A HANDSOME CREATURE [HIS NAME IS VICTOR] (A SEQUEL TO 'A HANDSOME CREATURE - THE BEGINNING') Written by : Aaron Malsawmdawngzuala CHAPTER-6

 A HANDSOME CREATURE

[HIS NAME IS VICTOR]

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

Written by : Aaron Malsawmdawngzuala

CHAPTER-6

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

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"Jeffrey? Jeffrey-a chu nang hi maw?" ka ti hu mai a, mahse a thaw a chham nge mawni, min chhang hleithei lo. "Nangmah hi tiraw Zamzami'n Jeffrey-a a tih chu?" tiin Ramzauva pawh chuan a lo zawt ve a. Chuveleh phawk hru hian a rawn meng a, "Zam...Zamzami a? Ala dam amaw? Khawnge a awm?" a ti nghal vak vak mai a.

"Jeffrey, nang hian Victor-a hi i pui a ni tiraw? Kan lemziak thiam Dawnga pawh kha nangma thah hi a ni tiraw?" Ramzauva chuan a han ti leh a. Jeffrey-a chuan a chil a lem dawk a, "Nilo...tumah ka that lo. Kum 2 chhung, kum 2 chhung teh meuh Victor-a hian min kidnap a ni. He bawm chhungah hian nitin min khung ziah bawk a, a duh ang zela thil a kallo a nih chuan min sawisa a, ti tura min tih ang zel ka ti thin." tiin a tap deuh pur mai.

"Jeffrey, nihleh Dawnga a thih ni a Ramzauva call lo chhangtu kha nangmah i nih thu Zamzami'n  asawi si a, enge awmzia?" tiin ka han zawt ve leh a. "Min tih tir a ni...chemte in min tin reng a, min sawi luih tir a ni." tiin  athaw hluam hluam mai. "Kal ang u, helai hmun atang hian chhuak vat teh ang u." tiin Ramzauva chuan a kai tho a, inhnuai lamah kan chhuk ta a.

A thim em em mai bawk si a, kan torch light ken lah chu a thim ang zuk zuk lehnghal a. Inhnuai kan thleng chiah chu choka light a rawn eng thut mai a, chiang lutuk tak mai chuan Zamzami ruang chu a lo lang ta. Chuveleh ring mangkheng hian Jeffrey-a chu a au vak a, "Nilo..Zamzam..nilo." tiin thei leh theilo hian ava tlan phei a, kan dang hman ngang lo a ni.

Ruang chu ava kuah a, "Zamzam...harh rawh..heta hi ka awm, Jeffrey-a ka nih hi...khawngaihin harh hram teh." tiin a tap ta hawm hawm mai a. Chutah le, bang kil thim zing atang chuan Hmaikawr-a ngei mai chu a rawn pen chhuak ta a, ka hlau lutuk chu Ramzauva hnungah ka biru nghal.

Jeffrey-a te lam chu ava pan a, chem hriam hmel zet mai hi a la hum run lenghal. Jeffrey-a chuan rum zet hian Hmaikawra chu a melh a, "Enge a tulna? Mawh? Tinge ani lehzel hi i thah a? Engvang nge? Mawh min hrilh rawh? Kei hi i duh hun huna i sawisak turin min kawl tawh a, kum 2 chhung lai min sawisa tawh a, tinge ani hi i thah ve kher a? Mawwwhh?" tiin a vin vak vak mai.

Hmaikawra chuan Jeffrey-a chu a en reng a, mahse keini erawh min hmulo thung. Jeffrey-a bawk chuan, "Victor, ka ngaidam ngai lovang che...zanin hian ka thi a nih loh pawhin ka that tal ang che.." tiin ava pan phei ta mai a, Hmaikawr-a chu a va bawh thlu tawp mai. Hmaikawr-a pawh chu a lo inring lo deuh nge ni, a chem thauh meuh chuan a lo thal ve tawp mai.

Jeffrey-a chuan a theih patawp chuan a hmaiah chuan a hnek vak vak mai a, mahse awlsam te hian Hmaikawra chuan a leh thal nghal a. Ramzauva chuan puih tumin va pan a tum a, mahse ka hlauh em avang chuan a kawr hnungah chuan ka pawt tlat a. "I mawl em ni? Saw..a that mai dawn asin." tiin min hau a.

