“Thadoute Camp luhna apan kapkhak a om na hi a, na baan ah thautang tampi petmah a lut ziak in, na khut tankhiak dia sawl a om na hihdan ka thei a, himahleh, kei kana ut dekkei a, kei hahpanna ziak ahi chileng I khial kholkei ding. Huai banah, hiaimun bel Lamka khopi a ding a damdawi inn luunpen leh lianpen ahi a, kei ka hihleh, Nurse nna sem ding a om ka hi a, ka sepna leng a sawt naikei” Nurse nu’n a chinawn hi. Huaitak in Ding’ in leng, “na hon panpihna ziak in na tung ah kipahna lianpi leh, chikmah a k’on thukkik zoh ngeilouh ding na siamnate manpha kasa lua” a chihkhit in, ki-entuah a nui in chiamnuih thu khawng a gen ua , huailai tak in Nurse nu’ lawm Rosy kichi in a hongsam hi.
Huaikum a ding a December 25 ahita a, Christmas laitak ahihman in, mi tampite’n Jesu pianni nuamtak in a zangkhawm ua, himahleh, hiai mi hehpihhuai Mark in bel natna haksapi toh Damdawi inn ah a zang nilnel maimah hi. A kum a kha, hun-le-nite hongbei zel in, Christmas hunnuamte bang beikhinta mahleh kidoupi in bel khawl a sawm nai tadih kei. Mark leng a liamnate apat a damsiang chiah nailouh ziak in a pawtkhe thei nai tadih kei hi.
Nitak khat Kha a vak hoih mahmah sihsiah a, damdawi inn huangsung a verandah khawng a tanvak singseng hi. Mark leng lungleng lua zaw ahi ngei dia, a omna kiang a Electric vak phingphengte khawng en a a omlai in, ama lam zuan in mikhat a hong paiphei a, huchia ngaihsaklou a a etna lam kia en dedu kawm a a tutlai in, “U Ding, bang ngaihtuah na dedu zawzen a?na etna lam lunglut huai tak zaw ahi ngeiding?” chi’n a liangkou a hong kibeng khauhkhauh a, Mark leng kihei phei kawm a en in, “Eh!nang nahi maw? Bang thil thupi lua eikhawng in I ngaihtuah mahmah dia? Khavak a hoihluat ziak in lunglen huai kasa a ahi” a chi hi. Huai numeinu bel damdawi inn a sem Esther ahi a, Esther in Ding’ a hehpihhuai dan khawng a gen nilouh a, Ding’ lah ana kidiik nilouh phet hi. Huchia thil tuamtuam gen a a hong houlim sung un, damlou hong ki polut thak om chi’n Rosy in Esther a hong samkhe zel a, huaitak in esther in Ding’ a paisanta hi.
Nitak a hongsawt hiaihiai a, a lungleen huai semsem a bang zomah hi. Ding’ in leng a hunluite tamtak a phawksuah thak a, a ngaihtuahna a paisau mahmah hi. Khatvei excursion ding in a kuankhia ua, amau lak ah siamboi zong a tel hi. Amaute lak a pasal pauthei mahmah khat in a numei kente uh khat angneem a sawksak khak ziak in, numeinu pen a heh mahmah a, inn a tunkik tak un Headmaster kiang ah a vagen pah hi. Skul a hongkai nawn tak un, huai pasal pa’ tuh a hon samkhia a, “nang maw kiphasak, na ut-le-dah a numei khawng na huchi bawllouh ding ahi, bangziak ahia gen in?” a chi gugu a, ama’n leng, “Sir, hehpihtak in hon ngaisiam in, ka utmawng a ka khoihsak hilou ahi” chi’n a kisiamtan dan thu a gen a, a Sir un leng, “numeite leng na utdeuh ua ahiding, omdan leng khengval lua a na omding uh hilou ahi?” a chih zoh in a paisak hi. Huchibang hunte ngaihsun a sawtpi a om nilouh nung in, a dang leng a ngaihsun zom zel a, Christmas hun chiang in a lawmte toh Party khawng bawl sek in, thugentute’n Jesu hong piandan a gen zelte uh leh, galkap dia a kuankhiak dek a a nu-le-pan phallou lua uh ahihdante khawng a ngaihsun nilouh a, tu’n lah pathian thug ending mi khatle omlou hia, chih khawng a ngaihtuah tou nilouh hi.
