CRYSTAL HILL, BUNG 1

- Llpa rokhum//Tlâk palh vaih zawngin, a hnuai zuk thlen hmain vawi tam kan thla a zuang chhuak hman mai awm mang e' tih tur khawpa Tui khâwh thla sang em em mai ko tlang, Lungpui Patêk nâl pulh chungah chuan, Tlangval la naupang zet, sang ria hmai tlang hriam pa hrâk leh mitmeng pa hrek hrâwk Hnar ngul sang veh vawh, a hmelṭhatna ai maha a hmel pà hrâk mai leh a pian hlei tling leh nalh zet avanga a mah pel tu te'n an thlir let fo leh, han en reng reng pawha Zu leh Sá tlan puar ṭhang tih hriat zet, a chi rawn keu chhuahna lamah Duhlian thisen pawlh dal tu a awm ngei tih hriat zeta, hmai tlang hmul bawm ngah zet te chu thisen bual deuh zuih chungin inthah tum tih hriat zetin an inhnek ṭhuai ṭhuaia an ṭan a phet chang changin an inkeuh miah miah bawk a.
vawi li nga an han inkeuh ṭhuai ṭhuai hnu ah phei chuan, chu Tui khawhthla sang em em mai ko tlang Lungpher nâl zual lai chu an hnaih zela, an chung lama Ṭek rawn tla dê zuai zuai kara Ruah mal lian zet zet rawn tlâ phuar phuar avang chuan huh zawr hnep tawh chunga insual an ni chung chuan, Tui khawhthla luang thum hlurh hlur mai ko tlang dâk zuau zuau khawpa an han innuai chinah phei chuan, an Jacket hak windproof chhungah te chuan tui a luh bawrh bawrh tak avangin an ṭuan a fum ta deuha, rei lovah phei chuan Tui khawhthla khauh zet chuan an pahnih chuan hnuai lam pan chuan a lâ ta vawn vawn a.

              Kum 2070, December ni 7 a ni a, Aizawl Zotlang veng tlak lam deuha concreat In pakhat tê fel ren rawn chhawng hniha sak, a chung zawk room bathlar zau zeta Slab a zar hliap Railling tun kual vek nghenga Tlangval chhuak hlawt kum 22 mi, hleitling leh pian nalh zet, a khabe phir kalh mai tawn tawna khabe hmul tlem nei, hmai tlang pâ hrâk mai leh mitmeng nalh zet, hnar ngul sang ve vaw ngo dan tawk tak ruih nei tih hriat zeta hnuai lam kawngpuia Motor insûl zut zut biha a ding ngawi reng lai chu, Pa tar lam kum 65 awm bawr vel, hmaifang la ṭha zet bek sam var vau tawh hian a pan phei chhat chhat a.

                Tlangval dinna a thlen phei chuan, a tupa chu zawi sapin a han kova chhanna erawh a dawng lem lo "mamtê, engah nge i lo tih leh ṭhin ni aw..! i Pi nen hian kan neih chhun i ni tawh a sin..i Nu leh Pate zawng damin hmuh tik ni kan nei tawh dawn lo!
nang hi i Nu leh Pa te'n min hnutchhiah leia kan ro hlu ber i ni tawh a, i rilru han siam là'ngin i Pi nena kan hlimna tur hian han nung ve leh tawh khai.
Nausen chum biang buang thianghlimnain a thuam tlat i ni ṭhin kha a ni a, i lo leikanga heti mai hian i tâl tak si a le"!?
a han ti sap sap a.

             A Pu thusawi ning niawm tak chuan a rum khum nghata, a piah deuhva a tawlh sawn san hnu chuan, a Jacket iptê chu a zen rak raka cigarette bawm a phawrh nalha pakhat a pawh chhuah hnu ah a ṭan kai te te a, an In hnuai kawngpui lam bih bawka hawi thla leh veng veng chung chuan a híp ta zauh zauhva.
mahse, chutia a inthiar fihlim hnu pawh chuan a Pu chuan a pan phei leh a, mitmeng zaidam zeta melh chunga a dar va vawn sak pah chuan, "mamtè, i hnena ka thu sawi zawmna kha ka hrilh zawm leh ang che chu tiin, i rawn haw um zui che-in i room ka rawn thleng chho leh nge nge a nih hi. Inah i awm tam si lova, i awm chhun ka chuh loh zawngin ka ti a ni" 
Tlangval chuan a Pu chu meng dul raih chung chuan a han ena, a Sigarette pêh lai muangchanga a kut veilama a lak thlâk hnu chuan "ka tan ṭangkaina a nei em ni"!?
tih sap pahin a room kawngka lam chu a pan san ta daih a.

              A tupa a room-a a lut ta daih chu inpet fana railling ngheng chunga a en zui hnu chuan, minute hnih vel lei lam biha a inngaihtuah vang vang hnu ah room ah chuan a va luh chilh leh ta nge nge a.