"Nilo, min kalsan suh...a that ve mai ang che." ka lo ti ringawt, ka thlan fimin min bual huh vek tawh. Thinrim deuh tak hian, "Anih chuan ti sawn a that lai kan en mai mai dawn em ni?" tiin min vin leh deuh hrep a. Hmaikawra chuan Jeffrey-a chu a hnek siah siah a, a theh thal thuai thuai a, a sawisa hneh khawp mai.

"Tlan chhuak vat ang, police dang va pun vat ang." ka han ti leh ringawt a, a ngaihdan anih loh hmel kher mai. "Jeffrey-a sawn puih a mamawh a, ka kalsan thei lo." tih pah chuan min namsawn vak a, ka tlu tawp nghe nghe. A chemte chu hum tha sauh sauhvin, "ZAwnga...thlah rawh." tih pah chuan Hmaikawra chu va vih a tum a, mahse Hmaikawra chuan a lo hmu hman.

A lo awm sawn deuh a, a dar hnung lamah chuan ava vit tlum thawih mai a, a rak deuh thawt mai. Na em em hian Ramzauva chu a hnek siah mai a, a thal tawp mai. A dara chemte bur vu mai chu a han phawi a, a rum deuh that ringawt. Chutah RAmzauva let reng chu vih a tum a, mahse a theihtawp chuan a lo indang hman a.

Jeffrey-a pawh chu lo tho lehin Hmaikawra chu hnunglam atangin a rawn rek a, mahse a rek rei lo kher mai. Hmaikawra chu a tho thut a, Jeffrey-a chu a pua hi a ni ringawt. A banah chuan a hmer sak vak a, chhuat vuak nan a hmang ta siah mai le. Rang takin Ramzauva a rawn tho a, Jeffrey-a chu a kai tho nghal a.

Hmaikawra chuan chemte chu ala keng ran mai a, Jeffrey-a leh Ramzauva te erawhin hmanrua engmah an nei ve ta lo. An insual leh ta buan buan mai a, Chutah Ramzauva keah chuan a vit ta, ana ti lutuk chu a rum vawng vawng mai a. Jeffrey-a chu a khai kang lawp a, silhmun bula wash basin lamah chuan a va vawm phei a, wash basin te chu Jeffrey-a chuan a delh chhe ta rum rum mai.

Jeffrey-a chu tho leh tur a awm tawh lo, a let reng ringawt mai. Ramzauva chu a tham tho leh a, bangah chuan a rek bet a, ke khai meuhvin a rek kang ta mai a. Mangang tak chuan ka lo thlir reng ringawt a, ka va chhan ngam bawk silo. Ramzauva hmai chu a dang vek tawh, a thi mai dawna ka hriat avang chuan va chhan ngei a ngaiin ka hre ta a.

Thih leh thih tiin hlau chung chung chuan ka va phei ve ta a, vanneihthlak takin ahmaa Hmaikawra chem thlauh chu ka hmu fuh ta hlauh mai. Ka chhar vat a, ka va tlan phei a, Hmaikawra chu a hnunglam atang chuan ka han vit ta siah mai a, ka tlansawn leh nghal vat. A eu zawk a, Ramzauva pawh chu a thlah ve nghal.

Ramzauva chuan a hrawk dawmin a khuh vak vak a, thinrim hmel tak hian a rawn ding chhuak a. "ZAwnga, thi rawh..thi mawlh rawh.." tih pah chuan a hnek siah siah mai a. Hmaikawra pawh chu a thingthi hnawk a, a mitmeng sen rum mai chuan ka lam rawn hawiin rum em em hian min rawn melh a.

A kut rawn phar chhuak in min rawn kawk a, chhuatah chuan a bawk thlawp mai. Ka thaw ta huai mai, Jeffrey-a chu ka va buaipui vat a. "Jeffrey, i tha em?" tiin ka sawi vak vak a. Vanneihthlak takin a lo la thi lo hlauh mai, "KArei...ana lutuk.." tiin a lu a dawm vawng vawng mai a.

