THE CONTRACT CHAPTER EIGHTEEN

THE CONTRACT CHAPTER EIGHTEEN

RICHARD

Ka muhil ka harh, ka awmna hmun chu ka hai chiang kher mai, khawiah nge ka awm ka hre mai lo, ka tho chhuak hluai a, sofa ah ka chatthla tih ka hrechhuak ta a, zanlam panga intur ka tih nasat lutuk avangin ka lu lah chu a rit luk mai leh nghal a; heti ang hi a thleng tur reng a lawm, mahse va hreawm si em.


Phak zet hian ka meng chhuak a, room lo eng ta kuar bawk nen, harsa ti zet a ka meng chhuak chuan ka mutna bul dawhkan a damdawi eitur leh tui bottle lo inchhawp sa ka hmuh chuan mak min tih tir leh zual, thildang ngaihtuah buai hmasa chiam chiam lo in damdawi awm chu mumhnih ka la chhuak a, ka hmawm ta nghal a, tui pawh chu ka in zo nghal vek bawk; ka thochhuah pah a ka blanket sin tla tel ve chhar tura ka kun lai chuan zan lam panga thilthleng chu tlem tlemin ka ngaihtuahna ah chuan a rawn lût leh a, Katharine in min kalsan tawh hnu khan scotch ka inbelh leh a, a thusawi ṭhenkhat te chu ka bengah chuan a ri nawn leh a.


Ka chahthlak tawh hnu khan rawn chhuk lehin puan mi rawn sin tirin,  ka thawh hnu ah heng tui bottle leh damdawi te hi ka mamawh ringin a rawn chhawp sa a ni ngei ang.


A laka ka nunrawng tehreng nen, engvanga heti ang thil hi ka chungah la ti duh nge a nih le? Ka ke a khurh nasat em avang chuan sofa lamah ka ṭhu thla leh hnawk a; Zan lama Katharine thusawi te chu ka ngaihtuah kir leh a, engvanga Katharine chuan chu nu tana hreawm tuar nge a nih..... Chenna in petu leh thlamuanna amaha thlen sak tu a ni miau a, a chan chin hi ka ngaihven ngai lo a, zawh pawh ka zawt ngai hek lo.

Chhungril lama miṭha tak anih na hi ka hmuh kân ṭhin! Chuti anga ka cheibawl ṭhinna avang chuan mahni inthiamlohna hlir hian ka khat! He nu hi ka tan a ṭha mah mah, chu pawh chu hre duhlo in, kei chuan ka hmusitin ka ngainep em em leh nghal! Ka lu chu a rawn hai leh thut a, ka luak a rawn chhuak nghal a, rang takin ka room lam chu luak turin ka pan chho ta nghal a.


Bathroom ka thleng hman hram, ka pum chhunga ka scotch in la cham bang ho chu ka bun chhuak ta bawrh bawrh a, chumi hnu chuan ka inbualfai a,  anatna teleh  hreawm atawrhna a sawi ka ngaihthlák zawng zawng te chu ka bengah a châm reng a, a hma a achunga ka lo chèt tawh dan zawng zawng te pawh chu ka mitthla ah an lang zut zut mai bawk a; chuti ang khawp a ka en chung leh a mah ah ngilneihna chhete mah pawh lan tir lo leh tih tur tam tak tuk saka ṭawngkam dengkhawng zet zet leh ka elsen khumna zawng zawng te pawh chu tuar daiin, a hna chu ṭha takin a thawk tho zel tih te ka ngaihtuah chhuak leh a; chu chuan keimahah inchhirna leh inthiamlohna min neih tir a, hreawm ka ti kher mai.


Darthlalang hma ah chuan ka hmel chu ka thlir pah vung vung a, ka khabe hmul ziah tuma razor ka kenna ka kut te thleng chuan a khúr hlawk hlawk avangin ka hmul ziah tur pawh ka hlawhchham phah ṭhak, heti ang khawp a zak leh mahni inthiamlo hian ka la awm ngai lo, chuvang chuan ka menghnuai ta ruih a.


Duhthlantur pahnih ka nei.