Hunte hongbei zel in, kidoupi a Thadoute a vuallelh ziak un, kidouna tuh a vengthei khongkhong a, , himahleh, innlam paitheihna dia order a muhlouh ziak in Mark leng innlam a paithei nai tuankei hi. Khatvei Christmas nitak in, a khua ua a theih mahmah nungaknou a min zong Ngaihmuang kichi in lengkhawm ding chiin a va manoh a, Ding’ leng laisim ding om chih paulap in ana ut kholkei mahleh, Ngaihmuang in a hah zot luat ziak in a vazui khong hi. Lenkhopna inn kongtual a hongtun un, a kiang a om tangvalnou bangzahhiamte’n ana dembawl in, a chi zialzial uhi. Huai nitak bel Christmas kheklehni ahihman in, lengkhawm a tam petmah ua, tutna teng a mi a dim khitvek ziak un, tutna ding mun a awng nawnkei hi. Mark in innkong a mei awi te kiang a omding sawm mahleh, Ngaihmuang a utlouh ziak in, “U Ding, ka pai zawding hongkha mai in?” a chih zawk ziak in, Ngaihmuang kha di’n a kizuipawt nawn uhi. Huai nitak bel huihzangte nung hiauhiau in, a vot mahmah tinten a, a lunglen huaidan ngiallah, itpente toh lungzuan sial khoplouhna di’n a pammaih lotel a, tangvalnou nungak helngam nailou deuhte bel kholai dung peuh ah zawlla sa in a buai mahmah uhi. Khapi lah liahtu ding a neihlouh ziak in a vakpha mahmah sihsiah a, aksite leng phe leplep in a lungleen huai mahmah hi. Huchihlai in Ngaihmuang in Mark kiang ah, “U Ding denlam a tangvalnoute hon chihdan na hehsim hia? Kei omkei leng zaw, huchibang tuakkha khollou ding hi chin a?” a chih leh, Mark in, “Muangnou huai khawng zaw poi kasa kholkei, himahleh, tulai tangvalnou te’n chiamnuih thanghuai taktak zang in, nungak chiamnuih a thangsak sek ua” a chikik hi. Huchia thu tuamtuam gen a a hong houlim sung un, Muangnoute innkong a hong tungguih ua, Ngaihmuang in, “ahihleh U Ding, tunitak lah dau fuhlou ahihchiah, kumthak chiang in zaw lengkhawmta ni aw? Tuni tak adi’n mangpha I man dia, Mangpha phot maini aw, U Ding” a chih khit in, Mark’ khutsung a khuat sak zauh a, Ding’ inle, “Muang nangle mangpha hoih a hoih tunitak kia lou nitak dang le a om zel na vele maw?” chia dawngkik in hong kikhenta uhi. Huai nung, amah leng inn a paipah in lum dia a kisak leh, a note gelhsa gelhbeh thakding om ahihdan a theikhe thak a, lah a gelh peih nawnlouh ziak in, lupna a lumkawm in lengkhawmte thawm a ngai hi.
Hun sawttak a thiltuahsate ngaihtuah a, Electric vak phingphengte en a a tutlai in, dak hawmpa’n ama a ding Dakbawm lianpi khat a hongpia a, phel pahlou in a etna lam kia en in sawtsim tak a tu nilouh lai hi.
Dear, Mark paite
Na kiang ah thu kipahhuai tak gending ka nei. Huaibel kidoupina a ven taak toh kiton in, na utleh innlam zuan in na paikik thei dia, huan hiai laineu tungtawn in na paiman teng a thawn ahivek ding
Lai-at:
Nam-le-gam adia na seppih,
Northern Command
Zomi Revolutionary 107-Division
Mark in a laithon a simkhit in, huai dakbawm sung a laineu kithun tel pen a en nilouh a, innlam tungkik theiding chih a kitheihman in a kipak mahmah hi. Huailou in, hiai kidouna huaise tak bei in kilang mahleh, khenkhatte a ding in khitui luanna ahi himhim lai hi. Mark in leng, a lawm iit mahmah Stephen hiai kidouna ah a taan a, poi asa mahmah hi. Kidou a van kizangte, thaupi leh Bomb kapnate a koihna buk uah koihlut in a om nawnta uhi. Tua mahbang in, Galkap a kuankhia sepaihte leng mahni kho lam chiat zuan in a kiknawn sauhsauh uhi.
