THE CONTRACT CHAPTER NINETEEN
RICHARD
Ka tie suih buai puiin kitchen lamah chuan ka lo nghak a, ka tie chu suih tumin ka bei ngar ngar bawk a. Damn, ka suih thei ngailo pawh ani lo, ka nervous vang pawh a ni lo, gens style a ka suih ṭhin dan kha ka theinghilh ta zâwk tihna em ni? Heti ang hi chuan ka awm ngailo a sin.
Katharine chungah hian ka nervous tihna em ni ang? Thu chham tur sei vak pawh nilo kan nei ang a, chuan lehkha sign a ni bawk ang a, inneihna chu kan zo fel a ni mai, a bula han zám na chhan em em tur pawh awmin ka hre lo. Eng pawh nise, ka thil lo plan tawh sa stage pahnihna bâk ani hleinem.
Ka tie chu ka suih ṭha ngun lutuk tawh, mahse eng ka ang thei chuang lo; eng vanga tie chu la suih ngil theilo fo nge maw ka nih hrep chu le?
"Tikhan pawt char char la, i tie kha suih tur pawhin a awm ka ring tawh lo, engvanga khatia pawt vak vak nge maw i nih le? Kha tie khan i pawi eng nge a sawi a Richard?"
Chu aw rawn chhuahna lam chu ka hawi phei a, Katharine kitchen kawngka bianga lo ding reng chu ka va hmu nghal a, a ni pawh chu a zâm ve tak zet tih a hmel aṭang chuan ka hmuhhmaih bik chuang hauh lo. Engpawh chu ni se a duhawm hliah hliah hian ka hre tho tho, "Whoa!"
Katharine chuan inneihkawr atan off white simple tak leh mawlmang tak mahse a inhmeh tak hi a rawn ha chhuak a, chu kawr chu a ṭhui dan a mawlmang viau achu a taksa zen zaih mai leh sa pan lam pang nen chuan a inhmeh kher mai, a kawr hâk nghawng chu a zau ṭha ve khawp a, chu chuan a taksa no zet chu a tilang in a cheimawi zual sauh ni hian a hriat a, a sam chu a inhmeh tur tak hian a dar leh lamah chauh uaithla turin pin hian a chilh khawm a, a dar leh lam chu dah ruakin lehlamah chuan a sam curl chu a in vaw hnalh a, ka melh chhuk zel a, champagne rawng pheikhawk heel hniam lam pang hi a bun bawk a, a kawr hâk nen pawh chuan a rawng chu a inchawih viau bawk, a ṭha famkim viau hian ka hria, a san dan te pawh chu ka duh tawk tiu teu viau a, achhan pawh awlsam taka ka kuah theih dawn a vangin, chu ai chuan sán belh deuh se ka ti lo chiang kher mai.
Ka va hnaih phei a, a kut chu lâksakin ka fawh sak zauh a. "I duhawm tak zet."
Men hnuai raih pah hian, "Ka lawm lutuk e."
"Kei hi a lawm, lawm zâwk chu!"
"Eng chung changah maw?"
"A tir aṭanga he contract ti tura thutlúkna min siampui duhna leh ka chunga i ṭhatna zawng zawng leh i ngilneihna ka laka i lan tirna leh min nei tura thu i tihtlûkna ringawt te pawh hi ka tan chuan lawmna tham fe a tling tawh a sin, i duh chuan i duh dan dan in ti rawh tiin leh nangmah in buaipui mai rawh tiin min kalsan thei reng a, mahse chung chu tilo in ka lakah i ṭha em em a, kei i chunga ka sual viau lai pawhin nang chuan ṭhatna in min la rûl let zel a." Ti a sawi pah chuan a sam curl invial kawi chiat mai nalh zet chu ka kut zung ṭang chuan ka ti vial pah a, a sam ka kut zungṭanga ka tihvial sak neuh neuh chu thlah lehin, "Chuvang chuan i chungah hian ka lawm tak zet."
Mitmeng desar a mi rawn melh chho zauh pah hian, "Ka chungah ṭawngkam thlum tak leh nelawm tak i hmang tih ka vawikhat hriatna." Tiin a phun chhuak ve sep a.
"Ka hria a lawm, i chungah hian nelawmna pakhat te mah ka lan tir ngailo a ni tih hi, mahse tun aṭang chuan i lakah ṭha taka awm tawh turin leh nelawm taka awm tawh turin ṭan ka la tawh ṭhin ang."
Zah avanga a inhmuam ûp nalamah a biang chu a sen leh ṭan ṭan tawh tih pawh ka hmuh hmaih lo.
