A HANDSOME CREATURE [HIS NAME IS VICTOR] (A SEQUEL TO 'A HANDSOME CREATURE - THE BEGINNING') Written by : Aaron Malsawmdawngzuala CHAPTER-4

 A HANDSOME CREATURE

[HIS NAME IS VICTOR]

(A SEQUEL TO 'A HANDSOME CREATURE - THE BEGINNING')

Written by : Aaron Malsawmdawngzuala

CHAPTER-4

(Ka story te hi i lo share ve duh a nih chuan khawngaihin a link nen zel hian aw..)

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Ramzauva puihna hmang chuan a tukah chuan Zamzami chu Mental Hospital atang chuan kan la chhuak thei ta a, a chhungte inah erawh chuan a awm duh tawh hauh lo. Ka nu leh pate bulah chuan dawt sawiin ka thiannu, khawdang ami angin ka sawi a. Min ringhlel deuh chuan ka hria, mahse kan ina awm ve chu an remti ta hram a.

Chumi zan chuan ka room ah chuan Zamzami nen chuan kan titi ta a, mi a ani pawhin ka hrelo. Nikum hmasa lama an thian ho ramhnuaia riakchhuak tura an kal tuma Hmaikawr-a'n a lo tihbuai dan te, a thiante zawng zawng a mal te te a alo thah vek dante leh a tawpa Jeffrey-a nena an inkalsan dan te, engkim chu min hrilh ta vek a.

"Anih chuan Zamzam, Victor-a chu a thlalak tal i nei em?" tiin ka han zawt a. "Engtin nge ka neih ang? Thlamah kha chuan a awm ngei a, mahse thlam chu a kang ral vek tawh a, a thi amaw kan ti a, mahse a lo la thi hauh silo. Jeffrey-a pawh tunah hian a thi nge la dam pawh ka hrelo, Police te lah chuan an hmu thei bawk silo." tap tep chuan a han ti a.

"Anih leh tinge Mental Hospital ah an dah che a, hei tunah pawh i pangngai viau si a?" ka han ti leh a. A ngawi deuh vang vang a, "Diktak chuan, ni e...khami ni khan Police te chuan damdawiin lam panin min phur a, Jeffrey-a erawh Ambulance ah an hruai thung a. Ambulance kha a kal hmasa a, a hnu fe ah chauh kan zui ve a." a ti a, a chawl deuh dat a.

"Kan kal fe hnuah chuan ka bula chuang police te chuan call an dawng a, Victora ruang an hmuh loh thu an sawi a. Ka hlauthawng em em a, chutah kan tlan leh deuh a. Doctor leh Nurse, Constable pakhat leh driver pakhat te ruang chu kan hmu leh ta a,Jeffrey-a erawh a chuanna Ambulance chawpin a bo daih mai bawk si. Ka hlauthawng lutuk kha ka chiai a, engvak mah ka hre chhunzawm lo." tiin a inhnit deuh feih feih a.

"Jeffrey-a chu ala dam i ring em?" tiin ka zawt leh a. A lu thingin, "A thi daih tawh ang." a ti zawi sap a. "I at loh thu chu tinge i sawi mai loh?" tiin ka zawt leh a. "A tir kha chuan ka a tak tak alawm, ka hlauh em avang khan ka ngaihtuahna abuai vek a. Mahse ka harhfim hnu khan chhuah ka dil a, tuman ka thusawi an awih silo a ni. Ka thinrimin doctor pakhat chu a kutah forsep hmangin ka vit a, khata tang phei kha chuan eng ang pawhin ka a lo ti mah ila, min awih tawh lo hrim hrim." tiin min chhang a.

"Anih leh tuna mi hi Victor-a chu ala ni kher angem? Midang pawh a lo ni zawk maithei a.." ka tih lai chuan rang zet hian, "Ni e..ani ngei kha Hmaikawr-a diktak chu a ni. Engang piang nge a neih..ft 6 chuang daih, palian lampang, leather jacket dum ha, boot dum bun, samphiar...a dik em?" a ti ta zat zat mai a. A thusawi zawng zawng chu hmaikawra inthuamdan leh pianzia a ni vek bawk si, "Aw..dik e." ka ti chuai raih ringawt.

"Esther-i a that lai chu i hmu chiang amaw?" tiin min han zawt veleh a. "Hmu e, ka awmna atanga fit 30 velah an lo inkuah a, inngaizawng amaw tiin ka enliam mai a, mahse a lo vit siah siah mai hi a lo ni a. KA hlau lutuk chu ka biru ta tawp a ni...chuan chutah chuan hmaikawr ala vuah lo." ka ti a.

"Anih chuan eng ang hmel pu nge? A hmeltha tiraw?" a lo ti vat a. "Aih...ka hmulo, min hnungchhawn a, min hnungchhawn chung reng chuan hmaikawr chu a vuah a, a lo hawi chauh." tiin ka chhang a. "Anih leh ila hmu thin em? Tunhnai ah?" tiin min zawt leh a. "Aw...min umzui reng nimaiin ka hria. Chuvang ania nangmah pawh hi ka rawn zawn chhuah che, zantin kan kawngka hi a rawn kik ziah a, ka pa thianpa pawh a lo that a ni. Ka hriat duh ber chu tunge a nih a, engvanga min umzui reng nge a nih tih hi ka hre chak ber?" ka ti a.

