WHO? (MIZO THRILLER FICTION STORY) Written by : Aaron Malsawmdawngzuala Chapter - 2

 WHO?

(MIZO THRILLER FICTION STORY)

Written by : Aaron Malsawmdawngzuala

Chapter - 2

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Manuna chuan ruang chu a han en chiang leh deuh va, a hriat hnu ni tlat hian a hria a. A hmai vel a chhiat nasat angreng avang chuan a hmel chu a hmuh tlak lutuk loh, mahse amah hrechiang em em tu tan chuan hriat theihloh khawpa chhe nasa chu a ni chuang lo. A han en leh vang vang a, "Hmuh tawh na ka nei a ni." a han ti zawi sap a.

Chutih lai chuan ruang endiktu forensic doctor zinga pakhat chuan, "Sir, heta hi tattoo a nei..a chawn veilamah." a rawn ti hlauh mai. Rang takin Manuna chuan  a han en a, cross sign tattoo a ni. "Khai aww..." tiin Manuna chu a ding hluai a, "Tinge? I hria em ni?" SP chuan a lo ti vat a. Manuna chuan a lu a dawm vawng vawng mai, "Aw hria e, kan bawnghnute rawn sem thin kha a ni hi." a ti ta daih mai.

"Bawnghnute semtu a?" SP chuan a ti hu mai. Manuna chuan a lu buk nghauh nghauh pah hian, "Aw ni e, Sir...kan th(r)eka ania, ka nu nen pawh min nel lutuk. Tunlai chu ka damlo bawk nen kan inhmu khat deuh va, amah ngei hi a ni." tiin a chhang a. "Um..anih khawi veng nge i hria em?" a han ti leh a.

"Aw..kan veng tho, mahse an in tak chu ka hrelo."

SP chuan doctor te bulah chuan, "Ruang hi post mortem turin la phei nghal rawh u." tih pah chuan SI Zorema chu a en leh a, "Zorem...nangin a hmunhma vel hi lo enfiah ang che." a han ti leh a. Manuna chuan mak tih hmel zet hian, "Anih leh Sir, kei ve hi?" a lo ti hu mai. "Nang chu va haw rawh...i dinhmun hi a hlauhawm a ni." a ti ta daih mai.

"Sir, enge maw i sawi le? En ta che, he misual hian keimah hi a nih hi min beih."

"Nilo, i damlohna a hmang tangkai mai mai a ni."

"Nilove Sir, he case hi tunah, vawiin ni ngei ah hian ka kutah a awm tawh tur a ni. Anih loh chuan he misual sawi ang hian ruang chhar belh a ni zel ang, chu chu a thleng tawh tur a nilo."

"He misual vauna mai mai avang hian i hriselna in a tuar tur a nilo, midang kan awm alawm. Chubakah i doctor-i'n a phal lo, i nu ngaihtuah rawh." tiin SP chuan a hrilhfiah a, Manuna chu a lung nilo kher mai. "Ka dam chian hun ka nghah chhungin mitthi engzat nge awm leh ang? Chu chu ka ngaihtuah zawk asin, Sir." a han ti leh hram a.

"I chungah thil tha lo a thlen ka duh lo a ni, Manun."

"Hei hi ka buaina a ni a, keimah ngeiin ka ching fel duh a ni. Sir, kei aia rin i nei ta em ni? Kei hi min ring zo tawh lo tihna em ni?"

"Nilove Manun, ka rin em che avang leh i chungah thil tha lo a thlen ka hlauh vang zawkin i dam hma chu chawl rih la ka ti a ni."

Lungawi lo tak hian Manuna chuan, "Awle Sir." a ti a, an in lam pan chuan a haw ta a. In a thleng chu kawngka a lo inhawng tlat mai, a chhuah hma khan a kalh reng si a. Khua lah a thim tawh bawk nen, anu lah a thiante inah chaw eiin a chhuak daih si a. Anih chuan tunge lo lut ta ang, rang takin a pistol chu a phawrh a.

Inchhungah chuan a lut a, pistol chu a hum ran a. Inchhung lah chu a lo thim ruih mai. Muang chang chuan ngawi rengin in chu a en kual a, thawm pawh a dim khawp mai. Chutah anu room a tan ngei chuan thawm a hre ta, zawi muang chuan a va pan phei leh a. Room light chu a lo in on eng ut mai a, room chhungah chuan thawm a awm reng bawk.

