Itna kaneih tengteng a ka it leh kumkhua a ding a kateel,midang kuamah a ding a kaphal louh Chingnou in kei itbang a hon it a kei ngaihbang a hon ngaihziak in hampha kakisa a kipahna kia in kadim hi. Chingnou toh kingaih teitei tup a nei a kingai kahikei ua a hunpuak khiat leh ki it ding a siam kahihziak ua itna kipetuah ka hi lel uhi. Ahihziak in itna simthute kikum a kakithuah naziak un niteng in ka ki itna uh a khang semsem a kikhen theinawn ding hilou in itna ziak a sihna tuak ding hile ung le sizaw ding tan in ka ki itna uh a thuk hi. Ki it tuah tak a khosak khawm a nuam a tun leh zua hallouh a khosak a hamphat huai petmah hi. Ka kimuh hun un thudang gending om loubang phial in ka ki itdan thukia uh kakigen ua kagen tam peuh uleh genbeh tam ka ut uhi. Huchih lai in nitak khat kho omdan a lunglen huai mahmah hi. Tungsolkha a taangpha petmah mai a lunglengthei te a ding a lunglen louhna vual omlou in keileng inn a om maimai theilou kahihziak in Chingnou phone in hun aneihleh pawtpih ding in kazawn a amanle manding a hihdan gen in kava tawn hi. Khavak nuai a khut kilen helhel in hohnading chihluat omlou in kapai ua huchihlai in Chingnou in "Ukhual,nangbang a melhoih leh omdan hoih kahon neihkhak hampha ka kisalua" chi in kakhut honletna nakpi in hon meksak a kenle "Ching,keilah nang mel hoih leh thuahnop,kamsiam kahon neihkhak hampha kaki sazaw a, nang hon neilou hileng khovel hin man leng omlou ding ahih dan katheikhe thakthak a no it ka kipaklua" chi in kadawng a ka itna kilat sakna in kaletna mun kakhut khat in kalet beh a akhut katawp sak hi.

Chingnou inleeng katawpna khut la in kakhut a hontawpsak thuk a "Ukhual, hamphat thu a zaw kei hampha zaw keive..tulai tangval khamtheih guihtheih hihlou a vaanvaan toh nang bangmah hihlou leh zahngai theitak kei nimnem in kom tankhak sese pathian in hamphatna thupi pen a kei hon vualzawl a hi kachilou theikei..hon it hon ngai atamtheih toh denchia kon tanzoh louh dinglau kahi" ahon chi a kenle "Ching,ka khamtheih hihlouh ngal nang a dia suanding neilou kahihchia huaibek a hoihna kanei ngal louh in..hon ngaitam in hon deih tam mahleh nanglou kuaman ka itna kapethei nawnkei ding. Itna kaneih tengteng nang natang vekta..itna kanei beh lai lehleng midang pelou in nangkon piakbeh ut lai" ka chithuk a kathugen in Chingnu kipaksak a hiding a kanung ah akhut langkhat in hon kawi ek hi. "Ching ei, kon itluatziak in khatveivei kahon tanzohlouh khak ding lauzel kahi" ka chih leh "Ukhual,bangziak in eita?" a hon chi a "nang namel lah hoih nakam lahsiam nang hondeih tangval tampi om a denchia khat tei in hon zolzoh khakding lau ka hi" ka chi hi. Chingnou in, "Ukhual ei,hondeih tam mahleh nang adia gin om nathuchiam kachiamsa peel nawn lou ding kahi,nanglou in leng kahing zoukei ding,non tanzohlou khakding zaw lau hetken..nang asa ka hi a nang a ka hilai a nang amah hi gige lai ding kahi" a hon chi thuk hi. Itna simthu lelchim hetlou himah le ung nitak sawtdek ta ahihman in inn lam kazuan ua kapailai un Chingnou in "Ukhual, kalnawn chia khopi a tanau veh a hohding keive ua,kon ngaimah di" a hon chi a kalung tang hong nazot zezen hi.