Chutah Zamzami chuan rum zet hian min en a, "A hria.." a ti ringawt a. "Enge awmzia?" ka lo ti vat. "A hria...Estheri a that lai i hmu tih a hria...chuvang chuan a umzui che a ni." a ti ta mai a. Ka hrethiamlo kher mai, "Mahse tinge chuti ni si...min man ve loh? Min hmu reng awmsia, ka bihrukna atanga min rawn hnukchhuak lovin tinge a kal daih si?" tiin ka zawtlet a.

"I hrethiam lovang, keipawhin tun thleng hian ka hrethiam lo. Enge a duh? Engvanga tualthat thin nge? A nu leh pate thalrauvin tualthat turin a ti niin ka bulah a sawi a, mahse enge hlawkna awm?" a ti nuah nuah a. "A nu leh pate pawh i hria amaw?" ka lo ti leh vat. "An thi tawh...a nu zawkin apa chu a that a, chumi hnuah amah a inthat leh niin a sawi a.." tiin min chhang leh a.

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A tuk zingah chuan Zamzami chu Police Station ah ka kal pui a, Ramzauva bulah chuan a thu hriat ang ang te chu a han sawi ve leh a. "Anih leh Zamzam, Victor-a hmel awm ang ila hre thei em?" tiin a han zawt a. "AW....tun thleng hian ka theihnghilh theilo." tiin a lo chhang a. "A that chu, lemziak thiam kan ko anga, a hmel put hmang i sawi thei angem?" tiin a zawt leh a.

"Tehreng mai." tiin a chhang a, Ramzauva chuan lemziakthiam chu phone ah bia in a ko ta a. He an lemziakthiam chhawr mek hi Police a ni ve lova, lemziak tura an chhawr pangngai niin hlawh pawh an pe ve thin tho. Police Station atanga hla lo teah hian a inluah a awm a, an koh apiangin a lo kal mai thin a ni awm e.

Darkar khat chuang kan nghah hnuah pawh chuan a lo kal thei silova, an nghak rei ta ngat ngat khawp mai. "Ava rei ve mawle..." tiin Ramzauva chuan a han call leh a, mahse a ring quit thak thak zel bawk si. "Umm...vawikhat kan call leh anga, a la lak theih loh chuan an inah kan han kal mai dawnnia." tiin a phone leh a.

A rawn pick up ta hlauh mai, Ramzauva chuan loud speaker ah a dah nghal a. "Hello.." a han ti dek dek chu phone atang chuan mipa aw pangngai tak hian, "Hello Zamzam...i dam maw? Inhmuh lohna ava rei ta ve.." a rawn ti ta mai a. Ramzauva nen chuan kan hawi a hru mai, Zamzami chu  ading hluai a.

"Nilo...nilo.." tiin a thaw nghal hlawp hlawp mai. "Hey...tunge i nih a?" tiin Ramzauva chu a han vin deuh thak a, mahse phone ami chuan a hlauh loh hmel kher mai. A nui huah huah a, "Amak thin e mai Inspector, in mi chhawr lai te tal hi chu venhim ve thin tur alawm." tih pah chuan phone chu a dah daih mai.

"Zamzam...tunge..tunge khapa kha?" tiin ka zawt a, mahse min chhang lo. Ka sawi vak vak a, "Mawwhh...i hria tiraw?" tiin ka rak chel chul tawh mai. Mahse min chhang lo, a tap deuh pur lehnghal. "Kal vat angai.." tiin Ramzauva chu a tho a, police dang ho te nen chuan an chhuak ta nghal a, keini pawh chu min phur tel ve a.

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He an lemziak thiam hi a hming chu Dawnga a ni a, tlangval kum 30 mi a ni. DAwnga te in an thleng chu motora lo awm turin min ti a, mahse ka zui lui ve zel tho. Rin ang ngeiin Dawnga chu a room ah chuan a lo inkhai a, ka va han au ring tak. Zamzami pawh chuan a kawrah vuanin, "Nilo...a in ang chiah." a lo ti ve bawk a.

"Engmaw? Engmaw in ang?" tiin ka lo zawt nghal vat a. Ramzauva chuan pawnah chuan min chhuah pui dun nghal a, "Enge i sawi awmzia?" tiin Zamzami chu a zawt ve a. Zamzami chu  atap a, "Tiang chiah khan...khatiang chiah khan..ka thiannu Bsi..ihh..ihh..Nicky-a nen...tiang chiah khan a lo khai ve a ni." tiin min kuah a.