Chutah kawngka chu a tlawh hawng thuai a, silai chuan a tin nghal a. Mahse room chhunga lo awm mek chu tu dang nilovin anu Pi Duhpuii a lo ni hlauh mai, "Awiii Bawiha, enge awmzia?" a ti nghal chul mai. Manuna chu a thaw huai a, pistol chu a dah tha leh a. Anu bawk chuan, "Tinge khatia i rawn tih vak kher a?" tiin a vin lek lek mai.

"Misual amaw ka ti che alawm."

"Thawm te rawn nei ve ta che, ngawi rengin tinge i rawn luh. Silaiin min tin lehnghal a, ka thinphu ran hman zia hi."

"I va rawn haw hma reng reng ve a?"

"Nia..chaw kan ei hma alawm. Nangpawh khawnge i chhuah daih a, ruang chu i va en ve leh tralh elaw?"

Manuna chuan a lu a lo bu nghauh ringawt a, "Amak e aw...damlo chung khan chhuak tawh suh. I taksa pawh ala chak loh em kha...luhlul lutuk." tiin anu chuan a hau hrep mai. "Ka hlauthawng a ni, ka nu." a ti chuai raih mai. Khumah chuan Manuna chu a thu deuh hnawk a, anu chuan ava thut hnaih a.

A kuta vawn sak pah chuan, "Engthil nge a?" tiin a han zawt a. "Ruang ah khan tualthattuin ka tan thu a hnutchhiah leh a ni." tiin a lo chhang a. Anu chuan, "Engthil maw?" a lo ti vat a. Manuna chuan a phone phawrhin misual ina a thu hnutchhiah, darthlalangah a ziah thlalak chu a en tir a.

Manuna bawk chuan, "Ka ngaihtuah che a ni, he misual hi misual naran a ni lo tawp mai." a han ti leh a. Anu chuan inring tawk tak hian, "Ka hlau lo, BAwiha. Ka ring che a, i awm alawm. Ka bula i awm chhung chu engmah ka hlau lo, mahse ka duh zawng chu tunah rih chuan hahdam la ka duh a ni." tiin a lo chhang a.

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A tukah chuan Zorema chuan hnuchhui hna chu a han tan leh ta a, media ho lah chuan police an dem nasa tawh kher mai. Mahse Inspector Manuna ber a tel loh vang nge ni, hmasawnna chhe te mah a awm lo. Manuna erawh in lamah a theih tawpin chu misual chu tunge a nih ang tiin a lo inngaihtuah ve bawk a, anu chu a veng deuh chawt a ni ber.

A bialnu Puipuii pawh a hmu ngai meuh lo, chumai nilovin khaw thim hnua chhuah a phal lo a ni. Achhan pawh eng dang a nilo, he tualthattu hian a hmelhriat hnai te hlir a target dawn tih chu Ramliana thih atang leh a thu hnutchhiah te atang khan a hre lawk vek. Chutiang a nih chuan he misual hian a target ho zingah Puipuii leh Pi Duhpuii chu a tel ve dawn tih a chiang a, Manuna pawh a fimkhur hle mai.

Manuna nu Pi Duhpuii hi house-wife pangngai a ni a, hnathawh a nei lem lo. A bialnu Puipuii erawh sawi tawh ang khan college zirlai ala ni a, chutiang bawkin a nau Hannah-i pawh phai ah lehkha zirin a awm mek bawk. Reilote chhung dawr kal a ngaih hlek pawhin anu chu a enzui vawng vawng zel a, a thla a muang hlawl lo a ni.

Chhun a lo ni a, Manuna chuan a room chu a hai a hai a. Anu chu lo lutin, "Enge i zawn vak vak a?" tiin a rawn zawt a. A pawhdawh vel enkual pah chuan, "Ka marker mawle, permanent kha...a sen duk lam deuh kha a nia." tih pah chuan a zawng zel a. Anu chuan, "Enga tan nge i tih a?" a lo ti leh a.