"Sangte, chhuak vat teh ang u. Phone tuman kan nei bawk silo, police dang ho phone vat angai ania." Ramzauva chuan a rawn ti a. Jeffrey-a chu ka kai tho a, mahse a tho hleithei tlat lo. Chutia kan inbuaipui lai chuan Ramzauva chu a rawn t(r)e leh ta thut mai, ka va hawi phei nghal vat a. Hmaikawra chu a lo la thi reng reng lo, Ramzauva chu a hma ang bawkin bangah chuan a lo rek bet leh a.

A kut khing khat chuan a rek bet a, lehlam chuan a hnunga ka vihna chem lian tak mai chu a phawi zal zal mai a, thisen a far zawih zawih mai. KA rap lutuk leh tihngaihna hrelo chu ka au vak vak ringawt a, chutah RAmzauva chu a vit ta siah siah mai. "Nilo..ti suh...ti suh.." ka ti a, mahse Hmaikawra chuan a ngaipawimawh lo, a nui vak vak lehnghal.

VAwi thum vel a vih hnu chuan a thlah a, Ramzauva chu a tlu bawk thlawp mai. Chutah kan lam a rawn hawi a, min rawn pan dawn ta mai. MAhse a keah chuan Ramzauva chuan a lo man a, "Sangte, tlanchhe ru..hmanhmawh ru.." tiin a rawn au tawk tawk a. Jeffrey-a chuan min pawt a, "Thiannu, tlan ang..tlan vat ang." tiin min chhuahpui a tum a.

Mahse a tir atanga min pui ngar ngar tu, min chhanhimtu leh ka tana inpe em em Inspector Ramzauva chu ka kalsan thei mawlh lo a ni. Hmaikawra lah chuan Ramzauva hnungah chuan a tum hian a tum nghek nghek mai a, a ka atang chuan thisen a lo chhuak bawk a. Mahse thei leh thei lo hian, "Tlan rawh u...Sangte, min ngaihtuah suh.." tiin min la rawn au hram hram a.

"Kal ang, kal vat ang.." tiin Jeffrey-a chuan min pawt a, mahse ka thei ngang lo a ni. NAsa takin ka tap a, "Ramzau...nilo..a ni theilo..hey, chhuah rawh..khawih tawh suh.." tiin ka rak chiam chiam a, Jeffrey-a chuan min pu lawp a, kawngka lamah chuan min tlanpui ta a. Kawngka lah chu pawn lamah a lo inkalh leh daih tawh, kan hawng thei ta reng reng lo mai.

Hmaikawra chuan Ramzauva chu a sat ri chawk chawk tih chu ka hre thei, mahse let leh chi a ni tawh silo. "Hrep taka..inhawng vat rawh.." tiin Jeffrey-a chuan kawngkhar chu a chum vak vak a, a tlawh bawk a. Kawngkhar bula dawhkanah chuan mobile phone a lo awm a, ka la nghal vat. Ka han enchiang chu ka alo ni reng mai, ka ak nghal vat a.

A tawp atawpah chuan Jeffrey-a chuan a chhuih hawng ta, rang lutuk tak mai chuan kan tlan chhuak nghal a, kalkawng pawh hre mumal lo chuan a hla thei ang berah kan tlan ta nghal vang vang a. Hnunglam ka hawi kir eih lo, Jeffrey-a nen chuan inkaiin kan tlan dun char char a, hah pawh a sawi theih loh, kan chawl eih lo bawk.

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Kilometre chanve dawn lai chu hawi kir miah lovin kan tlan ang tih theih tur a ni, a tawpah chuan kan hah ve ta ngang aniang, kan bawk dun deuh thlawp mai a. Jeffrey-a chuan hnunglam a hawi a, "Min rawn umzui lo aniang, chawl lawk teh ang." tiin a thaw hluam hluam a. Kawngpuiah chuan thuin ka tap hawm hawm mai a, Zamzami leh Ramzauva chu keimah vangin a thi ta der mai ni hian ka hria a, ka na takzet.

Jeffrey-a chuan min rawn thut hnaih a, "Engtin nge Victora hi in hriat reng reng a?" tiin min zawt a. Ka mittui hruk pah chuan, "Khawlaia a tual that lai ka hmu a, mahse ka biru a, min hmulo angah ka ngai mai a, ani pawhin min rawn pan lem lo. Chuta tang chuan kan vengah hian mitthi an awm ta zeuh zeuh a, tichuan he tualthattu nunrawng tak hian min umzui ta zel a ni." ka ti a, ka sawithui peih lo zawk hial.