Ramzauva chuan a lu a bu nghat nghat a, "A voice kha ka record hman vek alawm...chuan saw ta saw....Dawnga phone pawh a la awm alawm, finger print te pawh a awm ngei ang...kan man em em ang." a han ti deuh fak fak a. "Zam...min rawn phone tu kha Victor-a chu a ni ngei ang tiraw?" tiin ka han zawt ve leh a.

Mahse a lu a thing ta tlat mai, "Enge awmzia? Victor-a a nilo maw?" ka lo ti hu mai a. La inhnit feih feih chung chuan, "Nilo..kha kha Victor-a aw a ni lo." a ti zawi leh sap a. "Mahse...a rawn hre bawk che sia...tunge ni ta ang?" tiin Ramzauva pawh chuan a lo zawt ve a. Ramzauva nen chuan kan pahnih chuan min melh relh relh pah chuan, "JEFFREY-A.." a ti zawi sap a.

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Zan dar 8:30 a ri a, ka room ah chuan Zamzami chu a muhil bawrh bawrh a. Ka chhuak a, sitting roomah chuan Ramzauva leh ka pa te chu an lo titi mek a. Ramzauva'n min hmuh veleh chuan, "Mut duhna damdawi chu i pe ta em ni?" a lo ti a. "Aw...a inturah khan ka pawlhsak tawp." tiin ka lo chhang a.

"Ni e, ti sawn muhil hrih teh se, a tha zawk. Kan la mamawh dawn si a, a buai leh phah hlauh dah ange." Ramzauva chuan a han ti leh a. "Hmaikawr-a chu Jeffrey-a zawk tihna em ni ta ang?" ka han ti a, engmah ka hrethiam nei nuai tawh lo. "Zamzami ber lah a buai leh nghal der mai bawk si a, kan hruaichhuak hi kan ti fuhlo angem aw?" a han ti vawng vawng a.

Ka nu leh pate bulah pawh ka inpuang vek ta tawp mai, ZAmzami chu Esther-i nu rawn sawi ngei mai, mi a dahna ina an dah tak, Zamzami ngei mai kha  anih thu leh Ramzauva hnuchhui mekna a pui theitu a nih kan rin avanga kan lakchhuah a nih thute pawh ka hrilh ta vek tawp mai a nih kha.

"Zamzami chhungte tal hi hrilh ve ila a tha lo maw?" tiin ka pa chu  arawn tawngchhuak ve a. "Kan hrilh vek tawh a, mahse Zamzami ber hi a haw duh tlat lo alawm." tiin ka lo chhang vat a. "Anih leh Pu Ramzau, in lemziak thiam Dawnga thihna chu tihian inchhui mek zel tihna em ni?" tiin ka pa bawk chuan a han zawt leh a.

"Midang kutah ka dah hrih a...englo ania, tualthahna thleng zawng zawng hi a in zawm kual vek a, a thattu pawh Victora vek niin kan ring. Mahse kan buaina ber chu Victor-a hre tu awmchhun chu Zamzami chauh hi  ani a, mahse tunah lah a biak tlak bawk siloh. Dawnga phone atanga Zamzami rawn be tu lah kha Zamzami ber chuan Victor-a nilovin a thianpa bo ta, Jeffrey-a aw a nih thu a sawi leh mauh mai bawk si...engtia hma han lak tur nge kan la hre bik lo." a ti nuah nuah a.

"In theihtawp chhuah ang che u, keini pawh kan lo tawngtai ang..abak tihtheih kan nei silo." tiin ka nu pawh chu a lo tawngchhuak ve a. Rei fe kan inkawm hnu chuan, "Ka kal ange, Dawnga thihna chungchangah pawh tih tur kan la ngah si...naktuk lamah kan inbe leh dawnnia. Chuan constable pathum ka lo tir anga, zaninah in in hi an rawn veng dawnnia." tiin min chhuahsan ta a.

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Police pathum laiin min ven reng vang nge ni, ka muttui angreng khawp mai. A tuk zingah chuan kan inkawta ui bauh vak vak ri chuan min ti harh a, Zamzami erawh ala muttui ngang mai. Ka chhuak a, tute ui nge pawh ka hre ngailo. Kan in bula kudam chu enin a lo bauh vak vak mai a, ka ngaih a thalo kher mai.

Ka han hawi kual a, min veng tu Police te pawh chu hmuh tur an awm tawh miah lo. Zingkarah hna an nei anga, min hrilh lovin an haw aniang tiin ka ngaih chu ka ti tha lui a. Mahse chu ui bengchheng zet chu a bauh uar tulh tulh mai si, kudam hnung lamah chuan thil engemawni tak a awm tih chu a chiang reng.

Hreh tak chung chuan kudam hnung lam chu ka va pan a, sana ka han en a, zing dar 6 a pel chauh mai bawk si. Kudam hnug lam ka va en chiah chu ka va han t(r)e ring tak em, ka ding chat mai. Police Constable ruang pathum te chu kan kudam hnungah chuan an lo let reng mai a, a then chuan lu an nei lo, an kut a bung rum bawk a, ka kawng nghal vek.

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TO BE CONTINUE