"Khawnge ka dah ka hre mai lo, ka ui angreng sia. USA atanga ka thianpa min rawn hawn ve ngat ania, ka ui alawm." tiin a lo chhang mai a. Anu chuan, "Ka inbual dawn ania, saw ka paratha ka kang a, i ril a tam hunah i lo ei mai dawnnia." tiin a kalsan a, Manuna chuan a chhang ta lem lo.

Chutah engemaw hre chhuak zawk ni awm tak hian a thil zawn lai chu a tawp thut a, "Marker...marker." a ti zawi sap a. A phone a phawrh vat a, tulathattu thu hnutchhiah, darthlalang keh thema marker a inziak ngei mai thlalak chu a en leh a. Chiang takin a han zoom a, marker rawh chu a sen duk a ni tlat.

"Hetiang marker hi chu a sial bik ania, waterproof a nia, spirit leh alcohol hlang pawhin a ti reh thei lo. A sen duk dan hi a tak bik a, double line angin a awm bawk." tia a thianpa in USA atanga marker a rawn hawn tuma an inpek lai te chu a  ngaihtuah chhuak zawk mai. Phawk zet hian Manuna chu a meng kawk mai, "Kan inah...kan inah a lo lut.." tiin a phun sap mai.

Room atang chuan a chhuak a, "Nu..nu i inbual zo tawh em?" a ti nghal chel chul mai. Bathroom atang chuan anu chuan, "Enge ni vak vak? Ka la zo lo.." a lo ti ve tuar tuar bawk a. "Ka chhuah angai...inbual zo vat rawh." a han ti leh chul a. Anu lah chuan, "Chhuak la nimai lawm..enge min rawn koh vak vak?" a lo ti sam et mai.

Manuna mangang chuan chahbi a la a, a tlan chhuak nghal a. Chutih lai chuan an thenawm pa Pu Robert-a te nupa chu ava hmu a, ava pan phei nghal a. "Pu Robert, ka chhuah angai dawn a..ka nu saw lo awmpui lawk teh u..khawngaihin.." a han ti tawp a. Pu RObert-a lah chuan hrethiam hek lo, "Engtin nge i nu chu a awm a?" a lo ti heu mai.

Manuna'n a chhan hma chuan a nupui chuan, "Case chungchang em ni?" a lo ti hlauh mai. Manuna chuan a lu a bu nghat a, "Lungngai suh...kan lo leng rih ange..i chhuah chhungin." Pu Robert-a nupui bawk chuan a lo ti leh a, "Ka lawm e." tiin Manuna chuan a car lam chu a pan nghal a.

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Police Station ah chuan ava lut a, an lo en thup mai. SP Office lam a pan nghal a, a han kik karh karh a. "Lo lut rawh." tiin SP chuan a lo chhawn a, rang takin Manuna chu a lut nghal a. SP chuan mak tih hmel tak hian, "Ehe..Manun, enge ni a?" tiin a lo zawt a. "Sir, tualthattu kha kan inah a lo lut a ni." a han ti ringawt a.

SP pawh a ding zawk mai, "Eng a? A lo lut amaw?" a han ti vak a. "Aw...ka marker a la a ni." a han ti leh a. SP chuan, "Lo thu phawt teh." a han ti a, Manuna pawh chu a thu ve ta a. "Enge awmzia? Tinge i marker chu a lak kher ang?" tiin a han zawt leh a. "Sir, engtin nge a lo luh a, engtik laiin nge tih erawh ka hrelo." a han ti leh a.

"Engtin nge a lo lut tih i hriat?"

"Sir..ka marker kha ka thianpain USA atanga min lo hawn a ni a. A rawng a tak bik a, a reh mai mai thei lo bawk. Chubakah khami markar a thil kan ziah reng reng chuan double line angin a kal a, chu chiah chu tualthattu in thu hmin hnut chhiah a ziah pawh khan double line a ni."

"Chutiang marker chu he misual hian a lo nei ve reng pawh a ni thei asin."

"Nilo Sir..ka marker ang kha Mizoramah leitur a awm ve lo, USA a siam a ni."

"Anih chuan engtin nge misual chu in inah chuan a luh theih?"

"Ka hre biklo...chu chu keipawn ka ngaihtuah mek."

