A HANDSOME CREATURE : AND THE TWISTED WIFE VOL - IV CHAPTER - 3 Written by : Aaron Malsawmdawngzuala

 A HANDSOME CREATURE : AND THE TWISTED WIFE

VOL - IV

CHAPTER - 3

Written by : Aaron Malsawmdawngzuala

WARNING : 18+

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Midang ho, Jason-a, Hmingi, Ruata, Matthew-a leh Rachael-i te chu an rawn lang thei ta tlat lo chu Bena ngaihdan a ni talo. "Ka zuk chhuk anga, ka zu tur te ang. Hei, khua a thim mai dawn." tih pah chuan a chhuk leh a, engmah pawh ka sawi hman lo. Motor atang chuan ka chhuk ve ta chuang lova, ka nau muhil chu ka awmpui reng a.

Khua chu a thim a ni tawh mai, boruak lah chu a reh em em mai lehnghal. Bena pawh chu a reh ve leh ta vang vang mai, ngaihthat lohna nei sa nen awm a nuam tawh lo ngei mai. Chutah mipa mangang au thawm ka hre ta tlat mai, "Nilo, min pui ru." tiin a au vak vak mai a. Bena aw ngei  a ni, ka va phu chiang teh kher em.

RAng takin motor atang chuan ka chhuak a, "Bena..Bena..khawnge i awm?" tiin ka au thla nghal a. Ka phone light nen chuan a tawlhin ka tawlh thla a ni ber mai, a thim em em mai lehnghal. Rei pawh ka chhuk hman lo, engemawni thil mum lian tak mai hi ka chhuih fuh a. Ka hma zawnah chuan ka bawk thlawp mai, ava na kher em.

Chu ka thil chhuih chu ka han en chiang a, karei ka duh theilo. Ka hma zawnah chuan ka thianpa BEna, a lubung chu a lo let reng mai. Kha ka thil chhuih kha Bena lu anih chu, ka hik chhuak vekin ka hria. A la meng kuau zui a, a hmaiah chuan thisen a khat vek bawk. "Ka duh lo...ka duh lo.." tiin mipa e tilo chuan a rak hian ka rak vak vak mai.

KA tawlh hnung nghal a, ka lu a hai nghal muai muai theiin ka hria. Tlanchhiat tuma ka han tho chhuak chu ka hma zawn atanga feet 20 velah hian mi pakhat, sang zet mai leh palian zet, hmaikawr ni awm tak, rapthlak zet mai vuah hi a lo ding run mai a, asam ala sei zui. Biak chu sawiloh, ka hlau lutuk chu motor awmna lam pan chuan ka tlanchhe chho lehnghal a.

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Ka tlanchhe chak bawk a, motor awmna chu ka han thleng thuai a. A chhungah ka lut nghal a, ka hlauh ang ngei ngeiin ka nau SArah-i chu a lo awm tawh lo. AWm ngaihna pawh ka hrelo, "Sarah, Sarah..khawnge i awm?" tiin ka au vak vak a, ka tap ka tap tawh mai. Motor chhungah chuan ka lut a, ka inkalh hnan a.

Ka lu ka dawm vawng vawng a, "Engtin nge ka tih ang? Engtin nge ka tih ang?" tiin ka phun mawlh mawlh a. Ka phone ka phawrh a, mahse signal chhete mah a awmlo. Motor atang chuan chhuah a, signal zawn ka tum a. Mahse ka chhuak ngam chiah bawk silo, ava mangan thlak tak em.

Hriam hrei engemaw tal zawngin motor chu ka dap kual a, motor chahbi bak thildang engmah a awmlo. Motor lah ka khalh thiam der bawk silo, khalh thiam pawh ni ila ka nau Sarah-i tellovin engtin nge ka haw theih ang...ka rilru a hah takzet. Rilru fim hman tumin ka maimitchhing a, ka han ngawi vang vang phawt a.

Victor-a nupa puihna tel lo chuan ka nau leh ka thian dangte kha ka hmu let thei dawnlo tih ka hria, mahse min pui thei angem? Engtin nge min puih ang? Engtin nge an awmna hmun kha ka zuk thlen leh theih ang? Kha hmaikawr vuah kha tunge anih? Bena thattu kha amah ani thei angem? Ka rilru ah chuan zawhna hlir hi a awm a, tanpuitu ka va mamawh tak em.

Tih ngaihna dang a awm lo, motor atang chuan ka chhuah ngei angai. KA phone lah chu battery 10% chiah a awm tawh lehnghal, abak eng(light) dang ka nei der mai silo. Chahbi chu ka phawi a, fimkhur tak leh thawm dim tak chuan motor atang chuan ka chhuak ta a. Ka hawi kual a, tumah ka hmu lo.