"kare,huaimun ana hoh ding zaw konphal kei e" chihkia in ka dawng a aman "bang a chia maw Ukhual? Ka nu leh pa toh ding kave uale" ahon chi a "Ching,kahon muanlouh ziak ahikei na a huaimun ah zaw numei leh pasal kal a ki zahtaakna tawmlua ahi,na mel hon muding ua namin theilou nasan in hon ngaihdan hon gen ngam ding ua,nanglah kamsiam zawmah nakamsiam a kinem zawmah ding ua kahon phal hetkei" ka chithuk hi. Chingnou huaikhua a avahoh ding kaphalkei taktak hi. Itna sang a thangtatna uangzaw leh pasal in numei maingal tak a abawl ngamna khua ahihdan kathei chiang mahmah mai a etlah na lel a en mite kamsiam Chingnou in a vadou zohlouh ding kalau taktak hi. Kalung noplouh Chingnou in athei mahmah a "Ukhual ei, keile naupang selua lah hinawnlou ing a huaikia le hilou nu leh pa toh ding hilai ing a, enle khopi kimukha ngeilou khat veibek mu ut keivoi.." a hon chi a "Ching, keithu hileh tuh kahon phal theikei,ahihziak in nangthu a hohlou thei ding hilou a nanu leh napa thu ahihchiah navahoh dia,kagen bang in lawmbawl na ah hong pilvang in aw..khamtheih guihtheih hihte bang in honzol taktak le uh nang innocent tak hon khemzou lawding uh ahi...kei a ding in nagin omna khaksuah hetken aw" chin kadawng hi. "Ukhual, hon muang in la,huchidan a itna thu hon genpih a omleh kon gendi..lungmuang tak in ana om in nang adia gin om ding kahi" hon chi a kenle "awle nagin om na honsuah in" chi in a innkong uh katun ziak un mangpha kikhak in kakikhen uhi.

Kapai kawm in ka ngaihtuah a Chingnou huaikhua a ava hohding kaphal thei hetkei mawk hi. Tangval ten numei melthak a boh lutlut dan uh katheih luat ahi a,Chingnou melhoihna mule uh kituh zezen di ua asel zohlouh ziak khawng hunlem a mu a khat tei in ana suk thanghuai ding bang kalau mawk hi. Kei phal louh aphatuam ding lah a hikei a..a nu le pa zin a amah kia inn a anutsiat ding uh gintaakna ahuaikei hi. A zan sawtpi ihmu theilou in Chingnou suun mah kabang a amanbel phone laithon apat in lungmuang din ahon hilhhilh hi. Kalung a muangthei kei,Chingnou khahsuah ding bangmai in kakikoih hi.

Chingnoute zin niding a hongtung a azin ni un kalung aleeng a Chingnou ngai vungvung in kalung a zuang mahmah hi. Chingnou inle a hon ngaihdan leh a hon miss dan ahah gen mahmah a azinkhak a kisikdan khawng gen in kaki houden uhi.

Kal khat khawng a om un Chingnou in "ukhual, mikhat in hon propose eive" ahon chi a ka gintak mah ahihna ah ka pawna mahmah hi. Himahleh kapuaknat lam genlou in "amel a hoih hia? Ana yes ta maw" ka cithuk a "mawkmawk, ka yes keilaw ding,upat a upata hilele mihoih a mihoih" ahon chi a "ki mupan a amihoih dan theibaihna cia" ka chih leh kalawm nun hon gen eivoi" ahon chi hi. Huaini apan in kalungnop louhna a kibehlap a huai kawmkal ah kenlah a top up ding thunsak gige theilou kahihziak in Chingnou in laithon pack neizoulou in kenlah phone sum neizou gige lou kahih man in kakihou theihna uh a vang hiaihiai hi. Kalung nop louhtoh Chingnou apan thu kazaklouh chia omthei lou in ka neih sunsun in laithon pack kava thunsak a kihou theiding chi in kakithalawp mahmah hi. A kinthei bangpen a inzuan in laithon kakhak pah a hon thuk kei a kenle 3vei a kizom a kakhak leh "ana khawl ou ka mankei zual" chih hon khak a keileng kakhawl hi. Kalam et bang a hon khak tuanlouh tak in kakhak nawn a man mahmah lou ahihdan gen in manzaw deuhta kihou theita ding kahihdan uleh "kahon thuk keileh hon khakthuk nawn ken aw" chih ahon behlap hi. A ziak kadot teitei tak in "min ka phone hon etsak pahpah ua" a hon chi a "zan a kagen pan na phone kon en ding chia tuale hon ngenngen a kapia hon thuk nawn koh" chih ahon behlap hi.