Nizana thil thleng kha thlenglo ang mai a awm a Katharine hian kan contract neih kha atih zawm duh beisei . Thil thlendan zawng zawng kha hre tawhlo ang taka awmin ka sawi chhuah loh chuan a ni pawhin ka hre tawhlo ah a ngai mai ang.

Chuti ang chuan ka ti dawn nge puitling takin, a ngaihdamna beseiin leh a lakah inphahhniam tak chungin amah hriatthiam tumin ka awm zawk dawn? A maherawh chu tunah rih chuan inneihna tih vel kha chu beisei chi niin ka hre tawh lo. Mahse kan inhualna erawh kan la kal zawmpui thei zel turah ngai ang.


 Counter ka rinchhanna chu thlahin  tuna tan chuan ka luna tluk tluk pawh ngaihsak lo in ka nupui hual chu ka ngaihven hmasak phawt a ṭul ber tawh.


"Richard vawiin chu hmuh che pawh ka lo inring hleinem, a bĭk takin tun ang zingkar angah leh lek phei hi chuan."


Ka computer screen a ṭang chuan ka dak chhuak a, "Oh, Graham." Ka zâm ve em avang chuan zahzelah ka kut chu ka lek chhuak a, ka sam ka chala rawn tla thla chu tuai deuh puatin ka nghawng hnunglamah chuan ka chul thla a. " Thil eng emaw lâk lawk tur a awm a, chumi pah chuan ka car rawn lam ka duh pah bawk a.."


Ka office chhungah chuan rawn pen lutin, ka desk bula ṭhutthleng pakhat awmah chuan arawn ṭhu ve a, ka kut ṭang tlir dawt dawt reng chu tih tawp tumin,dawhkan thing aṭanga siam tle hnumhlurh mai ah chuan ka kut ka suih a.


"Nizan khan ka rui mah mah a, khami chung changah khan ngaihdam rawn dil che ka duh a, min ring rawh khati ang khan ka awm ngai hauh lo a nia."


A khut rawn phar chhuah zauh pah hian a nui chhuak a. "A pawi reng reng lo, Richard i hun tawn leh paltlang ngaihtuahin a âwm viau a lawm, keini ho nen inzawmna i nei a, chumi ah vawiin ni leh lek phei chu i tan nipawimawh tak ani dawn leh nghal vei nen, kan hrethiam lutuk che a lawm."


"Ka ruih avang khan thil âtthlâk zet ka tih loh hram ka beisei."


A lu a bu ve nghauh a,"Chuti ang chu awm lo e, mahse Katy kha i kuai phar nasa mah mah deuh a, hmuhnawm kan ti khawp mai."

Katharine nena kan inbiakna chung chang ho ngaihtuah let deuh vung vung pah chuan ka meng nur deuh nawng a, "Nizan ka awmdan avang khan ka lakah Katharine pawh a hlim vak lem lo." Ka mithmul chu chuar khum deuh hlek pah chuan, "Graham eng ni pawimawh zet nge ka neih tur ti a ka sawi chu min  hrilh ṭha leh thei ang em?"


Mi kiai khum suk pah hian, "Nizan khan Katharine nen in innei dawn tih i sawi chhuak thut a."


"Ka....ka sawi chhuak a maw?"


"I sawi a lawm, Katharine chuan ngawih tir che a tum a, mahse i landan khan in pahnih a thuruk pho chhuah tum i ang zawk viau in ka hria."

"Chuvang anih chu mi thahchâk ang zet a alan reng chhan, kei chuan hriat pawh ka lo hre tawh hleinem."

"A ngaihdam theih mai che ka ring," a nui leh suk a,  "Ka chianglo a nia. Engpawh ni se, ka nupui leh Jenna khan Katy inneihna chung changah hian puih an duh bawk si a."


"Eng tin maw?" Ti in ka zawt a.



"Its, fine, an lawm tho, inneih hnu ah dinner neihpui i remtihna ah khan an lawm ta záwk mah anih kha."

Ka chil chu ka lem pah khawlh a, holy shit, Katharine nen kan inbiakna zawng zawng kha ka hre leh vek si a, engvanga Gavins ho bula ka thusawi chu hre chhuak zo tawhlo nge maw ka nih hrep chu le? Hei lo pawh thildang eng tak chu la sawi leh ang i maw!