SP chuan phone phawrhin SI Zorema chu a phone a, "Hello Zorem..enge chanchin, khawnge i awm?" a han ti a. "Sir, mitthi chhungte inah kan awm. Thu kan zawtfiah mek a, enge ni ta?" Zorema chuan a rawn ti a. "Thuthar hriat belh te a awm loh chuan Station ah lo kal rawh." a han ti leh a, phone chu a dah a.

Manuna chu a han en leh a, "Manun, in lamah lo va haw rawh. I nu va awmpui rawh, chanchin kan lo hrilh leh ang che." a ti a. Manuna pawh chuan anu chu a ngaihtuah deuh vang nge ni, a hnial ta bik lo. A tho va, "Sir, chanchin ka lo ngaichang reng ang." a ti a. Pawnah chuan a chhuak a, a carah lutin in lam panin a haw leh ta a.

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Zorema pawh chuan mitthi chhungte in chu a chhuahsan a, a kalpui constable Zuala bulah chuan, "Lo buaipui chhunzawm ang che, Station ah SP in min ko tlat." a ti a. Zuala chuan, "Awle Sir." tiin a lo chhang a. Motor ah chuan lutin chak takin a tlan a, Station lam pan chuan a tlan zel a.

Kawng reh deuh lai a thlen chuan kawng sira tu emaw, lo let reng mai hi a hmu ta. Car chu a tiding a, motor atang chuan a chhuak a. Chu kawnglaia lo let reng chu puanin a  inkhuh a, a pheikhawk erawh a lang thei thung. Zorema chuan a zu pan hnai a, "Hey, tunge i nih...tho rawh." a han ti vin thak a.

Mahse chupa chu mitthi ang mai hian a mu khawng reng a, a che eih lo. A puan khuhna chu Zorema chuan a han hlip kiang a, chupa hmel a en chuan a mak a tih hmel hle mai. "Ehe...nang.." a sawi zo hman lo. Chupa chu a rawn meng thut a, chemte a lo hum reng chu niin. A rawn tho thut a, Zorema chu a dulah tak a vit ta mai.

Zorema chu a thingthi hnawk a, rum em em hian chupa chu a en a. Chupa chuan na tak hian a han vit leh siah a, Zorema chu a ding thei tawh lo. Leiah chuan a tlu zawi hnawk a, chu misual chuan a ipte atang chuan paper hi a phawrh chhuak leh a, tun tum chu paper them mai mai a ni tawh lo.

Paper phek khat tawp a ni a, a chhungah chuan thu a inziak khat vek bawk. Misual chuan paper chu a han lek kang vang vang a, mahse dahna mai tur a hre lo. Zorema pheikhawk bun lai chu a han thlek leh vang vang a, a pheikhawk hnuai chu a chemte chuan a zai kau sak a. Chumi chhungah chuan paper chu a zep lut a, a kalsan leh ta a ni.

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Manuna chuan in ala thleng lo, anu ngaihtuah reng chunga a tlan lai chuan kawng sira mipui lo awm khawm luai luai chu ava hmu a. Motor chu ti dingin rang takin a chhuk a, mipui lo awm khawmna lam chu ava pan ve a. Thenkhat chuan, "Police chu in call em?" te an lo ti a, thenkhatin, "A rapthlak e.." te an lo ti a, an lo phun nuai nuai mai.

Manuna chu mipui karah chuan ava inrawlh phei a, a thil hmuh chuan a barakhaih hle mai. "Nilo...Zorem...ZOrem..." tiin Zorema bulah chuan a va thingthi nghal a. A sawi vak vak a, "Zorem harh rawh...khawngaihin harh rawh." a ti a, mahse Zorema chu chet pawh a che eih tawh lo.

A dula hliam chu a rawmawl hmang chuan a hmet a, "AMUBLANCE KO RU.." tiin mipui ho chu a vin hrep hrep mai. Zorema kutah chuan a vuan a, a mar a lo la awm hlauh mai. "Zorem..i la dam ania. Khawngaihin min kalsan suh, khawngaihin.." tiin a be mawlh mawlh a, reiloteah chuan police dang leh ambulance pawh a lo thleng ta.

Police dang ho chuan Zorema hmu hmasa ber tute chu a hmunah chuan thu an zawtfiah nghal a, Zorema pawh rang takin Damdawiin pan pui nghal a ni. Vanneihthlak takin Zorema chu a damchhuak hlauh mai a, mahse engtik ah nge a harh chhuah dawn tih doctor te chuan an la sawi thei lo thung.