Khopi a om ten phone huchituk a ana pahtak uh kahehtha a suak a himahleh hihtheih kaneikei hi. Anitak in kahoupih nawn a kalawm nun hon ngailua a huai ah kavagiak, a upa a strick lua a phone sawt imek chia hon taizel koih phot ni a hön chipah a sawt kihou theilou in a phone a off hi. A zing in kamsiam tak in hon houpìh a "imaw tunia mikhat hong hoh a hon propose eive" a hon chinawn a kenle "na yes hia leh?" ka chithuk pah hi. "zenzen eive" a hon chi a kenle "a mel hoihsalou maw" ka chih leh "amelzaw hoihthou hilele khamtheih hìh chi uh" ahon chi a kalauh mahtak chi in "kei non ngaìhnawn kei leh leeng khamtheih hih toh hong kingai mahmah ken aw" chin kadawng hi. Amanle thu tam genlou in "awle" chih teng in ahon dawng a ahon dawndan in ka Chingnou kei a ahi nawnkei chih katheita. Kalung a leeng a milak a omle ka ut nawnkei..keikia a om a Chingnou kia ngaihtuah ka ut..ka neih sunsun in ka top up a Chingnou ka phone a "number busy" chih a hi gige hi. Phone sum neilou busy kichihziak kadot in kalawm ten hon thunsak ua,amau toh kaki hou ua hi, chih dawn na kamu hi. Nalawmte hon thunsak a kei honhou pihtheilou maw chin ka khelhou sim a "tu mahmah a hon thun uh kipahthu gen phot keivoi" a hon chi a kalung sim in diknawn lou chih thei in "kinakpah tuakna chia dakal khat phial kipah thugen" ka chih leh hon hehsan in nahon theisiam kei chi in hon koihsan hi.

Ka it lua Chingnou in keisang a ngaihsak utzawk nei ahi chih kathei mahmah ta a tawpsan zou hi a tawpsan ka ut petmah hi. Kidek theihtawp a kidek in houpih louh teitei kasawm a kakidek chiang in a vangkim in aman hon houpih a top up sak dingbang in hon ngenzel hi. Kaki hou theihna ding uh ahh nak leh chi in ka top up sak zel a laithon 100lak ah 40 lel khawng ken katang zou lelta.! Lungnuam lou tak a om in ann le hoihtak a netheilou in a sun azan chilou in Chingnou ngai in ka lungleeng vungvung hi. Ahaksatdan genvual ahikei.. kuamah thuak din kadeihsak kei...Nitaklam khat tuh kidekzou lou in Chingnou ka phone hi. A phone ki off ahihziak in lungnop louhna in hon buak a alawmnu ka call aman pick up in bangmah genlou in honkoihsak a ka call nawn a lalou in tampi vei a ging paisuak hi. Kalung nuamlou deuhdeuh ahih man in ka call nawn teitei a hon la in "ka kikhawm ua" hon chi hi. "Na lawm nu pia in tomchik ka houpih ding" ka chi teitei a "kou tukhawm lou" a hon chi a "na tawp chiang un hon miss call sak in aw" chin kangen hi.

