* JORDAN POV *
Scarlet ka tirh chhuah hnu chuan ka tho nghal vut a,Louis te lo la ding reng hma ah chuan ka ding ve nghal chat ani pawh chuan zam map lo in min cho zia tih lan nan min en let ve kar
Restaurant hi kan pawl ta anih bak ah a chhung a awm zawng zawng te pawh kan mi leh sa te annih vangin luh pawh kha ka duhlo reng a mahse ani lah khan engmah a hre miau silo,a hriat chhuahloh nan chuan atih ang a awm mai kha angai sia,bak ah heng ho hian Scarlet an hriat ve vak hi ka duhlo bawk a nunna atan a hlauhawm lutuk,Susan,,,ei tur rawn pe tu pawh kha kan mi leh sa tho,,engtin nge a hming te hi alo hriat daih ni?!!
"chuan kan Jordan meuhin nula,oh naupang ka ti zawk dawn nge?" Ngeiawm lutuk a atih chuan ka lo rum nghut,Sam arawn lut veleh chiah bawk
"i buailoh na tur ah rawn buai suh"
"Oh buai chak tlat ila engtin nge ni ang" anui hmel ngeiawm zet ka hmuh chuan hnek sawk sawk mai ka duh tawh
Mahse insum hram ka duh zawk,heng kan nau te awm ve ṭhup hma a nep lutuk ang a lan a khawih nghal mai hi ka duhlo,mi ro rum tak ni tur a train ṭheuh kan ni ngei a mahse insum theihna nei tur erawh in mahni kan in zirtir angai thung,chu chuan kawng tam tak ah min pui bawk mimawl ang mai a ka chet nghal buan buan chuan ka hnuai a la awm tam tak te hian ka tih dan bak an en tawn dawn tlatlo tih ka hrechiang ve bawk
"Jordan hna i nei ania" Sam chuan zawi sup in arawn tih chuan ka in hum ruhna chu thaw hawk in ka thlah dul a
"Fimkhur angai tawh viau ang,ahma mi ang khan a awm leh palh ange" chu thu kher a sawi chhuak chu inchhir rum rum tur khawp a ka khawih duh a min ngen ah ka ngai hmiah
Kal tur a inher tawh kha ka nia,a thu rawn sawi leh vang chuan rang lutuk a inher in ka hnek nghal ṭhuai a alo inring bik vaklo aniang lei ah chuan a thal nghal tawp a bul a awm ve in chet rawn lak atum chuan a khup a tlawhin arawn awn chu a nhawng ah rekin bang ah chuan ka rek bet chawt bawk a
Kan nau zawk te hmuh lai a insum chu duh viau mahila ka theih chin apel tlat tawh,,Ka thinrimna so sang tawh vang chuan ka tha pawh a chak zual sauh,Sam an min ṭhelh atum pawh chuan ka awm phung pangngai in ka awm reng a Louis rawn tho ṭuih ṭuih chu ka nuih suk a,ka reh beh mek pawh chu a thaw ṭha thei meuh tawhlo
"Jordan i that mai ang,hremna chu i hriat vek kha" Sam chuan arawn ti a
"Hruai haw rawh" ka reh beh pa thlah pahin ka tih chuan ka sawi awmzia man nghal in ka jacket ip te a bike chahbi ka dah chu a car chahbi nen a thlak thleng in a chhuak a
"kha thu kha chu hriat a nuam teh chiam lo ani tiraw?!!" Louis an a hmui thi tuai nawk pah a arawn tih leh chuan ka reh beh mek thlah in ka a kawr awm ah chuan ka va ṭham sak a
"Jordan thlah rawh" Cesar aw ka hriat vang chuan kawngka lam chu ka hawi vat a
"Aih,,," ti sup a hawi let in ka hnek leh nghal ṭhuai a,ani pawh rawn tho vut in min rawn hnek ve bawk,kan insual chu ani ta ber mai
Tuarchhel leh chak tak ni tur a train na na na chuan kan daih rei khawp mai,a tu amah chuan tlawm kan tumlo Cesar talngial pawhin min ṭhelh a tum lo,ahnu ah chuan ahma pawh a min hneh lo tu anih ṭhin ang bawkin min hnehlo tial tial a kei ka thinrim ka chak zual sauh bawksi
"A tawk e" Cesar chuan thum bul a rawn tih pahin min pawt ṭhen hlawk a,ka la duhtawk chuanglo
"Louis hian buaina a siam hmasa anihkha" Susan chuan alo ti va
"Louis ang khat vek kan nih hi,hremna i tawhloh nan in veng fimkhur rawh" Cesar chuan chang fak in ati a