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Manuna te inah chuan SP chu a leng a, an titi dun a. Verandah lamah chuan thingpui an in a, "Tunah chuan kawng a awlsam deuh tawh dawn e." Manuna chuan a han ti ringawt a. "Engvang ngawt chuan maw?" tiin SP chuan a lo zawt a. "Zorema'n hliam a tuar hi chu a pawi ka ti takzet, mahse kan hnuchhuinaah hian kawng min siam sak zawk a ni." a han ti leh a.

"Enge i sawi awmzia?"

"Sir, he tualthattu hian Zorema hi a that ngei angah a ngai dawn a. Mahse Zorema hi a dam chhuak a, a harh hun chiah kan nghak tawh. A harh chhuah hunah chuan he misualpa hmel hi a hre ngei dawn a, kan hmelhriat a lo nih phei chuan a sawi thei ngei ang."

""A tha khawp mai, mahse a damchhuak lovang tih ka hlau a ni."

"A dam chhuak em em ang, doctor te pawn a ngaihtuah awmloh an tih kha."

"He tualthattu hian a tual thah apiangin a finger print a thup vek thei a, glove a bun ziah bawk. A awmzia chu misual naran chu a nilo tawp tihna ani phawt a, mi fing tak a ni."

"Ni chiah e, Sir...chuvang alawm case hi ka kutah dah mai rawh ka tih."

SP chu a thaw deuh huai a, "Manun..i lu a hliam an thuina pawh an la phelh lova, i la dam lo a ni. Chubakah i nu hi i ven angai, a hlatah awm suh. Keini aia hria i doctor ber pawhin la hahchawl turin a ti che a, keia thu a he case hi pe ngawt thei che ka ni hleinem." a han ti a. "Sir, Zorema ber heti hian a awm tawh a. Ka kutah dah tawh mai rawh, ka dam tawh alawm." tiin Manuna chuan a chhang a.

Chutih lai chuan Constable Zuala a lo kal a, "Sir, hei hi SI Zorema pheikhawk hnuaiah a lo inzep a ni." tiin paper chu SP a rawn pe a. Manuna zawk chuan a lo la vat a, "Keima tana a ziah bak a ni lovang." tiin paper chu a han pawt pharh a. Manuna chuan  a han en a, "Tun tum chu a ziak thui deuh." tiin a nui suk a.

"Inspector Manun, ka rin ai daihin ilo nep ka ti. Police fing leh huaisen, tuma hmaa la tlawm ngailo an ti che a. Tunah chuan kei hi ka chungnung zawk tlat chu a nih hi, engmah tih theih i nei lo. Ngaihtuah rawh, ka mi thah tawh ho hi nangmah hmehriat tute vek an ni. I laina hnai te leh i hmelhriatte chauh ka that dawn. Hun i khawh ral hnem tawh, i damlohna kha chhuanlamah i la hmang reng dawn em ni?  Ka tualthahna apiangah thu ka hnutchhiah che a, chet i lak ve vat ka ring asin. Mahse midang kutah i la dah cheu va, heng police satliah ho nena game khelh hi ka peih ve lo. Nangmah a ni ka duh, nangmah ngei kha. Nang nena inbeih hi alawm ka duh, midang nilovin. Hei hi hre rawh, tun chiah chance ka pe tawh ang che. Midang kuta ila dah a nih chuan ka thah tur te chu i hmelhriat satliah te an ni tawh lovang, i tana mi pawimawh tak tak te leh i hmangaih tak te an ni tawh ang."

Manuna chuan thinrim tak hian paper chu a hlum a, "Sir...khawngaihin, ka kutah dah rawh." a han ti leh a. SP chuan, "I doctor kan biak phawt angai ang." a lo la ti hram a. "Ka doctor chuan a phal dawn chuang lo, ka la damloh vang pawh anilo, min hriat chianloh vang mai mai a ni. he thuziak hi en teh, a lehpekah chuan ka chhungte a target tawh dawn asin." a han ti leh a.