"Dinner maw?" Ka ti hul hak.


"Katy pawhin inneihna private taka neih induh thu nizan khan a sawi fiah tho a, a hma a ka bula i lo sawi tawh pawh khan i thutak hle ni in ka hre bawk, chuvang chuan i thusawi hmasak ho leh Katy thusawi kha ka ngai pawimawh zawk a, he thilah hian Laura erawh angaihdan anilo viau thung!"


Ka mit chu ka khap zauh a, chuti ang chuan ka ti a maw?

"Inneihna chung changah kha chuan an lawmlo dun viau a, mahse inneih hnu a dinner neih sak tur che u a i tih tak avang khan kha lam kha an âwn leh ta záwk a, in inneihna pawh induh dan takin in ti thei tawh ang."

A kekawr hak mal zawn chu zut mar pahin, "Kar leh hian honeymoon hman i duhlo tih hi i chiang takzet maw?"


"Ah, no, thildang plan kan nei a, kan inneih zawh veleh hian Katharine chuan hna thawh nghal tur a nei vang a nia, chu chu tuna kan chenna in saw in ang pangngai ve tak tura chei a duh a, chumi hnu ah chuan duh leh kan dinhmun te a ṭhat deuh hunah vacation ang chi in khawiah emaw ka la hruai chhuak ve ang chu!"

Bûk leh nghut pah hian a ding chhuak nghal a, a kut chu rawn phar chhuakin, "Congratulations Richard, vawiin chawhnu lampang chu i duhthusam ang ngeiin hun i hmang dawn nia."

A kut chu lo vawnsak ve in kan thing dun lawp lawp a, "Ka lawm e."

"Ka rindanin vawiin ni hi i tan nithar duh awmtak leh i nun bul i ṭanna tur atana nihlimawm tak a nih ngei ka duh pui tak zet che."


Min en vung vung hnu chuan a inher a, min kal chhuahsan ta a.


Khati ang zan a thlen hnu ah leh lek phei kha chuan Katharine chuan min biak duh tawh pawh ka ring lo. Min nei dawn tih te chu khawilamah hi a ni ringawt tawh, ka kal chhuahsan hnu khan a chhuak ve nghal a, vawitam a phone ka ring hnu pawhin a chhâng duh hauh lo.


Computer awmna lamah chuan ka kir leh a, Penny Johnson tuna a awm mek na hmun home hming chu ka zawng ṭan ta a, private tâ a ni a, ka awmna hmun aṭangin a hla lo bawk a, awm man pawh a to hle ani tih an website aṭang chuan ka hre thei, anmahni biak pawh theihna tur number an dah chu la kaiin ka dial ta nghal a.


"Golden Oaks."


"Good morning." Ti a lo chhâng ve in, "Ka nupuihual aunt tan vawiin ka rawn kal hma hian pangpar thawn hmasak ka duh a, chuan chuti ang thilah chuan allergy a nei nge nei lo tih Katharine ina min kalsan hma in ka lo zawh theinghilh daih mai si a."


"Damlo hming?"

"Penny Johnson."


"Min lo hrethiam la, Katy hi i nupui hual i ti em ni?"


"Yes."

"Katy chuan pasal hual aneih awm ka va hre chiah lo."


Ka aw then deuh khurh pah chuan, "Kan ti deuh thut a ni e."


"Well, lawmpuina ka la hlan ve ngei angai ang, Penny chuan pangpar lamah engmah allergy a nei hran lo a, mahse tih lawm i duh anih erawh chuan Joey tan thil i rawn ken sak dawn nia."


"Joey a?"

"A vaki khawi a nia."

"Oh, a vaki tan chuan eng ang lam pang chi nge ka rawn ken sak ang tih hi ka zawt thei che ang em?"


"Joey chuan mango hi a duh viau a, chuan thei lampang hrim hrim fresh ṭha tak tak leh popcorn hi a duh hle bawk."


"Mango leh popcorn maw, ka hria e."

"Chuan amah enkawltu nurse in chocolate a duh ṭhin hle bawk Mr.,....ah...."