Restaurant aṭang chuan min kuah chhuak nghal a,Louis thinrim la rawn au zui pawh ka hre reng ngaihsak duh tawhlo chuan hmalam panin ka kal vut vut a Cesar pawhin emngmah min sawipui lem lo,Sam car chahbi ka ah lai chu la in car ah chuan ka lut a
"Hna lan neih kha ihria tiraw?" Cesar min biakna pawh chu aw ka a chhanglo in bu nghut chuan ka tlan chhuak a,minlo dang lo se chu ka that tawh ang"shitt,,!!" Stearing chu ka beng dawt dawt a
Ka hmai thi leh pilh deuh phung pawh ngaihsak lo chuan ka hna awmna lam ah ka kal nghal a,lawng chawlh na bul mai ah chuan ka mi leh sa pahnih in pawl dang ami chu anlo sawi sa chiam a,ka va thlen phei rual chuan tawp tur in ka ti a
"Brad,," an hmai tuam ṭhin mahse ka nau te ho hi chu ka chiang ve tawh khawp mai
"Jordan,,i hna tur anih hi" silai min pek pah a atih chuan ka lo bu nghauh a,lei châr a thi phung a let reng ka hmuh chuan ka hna awlsam lutuk tur vang chuan ka thinrim zawk
"Brad,,zo fel rawh" silai alam a theh phei chuan ka ti a
"Mahse i hna ani sia,engtin nge hotu lam?!"
"Zo fel la,atawp ah ka hmig lam rik ani mai"awlsam zet chuan ka ti a
Car ah lut in penthouse lam pan chuan ka inkhalh chhuak a,ka thleng chu ka in a sawmloh in leng lo awm ka hmuh chuan thinrim thar leh ang mai in ka awm
"Hetah enge i rawn tih?" Rum mangkheng a melh in a hma ah chuan ka ding a
"Ka tupa hmuh ka duh vangin ka lo kal" ka pu ni ṭhin Nathaniel Pentagon an ding pah a atih chuan ngawi rengin ka lo en
"Hetah i tupa i rawn zawng anihchuan a thi tawh tih ka lo hrilh ang che" ngeiawm lutuk chuan ka ti a
"Jordan,,!"
"Chhuak rawh u" rum lutuk a au ti tih chuan ka ti a,engmah pawh sawi zawm tawhlo in a chhuak ve mai a,a ui khawi (guard) ho pawn an zui diah diah hlawm bawk
Whiskey la chhuak in a bur chawp chuan ka in nghal khawlh khawlh a,inbual tur a ka chhoh dawn chuan Tania arawn lut leh thurh,mood fuhloh bawk nen ka hne takzet,ngaihsak lem lo chuan ka chhoh san tho a min rawn zui leh dawn tih pawh ka hria,room ka luh rual chuan ka kawr hak chu hlip in ka sana chu ka phelh mawlh mawlh a
"Ka mamawh tawh lutuk che" ka taksa chul riai pah a atih chuan ka inher vut
A kawr chu a phelh thla nghal mawlh mawlh a,kei erawh chuan ngawi rengin ka lo en kar thung ruak ngal ngat a ka hma ah a ding chung pawn tun ṭum chu chakna pakhatmah ka nei hauhlo
"I kawr ha la chhuak rawh" a beng bul ah zawi sep chuan ka ti a
"Maw?!!" Mak ti zet a min en chuan ka lo nuih duk ringawt
"Jordan" lungawilo hmel zet in ati a
"Ka sawi chiang tawk in ka hria" bathroom lam ah chuan ka kalsan a
Ka chhuah leh chuan alo awm tawhlo a,inthlak sawk sawk in kei,Cesar leh Sam te nen kan kal fo na club ah chuan ka kal leh a rei pawh ka ṭhut hma in Sam leh Alan te an rawn lut veleh bawk
"Enge hna chu?" Sam in min zawh chuan aṭha tih ringawt in ka chhang a
"Chuan ṭha takin ka thlen pui ania,mahse zawhna angah khawp mai" amah bawkin atih chuan Aln chu alo hawi deuh haw a
"Tinge chu chu min hrilh" nelawm loh zet a ka tih chuan a ner nang a
"Nizan a Smith,,an unau zing lam a hmu tur a an in a kal thu ka hrilh che pawh khan ngaihtuah hmel deuh khan i kal nghal sia,chuvangin ka hrilh mai mai che"
"Kan venhim lai anih vang chauh anihkha" ka tih chuan a bu deuh nghut
Nizan ka kal chhan kha a ṭhat leh ṭhatloh hriat tum mai chauh a kal ka nia,khatiang a chet kha ka tum em em pawh anilo!!mahse a chet hmang vel leh ka hma a ding chung a a ṭawng mawlh mawlh mai te ka hmuh khan khatiang khan ka che nghal tawp!!