"Hey, a tâwk." Ka nui chhuak deuh hawk a, ka kuta a biang chu va tawh sak zauh chung hian, "Kan inneihna ni hi chu thisen tello in nirawh se." Ti a fiam zauh pah hian kan sira ka lo dah lawk sa pangpar bawr a ken tur chu ka pe nghal a, mi rawn nuih let ve seih chung hian a la sen deuh ap ap reng a, "I tan a nih kha."
"Richard."
"I duh zawng anih ka ring ." A duh zawng anilo ang tih hlauthawng ve tak chung chuan ka ti ve sup a.
Pangpar bawr chu a hnar zawnah chuan lek kangin a hnim pah zauh a, "Ka duhzawng tak." Min melh chho leh ralh a, "Nang ve le?"
"Pangpar bawr ka ken ve angai dawn hleinem." Ka ṭhen khum deuh ṭhaw a, ka thusawi pawh chu ka ti tak tak bawk.
Mi rawn melh chhoh leh vang vang pah chuan a bu ve zeuh a, a rose par bawr ken zinga mi a kuhmum parh ṭep tawh pakhat chu ulhtliakin ka kawr hakah chuan fimkhur zet hian a rawn thiat vâng a, chumi hnu chuan a kut tereuh te nem zet chuan ka tie chu a mah ngeiin min suih sak ta bawk a, "Tikha chuan i inpeih tawh ni in ka hria."
"Nang pawh i inpeih tawh ang chu ti raw?" A chhânna ngaih chân reng pah chuan ka zâwt let veleh a.
"Yes."
A kut chu ka kut a chelh sakin, "A nih leh innei tawh ang hmiang."
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Inneihna hun kan hman dan chu a mawlmang viau a, kan inneihna min hriatpui tu te pawh chu kan hriat ngai mi pawh an ni lo, inneih thuchham ah leh thu tawi te kan sawi hnu ah father chuan nupui leh pasalah min puan sak a, a kutah Diamond ring pangngai tak ka buntir hnu chuan a lo sawi lawk tawh ang ngei khan ka kut ṭangah chuan Platinum zungbun ka duhloh zet chu min bun tir ve bawk a.
Ka kut azungbun awm metal vawt raihina ka taksa atawh na chu ka la tawn ngailoh thil anih avangin alien hmu ta ang mai hian ka thlir tlawk tlawk a, Katharine chuan ka chetzia chu a lo thlîr reng a, ka nuih khum ve suk. Zungbun a thil inziak chu ka chhiar chhuak a, "Tun aṭang chuan ka tâ i ni tawh!" Katharine chu melh leh rulh pahin, "Official takin kan innei tawh tihna." Ka ti el khum deuh kher bawk a.
Father chu lo nui chhuah hawk pah hian, "La ni nang, i nupui hi i fawh hmasak zet phawt a ngai ang chu!"
Ka kun hniam a, kan pahnih mitmeng chu a intawng nghal siah, a heh nem leh no takah chuan ka hmuiin ka nul sak zauh a, chutih pah chuan a nghawngah ka kutin nghet zet hian ka kuah a, uar thei ang ber chuan ka fawp nghal bawk a, heti anga ka fawh hi a thiang tlat tawh; ka nupui a nitawh a, ka tih tur ve reng a lawm.
Ka fawhna aṭang chuan inlahrangin hnunglamah chuan ka tawlhsawn hrut a, ani pawh chu arawn mengchhuak ve nghal bawk a, a mitmeng chu a dam thlap a, chu chuan min ti pháwk kher mai, min nuihna chu a hma ami ang nilo in a tak kher mai, chuti ang hmel aput avang chuan lawmthusawi nan ka fawp nawn leh zauh a.
"Richard kan innei ta e."
Chu thu chuan engti ang chiahin nge min tihlawm chhan pawh ka hre lo, mahse min tilawm viau bawk si.
"Ni e, tunah chuan Gavins familly te nena dinner eikhawm kan la hma bak a, eng tak ang maw, midang te sawmin anlo ti vak mai ang em?"
"Ka hre nang, nangmah a lawm, dinner neihpui remti tu pawh kha."
"Ka hria e, min hrilhnawn leh kher ka ngailo, kan paper te sign in nileh va kal chhin phawt ang."
Graham in awmna kan thlen chuan kan chuanna car chu ka park nghal a, inchhunglam chu eng ang chiah nge anih dawn tih chu ngaihtuah pahin, "Car dang a awm hauh lo mai."
"A lawmawm hle mai."