"VanRyan, Richard VanRyan, vawiinah Katharine in a rawn tlawh tawh em?"

"La tlawh lo, a rawn kal ve ṭep tawh ka ring."

"Okay, thankyou ah, Miss .....?"


"Tami, ka hming chu Tami a ni e, chuan Penny hi ka damlo ngainat ber te zing a mi a ni bawk."


"A va ṭha ve, kan inhmu thuai dawn nia."

Phone chu ka hangup a, shopping tih hmasak phawt ka ngai, mahni inpekna rilru nei chungin.


Penny room bulah chuan ka ding rûn a, a hmel landanah chuan nuthau lam pang vun zur ve tawh tak leh sam ṭuak var vo tawh, mitmeng zur tawh tak, chu a mit meng dul raih mai chuan a kawngkhar ka kik chu mak tih hmel zet hian min en chho a, "Puih theihna che ka nei em?"


Ka pen lut nghal a, pangpar bawr lian tak ka kut a keng chungin, "Hello, Penny, Richard VanRyan ka ni a, Katharine ṭhian ka ni e."


Ka kuta pangpar chu a ban lai chuan kil khata vaki nalh zet chuan a thla lo zâp ri ve phar phar a, "Ka hming chu Penelope a ni a, Penny ti a min ko turin phalna ka la pe lo che."


"Ka tihpalh lutuk Penelope."


Vaki lo beng chheng lutuk avang chuan ka tawlhhnung deuh dawrh a, ka thil leina bag chu hawngin, "Joey tan thil ka rawn ken sak a."


 "Eng nge i rawn ken a?"


Ka shopping bag chu ka zen nghal a, "A tan theihai ka rawn ken sak a, a bawmah hian ka dahsak mai dawn em ni?"


A hmui chu liah huh zauh pah hian, min en chho a, "Box chhung a kawrkilh tle ber chu i ni lo ti raw?"


"Min lo hre thiam teh?"


"Youngman, mango kha a pumin a ei thei nang, zai lep sak a ngai ang chu!"


Theihai chu ka en a, sava lam chu ka hawiphei leh a, "Oh, bag aṭang chuan popcorn chu ka la chhuak a, cupboard chungah chuan ka dah a.  Katharine hian popcorn a ei nasa lutuk a, inchhungah a tam si a, chuvang chuan hetah hian ka keng ta mai.

"Hei pawh hi ka siam a ngai dawn nih hi!"



Penny chu ring zet hian anui chhuak a, a nui ri chuan a room chhung chu a khawk raih raih a, "Katy chuan i thluak vang nilo in i hmel avangin a duh che a ni ngei ang."

A nuih chhuah var var tâk avang chuan tih ngaihna tak pawh ka hre bîk lo, mahse a ṭawngkam chhuak leh lei hriam zet mai a neihna chuan ka naupan laia min enkawl ṭhin tu Nana ti a ka koh ṭhin chu min hriatchhuah tir a.


 Khatih hun chhung zawng khan Nana chuan min enkawl chho a, ani chu min ngaihven tu awmchhun bera ka ngaih pawh a ni. A ni pawh chu thil engmah zep neilo a a rilru a ngaihtuah ang ang sawi chhuak phawng phawng chi a ni ve bawk a ni.


Penny chu kalsawn in banga button awm chu a hmet a, a mah enkawltu nurse chu a bia a, ka lam hawi pah chuan "Tami he mango hi tuiah chiahin min lo cut sak thei ang em, Ka Joey khawngaithlâk a ta tur a nia, ka tih a ngai ang, chuan ṭha deuha ka zawh chuan coffee pawh kan pahnih tan a rawn keng tel theih ka ring."


 Bag chu ka zen leh a, bag chhunga chocolate ṭhenkhat chu lak chhuah pah hian leh sawi chhuahna hun ṭha takah ngai chungin, "Hei hian min puih theih ngei ka ring."


A mitko chu min sân khum âwk pah hian, "I tan chuan beiseina chu a la awm ve deuh a nih chu, tikhan ṭhu la, engtin nge Katharine chu i hriat dan, eng vangin nge Katharine ti a i koh chhan?" Chocolate box dang ka phawrh chhuah leh lai chuan nui chung hian, "Kha kha ka ta tur anih chuan kei pawh Penny ti a min koh ka phalsak ang che."