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* SCARLET POV *
Dinner ei lai chuan a ngai te bawkin kan ngawi ṭhap a,a nuamlo lutuk hi ka ei atui theilo reng reng,Jordan ka mawhpuh leh ringawt ṭhin mahse vawiin kan awmdan ah erawh kha chuan nuam ka ti viau thung
"Vawiin school a nuam em?" ka pa chuan min en chuang miahlo in ati a
"Aw nuam ani mai" inthlahrung turu chuan ka ti a
Vawiin ka kal loh kha an hriat tak loh mai bak ah ka haw pawh khan ka pa hna la banglo leh David la dam lo a room ah a lo awm daih bawk nen venneih thlak lutk in min man talo kha ania,engmah pawh a sawi zawm leh tawh chuanglo,mahse vawikhat min be hrim hrim pawh kha muttui na tham atling ani
Thil tih fel vek hnu ah lehkha zir tur in room ah ka lut a,ka ṭhu ve ren rawn na in ka zir lem hleilo a kawngka kik kerh kerh ri ah chuan ka pa anih ringin hmanhmawh lutuk in ka lehkhabu chu ka pharh hluai a,zir ṭha ber ang zia zang a awm in lut tur chuan ka ti a
"Pawngi ka lo kal" Nat lek alo ni chu ka ngei mai mai ania aw
"Min ti hlau alawm" lo vin nghal tawp a la tih chuan a ṭhen suk a
"vawiin chungchang kha fiah fel fai mangkheng in min hrilh vek rawh"
"Eng chu maw ka hrilh ang che?!" Bo deuh hu chuan ka ti a
"Hrelo der suh,vawiin nileng a abul a hun i hman pa kha mawle,tlai ah pawh a thlah che kha ka hmu vek ania,Jordan chu anilo chiang ah" chik lutuk a min en chua a ka ka lo hup vat
"Sawi ring miah suh,anihloh chuan ka thi ani mai"
"Nanghi in chesual chu ani em lo maw?!!"
"Pawngi mawl mawl suh"a dar a ben chawr pah chuan ka ti a
"Anihchuan min hrilh rawh"
"Huizz,,sawi chhuak miah suh aw"
Vawiin hun ka hman dan vel te ka hrilh hnu chuan a ang phau a,nizan chungchang vel pawh ka sawi thawi thuak thuak,mahse Jordan nen a kan thil tih erawh ka zah ve deuh vangin ka sawi duhlo
"Jordan hi i duh ami?" zawi sup chuan ati a
"Nga!!teuhlo mai"
"Anihchuan a hnaih ah hian awm tawh suh"
"Enteh Nat,,hman zan a i thil hmuh pawh kha i hmu sual ani mai thei a sin"
Ka thusawi zawh chiah vang chuan mak ti hmel deuhin min en a,keipawn mak ka ti hnuhnawh engvang a tun ah khan Jordan ṭan zawng a ṭawng nge ka nih tih ka ngaihtuah leh,,,Naktuk school kal rual tawh tur a sawi fel in kan in mangṭha a
* NEXT MORNING *
Nimin tuk ang tho chuan a tu a mah mah in min biak an tumlo a,kei zawk pawh min inti thlahrung lutuk a ka be hmasa ngam biklo!!breakfast ei chhung zawng pawh chuan tumah kan ṭawng leh peklo,,school kal tur a ka in peih at hnu chuan room aṭangin ka chhuak thla a
"I hman tawh chuan kal ang" ka pa in ka thlen thlak rual a alo tih chuan aw ka thian kharh kharh a
"Pa,,ih Nat nen kal rual kan lo tum a" tim deuh a ka tih chuan bu nghut in a chhuak a,,A phal ve mai pawh chu mak ka ti leh lawi si,nge ni a Nat hian minlo sawi sak zawk ni!!