Miss Elloitt Katharine ti a ka koh, tuna Mrs.Vanryan ka nupui nita lam chu ka en a, holy shit, nupui ka nei ta chu a nia le.
"Richard, eng nge ni ta? I dâng vek a nia."
Ka bu nghut a, "Ka lawm e, Katharine, heti anga awmtur réng hi ka ni a lawm, ka ti tak zet."
"Ka hria lawm Richard."
"Heti ang thil hi a rawn thleng ka ring lo......."
"Nilo."
"Katharine engthil nge sawi ka tum tih hi i hre hauh lo."
"I tetlai chanchin min ngaihthlâk tir tur kha mi theinghilh tir i tum chiang mai."
"Tun ang hun ah leh lek phei hi chuan midang pawh nise, an nu leh pa te chung chang chu an sawi peih vak bîkin ka ring lo."
"Kei chuan i sawi ṭúl ka ti si a lawm."
Ka kut a ka lu dawm ruih pahin, ka rum chhuak hrawih a, ka tihdan ang chiah a min tih let hian hreawm kati ṭhin!
"Please Richard."
"Fine, " thâwk lak hawk pah chuan, "Nakinah aw."
"Ka lo ngaichang reng ang."
"Allright, tunah chuan he buaina hi i han chingfel zo phawt teh ang."
A mit chu mengkual ralh pahin, dawhtheihloh hmel zet hian thâwk a la ve hak a. "Kha thil sawi tur khan minute thum zet i hmangral."
"I lokal ve nghal dawn em?" Car kawngkhar hawnga chhuah pah chuan a ti a.
Makti zet hian ka en hau a, bûk khum nghut bâk tihtheih ka nei lo.
Compound chhung kan lut chiah chu Gavins chuan antheih ang táwka tihpui an tum tih hi a hriat theih a, hmun tinah chuan light té chi, rawng chi hrang hrang hi a de chiai a, candle nalh tak tak hi a inchhi vek bawk a, kil khat lama dawhkan te inhungah chuan wedding cake nalh dangdai zet hi a awm ran bawk a, an thil lo tihdan chu Katharine chuan ngaihsan hmel zet en chung hian, "Heti ang zawng zawng hi nikhat chhung lekin engtin nge an tih theih zawk chu le?"
A hmun kan va thleng chu keimahni min lo ngaihven turin Laura leh Graham chu an rawn lang nghal vat a, Laura chuan Katharine chu nghet zeta rawn kuah nghalin, Graham ve thung chuan ka darah min ben sak thuk thuk chungin min lawmpui thu min hrilh pah sup bawk a, an pahnih a kan Chibai leh hnu chuan ka tawlhhnung deuh hlek a, Katharine hnen aṭang chuan chakna lâk tum ang zet hian ka kut chuan ka kuah leh a, chutia katih chuan minkuah ve loh hram ka beisei.
An dinner min lo buatsaih sakah chuan hleihluak khawpin sum an ren lo tih hi a hriat reng mai bawk a, champagne te pawh chu a man to ber ber chi leh tui ber chi nimahse tunṭum erawh a hma a ka awmdan ang khan awm ka tum tawh hauh lo, ka no a champagne awm chu ka sip zauh a, chu bâk chu tui lam ka in ta thung zâwk a; Inneihna ceremony hmanlai ang mai khan thlalâkna a awm lo hlauh a, Laura leh Jenny te chauhin an phone aṭangin infawhlai vel an ti chauh a, chutihlai tak chuan vanneihthlαk zetin Katharine chu a lo rui tawh hlauh mai leh nghal bawk nen, engvakah mah a ngai ta lo hlauh bawk. A bík takin a hmel chu a engsarh a, nuihmel a pu reng bawk a, a mah ka ngaihvenna zawng zawng te chu alo pawm diam diam vek a, table kan kil ho lai pawhin midang ho awmdan chu copy ve zelin ka kut chuan Katharine taksa chu khawih kual sak dan danin ka hlat lo khawp mai, a nghawngah fawhsakin a beng bulah thle pheiin ka phun sup sup bawk ṭhin a, chu chuan lo ti nui rah rah zelin, inhmangaih tak awmdun leh inthlahlel tak kan ang viau in ka hre bawk.
Jenna chu a rawn inher a, "Oh Katy ka lo sawi theinghilh daih pek a, yoga class neihna ah zirtirtu ka ni a, karleh hi class thar neih hun tur a ni a, khawngaihin lokal ve ta che, nuam i ti ve ngawt ang."