Penny Johnson chu a fing viau ni hian ka hria, a bright viau bawk, Katharine tleirawl lai chan chin sawi tur a hre viau a, a thil theihnghilh ṭhinna pawh chu ka hriat sak nghal a, a chhan chu a thil sawi tawh ho vawi tam tak a sawi nawn ṭhin a, chuvang chuan Katharine nen in inchhar dan chan chin kha min han hrilh teh ti a ka zawh chuan, nizan lam a ka thuhriat aia sei zâwk fe chuan min hrilh ta a, nizan lam a ka thu hriat te kha chu tâwi tak hi a ni zâwk.


A thusawi aṭang chuan Katharine tleirawl lai hun ah khan chengin a hmangaih hle tih pawh a hriat theih, chuti ang Katharine life chung chang ngaihthlâk chu nuam ka ti hle.


Penny chu a suangtuahna rama cheng a ngawi vang vangin a awm thut a, thil intur a mamawh thu a rawn sawi chhuak a, chumi chhung chuan Tami pawh a rawn thleng tawh a, kitchen awmna hmun chu min entir a, chumi hnu a ka va kir leh chuan, Penny chu a ṭhutna chairah a lo muhil der tawh.



A sava khawi chu kilkhatah awmin a thla a zâp ri leh zauh zauh ṭhin a, ka thlen tirh a ṭanga aroom a music in play sa chu zawi te hian ala ri riai riai bawk a.


Ka enkual ringawt pawhin, engvanga Katharine chuan he hmun hi ngaina nge anih tih chu awlsam takin ka hrethiam nghal vek hian ka hria, Penny room chu a eng ṭha in hmuh a hahdam thlâk em em a, tukverh zau ṭha tak mai inhawng a ṭang chuan thlifim a rawn thaw lût heuh heuh a, box pakhatah hian lemziahnana hman ṭhin meihawl aṭanga siam leh pencil, water colour ho chu bangah a awm ṭhat hlawm a, lemziah nana a hman ṭhin paper tam tak la hman loh a awm tel bawk a, ziah tawhsa pawh bangah chuan a in tar fer fur bawk a, chung thil chuan kha mi ni a ka condo a Katharine in a lemziah te pakhat a rawn hawn a ka awmdan te kha min hriat chuah tir a, ka thil lo tih tawha hreawm ti zet chung leh chau zet chung hian chair lamah chuan ka ṭhu thla hnawk a.


"Richard?" Katharine aw a maktihna chu hai rual a ni lo. "Hetah te eng nge i tih a?"

Katharine aw ina min rawn biakna lam chu hawi phei pah hian, ka ding chhuak a, Katharine chu a chauh hmel kher mai, keimah vang a ni tih pawh ka hria; "Penny hmu turin ka kal a."

"Engvangin?"


"A pawimawh ni a ka hriat avangin."


"I tho daih tawh a, helaia i lo awm hman tawh hi mak kati khawp mai."


Ka aw chu ka thian deuh hrawih a, nuamlo ti ru tak chung hian, "Nizan chung chang ......"


A kuta mi rawn signal zauh pah hian, "Hetah chuan a ni lo."


Zawimuangin ka va din hnaih sauh a, "Nangmah biakna hun min pe thei ang em? I lakah i ngaihdam dil  ka ba niin ka hria." Thâwk ka la pah hawk a, "Thil tam tak ka ngaihtuah a."

"I khawngaihna ka mamawh lo."


"Ka sawi tum i hrethiamlo anih kha, ka duhdan chuan puitling taka thil sawifel ka duh zawk tihna a nia."

"Chutianga puitlingtak chuan i sawi thei dawn em ni Richard?"

"Ka tum a lawm, khawngaih takin Katharine."


A heh chu a liak huh zauh a, "Hetia i tih chhan hi vawiin chhuna thil tih tur i sawi lawk tawh vang kha ani em?"

