Tlai
kâwl chu a eng no riai a, Ruati chuan a pa, kum hmasa liamta maia thihsan ta
thlalak chu a en a, an dawhkanah chuan a dah ṭha a, a hru fai a. Tukverh te chu
a hru fai a, thla tawp a lo ni leh ta si a, an thingrema pawisa an dah ṭhat chu
a chhiar a, a tuk maiah chuan a nau leh a nute nen, an pathuma an in luah man chu a neitupa chuan a rawn khawn a
lo hun leh ta reng mai si.
A nau
Rema chuan homework hi a lo ti mawlh mawlh a, a u hnenah, “Ka ṭhiante zawng
zawng chuan ball boot an nei vek a, kei chauh hi ke lawngin ka inkhel ve ṭhin
a, ka ke nâ leh durh te hi chu ka tuar ve mai thei a, mahse, a zahthlak ka ti ve deuh ṭhin ê. Ka
Sunday pheikhawk hi ka bun mai dawn aw a changin? Ka school pheikhawk hi bun in
phal bawk si lo va!” a lo ti a. “Apa hi la dam sela chuan ka lei ve thei hrim
hrim ang tiraw a û?” tiin a chhunzawm
bawk a. Ruati chuan, “Bawihte, lungngai mah ta che, kan la lei ve thei thuai
dawn alawm, kei pawh hna pangngai te ka thawk ve thei ṭep tawh a nia,” tiin a
hnem a. “I pheikhawk hi chu bun hrih suh inkhelh nan chuan, lehkha kha ṭha
deuhvin zir phawt la, mi hausa deuh i la ni dawn nia,” a ti a. A nu pawh chu a
chawhmeh zawrhna aṭang chuan a rawn haw a, ei rawng a lo bawl chu an siam a,
chaw leh chi leh hmarcha leh dal chhum chu tui ti deuhvin an ei a. Ṭawngṭaiin a
nu chuan, “Aw Lalpa, ei tur min pek avangin kan lawm e,” a ti a.
Ruati
chu pawl 12 a ni a, school ban veleh chuan a inthlak a, thingpui dawr pakhat hi
a pui ṭhin a, ni tin cheng 50 an hlawhtir ve a, an chhungkaw inchawmna chu a nu
chawhmeh zawrh chauh chu a ni mai si. Tlaiah chawhmeh a hralh zawh theih loh changte lah chuan
fridge te an nei ve bawk si lo, a chhiat a hlauh vangin mi hnenah chuan, “A
tlawmin min lak zawhsak hâm rawh u,” a han ti ṭhin a, anni lah chuan an lo
tlawmngaihsak duh si ṭhin lo, a tawpah chuan a lakna aia tlawm te’n hralh a ṭul
ta ṭhin a ni. Ruati chu a châng phei chuan rora chhutna-ah te a inhlawh ve a,
lei lai te paw’n a inhlawh ve ṭhin a ni. A hang thu hle a, make-up han leina
lah a nei ve der si lo. Tichuan, zanriah ei kham chuan theih tawkin lehkha a
zir ve a, homework te phei chu tih zawh lohvin a dah ngai lo a ni. Chawlhni tin
maia, kawr leh pheikhawk ngai reng kum tluana han inbel te chu tleirawl tan
chuan a nuam lo duh angreng khawp a, mahse, zah dâwn lovin a pal tlang a, ani
ang rualte phei chuan mobile phone te an lo hum tawh a, facebook thlalak post
leh comment chungchang te an han sawiho phei hi chuan hriat ngai loh rama awm
angin a inngai ṭhin a, video thar leh thlalak nuiihzatthlak tak tak whatsapp aṭanga
an inthawn ṭhin an sawi te phei hi chuan
sawi tur hre ve ta lo chu kal bo daih mai hi a duh ṭhin a ni. Ṭhian ṭha
pawh hi a nei meuh lo va, ṭhian kawm hrim hrim pawh hi nuam a ti hran lo.