Mark leng Lamka damdawi inn a kipat, a vante tawikawm in Auto rickshaw kholmun lam a zuan a, huai sepaih pa gen laineu toh Esther toh khut kilen kawm in a hong paiphei uhi. Mark in, damdawi inn pawtsan mai ding ahihdante a ngaihtuah chiang in kongkhat ah a khelah mahmah hi. Dak tamlou sung in, Auto tuh taikhe nuam in a hong ging duldul a, Esther toh khut kivaikhum leplep kawm in, “I kimuh nawn lam-en in mangpha manni aw?” chin hong kikhenta uhi.
Huchia, Auto a sawtlou khawl hetlou a hongtai nung in, New Lamka lam a hongtung a, huai apat khe in a hongpai nawn hi. Amah kia a van pawkawm a a hong pailai in, Damdawi inn a a omlai a Esther kamsiam dante khawng a ngaihtuah nilouh a, “tuabang hunte bangchi’n a zang diam aw?” chihkhawng ngaihtuah a a omlai in, a khepi taklam a suikha a, na sa mahmah kawm a a etleh a kehna a omkei vanglak hi.
Innkong a hongtun in a naunu Biakmawi tuitawi dek toh a kiphukha dek ua, a naunu’n, “Nu ka u Ding hongtung eive?” a chih kawm in, “koi U Ding na van” chikawm in a van a sangkhia a, a nu bel a kipahluat ziak in a khitui ana nul nilouh maimah hi.
Bung 4
SCHOOL AH MARK
Namkal buaina ziak in mitampite’n a laisimna maban uh sunzom theilou in a om ua, siamsinna lam pibawl kuamah a omta kei uhi. Huchi mahbang in, Mark hinkhua leng hiai kidoupi ziak mah a segawp khinsim a hita a, school kaithak ding chih a ngaihtuah chiang in a utkei mahmah a, himahleh, bang a innsung kemding chih ngaihtuahna in a lungsim a zou zaw zel hi.
Kidouna ziak in, siamsinna inn (School) tampi mahmah loih leh taisan in a om a, mi tamtak laisim ut nawnlou a om hang un tampi a sunzom ut omte leng sunzom theilou dia a om ziak un, poi asa thei mahmah uhi.
Mark bel mi chitak leh polhnuam ahi a, a nunnem a, a zak atabaih mahmah hi. A firstday ni in leng, mi a meltheih ding a om kholkei ua, a classmate dangte’n houpih zel mahle-uh a houpihna teng kia un a dawnglel a, a dang bel a dawng tam kholkei. Amah bel pawlsawm mah a ki-admit in, St Mary High School ah a kai a, a Principal pa uh bang a khauhpai (Strict) chi mahmah hi. Hunte bang beizel in, Mark leng kha bang zahhiam kaita ahihman in mi tampi a theihbeh banah, mi maingal ding bangzahhiam a theihbeh hi. Amau class bel a vek un 103 vel a apha ua, section a kikhen sese lou in room khat ah a tukhawm vek ua, mi a tamluat ziak un seat rotation a a pai gige uh a ngai hi.
Sunkhawl chiang in, a huangsung a singliim nuai a tuttheihna dia kibawlte tung ah, Mark amah kia in a va tusek a, lut nawnna dak honggin chiang in amah kia a lut nawn in, amah kia in a lut nawnzel chih a classmate pih numei bangzahhiam te’n a thei ua, va kilawm polhpih ding lah a school ua pasal dangte’n mu le-uh chi nuam thei mahmah ding uh ahihdan a theihman un, a muhkhak chiang un a houpih thoh lel ua, mi’ theih in kineelpih luat a ut kholkei uhi.
Hunte nite a hong pailiam zel ua, a ‘BER’ khate bang tungtheita ahihziak in, phavang huihte a nung hiauhiau panta ua, lei leng a hong keu piansimta hi. Singtang lou nasemte a ding in phavang hun ahihziak in, lou zou nailoute bang in a lou uh zohsawm in a hahpan thei mahmah ua, huchih hun in, huihnun dante nasan hong kikhek in meilom ngou sihsiahte mual-le-taangte tung ah om in, I gam etlawm sak mahmah hi.