"Heti ang thil thlen tawh hnuah leh lek phei hi chuan min nei duh ang tih pawh ka ring tawh lo."


"I ring tawh lo maw?"


"Nizan ka awmdan ngaihtuah kha chuan ka ring tawh lo hrim hrim," thâwk ka la pah hawk a, chumi pah chuan ka nghawng hnunglam chu ka tuai pah zauh bawk a, "Khatia ka awm chung pawh a i la pawm duh anih chuan ka lawm viau ang, mahse ka ring ngam tawh lo hrim hrim a."


"Nizana i thusawi chhuah chung changah khan lo dan che chu ka tum viau a." A kut chu vai zauh pahin, "I tih tawh chu tihtlang i tum hmel ropui si a."


"Ka hria, ka kâ hi thluak nei ang zetin a ṭawng chhuak a, ka sawi duh loh pui pui pawh ka sawi chhuak a, kha chu keiman ka la chingfel mai ang."


Ka ring kham nazet tawh chu ka tuai pah zauh a,"Heti ang a thlen tawh hnu ah pawh min la bia hi vannei ka inti hrim hrim."


A biang chu a rawn sen chhuak ṭan ṭan a, a zâm deuh hlek chuan heti ang hian a awm ziah ṭhin reng a, ṭawng chhuak tura a αn leh ziau lai tak chuan Penny chu rawn harhin a rawn hawi chhuak nghal a.


"Hello, my Katy."


Katharine chuan mi rawn kal pel thuakin Penny biangah chuan a fawh sak a, "Vawiin lam te eng nge i lo an?"


Penny chuan a ṭhuthmun chu siam ṭha in a hnar chu a tuai pah zeuh a, "Ka ṭha e." Ka lam rawn hawi pah chuan a khabe mi rawn poh khum deuh lahin, "Engvanga vawiin ni thlenga he pa chung chang hi la hre lo nge ka nih chhan?"


Katharine chu nui chung hian a bu pah zeuh a, "Thil eng emaw sawi tur ka nei in ka hria."



"A fing lutuk chu kati hauh lo, mahse a ziaawm ve e, chuan pangpar leh chocolate te pawh a thlang thiam khawp mai." Penny chuan a tih zawm leh a.



Nui chhuah hawk pahin Katharine hmel phâwk zet chu ka melh phei a, Penny a rawn harh a ahriatna la awm reng chuan mak min tih tir ve tho, Tami sawidan in, a mutthilh a arawn harh leh hi chuan a hriat rengna hi a bo tawh ṭhin a, a mut hma lawk a thil tih te hi a theingilh vek ṭhin avangin, a thara hrilh nawn leh a ngaih thu min hrilh a, mahse vawiin berkher chuan chuti ang chuan a awm hauh lo, Katharine chuan keimah vangah ngailo a amah vanga angaih theih hram ka beisei, achhan chu ka ti hreawm nasa tawh si a, hlim tak leh rilru engthawl taka awm a phu ve hrim hrim.



Ka ṭhutna aṭang chuan ka ding chhuak a, hmeichhe pahnih te chu bia in, "Tikhan lo inkawm rawh u, ka kalsan tawh ang che u." Ka kun zauh a, Penny kut zûr ve tawh tak dang bem mai a thisen zam lang ṭhiak chu ka fawh sak a. "Penny anih ka lawm e aw."


"Chocolate i rawn keng leh dawn anih chuan i rawn kal leh thei a nia." A nui ve var var a.


"Tehreng mai!" ti a chhan let veleh pah chuan a kut chu ka thlah a.



"Katharine ka be lawk thei che ang em?" Tiin hall lamah chuan kan inzui phei dun ta a.


Hall lama kal phei dun pah chuan, "Motor i rawn keng em?" Chutia ka zawhna chhan ber pawh a rawn kenglo anih chuan ka lo nghâk ang ka ti rilru deuh rân a.

Mahse, "Yes." Tiin min chhâng a, a kut chu a nuai deuh nak nak tih ka hria, a kut ṭang ka hmuh veleh chuan thil pakhat ka hre chhuak zawk, kan inhualna zung bun chu alo bun hauh lo tih ka zu hmu a."Khawiah nge i zungbun?"