Khawvel changkanna chuan an inchhung a rap ve si lo va, thleng a sil zawha,
lehkha a zir zawh chuan an kawmchârah chuan thla eng no riai hnuaia ṭhuta, thli
fim dawn heuh heuh chu a tan chuan khawvela thil nuam ber a ni zawk a ni. A
chang chuan a mittui te a tla ṭhin a, mahse, a nu leh a nau chu a hnem zawk tur
a ni tih a hre bawk si. Bike chak tak takin tleirawl te an phura, an kawt an
tlan pel suau suau a’n hmuh changte chuan Ṭhian ṭha hi pawisa nei te tan
chauhva neih chi a lo ni em ni, tih ngaituahna te chuan a khat ṭhin a.
A vun te
chu duh angin lo no ve lo mah se a hmaifang a ṭhat ve reuh em vangin an veng
rawlthar harhvang ve tak 2 chuan an star ve ṭhin a, pakhat phei chu a nihpui ve
ta hial a. A nun a tihlim ve hle-in a hria a, hmangaih tak takah chanter ngei a
tum a. Ṭum khat chu Zemabawk lamah an ride a, zan a rei dawn chuan haw a ngaih
thu a hrilh a, zawlaidi an ken chu an in a, a duh ve lo va. Mahse, a bialpa a
zah vang chuan no khat chu a in ve. A vawi khat inna a ni a, a lu chu a hai hle
a, tulh leh an tum chuan a duh lo nasa hle a. Rei vak lo hnu chuan a kawp te te
chuan chance chu an nei hrang ta a, ani pawh chu a bialpa nen an awm a, a
bialpa chuan a zût vel a, a lo in phal ve mai a. A awm bâwr te a zen a, a khap
hran lo. Kawr phelhsak a’n tum takah chuan a duh thei ta lo va, a sual ta chiam
mai a, mahse, a rui chhe lutuk lo bawk leh, hna rorum tak tak a thawh ṭhin vang
chuan tha pawh a lo nei ve viau va, a sual hneh ta lo va. A bialpa chu a
beidawng a, “A nih leh tah khan lo awm rawh, ka ṭhianpa ka va be lawk anga ka
thlah ang che a,” a ti a. Hnim chungah chuan thaw hluam hluam chung chuan Ruati
chu a mu a, van arsi te chu a en a, Pathian kut chhuak mawi tak chuan a rilru a
thlamuan a, a thil tawn avang erawh chuan a mittui a tla zawih zawih a, bân
phar duaiin a mu zangthal a. Minute 8 vel a ral hnu chuan a inkilh ṭha a, zung
tur chuan kil deuh hlek chu a pan a. Chutah chuan a bialpa leh a ṭhianpa titi
chu a hre ta hlauh mai. “Ruati chu a va ṭhing awm ve a, i kawpho zawng zawng
zingah chuan i sual hlawhchham awm chhun a la ni lo maw? Eng zat chiah nge
tunah hian i kawp a?” a ti a, a bialpa chuan, “A nep ve e mai, hmeithai rethei
fanu ve mai mai kan hruai chhuak a, a la
induh ve khanglang lehnghal a, amah nen hian 3 ka kawp mek lawm. Ka va thlah
anga 1 zawk ka rawn hruai leh mai ang min lo nghak r’u. Ni dangah amah pawh hi
kan la tum leh dawn nia,” a ti a. Ruati rilru na lutuk chu mittui pawh a tla
thei lo va, a let nghal a. A bialpa chu a rawn phei a, eng mah sawi lovin an
inthlah ta a. Khumah chuan a mu a, vanduaina zawng zawng hi a ta emaw tih mai
tur hian a awmin a hre ṭhin a. Pathian hian hleih nei lovin ro a rel si chuan
duhsak bik te hi a nei emawni tih a
ngaihtuah ṭhin, mahse, a vui chuang lo va. Pathian hnenah chuan a ṭawngṭai a, a
muhil zui ta a.