SP chu a ngawi vang vang a, "A tha e...zaninah chuan i nu hi lo awmpui leh phawt rawh. Naktuk atangin case hi i kutah a awm ang, vawiin ah chuan a rem ka la ti lo." tiin a chhang ta nge nge a. Manuna pawh a thaw huai mai, "Ka lawm e, Sir..theih tawp ka chhuah ang." a han ti a. SP chuan Zuala chu a en a, "ZAnin ah duty ang che..SI Zorema i veng ang." a han ti leh a.

Manuna chuan, "Zuala, fimkhur ang che. Uluk takin veng ang che, kan fimkhur angai ania. He misual hian news a en ve vek anga, Zorema hi ala dam tih pawh a hre dawn. Chuvang chuan a thil tum chu Zorema tih hlum law law a ni, tunah chuan a hlauh ber chu Zorema rawn harh chhuah hi a ni." a tlo ti ve bawk a.

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Zan dar 10 a pel tawh a, Pi Duhpuii chu a hnar suk suk tawh. Manuna erawh a muhil thei ngang lo, a vei kual sek mai. A hlauh ber chu tualthattu khan Zorema chu Hospitalah va kal chilhin a lo ti hlum mai ang tih mawlh mai chu a ni. Engdang mah a ngaihtuah thei lo, Puipuii nen chuan han inbe ve thin mahse a tui hlawl hrih lo a ni.

Hospital lamah pawh Zorema chu tha taka ven a ni a, Zuala pawh a meng kar mai. Zorema chu OT ah dah ala ni a, oxygen hip tir a ni bawk. Constabel Zuala duty na hi Zorema awmna ward chhung a ni lova, mahse Zorema mu lai chu a hmu thei vek tho. A awmzia chu Zuala duty na hi room pakhat tho a ni a, glass atang chuan Zorema mu lai chu ava hmu ve thei vek tho tihna a ni.

Dar 10:30 a ri a, number hriat loh atang chuan Zuala chuan message a dawng ta. "Hello Zuala." tih hi a dawng ta tlat mai. "Tunge aw?" tiin a reply vat a. "Min hre lovang...tuman tunge ka nih an hre hleinem." tiin a rawn thawn leh a. Zuala ngaih chu a tha lo tan, "Tunge i nih? Enge i duh?" tiin a thawn let ve leh a.

"Tunge ka nih maw? KA sawi tawh kha....tuman tunge ka nih an hrelo. Mahse i hriat theih dan tur chuan tualthattu ka ni, chuan ka duh chu Zorema kha a ni." a rawn ti ta mai a, Zuala chu a ding nghal zawt mai. Rang takin Zorema chu ava en a, mahse a mutna ngaiah a lo la mu reng.

Number chu a call nghal a, mahse a pick up duh miah lo. Vawi 10 chuang a call hnu pawh chuan a ring quit thak thak zel, message chu ava thawn ve leh a. "Inpe mai rawh...tunge i nih hi hailan a ni vat dawn." tiin a han thawn leh a. "KAn hria ang chu." tih chauh chuan a rawn reply a.

Zuala chuan message tam tak a thawn a, mahse reply na  a dawng tawh lo. A han call leh a, out of service a inti zel tawh bawk. SP hrilh tumin SP number chu a han hmet chhuak a, mahse a mi rin em em leh a ngaihsan em em, a senior leh a boss ni bawk, Inspector Manuna chu a call ta zawk a.

Chanchin zawng zawng Manuna a hrilh hnu chuan Manuna pawh a rang a rangin Hospital lam chu a rawn pan ve nghal a, duty-na room ah chuan a rawn lut a. "I lo thleng maw, Sir?" Zuala chuan a lo ti a. Manuna chuan Zorema chu ava en a, "Zorema hi a thi tur a nilo, kan innghahna awmchhun a ni." a han ti a.

"Sir, engtin mah a awm lovang. Ka awm alawm, ka hna ania, ka duty dawn alawm."

"Khawimaw a number ka lo en." Manuna chuan a han ti a, Zuala chuan a entir a. Manuna chuan paper ah a ziak thla a, "I call pawhin out of service a inti zel a, a sim card chu a tichhe nghal tihna a ni. Number hi trace hrim hrim a tha ang, ka lo buaipui ang." a han ti a. Zuala chuan, "Sir...police dang kan pun mai dawn em ni?" a han ti a.

"Nangmah in i veng hreh em ni?"