Mark-te school in leng teachers day zatsawm in a kisa nak mahmah ua, amau school in out-parade neihsawm kei mahle-uh amau school ah fresher meet neihsawm in, a kisa nak mahmah uhi.Huchibang, Dance competition leh a dangdang function a omchiang in, mi a kithalawp thei ua, a phurthei mahmah uhi.
Mihingte siikneng lepkhawm(sana) kikhiin geihgeihte ziak in, Teacher’s Day ding tuh a hun in hon posuah petmah a, September 5 tuh a hongtung petmah hi. Zing ninou hong suakkhia tuh, a kilawm mahmah a, nidang teng sang a kilawm zaw mah a bang hi. Mark in leng ann a nek khitphet in, a class ua pasal omte bang zahhiam manoh ding in a pawtkhia a, a lawmte ngeileng a man khitvek ziak un Hall lam manawh in a vek un kholai ah hong kizui laihlaih uhi. A tun haksim ziak un, mi ana tamsimta ua, himahleh, tamlua a gendi bel a hi naikei uhi. Amaute lawmteng un zong, a school ua a kaikhawmpih uh nungak programme zangdia hongkuante ana thohbawl in a kikou khum ekek uhi.
Programmee a banban in hon zangtou ua, bangzahhiam a zat khit nung un, nitaklam dak 2:30 bang a gingta hi. Ahihhang in, kuamah a pai ut a om naikei uh. Dance competition en ut in kuamah pai ut a om naikei ua, “laam kidemna ah lutta ni” chiin mipi a kikou zuazua mai uhi. A kipatma in, Presider in Program simkhiakna hon nei a, huai laam kidemna a teldingte min leh serial number a banban a hon simkhiak khit in, laam dingte tuh a banban in hong laamta uhi. Mipite’n huainu mahmah chi uh hileh kilawm in a khut uh a beng zuazua ua, tuate lak ah Serial no. 7 a hong laam tak in mipite tuh a kikou naaksem uh a bang ua, Mark in huai nu a muh in a lungsim ah a riau khat om hileh kilawm na a sem pah a, a lawmte khat kiang ah, “huai a no. 7 nu min na thei hia? Bang class a?” chi’n a dong a, a lawmpa’n leng, “Ding huainu min ahihleh Linda ahi a, huchia na sap nopkei leh Mawite chi’n a sap theih ding” a chi hi.
Hunte hongbei zel in, school kai a hong hun nawnta a, Ding in bel mi tung a a maingal louh ziak in, mi’ theih neithou mahleh, a min ua theilou in a meel un a theihthoh hi. A diak in numeite a a maingal kei diak a, houpih masak ding bang a zumthei mahmah hi. Teacher’s Day lai a Linda a muhnung siah a itna a pung deuhdeuh a, a muhmun khopleh a itna lian in a pung deuhdeuh hi.
Seppatni ahi a, zingkal in Mark leng school a tungbaih lua a, school ah Peon pa chihlouh kuamah a hong kuan naikei uhi. Aman leng a lawmte note a khelh copy kheding a hong kisaklai tak in, a nunglam apat in, “U Ding, sir pa’n zan a map gelhdia hon piak toh, home work I neihte uh na hih hia?” chi’n a liang hong kibeng khauhkhauh a, Mark leng nunglam kihei a a etleh, Linda ana hi a, hioh a sak sa(Star sa) ahihman in a zak a ta mahmah hi. Himahleh, mel a kilat saklouh teitei tum kawm in, “Mawi, hih zaw hih mah ing, himahleh a dik ka gingta kholkei” a chi a, Linda in “Awi, U Ding koi a ka min na theih eita?” a chihleh, Mark in leng, “nang kei a na theih bangbang a, kenleng nang a thei ka hi” a chih kawm in Mark leng a nui a, Linda in, “tuban school ah kithuah zel tani aw U ding, en hon kingai theilua a” a chi a, Ding’ in leng, “peuhset eive, na kamsiam lel uh ka tan lelleng kipahhuai lua” a chi a, huchia thu tuamtuam gen a hong houlim sung un, dak a hong ging kengkeng a,. Morning assembly di’n a kizui pawtta uhi.
(sut zop ding)