Exam te
an han nei chho va, result a chhuah chuan third-ah chuan a pass a, an class-a
mi hausa fa te chu ti ṭha pawl an ni a. An zirtirtute chuan a fak hle a, mi
chuan an kawm nasa a, Third-a pass ho chu an hau a, “Lehkha zir taima rawh u,
in thiam thei lo a nih pawhin taima ve tal rawh u,” ti tein. Zirna hun nei ve
lo tan chuan hunawl neih chhuna taihmak bak chu tih tur a vâng hle a, “Anni chu
an thiam thei bik a ni chuang lo vang kei aiin, duh duha ei tur petu leh
inchhung enkawlsaktu awmpui nei ve ila pakhatna ka ni thei ve tho vang,” a ti
rilru a. Mahse, lehkha thiam thei loho chu mi chuan an kawm ṭha peih lo va,
zirtirtute pawhin an duhsak lo va. A harsatnate chu mi hnena sawi a zakin a
hreh si, zirtirtu tu emaw amah hre thiamtu leh classmate tu emaw hnena sawi a
châk ṭhin a harsatna te. Mahse, tu ma’n zawh enah pawh an en lo va, kawng sira
lung pakhat lo awm ve ang main an kalsan zel si.
Vanduaina
chu a kal tluang zel ni mai tur a ni, pawl 12 final exam hma chuan a nu chu a
damlo leh ta hlauh mai a, an inentir a, an sum neih zawng zawng an seng ral a,
serious lutuk chu a ni lo va, mahse, doctor te chuan BP sang leh taksa chak lo
tiin an lo hrilh a, chawl rih turin an ti a ni. Ni tina cheng 50 a hlawh chuan
an in luah man pawh a phuhruk zo si lo, a nau leh ama school fee lah a lo tam
tawh bawk si. Tiffin tur atan te chuan a nau chu a zah a hlau va, artui a
kansak ziah a, ani chuan chaw-ah chuan dal a chawm nghal tawp a, lunch break-ah
chuan tu ma awm lohna hmunah a ei ṭhin a. Ni khat chu, thla luah man lak a lo hun leh chuan in neitupa chu a
lo kal mai loh vangin a han pan a. Zan a ni a, a lo rui angreng khawp mai a, an
nu leh a fate chu an zin lai a lo ni hlauh mai a. Chupa chuan a kal mai chu a
phal lo va, sawmna ṭihbaiawm tak mai a lo pe a ni. “Zanin chu ka bulah lo awm
ve mai la, in luah man pawh hi pek a ngai lo vang,” a lo ti a. Ruati chuan a nu
damdawi man atan a hman theih dawn vangin ṭha a ti khawp a, mahse, a thianghlimna
chu hralh theiin a inhre si lo. “Ka pu ka thei lo vang,” a ti a, a kalsan thuai
a. Mahse, step pen 9 bak a rap thla thei ta lo va. Chu sawmna dukdaklo tak
chuan a rilru a la ta em em a. Nula thianghlim ni-a pasal lo neih tum ve ngar
ngar a ni si a, mahse, a chak lohna chuan a buan thlu ta zawk si a, retheihna
chuan a duh loh ber chu a tih tir ta a ni. A hawi let a, kawngkhar chu a han
kik leh a. In neitupa chuan, “Ê lungngai reng reng suh, kei pawh nupui nei lai
ka nia, mualpho ka hlau va, nang pawh kum tling lo i nia, i chhe vek dawn sin,
kan 2 inkar ni rawh se,” a lo ti a. Tichuan, a mutpui ta a. Na a ti lutuk chu a
mituui a luang zawih zawih a. A inthiam thei lo va, ni 3 chhung hial ṭawngṭai
lovin a awm a ni. A nu chuan zual lam a pan zel bawk si, final exam a lo hnai
a, beih nawn loh hram a tum a. A thlalehah chuan zanah bawk pawisa pe turin a
han kal a, kawng chu a lo inhawng deuh va, in
neitupa leh a ṭhianpa chuan zu an lo in a. “Tunlai tleirawlho chu duh
duhin an khawih theih lawm, kan in luahtunu pawh hi ka khawih chhe tawh lawm,
try ve chhin rawh, a la naupang sia a fresh a nia,” ti ri chuan a thin a vaw
dawt a. Engah mah mipat-hmeichhiatna chu tunlai mite chuan an lo ngai lo a ni
tih a hre ta a. Step-ah chuan a ṭhu hnawk a, a chhuk leh nghal a, a tukah chauh
chuan in luah man pawh chu a pe a. Chu a thil hriat chuan a nun a khawih nasa
hle a. Vawi khat mah a mutpui duh ta lo va chuta ṭang chuan.