"Tenawm lutuk...zawnga chuh...ZAmzami min thahsak bawk a, kum 2 chhung tehmeuh min khung bo bawk..mi hlauhawm tak a ni." Jeffrey-a chuan a ti nuah nuah a. "Jeffrey, enge thil awmzia? Ka mangang takzet ani..enge kan tih tak ang?" tiin ka han tap leh a, tah mai loh chu tih tur ka hre ngang lo  ani.

"ZAmzami khan Victora kan tawn dan hi a hrilh che u em?" tiin min han zawt a. "AW..ramhnuaiah intihlim turin in kal a, tichuan a mal te te in i thiante chu a that a, chuan a tawpah a thi amaw in ti a, mahse nangmah a kidnap leh che..chu thleng chu ka hria." tiin ka lo chhang a.

 Jeffrey-a chu a thaw hak a, "Ni e...khatia Ambulance hmanga min phurh bo hnu khan nikhua ka hre ta lova, ka harh leh chuan hemi inah hian ka lo awm leh daih tawh. A chang leh nurse te an rawn kal a, ka hliam te chu a enkawl dam a. Min chhuah turin ka ti thin a, mahse ka thusawi a ngai pawimawh ngai lo. Ka dam tha ta maw tih ah min phuar bet a, min sawisa vak vak zel a, ka taksa a chauh hnuah min enkawl leh ang lawi bawk si a. A awmzia ka hrelo, chuan vawikhat chu..hmanni deuh lawk kha  ani nghe nghe, ka aw(voice) record a duh thu a sawi a, tichuan sawi tura min tih chu ka sawi ta a, tichuan he inah hian min khung leh a, a chhuak leh a, khaw eng ka hmu ngailo, sawilai room thim tak bak saw chu ka chhuak ngai lo." a ti a.

"Anih chuan Dawnga phone atanga i aw kan lo hriat pawh kha record chawp, a play leh mai mai tihna animaw?" ka lo ti vat a. "Aniang, ka hre biklo...Zamzami hi engtin nge in hmuh a? Engtin nge in intawn theih? Engtin nge in awmho theih?" tiin min zawt veleh a, "Thawnthu thui tak ani...Estheri nu in min hrilh a..Estheri pawh chu nikum hmasa a inthian ho zinga mi tho, Zorama bialnu hlui kha a nia." tiin ka chhang a.

"Zorama a? Ehee..Zorama hi a that ve em le?" a ti ta hu mai. "Aw...a ruang an chhar thu chu ka hria.." ka lo ti a. A lu a dawm vawng vawng a....avan pawi tak em...hawh teh...mi in ah..tute emaw ber inah lut tawp ila, tanpuina dil teh ang." a ti a. Kan tho chhuak a, kan han hawikual a, kan awmna lai chu kawngpui mah nise a fal in a reh em em mai bawk si, in hmuh tur pakhat mah a awm lo.

"Kalkawng i hria ami?" ka han ti ngawt a. "Hre lo..kan veng a nilo..a veng neitu zawk i nia, i hria ang chu.." min ti let hlur mai a. "Ka hre biklo, kan veng a ni pawn ka hrelo." ka lo ti a. Ka hrechhuak thut, ka phone chu ka phawrh a, miss call 100 chuang alo awm. Ka han en a, ka nu leh pa number te, ka nau Mama number te leh ka pasal hual Msa number atang te in min lo call nasa mai hi a lo ni a.

"Awii ka duh theilo.." ka ti chhuak hlawl a, ka hmui ka hup nghal. "Enge? Engthil nge ni leh ta?" tiin Jeffrey-a chu  aphawk nghal hru mai. "Ka nu leh pate...in kha kalh lovin ka kalsan ringawt...hei..minlo call nasa lutuk." ka ti a, ka tap lehnghal titih der mai. "Call back vat rawh..tute emaw ber kha." a lo ti nghal a.

"Ka thiante zawng zawng ka call a, mahse an muttui hle nge mawni, tuman an la thei lo. Ka nu leh pate ka call a, a ring quit thak thak bawk a, Msa ka call a, a ring quit thak bawk. Police Station lam ka call leh a, ala tlang theilo zui. Signal lah chu a chhe em em mai bawk a, ka mangang takzet.