Kikhop hun tangpi hisap in kenle ka call nawn a Chingnou phone "number busy" ana kichi hi. Kenle a lawmnu ka call nawn leh "tu mahmah a tawp,ka lawm daileng" a hon chi a biak inn kong a dailen theihdia gingta lou kahihziak in kahehtha a suak petmah hi. A tawptawp in Chingnou ka call khethei khong a "kua houpih e" ka chihleh "ka giahna nu toh ka kisumang ua kakizon na ua ka call ahi" a hon chi a kikhom kisumang a ki call a minit 15 bang lut gingta lou in "thu tak hon gen in" chi a ka nget ngutngut leh "zan a hon propose ka chihpa'n hon call in a chi a ka call hi" hon chi a a propose pa ziak a ka top up sakte zang a kei call hon ngaihsak louhziak a heh in kakinak pih ek hi. Thu tak non hilh keileh kikhen ding chin kavau a aman le hichin hon gen hi. "amah kikhawmlou ki khawm ka tawp un hongpai a lampi katan katon ua kakikhen khit ua hon call in a chihziak a ka call ahi" hon chizaw mah a kaheh petmah... "ki khop tawpchiah hon call in ka chih nalawm nun genlou hia?" ka chih leh "gen mah e, mitoh kiton lai kahih ziak a kon call louh hi" hon chi a "na kikhen nung ua bngdia hon call lou e?" ka chiteitei a aman "huaipan hon mis call call a huai call masa kahi" a hon chi tang hilhial hi. Kaheh petmah a "huchia keisang a poimoh sazaw nahih leh kana tawp mai d" chi in ka phone kakoih san a kalung sim in hon call kik leh chih utna toh kinepna kanei hi. Himahleh hon call nawn kei a ka ki houkhak nawn pen un "ka nu ten nangtoh hon kitengsak tuanlou ding uh a hìhman in kikhen maini" hon chi a "midang nangaih ziak in na nute paulam dah in" ka chih leh "huaiziak ahikei,hon taitai uh ahi" hon chih behlap hi. Huaitak in kenle khasiatna toh "kikhen lele khamtheih hihpen toh zaw hong kingai ken aw" chi in kathu khak a man le kapkawm in "nanglou kuamah ka ngaikei ding" chi in a honkhem lai hi.

Chingnou ka ngaihna a beithei kei..it petmah a ka it leh ka ngaih ana hi a neuchik leng ka itna akiam tuankei hi. Himahleh aman kei sang a itzawk tomchik sung a aneih theihziak in kei itna phatuam in kathei nawn kei... A kuan ding ua kahoulim nate uh kangaihtuah a gin om dia a kichiam na thu agente tu kikal a mang ngilh mai zaw athuak ahak lua..kuata thuak zoh ding a hikei..ahihziak in thuak hakmahleh kathuak mualsuah hamham hi.

Kikhen na genkhin himahle ung Chingnou midang adin ka koih theikei...kei a dan mah in ka koih a kakoih lailai hi. Ka itlua hon sut kua hihiam chihthei ut in theih teitei ka sawm a ka dot in Chingnou in kuamah ngailou hi in a hon gen lailai hi. A hongtun un khat veibek vak khawm lai ding in Chingnou kangen a amanleng hon Aw hi. Nidang a kahohna zel mun uah kava hoh ua sawtlou ka tut un a phone hong ging a Chingnou mel ahong san tuaituai zezen hi. Lalou ngamlou in ala a akihou khit uh ka ngak hi. "ka pawt ua koih phot ni hon call thak mai in" chi in a kihouna uh a tawpsak uhi. Tup khatnei kahihman in Chingnou phone ka laaksak a phal lou ngamlou in hon tawisak hi. Ka theih ut theihna dia lemtang tak chuh a hi a himahleh katheih ut katheih tak in ka dip teipi a sut bang in a hong na a kahkhiat ek ek ja ut hi.