Tichuan,
nite a liam zel a, an in hnuaiah vai mistiri la ṭhalai ve zet zawtho hian an
rawn luah a, an inkawm ngeih chho phian a, Mizo ṭhian ṭha a neih loh vang
chuan, inhmuh chang taka kawmah a nei hlawm a. Ṭum khat chu KṬP inkhawmah a tel
ve a, chuta an hruaitu pakhat chu inkhawm banah biak a tum a, nula pawh a la ni
chiah si lo va, a harsatnate chu zawh lova sawi chhuaktu zawk nih a hreh hle a.
Mahse, huaisen taka belh tumin tlangval fel tak ni-a a hriat chu banah chuan a
falin inhmu ang a ti a. Chupa chuan, “Tihian sawi mai la, ka bialnu-in a lo
hria anga a thik vel ang che,” a ti a, Ruati chu a sen ṭâwn ṭawn a, “A ngai leh
lo mai e,” a ti a. Lehlam hawiiin a kalsan nghal a, chutia a kalsan mêk lai
chuan, “Saw naupangte sawn min lo star ve a, chance neihpui ringawt te min tum
nghal vel, tunlai tleirawlho hi an nghal tawh khawp mai,” tih ri leh nui dar
dar ri chu a bengah a khawk a, ṭhalai inkhawmah chuan vawi khat mah a kal zui
ngai ta lo va… An inhnuai vaite nen
chuan an inkawm zui zel a, ni khat chu an inneitupa-in sawmna a siam ang chiah
chuan an siam ve ta mai a. Ruati chu rei fe a inngaihtuah a, Mizopui rin tur a
nei tawh si lo va, tin, lo hming chhe dawn pawh ni se vai lakah chuan hming
chhiat a har anga mi pawhin an hre lo vang a ti ta a. Ama tan chauh chuan nung
se a inphal lo vang, a ei tur tawk a
hmuh a, chenhmun leh hak tur a neih chuan a duh tawk hle a. Mahse, amah
hmangaihtu awm chhun- a nu leh a nau a ngaihtuah si a, eng ang pawhin khawlo
mah se tu ma’n an care tak tak lo tih a hriat vangin a nu leh nau tan chuan
vaiho lakah chuan a inphal ta a, nawhchizawrhna bawihah chuan a tang ta a, chu
khur thimpui-ah chuan a zuang lut ta a ni… A chang chuan intihhlum mai a duh ṭhin
a, mahse, a nu leh nau a ngaihtuah si. Hrehawm reng rengin a nun a hmang chho
va, inthiamlo leh mi neih ang awt reng rengin a tleirawl lai hun a hmang chho
ta a ni…
Tihian a
ngaihtuah a, “Kan Zoramah hian kan politician hruaitute hi ṭhalaite leh mahni
bial ngaihsak a, tuamhlawm thei tak tak awm se, ṭhalaite tan part time job awm
theihna tur leh ei zawnna kawng ṭha siam turin hma la thei se… Kan ṭhalai
hruaitute hian function leh inhmuhkhawm ngawt ngaihtuah lo se, inkawmna hun ṭha
tak te hi siam ve ṭhin se… Kan
zirtirtute pawh hian naupang hnufualte hi an harsatnate zawt ve fo ta se… Kan
khawtlang hruaitute hian ruihtheihthil do leh khawtlang chei bawl ngawt hi vei
lo se, mi sualte pawh hian sual chhan an nei a, chu chu hriat thiam tumin bei
ve se… Mi hausate hian beisei let nei lo hian an sum te hi han hmang ve chhin
se malsawmna an dawng ngei ang… Kan Zoram hian kil khat khawi laiah emaw hian
Mizo pakhat, ram leh hnam hmangaih em em tum, mahse retheihna leh vanduaina-in
a tlakbuak vanga sual kawng zawh ta te hi kan lo awm ve a ni tih hi min rawn
hre ve se ka va ti em… Chung Pathian hian chhan nei ṭheuhvin min siam chu a ni
si a… Vanram kan la kai ve te a nih
ngai chuan, min siam chhan hi ka zawt ve ngei ang…”
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