"Tu emaw tal chu call teh...ti hi chuan min rawn zawng hmu leh vat mai ang." Jeffrey-a chuan a lo ti chhen lehnghal, ka thlan a tla leh ta buah buah mai. Ka contact te chu ka han check thla a, Thanmawia tih chu ka hmu fuh hlauh mai. Ka ngaihtuah vang vang a, nimin tlai a waiting shed-a min rawn betu, ka number min diltu, tlanval hmeltha zet kha a ni tih ka hrechhuak thut.

Beiseina sang tak nen chuan ka han call leh a, a ring ta hlauh mai. Mahse mak tak maiin kan bul hnaiah chuan phone call ri kan hre ta tlat mai, Jeffrey-a nen chuan kan in en hu ringawt mai a. Kan hnunglam atanga rawn ri chhuak ngei a ni tih kan hria, kan va hawi phei chiah chu kan hnungah chuan Hmaikawra chu phone kengin a lo ding run mai.

Kan hlau lutuk chu tlanchhiat nachang pawh kan hrelo hial zawk, mak ti tak chuan kan ding reng ringawt mai a. Chutah le, a hmaikawr chu a phelh ta. Ka meng phawk vak a, mak ka ti takzet. Chu tualthattu, min zui ru rengtu leh ka thianpa Inspector Ramzauva leh Zamzami te thattu ngei mai, Hmaikawra chu Thanmawia, hmaichhan ngeia ka lo kawm kha a lo ni reng amaw?

"Nang...nang hi?" ka ti thei tawk. A nui suk a, "Tinge? I hmuh hnu ka ang em ni?" tiin minla melh run zui. Thanmawia hmel chiah chiah a ni, an danglamna chu an mit rawng chauh a ni. Thanmawia kha chu a mit kha a pawl deuh ram a, mahse hepa hi chu a sen hian a sen rum mai. Thim hle mahse thla eng hnuaiah khan chiang takin ka hmu thei a ni, Jeffrey-a pawh a ding ngawi reng.

"Thanmawi..nangmah maw?" ka han ti leh a, a la nui vak vak zui. "Ka hmingpum ka hrilh theihnghilh che alawm mawle...Victor Lalthanmawia a ni..kei hi tualthattu chu ka ni." a ti ta mai a. Jeffrey-a chuan min rawn kai a, "Tlan ang." tih leh min tlanpui a rual nghal a. Mahse rei pawh kan tlan lo, a chem ken lai chuan min rawn vawm a.

Jeffrey-a chu a eu zawk a, a bawk thlawp mai. Keipawh chu ka tlu a, Victora chuan min rawn pan hnai a. Jeffrey-a hnungah chemte bur vu mai chu a phawi a, min en vung vung a. Na em em hian min hnek siah mai a, ka hai chhawk mai. Ka hnar atangin thisen a lo chhuak tih ka hria, mahse ka mit hmuh a fiah lo tial tial a, abak engmah ka hre chhunzawm ta lo.

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Ka harh leh meuh chuan kawlaiah tho chuan ka lo awm a, tui luang ri hum hum ka hre bawk. Ka kut leh ke chu phuar beh  a ni a, che theilovin ka lo let reng mai. Ka hmaah chuan Victora chu a lo kal phei a, "Khua a var tep tawh....tiang hun ang chiah tho kha  a ni." a ti ringawt a. Tawng chhuah ve ka han tum chu ka thei ta hauh lo, ka hmui chu nghet taka tuam a lo ni a.

Ka bulah chuan a rawn thu hniam a, "Tiang hunah chiah hian a ni Zamzami nena thutawp kan siam kha..mahse min bum a, a tlanchhuak thei hram a. MAhse nangchu i thei ve dawn hauh lo ania, i thi dawn tih inhre tawp rawh." a la ti zui. Ka hlau em em a, ka tap vak vak a, mahse a sawt der mai silo.

Chutah a let leh a, Jeffrey-a ruang chu a rawn hnuk ta mai. A rawn hnuk phei zel a, a bula khamah chuan a paih ta mai a, kham tawpah chuan lui a awm a ni ngei ang, tuia tla ri niawm tak ka hre zui bawk. Min chhuah hram tura ngen takngial pawh ka thei silo, min kal tir mai lah a tumloh hmel em em mai bawk si.