Zuala chu a tlawmngai hle mai, "NGai love Sir...nangmah i hlauhthawn takin ka ti mai mai mawle. Keimah chauh pawh hian ka veng hneh lutuk, engtin mah a awm lovang." tiin a inseh ruh tun mai. "Hospital chhungah hian a awm reng pawh a ni thei, fimkhur taka i duty angai dawn ania. Security guard lam ho pawh fimkhur turin ka hrilh vek tawh a, a tul a nih chuan police force ang pawhin duty mai tur." Manuna chuan a han ti leh a.

"Sir...helam chu ka kutah dah tawh rawh. Lo va haw rawh, ka awm alawm. Chubakah i nu i rawn kalsan tawp a, in inlamah pawh a lo che leh thei asin." Zuala chuan a han ti a. Manuna chu a nui suk a, "Lungngai suh, ka nu chu pawnah a awm...ka rawn hruai ve alawm." tiin a chhang a.

"Aw a nih chuan lo luh tir ve ta che, pawnah i awm tir tawp ami?"

"Casualty kawtah ka innghah tir, inah keimahin ka kalsan tawp ngam hleinem."

"Anih phei chuan va haw tawh raw, Sir..ka awm hi..lungngai suh."

Manuna chu a han ngawi vang vang a, "REilote chu ka la awm duh a ni, ka nu kan phone lawk ange." tiin a nu chu pawnlamah ava be zuai a, reiloteah a lo lut leh a. "Thingpui chah lawk ila, indun leh phawt ang hmiang." a han ti leh a, thingpui chu in dunin an han titi dun leh a. Dar 11 velah chuan Manuna pawh chuan haw zai a rel ve ta a, inlam pan chuan anu nen chuan an inkhalh phei leh ta a ni.

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Manuna te haw hnu reilo teah chuan Zuala chu a mut a chhuak tan ta tlat mai, men luih hram hram chu a tum a. Mahse a hriatloh hlan chuan a muhil ta nge nge a, a thu kun lap mai. Chutih lai chuan OT room kawngka chu zawi muang hian a rawn inhawng a, Zuala lah chu a muthlu mai pawh nilovin glass hnung chhawn zawnga a thut avang chuan engmah a hrelo.

OT chhungah chuan mipakhat, dum veka inthuam, kutkawr dum bun hi a rawn lut ta a. Zawimuang hian Zorema mutna zawna parda chu a zar phei a, tichuan Zorema drip khai chu a en vang vang a. A ipte atang chuan syringe a phawrh chhuak a, chu syringe ah chuan eng damdawi emawni hi a awm bawk.

Drip ah chuan syringe chu a han vit lut a, a kap lut ta hrawk mai. Ngawi reng chuan a chhuak leh mai a, Zorema pawh a mut ngaiin ala mu reng. Second 10 vel hnuah chuan Zorema chu a rawn meng hrawk mai a, a lungphu chu a rang tha kher mai. A thaw hrawk hrawk a, a khur ngat ngat bawk.

Khum che lawih lawih khawp chuan a tal ta vak vak mai a, rang takin doctor leh nurse an rawn lut a. Zorema chu an man bet a, an buapui nghal vat a. Thawm ri nuai nuai chu hria in Zuala pawh a lo harh ve ta, hmanhmawh takin OT chhungah chuan ava lut ve a. "Enge thleng? Engthil nge thleng?" a va ti chiam chiam mai a.

Nurse pakhat chuan, "I duty ani lawm ni? I va rawn harh tlai ve.." tiin a lo hau hrep mai. Doctor chuan, "Ka pu, pawnah min lo va nghak rawh." tiin a nam chhuak titih a, Zuala chu a mangang hle mai. Zorema chu a awmah te chuan an nem vak vak a, mahse a lungphu chu a rang tulh tulh mai.

Theih tawp an chhuah a, mahse awmzia a awm lo. Zawi zawiin a lungphu chu a muang telh telh a, a chau telh telh bawk. Nurse pakhat chuan, "Sir...kan chhan hman dawnlo...engmah awmzia a neilo." tiin doctor chu a hrilh a. Reiloteah chuan a lungphu chu a tawp ta nge nge a, Zorema chu a thi ta.

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TO BE CONTINUE