Motor ah hian let leh ila, tanpuitu ka lo nghak mai dawn mawni aw te ka ti hnuhnawh leh a. Mahse thil tih chi a niin ka hre bawk silo, ka lo awm lan ngei a ngai awm si a. Motor rawn tlan lah chu hmuh tur an awm der lo mai lehnghal a, a reh hian a reh tlawk tlawk a ni ber mai. KAWngsir vela thing bung lo awm chu inven nan tiin ka chhar a, ka hum ran a.

Lui lam pan chuan muang changin ka chhuk ta a, ava thlamuan thlak loh tehlul em. ZAwi muangin ka chhukthla zel a, Bena ruang leh a lubung ka hmuhna ah pawh khan thisen tihloh chu engmah a lo awm tawh lo, kha hmaikawr vuahpa pawh kha hmuh tur a awm leh tawh lo. Tichuan ka chhuk zel a, ka battery lah chu 6% chiah a ni tawh.

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Rei fe ka kal hnu pawh chuan engmah ka tawk lem lova, thawm pawh engmah ka hrelo. MAhse ka kalna kawng hi a dik em ka hrelo, a thim lutuk ringawt. Thla eng hmuh tur pawh a awm lova, a khat tawkin sihal an u leh chuah chuah thin bawk. Chutah le, thawm mak tak ka hre leh ta.

KA sir hnim buk chu a rawn che luih luih a, ka tiang ken chu ka hum nghet sauh sauh a. Hmeichhe tap ri niin ka hria, a thawm atang chuan a mangang hle ni tur a ni. Ka khur thei hial, zeplo chuan ka hlau takzet. MAhse ka inti huaisen lui a, lo chhuak se ka tiang ken lai chuan ka vaw khawpah tiin ka inseh ruh a.

Mahse thawm a rawn hnai tial tial a, a reh ta hmak mai. Thawm lo chhuahna lam chu ka han en a, a thim lutuk chu engmah ka hmu chiang thei lo. Ka kal thui leh deuh va, hnim karah chuan hmeichhe pakhat, bawkkhup zawnga lo tlu hi ka hmu ta a. A thawmhnaw hak atang chuan Rachael-i a ni tih ka hre thei nghal, rang takin ka va pan vat a.

A lu atang chuan thisen a lo chhuak zawih zawih a, a bul lawka chuan lung lian tha zet, thisen kai nuai hi a lo awm bawk. Ka sawi vak vak a, "Rachael, i harh em...min chhang teh." tiin tih harh hram ka tum a. Second 20 vel hnuah chuan a rawn meng a, "Ka lu ana lutuk.." tiin a rawn phun sap a.

Kaih thawh pah chuan, "I tha em? Enge thleng?" tiin ka zawt a, min hmu chiah chu min kuah nghal a. Tap chung hian, "Zuala, haw ang...ka duhlo. Ramhuai...ramhuai ka hmu." a ti nghal hlawp hlawp a. "Rachael, khawnge midang? Khawnge an awm?" tiin ka zawt leh a, a tap nasa lutuk chu min chhang hlei thei lo.

"Ja..Jason-a..Jason-a a that...ka hlau lutuk." a ti leh a, "Tuin? Tuin maw that?" ka lo ti leh vat a. Inhnit feih feih pah chuan, "Ka hrelo..tunge a nih ka hrelo. A hmel a rapawm lutuk, a sam a sei a. Ramhuai aniang, Jason-a...a ril a pawt chhuak vek." a la ti zui. "Enga...engaw i sawi?" ka ti nghal vak a.

Tap chung bawk chuan, "KA rap lutuk...midang khawnge an awm ka hrelo...thla kan lak laiin a rawn lang thut a. Jason-a...nilo..ka duhlo, haw ang." tiin min kuah leh a, ka dinpui a. "Rachael, midang kan zawn angai. Kan thiante kan zawn angai, ka sawi chu i hria em?" ka han ti leh a. Mahse a duhlo nasa mai, "Aih, haw ang...min that ve palh ang." tiin ka kutah chuan a vuan tlat mai.

"Rachael, ka nau Sarah-i pawh a bo. BEna pawh a thi, midang an thi belh tawh tur a nilo. Ka nau tello chuan ka haw dawnlo, U Victor-a te puihna kan dil dawn lawm. Lui lam panin chhuk leh phawt ang, i bulah ka awm dawn alawm." tiin ka thlamuan a, mahse keipawh ka thla  a muang bik chuang hauh lo.