"Min ngaidam rawh Sangte, ka tih angai a ni...ka tih ngei angai a ni. Ihmaw, achang chuan mi thah hi ka duh bik lo asin, mahse ka nu leh pate thu ka awih a ngai si a ni. A hmasa berah chuan Coffee Shop bula ruang in hmuh kha, khapa pawh kha ka thah a ni. Chhan a awmlo, ka hmelma a nilo, mahse mikhual a ni tih ka hria a, a remchang bera tiin ka that ta mai a ni." tiin a nui suk a.

A tho a, a vei kual a. "Chuan..Estheri kha...khanu pawh kha e..ka pawi a sawi lemlo. Mahse nikum hmasa lama ka thahte zinga mi, Zorama bialnu hlui a lo ni awm a, an thianho, awmtha duhlo....ka zalenna rawn tichhetute kaih hnawih zinga mi a ni tih ka hria a, ka ngaizawng der a, tichuan ka that ta a nih kha. Engtin nge Zorama bialnu hlui a ni tih ka hriat theih i ti maithei a, haha...Jeffrey-a'n min hrilh a ni." tiin  anui leh huah huah a.

Ka bulah chuan lo kal hnai lehin, "Sangte, inchunga ka thil tih te avang hian min ngaidam rawh aw...Zamzami pawh kha keima ruk chhuah  ani. Mak i ti maithei, engtin nge police venhimna hnuaiah khan ngawi renga ka ruk chhuah theih? Eng dang anilo, ka nu leh paten min pui thin a ni. Thawm awm miah lovin police pathum te kha ka that a, khapawh kha ka nu leh paten min pui  ani." tiin a mittui te chu a tla vel a, ka hlauhna tizual tu mai chauh a ni si.

A ding hluai a, min tung ding ve a, ka ding thei tawk a ni. Chem a phawrh a, min en vang vang a, "KA tihpalh aw.." a ti tham tiak a. Chuveleh silai a puak dur a, Victora chu a eu zawk mai. A puak nawn leh a, a eu leh zawk a. Hnunglam a va hawi a, mahse tunge silai hmet puaktu erawh ka hre ve thei lo, min hliah tlat vang a ni.

Chutah a rawn kal phei chhut chhut a, "Ala tawp lo ania Sangte, ala intan dawn chauh....ka thiltih avang te khan ka tihpalh takzet a ni..min ngaidam tiraw..in vaiin min ngaidam tiraw..." tiin a nui suk a, khamah chuan a tla ta a, tuia tla ri burh chu ka hre zui bawk.  Hmalam ka va hawi chu Police 10 rual vel hi an lo awm a, min rawn buaipui nghal vat a.

Ka nu leh pate ka hmu bawk a, Msa ka hmu bawk. Ka lawm lutuk leh la hlauthawng bawk si chu ka tap vak vak a, ka hmui tuamna te chu an phelh a. Ka nu chuan min kuah a, "Bawihte, Mamte...min va ti hlauthawng hman ve." tiin a tap ve bawk a, ka pa pawh chuti bawk. Msa chuan min rawn kuah a, "Tap suh duhtak, a tawp tawh e, a tawp vek tawh e." tiin ka samah chuan a chul a.

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THLA KHAT HNUAH CHUAN....

Msa nen chuan kan innei ta ngei a, kan hlim dun kher mai. Khang hun zawng zawng te kha theihnghilh a har takzet, zan tamtak min ti mu theilo tu an la ni. Tun thleng pawh hian ka la hrechhuak thin a, chempui nena ka mut chang pawh a la awm fo mai. MAhse ka pasal Msa hian min hnem hram hram thin a, pasal tha tak a ni.

Ramzauva, Zamzami leh Jeffrey-a te pawh ka theihnghilh lo, ka theihnghilh ngai heklo bawk ang. An thlanah chuan kartin deuhthaw ka kal ziah a, abikin Ramzauva phei chu min puitu a nih avangin ka ngai thin hle mai. Mahse tunah chuan min tibuaitu ber Victora a thi tawh a, ka pasal Msa ka bulah a awm reng bawk a, ka hlim tawh takzet a ni.

(THE END)