chu a khur ru der der!!!! Misual hmeichhe hmang a sumdawng thin an nih mai a nga!!!
Kei hmeichhe kum 17 mi lek chu pawh ka la rui ve khang lang zui a tun ang zan tlai tawhah leh nghal!!!! Ka ding riai riai a, min en dun ngur bawk si, khaw nge Maria i pawh hi a van rei ve!!!! Ka rilru chuan a ti nghal ruai bawk!!!
"Hmelchhe ho mi dahthla ruuuu!!!!! Khawnge min hruai dawn???? Min pui ruu!!!! " ka ban leh banah chuan min khai nawl a, Hotel chhung lam ah min chawi phei a ni chu!!!!
Zan in ka thil tawn chu rapthlak tak a ni!!! Min pui tu ka au vak vak lai chuan pakhat chuan ka hmui a hup hmak bawk!!!! Ka tal nawk nawk a mahse an ni mipa fit 6 ve ve an nih ka ring, hnen atang a tal hrang tur chuan ek mai ka ni!!! Ka zu lo in ve hlak nen ka tha a tang thei bawk si lo.
" Hei khawi lai nge??? Min hre sual a nih kha khawngaih in ka haw duh!!! " room pakhatah chuan min hruai lut a, ka au a ka ngen a, mahse an boss in ti tur a a tih ang chiah in an chet thu an sawi tawp.
Tunge an boss ka zawh lah in min chhang duh thak lo leh nghal. Roomah chuan min hnut chhiah in an pahnih chuan engmah sawi lo in an chhuak hmak!!!!
" Hmel ho chu an lock khang lang leh nghal!!! " kawngka chu ka chhir nghek.
Hmeichhe nu zem leh no lutuk ka ni lo a, a chhan pawh ka tet lai atang a ka nun dan a ni miau!!! Pa ka neih loh avang in mi pawn min hmusit thin mahse phuba ka la let ngei ngei.
Ka kawl ka zep lo. Mahse mi sual chu ka ni lo. Kan harsat avang khan lehkha pawh ka zirnasa, ka thiam theih avang khan ka pu in Khawpui lamah ka zirna chhun zawm tur in min ti a.
Ka tan chuan ka chhungte hi ka dam chhan leh ka engkim an ni a, kha mipa Ruatdika ai pawh a ka thlan te an ni miau chuan ka in chhir lo bawk!!!
" Eheeee..... In tur dang leh, van tui hmel bik!!!! " Room zau zet leh nuam zet karah chuan sofa dum vek pali a in hung a!!! A lai taka dawhkanah chuan bottle mawi deuh leh no pakhat a lo in chhawp bawk!!!!
" A hma a mi ai khan a tui daih zawk maw leee!!!! " noah chuan ka thli chhuak a ka in a , hei chu a man tho tih a hriat, a bottle atang ringawt pawh hian a tui hmel bik!!! Ka awm chhan leh engvang nge ngaihtuah lo chuan ka in char char a, in hnem pauh leh a tui na a xual niaa!!!!
" Tui i ti viau a ni maww!!!! " Aw thum dut leh nuihza aw zet hian a rawn ti sup a.!!!
" Ummmm..... A hma mi ai thlawt chuan!!! " Ehhhh..... tunge ka biak khaa!!! Ka rilru a niang ka rui mah mah a nih dawn hi!!!
" Hnunglam lo hawi la!!! " nui suk ri ka hre leh, chuan he aw hi ka hriat tawh hnu a ang tak zett!!!
" Engtin nge nang!!!! " Phawk lutuk in kawngka lam chu ka en a, khapa zan tir a thil min in pui tur a ka sawm pa ngei kha,!!!! Kawngka ngheng in thatchhe zet in a lo ding bawk!!!
He room chu a eng tha bawk a, ka hmu chiang ngang mai. A sam chu a dum hlap a , sang tak a ni!!! Sang tih piah lam!!! Mizo mipa ah a mah aia sang leh chhelo tih ka nei lo hial ang!!!
Suit dum a hnuaiah Kamis var hlak chuan a necktie marron Purple dak zaih mai, nichin lawk a ka pawh hniamna ngei kha!!!! A pheikhawk lah chu chhuat rap ngai lo ang maiin a dum thliang har a, a hmel chu a lang cool ruih mahse ka mit vai riai avang chuan ka hmu chiang tha thei lo!!! Mahse a chhelo over tih chu ka chiang!!!!
Chuan ka lam pan in a lo kal bawk , ka taksa chu a vawt sung sung a! Mahse a chhan ka hre hauh lo. Nui suk a min pan tu chu ka lo en ngawt ngawt tawp bawk!!!