"Enga? Bena a thi maw? Ka duh theilo...engtin nge kan tih dawn?" tiin Rachael-i chu a phi chung tawh mai a, "Ka hrelo..nihleh Jason-a thattu chu khawnge a awm?" tiin ka zawt a. "Ka hrelo, ka hriat hnuhnun be chu thingkung phena ka biru lai min hmu a, abulah chuan hmeichhia a awm bawk. An pahnih chuan min um a, mahse ka tlanchhiat laiin ka lu a ri dawt a..." a tih lai chuan ka lo pawt chat nghal vat a.

"Hmeichhia a awm ve a? Eng ang hmel pu nge?" tiin ka zawt lehnghal a. "Ka hre lo, ka hmu chianglo." tiin min chhang a.

"Engtiang vela sang nge?"

"KA hrelo, kei ai chuan  a hniam...tinge chu chu tun angah min zawh a?"

"Ka hriat angai animai....a vun rawng eng ang nge? A ngo em? A kuthnung a suih em?"

Rachael-i chuan min en ta hu mai, "Aw...a kuthnung a suih tlat. MAhse engtin nge i hriat?" tiin min zawt a. Ka rindan chiah, kha hmeichhia ka hmuh thin kha, khanu thil tih kha anih ka ring lawk reng a. Mahse abula mipa chu tunge ni ta ang, kha hmaikawr vuah kha a ni tih chu a chiang reng a, mahse tunge ni ta ang?

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A duh lo chung chu ka hruai lui a, lui lam panna kawng nia kan hriat lam chu ka pan thla zel a. Kal lama kan kalna kawng kha  ani em pawh ka hre tawh lo, a thim lutuk leh kawng peng thuam tam lutuk, thingkung leh hnim buk tam bawk si chuan min tibuai vek. Kan kal thla zel a, "Chawl ang, Zuala..ka chau tawh lutuk." tiin Rachael-i chu a thu hnawk a.

Keipawh ka chau ve tawh reng, "Hawh teh, sawlai thingkung hnuaiah sawn kan thu dawnnia." tiin kan piah deuh a thingkung buk tha zet bul chu ka pan pui a, kan chawl ta a. "Engchiah maw thleng a?" tiin ka zawt leh a. A hahdam deuh tawh bawk a, pangngai tak chuan a tawng ve thei ta a.

"Khatia in kal hnu khan thla kan la kawi a, kei leh Jason-a leh Hmingi kan nia. Ruata leh MAtthew-a te erawh kan hnungah daih an la awm. Tichuan thla chu kan la zel a, achang leh kan thu chawl a. Chutia kan pathuma kan thutchawlh lai, kan thlalak te kan en vel lai chuan Jason-a chu a rawn t(r)e vak a. Kan han hawi chho chu kan hnungah chuan pa lian zet mai, hmel rapawm zet, ka rehzau tak leh sam sei tak mai hi a lo ding run a. Jason-a chu a kek a, chuveleh Hmingi nen chuan kan awm sawn nghal a." tiin a han inhnit deih feih feih a.

"Kha kha a hmel anilo, hmaikawr a nih kha. Hmaikawr a vuah  anih kha, keipawhin ka hmu alawm." ka lo ti vat a. "I hmu ve maw?" a ti hu mai a. "Aw hmu ve e, mahse ka tlanchhia a. Chuan..enge thleng zel?" tiin ka zawh chhunzawm leh a. "Chuan....hnunglam zawng chuan Jason-a chu a rek a, chemte a phawrh a. A lamah a kuai her a, a dulah chuan  avit siah siah a. A dul chu a zen leh a, a ril a pawt chhuak a.." a sawi zawm theilo, a tap nghal hawm hawm mai.

Ava rapthlak tak em, tu phiangsen nge maw he Hmaikawra hi le? Enge a pawi kan sawi? Tinge kan thianho hi min thah nachhan? RAchael-i bawk chuan tap chung hian, "Tinge kan lo kal kher kher le? Tinge helai hmunah kher hian kan lo kal le?" tiin a hmai  a hup a. "Rachael, nihleh khawnge Hmingi chu a awm ang?" tiin ka zawt a.

"Ka hrelo, kan tlanchhia a, kan inhlauh daih."

"Nihleh Matthew-a leh Ruata te chu i hmu em?"

"Anni pawh ka hmulo, khawnge an awm ka hrelo."