              A Pu-in a la rawn um zui ta fo chu ani tan chuan an ngaihtuah lam a in ang lem lo bawk nen, ngaih theih lohna lian tak a nei tih hriat zetin a lo melh tûr deuh khâih a, "zanin chu ka rawn haw lo ang" tih leh a Khum sira Shoe rack- a Sneacker lak chu a han rual a.

               A Sneacker lei hnuaia a hrui a bilh luh mawlh mawlh lai chuan, "nawmsip bawlna hian rah ṭha tak a chhuah ngai lo ve mamté, kan In hmun hi reilote-ah kan State Sawrkar hian office hmun atan min lei luih sak dawn a. chu hun hnu lamah chuan, kan chhungkua hi Thing tlang lamah kan input chhuah a ngai dawn.
naktukah kan putu a Thingtlang lama In hmun zawnga kan kal a ngaih dawn avangin zing firah kan chhuah a ngai dawna riak bo lo hram ta che". a Pu thu rawn sawi chhuah chuan a rilru a luh nâ ta deuh tih hriat zetin, Sneaker khing lehlam buna a kûn ngar lai chu a rawn dak chhuak zawka, a Pu chu chiang taka a en vang vang hnu ah "heng zawng zawng inṭanna hi eng vang nge ni"!?? tiin a Pu chu zawhna a han pe ta chat a.

               Lusei ho chuan, hlim taka an chen ve na Ṭiau Luipui chhak khaw nuam tak tak te chu an zinga hnam chak deuh ho kut an tawrh ngun tak deuh avangin an rauh sana, Ṭiau Luipui chu kanin a khua khuain thlang an rawn tlà thlâ ta zeuh zeuhva.
a nawlpuiin chutia Ṭiau an kan hnu chuan, a ṭhen te chu ram pilril zawkah an luta, mahni sa himna ngawt lo chu zawn theih ni tawh hek suh le! a tam ber chuan tlang ram sik leh sâ nuam tak awmna hmun ṭha an belh ngheh hnu ah, chi ṭhenkhatte chu kan thlang State Tripura thleng khuan an luta, kir leh ta erawh anni chu tun thlengin an awm ta lo!
Lusei hote chuan chu an ram thar luh chu an chei hnûma, mei mit lova rei tak an khawsak takah chuan, an chhak Ṭiau Luipui ral aṭanga an mahni rawn ûm thla tu Ral rawn lian zui zel te pawh chu huaisen takin, thih ngam lu pu-in an lo dang kir thei ta hial a.

              An hun kal zelah chuan, Lusei hote chu hnam huaisen Sa leh Ralah tlanchhe ngai lo, tlawmngaihna-in a thuam, ṭampui mitthi ah pawh a huhova indawm kang tel tel ṭhin, aia upa te zah thiama chawimawi ṭhin hnam zê mawi em em, Khawvel Hnam dang te'n an neih ve loh nun ze mawi neitu hnam ropui an lo ni ta a. reilote ah an ram chu chhak leh thlangah an sât zau zela, an zinga Lal chak zual apiang chuan, an chheh vela hnam dang nek sawra an ram sah zau hna chu an kutah an dah zui ta zel a. Lal Bengkhuaia phei chuan hmar phaiah, "heti chin hi kan ram a ni e" tiin Perh a zuk zep hial a.

                Chuti khawp chuan, an chenna ram bial chhung chu an Keipui ram hauh nghuta, khawi hnam mahin Lusei ho chu an rawn nêk ngam ta lo!hun a kal hret hreta, chhim thlang East Pakistan aṭanga rawn lut leh Tipera aṭanga rawn lut hnam dang te chu sal tirh koh kal berah an nei chhova, an awmna chin bik tur erawh an ram bial luah hawh tir chin bak chu sawn thei lo lekin an khuahkhirh mai bakah, an lakah ram luah hawh man chhiah an lak sak hmiah hmiah mai a.
mahse, hetih lai hian, an chi peng ṭhenkhat thlang tla thui lova, chhim biala inbengbel ṭhenkhat te leh thlang lam bawh zel hote chuan, an inchi zawmna an hái ta lek lek nge ni!? inral melh lek lek chunga inngur an ching ta riauva, an chi khat nihna ril takin a zawm tlat avang erawh chuan thu chhe tawp erawh an nei duh lo ve ve a. 

              Kum a kal chho zela Sakhuana dik Kristianna-in Lusei hote ram chu a rawn luh thleng a, ngilneihna, dawhtheihna, in unauna te'n an mizia leh nunphung chu a rawn luah ṭan ta a.
chuta chinah chuan, an Ram leh Hnam pawh a changkang chak ta em em a, an Culture-a hmun pawimawh tak tak lo luah ṭhin tu tam tak pawh an hnawl ta a. 

              Hriamhrei aiah Bible an lek ta zawka, an Lusei thuam hlui aiah Tuipui ral Savun ṭha mi leh Silk puan nêm tak tak te an inbel a, thifahnukchata an thawhrah ei leh in tur aiah sum hmangin ram dang Thlai leh Sa chitin an chaw lut zut zut renga, Di leh Dâp, Thilthek chih chhunga awm tawh lovin Lung ang maia nghet leh ṭha, an In sak ropui tak tak chhungah an cheng ta a.