"Khapa bul hnai ah khan awm tawhlo la aṭha viau ang,ka pa lungawilo chu nuam itih bikloh kha" ka chhuak tur David an atih chuan bu nghauh in ka nui lui sak
David sawi hi a dik chiah,Jordan hnaih tawhloh hi a ṭha ber ka pa ka tih lungawi nan hrim hrim pawh,bak ah Jordan chu ni reilote kal ta ka hroat ve chauh kha ania,a chungchang fiah fel fai ṭha tak hriat ka nei bawklo a chuta kar ah kan inhriat aṭangin buaina kan tawh loh leh buaina a thleng a!!
"Ka nghak rei tawh lutuk che nia" Kal pah a ka in ngaihtuah phei mawlh mawlh laiin Nat chuan minlo kuah thut
"Jordan bawk animaw ilo ngaihtuah leh tawh" fiamthu ti tak deuh chuan ati a ka lo nuih liam ringawt
"Ka hmu sual pawh ani mai thei ani" arawn tih leh tak avang chuan arilru ka hre mai
Jordan hi ka duh ah ngai in ka hriat atan a achanchin ṭhalo vel tak a sawi a duhlo,,Vinie nen kan nih lai pawh khan ani tho a tir aṭangin Vinie kha chu min duhpui lo hrim hrim a mahse ka lungawiloh leh thinrim a hlauh vangin engmah a sawi duhlo a,kan inṭhen hnu chuan a hma a a sawi duhloh ṭhin te nen lam a sawi chhia ani ber
"Ngaihtuah tawh suh,bak ah Jordan hi akn hre chiangloa hnaih tawhloh hi a ṭha hrim hrim" ka tih chuan a bu nghut a
Mahse nimin min thlah theihloh thut chhan leh khapa nen a an in huat hmel dan te chuan amah min ngaihtuah tir leh ṭhin,chhun chawlh laiin wash room ah chuan ka kal a,engmah ti lem hleilo chuan darthlang hlai zet hma ah chuan ka ding reng ringawt a
"min ngaihtuah anihchuan" aw ka hriat rual a darthlalang a rawn lang ve ka hmuh chuan ka phu zawk
"Hetah engtin nge ilo kal theih?!!" hepa pui hi thla anih te ka ring rum rum ṭhin,,em em hian!!
"Awlsam lutuk" tih ringawt in min chhang
"An hmu lo che ami?!" Ka tih chuan a dar a kan uk ringawt
A hmai pilh deuh phung leh pem thar lam tak ka hmuh chuan nimin chungchang chu ka zawt chak tlat,mahse ani nen a in hnaih leh inbiak vak te hi ka pa lungawiloh na thlen tu mai mai anih dawn vangin zawt lo a kalsawn a ṭha ber
"Khawi ah nge i kal dawn?" Ka ban ah chuan arawn vuan chat
"Class ah,,min thlah rawh" min vawnna thin nawk pahin min thlah rual chuan ka tlan chhuak nghal a
School ban thleng pawh chuan ka awm anuam thei tawhlo,Jordan chu khawi emaw lai ah alo awm leh reng tawh ang tih ka hlau,buaina kan neih leh a kapa in a hriat chuan kapa tih lawm chu van a rah ang ani ringawt dawn bawk sia
"saw tunge lo kal" hlauh ang ngei in kan lam panin Jordan alo kal ta mai,mask a vuah tawh thung chuti chung pawn kan hai thei meuh tawhlo
"Ka lo thlir dawn che u" Nat in min fiam chuan ka nghawk zeuh a
Kan bul a rawn thlen chuan en pawh min en lo in a kal tlang daih a,eng emaw ti takin nuamlo ka ti viau lehnghal!!min hre ngailo ang maiin a awm zawk mawle
"Kha kha maw" duhthusam thleng diklo ang hrim in Nat chuan ner nangin ati a,kan hnunglam a hmeichhe ṭhenkhat chu an au leh chiam tawh
"Kan inkar ah engmah a awmlo,suangtuahna mak pui pui te kha ilo nei ange"
"Ka awih tawh hlawllo,Jordan ka duh ṭhin vang khan ilo inthlahrung te hi anilo maw?!!" Fiamthu ti tak deuh a atih chuan ka lo ner khum vak
"Enteh,,ka duh hlawllo aw,,"a biang pahnih ah ka dawm a"heng ho lah hi au chel chul ringawt mai" awmze neilo chuan ka phun hrep ringawt
"I thik vang anihkha"
"Pawngi kal ang"
"Scarlet lo ding lawk teh" Vinie aw ka hriat rual chuan ka ding chat
"Enge i duh" nelawm loh fahran chuan ka ti a
"Ka be lawk thei che angem?"