Chingnou phone ah laithon a hongtung zungzung a huailak a "ka hon tawp ut lawlai" chih in kataksa teng a suzoi gai hi. Ka kiang a Chingnou tu tiautiau bet suk ek bang ka ut a himahleh hiaiziak a honkhen hiding chih ka ngaihtuah chiang in kei a ahih nawnlouh dan kathei thakzel a aloh dingdan omlou in "Ching, kei hon ngaikei lechinle bangziak a numei thangtat te dan a tom chiksung a nava gamtat a?" chi in a laithon kasimsak a huaisang a nasa zaw "i 1 a **** u" chihpen le ensak in "hon it taktak in hichia hon chilou ding ahi,na pal lai am lel ahìhziak a tomchik kal a tawp theih nahih toh kizuak tuk a hon ngai ahi" chi in Chingnou hehpih petmah in kagen hi. A phone ka laksak ziak leh huaibang laithonte kamuh ziak a heh in Chingnou in hon dawng hetkei hi. "Ching ei,kei na hon it nawnlouh ziak a kahon hazat man a kon chih ahikei,na hinkhua a suse ut teziak a nasiat ding kadeih louhziak ahi, en in hon it taktak in hiaite hon chingam lou ding ahi. Kum hiaitan i kingai tana a ka omdan leh kakam a pan kn **** ut kon chikhe ngeikei..kizuak lei d inle huaichi a zawn ngeilou ding ahi" chi in kahilh a atawp in hon ngaidam in iki hou nitak a non chihnate ka hehlua a huchia omkha ka hi hon chi a haksa samahleng kanial zoukei.. "ka ngaihsak nawnkei ding a ka contact nawn kei ding chia naki chiam a nazuih dingleh ban ah na omdan teng uh non hilh leh kon ngaidam ding..huai ban ah Khopi a nahoh nawn hunhun ikikhen ni hiding ahi" chi a condition bawl in ka itluat Chingnou nial zoulou in ka ngaidam hi.

A nung sawtpi in kalung muangta a ka itna masa mahbang in Chingou ka it nawn hi. Himahleh Chingnou in Khopi lam mang ngilh theilou a hiding a phone a pat a number lakhia in a gelhkiat ka va mukha hi. Kaheh a atawp phial tung in a hon ngetbang in ka ngaidam nawn hi. A nuam a theihsa ziak hia Chingnou in Khopi a mangngilh theituan kei...kei lungmuang tak a om in ka top up sak zel a Chingnou in Khopite houpihna ding in anazang beizel..katheih in khen teitei ka ut a khending hial kahìh chiang in ka itluat Chingnou ngaihdam ngetna ka nial zou keizel... "ki ngai nawn ding lah hilou ung a houpih leng bang apoina a omdia" ka chi a kana houpih khak zel ahi" chih Chingnou paulam ahi gige hi.

A poina zaw a om kei himahleh ngaihsak nawnlou dia kakiang a akichiam na Chingnou in bangmah lou a a koih katheisiam theikei hi. Ken Chingnou kangaih bang a taksa lel etlahna a enlou a ngai taktak hilehzaw huchituk a a lung gulh leh a poimoh a adeek zohlouh toh khen teitei sawmlou mahding hing a... Taksa utna sukpi chin nading in ka it pen kaphal theikei..kei itna ziak a kathuakna sang in Chingnou thangbawl a a om ding kaphal louhna ziak in haksatna kathuak a himai hi. Ken Chingnou siat ding kalauh ziak a amah kaven det sung in hon it hon ngaitampi kataanta..poi kasa kei kadamsung a ding a deih chibang katel Chingnou ading in kathuak ding chìh kapaipih ahi gige hi. Tun Chingnou in athuchiam masa Khopite ngaihsak lou in a omzou kei a agal a kihou lel chin puakdan kasiam teitei himahleh kei adia a zehphitna mun Khopi a zot hunhun in kahin na tan in athuak zong in ngaihdam na kanei nawn keiding chi in kalung sim kasuang tuah gige a ka suangtuah lai hi. Ka it luat Ching aw nangding a chinlou kahi maiding,kei hon gintak bang a nataksa kia lung gulh ana hikei henla kei hon itna kimkhau bek a hon it ana hileh nazot man bek om ding hi a.. Neih le lam ah na kipahna ding kanei kei a himahleh itna ah zaw kei hon itna kimkhat lel a hon it namuh leh minuamsa nahi ding hi. Kei hon itna lian in thuk mahleh nang dia khumlou ahi maiding maw.. Itna khum lung a natup a sihsial bang na zot Khopi toh nun nuam hong leeng unla keizaw na vangngai a kha kapham leh tungthang van ah dawnbang tuah ding kinem in haibang hon nangak ning aw... Khapham thangvan kalen hun in natong chiamsa keiding in itna rose paksan khat non paihding lung in ngilhken aw...

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