               Chuti khawpa Sakhuana êngin a rawn luh chinah chuan, an ṭhalai Lehkhathiam hmelṭha tak tak te pawhin Khawvel ram chin an dai zau zela, an inchei dan leh an nun dan chenin Lusei hnam an ni tih hriat hran theih loh khawpin an changkang ta!
mahse, hetih lai hian, an chhehvel hnam dang an Sal tirhkah mai mai ni ṭhinte chuan an hriat loh ral aṭangin an Ram sah hêk sak tumin kua an rawn hreuhva, chumi piah lamah, an Ram chin chhunga Sumdawng leh hnathawka rawn lut hnam ṭhenkhat te'n chhung lam aṭanga beiin, Hriamhrei leh Ralthuam ropui tak tak aia hriam leh hlauhawm zawk 'Chi' leh 'Thisen' hmangin an rún ta hem hem mai a.

               Rei lovah Khawvel ram dangte anga an inrelbawlna, Lal khua nei hrang tawh lova rorelna khat hnuaia an luan khawm tawhna Sawrkar pawh chuan rahbi a dai pial hlek hleka, an Pi Pu te zê mawi tak leh Culture chu a rim a râ pawh hriat tur a awm ta lo!
chutia an ram inrelbawlna kalsiam a tleu telh telh lai chuan, chu an inrelbawlna Inpuiah chuan, 'Indona a zawnga hneh lo tu nih hlauhawm ber mai 'Chi nihna siamtu Thisen' hmanga run an tawh mekna chuan 'hlet' a rawn hreuh lut thuaia, Lusei thisen kai nisi hnam dang chi hming koh nisi te chuan an inrelbawlna Inpui ngei chu "ka ta" tiin an rawn kai ta hial a!

              Chutah zet chuan, an Sakhaw vawn ber Kristianna Lung inphumna Biak In hmunah te chuan, Hnam dangte Biak In a dinga, zing ṭawngṭai thawm leh Dar ri aiah Hnam dangte Pathian biakna hla chhammi Loud speaker hmanga lak rin thawm a lo ri ta chuah chuaha, an khawpui ber phei chu hmun dang zawng aiin hnam dangte Pathian fakna thawm chuan a luah hnêh ta!

              Khaw tinah Lusei hote tual chhung inrelbawlna fawng pawh Chi thlah dang thisen kai te'n an chelh chho zela, a ram neitu Lusei hote chu rahbeh tuarin an awm ta tak zet ta!
Lusei hote Ram chuan hliampui a tuara, tuma'n "keiin ka tuam dam nang e" ti tawh hek suh!
an mahni Ram ngeiah Hnam huaisen thlah Lusei hote chu tihduhdah tuarin an kûn ta tlawk tlawk a.

              Chuti khawpa nêk chêp an ni tawh chung chuan, Lusei hnamte zinga pamhamna-in a bual ât mihausa zawng zawng deuhthaw leh Lusei pa ṭhenkhatte chuan, an Ram neih chhun chu lainat a hnekin, hnam hrang thisen kai mipate hnena an Fanu te neih tir chu an hreh chuang hauh lo! Sumpaiin a awm chuan khawilai pawh ka Khawvelah ka siam thei' tih rilru pu an lo ni zo ta emaw tihturin Sum lipuiin Lusei hnamte zinga a tam zawk chu a chiah pil zo titih tawha, chung Lusei hnam chu keini hi kan ni a, kan hnam hi a ral titih tawha a Lusei hnam rilru pu la awm chhun te tan hian, Chi peng inlak bing emaw in ên hran chi a ni ta lul lo ve.

              A Pu titi a ngaihthlak zawh hnu chuan, a hmuh theih chin zawng zawnga a Pu thusawi dik zia a lo chhut ngai hlek loh chu a mitthla ah chuan a indawtin a rawn lang zut zuta. chutih rual chuan, a dawi ât ruihna vaih zet thlahlela a tal mai mai laiin, In leh lo pawh nei lova an lo awm teuh tawh zia te chu a ngaihtuah nasa ve hle tih a hmelah chuan a rawn lang chhuak ta hial a.
A hmui pet fan chunga chhuat a bih ran lai chuan, a Pu chuan a dara ben thak thak pah chuan "ka thu hrilh che kha hre rengin, zanin chu leng chhuak lo phawt la. zing takah kan awm hmun tur zawnga zin kan ngaih kha maw, nêk chepin kan awm ta tak zet tih ti fiahtu chu hei ngei hi a ni. ti rawh le, i Pi paw'n zanriah a rel fel tawh awm a sin, In hnuai lamah i chhuk teh ang" zawi sapa a tih leh hnu chuan, an Putu chuan phur loh hmel zetin In hnuai Step ah chuan an chhuk dun ta a.