"Kan pahnih a inbiak kan ngaihna hi ka hre tawhlo" awlsam zet chuan ka lo ti ve bawk a
"Reilote chauh ani ang" chutia atih tak tlat si ah chuan hmun hran ah ka kal a Vinie chuan minlo zui in Nat erawh chu kan awmna aṭang a hla vaklo ah alo ding thung a
"Sawi rawh,mahse ṭgmhat leh kha chu"
"i ngaihdan chu ka hrethiam,,mahse kha kha biak ka duh chhan che anilo" ka sawi zawh hma in lao ti zung zung a
"Enge anihchuan??" Kut kuangkuah at in ka ti ve a Nat pawh in minlo ṭan hmel zet chuan min en kar a tiang hian ṭawnglo ila chu Nat hian Vinie hau in a dak lehzawt zawt tawh ang
Vinie nen hian kum kan inthlau ve viau na chungin ka rualpui awm ve hmiah hmiah,Nat pawh ani tho Vinie a hauh tak tak lai phei kha chuan a nu ni hial awm zawk ani
"I chung a ka thil tih vang khan pawi ka ti lutuk,kan inkar siamṭhat leh ka duh a mahse i duh tawhlo tih ka hria" a sawi dik chiah ṭhat leh chu a hnailo
"Ka chung a i thil tih ngaihtuah kha chuan ṭhat leh chu a har" bul si a ngeiawm tawk lek chuan ka chhang ve zel a
"Ni e ka hria ka thil tih kha a diklo tih ka hria,,khawngaih in ṭhian ang tal in kan awm thei angem?ka rilru nawm nan tal pawh"
"mihring ve mai tan chuan in ngaihzawn hnu a ṭhian nih hi a awlsam lo asin" thinrim thar thut ang mai chuan ka vin deuh oawng pawng a
"Min ngaidam thei hram mai lo ami?" ngen ngawl zet a atih tak ah chuan ka lo nem leh ṭan tawh
A hma pawn ka sawi tawh kha hetiang a,mi ka hma a an awm tawh chuan ka lo nem leh nghal zel ka chhungte pawn bum i awl lutuk ang antih tawh bawk,mahse ka fel ve theihna pakhat ka ti mai,mi dangin min ngen chuan engvangin nge chance chu kan pek loh bik anhmg ni?!tupawh hian insian ṭha tur in chance kan mamawh vek si a
"Awle" sawi sup chuan ka ti a
"I duh,,,i duh tak tak maw?!!" Mak ti si hlim hmel pu sar chuan ati a
"Ummm,," a hmel hlim lutuk chuan minti nui ve tawp
"Ka lawm lutuk Scarlet,Nimin pawh khan hemi chungchamg ah hian biak tum che kha ka nia
Ni tak!!nimin khan ka hmuh ngei kha,mahse ka biak peihloh vangin Jordan ka zui kha ania,hemi chungchang min sawi pui tur ringawt in school thleng thleng in min pan chu ani sia!!
"i ṭhian ṭha tak nih ngei ka tum ang" ka inrin hma in min kuah thut a
"Vinie hetiang hi a tel tur anilo" ka sawi zawh rual chuan min thlah vat,,Min thlah rualin a inher lawp a a thal nghal ṭhuai,ka lo ṭe chhe hman mai!Jordan bawk ani
"I khawih leh chuan i thi ang" rum mangkheng a en in aw thum bul chuan ati a
"Engthil nge i rawn tih kha?!!" Ring zet chuan ka ṭawng a"Vinie i ṭha em?" Vinie kaih thawh tum chuan ka ṭhu thla vat a
Jordan chuan ka ban a vuanin min pawt tho lawp a,ka lo tal ve vat bawk Nat pawh arawn tlan phei nghal vat ka tal na pawh ngaihsak lo zet chuan ka ban bul a vuanin min pawt kal dawt dawt a,a bike lo side na bul akn thlen chuan theih paw tawpin ka ban chu ka thing nawk a,min thlah rualin tlanchhiat ka tum Ka bag ah bawk chuan pawt in min vuan ding chawt a
"Min thlah rang rawh"
"Tu mipa mah in khawih tir tawh ngai suh,i hria em" aw thum bawk nen hlauhawm zet a min vin vak vang chuan ka ngawi ker tawh
Engmah ka sawi leh hma chuan a bike ah chuangin min tlan san leh daih a,ka en zui vawng vawng ringawt,min vin vak vang khan ka hmul thi te hi a ding sung sung thei in ka hria!!
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