"Penny bula ka rawn kal hi chuan ka bun ngai hleinem, achhan chu angaihtuahna ka tih buai sak mai mai ang tih ka hlauhpui ṭhin a, mahse ka purse ah ka dah reng ṭhin a lawm."


A ṭha hlauh e, nizan thil thleng avang khan kan deal kha a titâwp hman emaw ka lo ti hman tawh a, chuti anga a ngai chu ka lawm zawk kher mai.


"A ṭha e, condo lamah kan inhmu leh dawn nia."


Thildang sawi leh tum ang zet hian a âng ziau a. Chu chu lo hmuh sakin, "Eng nge?"

"Ahm, vawiin chawhnu lama kan innei anih chuan thil pakhat ka dil ve thei che ang em? Kan inneih gift ah i ngai mai dawn nia, i tetlai chan chin vel kim chang takin min hrilh ve rawh, hriat ve ka duh!"


"Ka past life chung chang ka sawi chhuak ngailo." Tiin ka chhâng bung nghut a, ka sawi danah chuan ka sawi chhuak dawn chuang lo tihpawh ka tilang chiang viau bawk, chuti ang thil ka sawi peih vakloh zia pawh ka ti lang chiang khawkhat hle in ka hria.

Ka chhân dan a vang chuan a lungawi vaklo ani tih hriat zet hian a ding ngil nghâl at a, "Anih chuan Richard VanRyan nangmah leh nangmah va innei mai rawh, nakinah condo lamah chuan kan inhmu leh dawn nia." A inher nghat a, kalsawm a tum dawn lai tak chuan a banrekah ka lo vawn sak a, a banreka ka vawnna chu ka hmer nghet zual sauh a, ka mitah tak min rawn melh chho kâwk a, keiin ka lo melh chhuk ve reng tho a vang chuan kan mit leh mit chu a intawng dun siah, chutih lai tak chuan, "A nih leh kan innei ang a, ka naupan lai chan chin chu ka hrilh dawn che nia."


"Min promise maw?"


"Yes."

"Chuan thil pakhat leh, zungbun bun turin ka duh ve che."


Thâwk ka la pah hrawih a, "Kha chu i thu a lawm, i duh ang tak lei mai rawh, thildang gift ka pek turah che ala awm em?"


"Awm tawhlo e, i story leh zungbun chu a nimai."


Ka buk khum nghut a,   "Zungbun chu ka lo ngaihven ang e, chuan vawiin ah kan innei dawn nia." A ti leh sep a.

Chuti ang a thil a fel vek thei chu ka hau chung hian a kir leh chu ka thlir zui reng a, ka dinna hmun aṭang pawhin chét pawh ka chetsawn theiloh phah, achhan chu ka lo ngaihdan chuan nizan avang khan a thin arim viau ang a, keimah min mawhpuh vek ang a, inhauhna nasa zet a thleng bawk ang a, Katharine chu a ṭap ngei bawk ang a tih ngaihtuahna nen a ka awm laia, chuti ang pawh nilo a thil a han fel duak mai chuan mak min tih tir lo thei lo.

"Thankyou, dar thumah ni se eng nge i ngaihdan?"


A rawn hawikir leh a, "Inah ka rawn hmu dawn che nia." A inher let leh a, Penny room lam a pan leh ta chu ka thlir liam a, a pen ri pawh a reh tial tial.


Engtiklai aṭang khan nge hetia Miss Elliott bulah hian nuam ti taka ka awm ṭan tih pawh hi ka hre lo.


Amaherawh chu a vawikhatna atan heti anga ka laka a inpum pekna avang hian a chungah ka lawm tak zet zet ani tih erawh ka chiang hle thung!


Zungbun lem kha fakna emaw ti in awm a, ka dah ta lo mai,  chuan ahnuai a fakna awm hi in hmuh thei tawh ngei ka beisei. Mondayah a thar a chhuak leh ang, sunday kha chu ka chaelh ṭhin  kha aw, nihnih chawlh ka neih dawn a vangin sei tak erawh rawn dah ka tum dawn nia. Kan remchan dan angin advertisement kha kan click ve hram hram dawn nia.