"Um..engtin mah kan awm velo ang. Hawh, kal leh phawt ang." tiin ka kai tho va, kan kal leh ta a. Ka thian dangte chu ka ngaihtuah lutuk tho, Bena leh Jason-a thah an ni ta mai pawh chuan min ti na takzet. MAhse chu zawng ai chuan ka nau kum 16 mi lek, class 10 zirlai chauh, ka nau neihchhun chu ka ngaihtuah ber zawk.

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REi fe kan kal leh hnu chuan kan kalkawng chu ka hre tlat hian ka hria a, "Helai hi a niin ka hria, kan kalna hi a dikin ka hria." Rachael-i pawh chuan a lo ti ve bawk a. Kawng zawl deuh a lo awm leh a, a dik chiang e. A hma aia chakin kan kal leh a, a tawp atawpah chuan lui chu kan thleng ta.

Ka phone ka en a, battery 1% bak a awm tawh lo. Ka rin aiin min daih rei hial zawk, Rachael-i lahin a phone a thlauh bo thu min la hrilh zui bawk nen. Kan thaw huai thei hial a, Victor-a te in lam pan chuan kan kal ta nghal a. "U Victor.." tiin Rachael-i chuan a au nghal chiam chiam a, mahse kawngka chu a lo inkalh daih mai.

"Zuala, a inkalh daih?" tiin Rachael-i chu a mangang lehnghal der a, "An haw tawh aniang, an riak dawnlo aniang." tiin ka lo chhang a. "Mahse haw ta se...khawi atangin nge an haw anga? Kan hawna kawng a in ang vek ang chu, khawiah emawni an awm ang." tiin min zawt leh a. Ni e, haw ve pawh ni ta se kan tawk em em ang.

Enge awmzia ni ta le? Victor-a te nupa pawh hian buaina chu an tawk ve tihna em ni ang? "Helai bul velah in engmah a awm lova, thlam takngial pawh a awm bawk silo. An haw kawngah an ni pawhin kha tualthattu kha an tawk ve amawni le?" RAchael-i bawk chuan a ti leh nauh nauh va.

"Tala hi chhu chhia ila,  a chhungah lut phawt ang." ka ti a, mahse Rachael-i chuan, "A chhungah hian tuathattu kha lo awm ta se..." a han ti leh a. "Pawn lam atangi a inkalh hi, engtin nge a awm ang?" tih pah chuan lung tum chu ka la a, tala chu chhu chhia in a chhungah chuan kan lut a a, inchhunglam atang chuan ka kalh a.

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Inchhung chu a thim khup mai a, light ka han zawng kual a. Mahse plug vel ka on pawh chuan engmah a eng lo, current a awmlo a ni ngei ang. KA dap kual ka dap kual hnu chuan bati 3 vel chu ka hmu a, sitting room lamah chuan ka chhi a. Rachael-i nen chuan kan thu dun a, kan hah dun hle mai.

"Zuala, engtin nge kan awm zel dawn?"

"Ka hre biklo, keipawh ka rilru a buai a nih hi."

"Nihleh engtin nge Sarah-i chu a bo theih a?"

"Motor ah kan lo nghak che u a, mahse in lo lang ta mai silova. Bena kha a rawn chhuk veleh a, mahse a au vak a.." ka sawi zo hman lo, kawngkhar chu a rawn ri dawt mai. Kan phu nasa dun hle mai, ka zuang tho zawk thei hial. "Tah hian lo awm rawh, choka ah chemte ka va zawng ange." ka ti a.

"Aih, ka lo kal ve dawn..." a ti tlat mai, bati pakhat chu la in choka lam chu kan pan phei a. Choka ah chuan chemte chu ka han dap kual a, pakhat chu a lo awm hlauh mai. Kawngkhar lah chu a la rawn inchum vak vak a, Rachael-i chuan ka kawr hnungah pawtin min rawn zui ve zel a. "Tunge?" ka han ti vak a, mahse chhanna ka dawng lo.

Kan pan hnai zel a, "Tunge i nih?" ka han ti leh vak a, mahse chhanna ka la dawng chuanglo. Chemtea tin reng chung chuan kawngka lam chu ka pan hnai zel a, ka sa him nan chuan tualthah pawh ka hreh tawh bik hauh lo. Fimkhur tak chuan kawngka kalhna chu ka han hawng a, ka pawt hawng thuai a, rang takin ka tawlh hnung lehnghal vat a.

Chemte chu ka lek kang nghal a, mahse pawnah chuan tuman hmuh tur an awmlo. PAwnah chuan chhuah a, enkual ka tum a. Mahse Rachael-i chuan min pawt tlat a, "Chhuak suh...kawnga hi kalh lehnghal rawh." a lo ti nghal a. KAwngka chu ka khar leh a, kan in kalh hnan leh ta a.

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