Julia pawh lo búk ve nghat pahin, " Adam-a'n naupang ho alo enkawl a, kei pawh a class neih chhung hi ka kal tluan ṭhak zel a sin, beginners aṭangin ka ṭan ngar ngar a, nuam ka ti thei lutuk, Jenna hi zirtirtu ṭha tak niin ka hria."
Katharine mitmeng dét sar dan aṭang chuan a tuipui viau ani tih hi ka hre thei a, "Oh, ka duh zawng tak anih chu, kei pawhin tih ve chhin ka châk tak zet, engtikah nge ni ang?"
"Beginners tan chuan kartin tuesday zan dar riatah ani a, chawlh te pawh a awm ve ṭhin bawk, chuan next level kan kai leh nghal ṭhin!"
A mitmeng desar chu a meng hnual nghal raih a, "Ka theih ka ring lo, tuesday zan hi chuan home music night a awm a, local group ho te an rawn kal a, lemchan chi hrang hrang en tur a awm bawk a, he thil entur hian damlo te an chhungten an hruai chhuak ve ṭhin a,kei pawhin heti ang chi ah hian Penny hi ka hruai ziah ṭhin, tun ṭumah pawh hian a kal duh leh ngei dawn a, chuan ka tello a kal a duh ka ring lo ."
Kha thil kha Penny thil tih ṭhin board a an ziahna ah khan ka hmu tawh ngei mai, Penny kal chhuah huna an ruat pawh a ni a, tun kar hian Jazz night chu a awm dawn ngei a lawm, Jazz music hi ka duhzawng tak a ni a, kei hi kal ta ang ila, Katharine pawh aduhna hmun yoga tihna ah chuan akal thei dawn tihna a ni a, ti a ngaihtuahin ka ṭawng chhuak ta a, "Keima'n Penny chu ka lo kalpui ang."
"What?"
"Class ah chuan kal rawh, i sawi danin yoga tihchhin i chák a nilo'm ni, keiin Penny chu dinner neihpuiin a duhna hmunah te ka lo kal pui dawn nia." Zawitea nghawk deuh salh pah hian, "Jazz music ka ngainat zia pawh i hriat kha." Ka siai khum zauh a, ka nuih khum vawr zui a, "Chu chuan i thil tihfelna kawngah a puih che ka ring."
"A ṭha lutuk ringawt." Jenna chuan min lo tih pui ve thuai a.
"Kar tinin tuesday ah a ni ziah dawn a nia." Katharine chu a hawisawn zauh a.
"That's fine." Eng ang music pawh ni se ka duh vek, ri bur bur lam thlengin, amah erawh chu lemchan lam an tih turah hian eng ang lam genre nge an tih dawn tihah erawh ka buai ve deuh hlek a, "Kartin tuesday ah Penny nen date kan nei dun dawn tihna anih chu!"
Ka lamah chuan rawn âwn phei deuhin a rawn phun chhuak sap bawk a, "I ti tak zet em?"
"Yes." Ti a phun khum let ve sup pahin, "Penny bula hun hman belh leh chu ka duhzawng tak a lawm." A mit taka melh chung hian, "Ka ti tak tak."
Ka biangah chuan arawn fawp pah zauh a, "Ka lawm e." Ka beng chu a thâwk khum hak a.
Ka inher ve nghal a, a hmui bul setah chuan hmachhawnin, You're welcome."
A sei theilo tih ka hria, naktuk zanah ka rawn dah belh leh ang.
RICHARD
Ka tie suih buai puiin kitchen lamah chuan ka lo nghak a, ka tie chu suih tumin ka bei ngar ngar bawk a. Damn, ka suih thei ngailo pawh ani lo, ka nervous vang pawh a ni lo, gens style a ka suih ṭhin dan kha ka theinghilh ta zâwk tihna em ni? Heti ang hi chuan ka awm ngailo a sin.
Katharine chungah hian ka nervous tihna em ni ang? Thu chham tur sei vak pawh nilo kan nei ang a, chuan lehkha sign a ni bawk ang a, inneihna chu kan zo fel a ni mai, a bula han zám na chhan em em tur pawh awmin ka hre lo. Eng pawh nise, ka thil lo plan tawh sa stage pahnihna bâk ani hleinem.
Ka tie chu ka suih ṭha ngun lutuk tawh, mahse eng ka ang thei chuang lo; eng vanga tie chu la suih ngil theilo fo nge maw ka nih hrep chu le?
"Tikhan pawt char char la, i tie kha suih tur pawhin a awm ka ring tawh lo, engvanga khatia pawt vak vak nge maw i nih le? Kha tie khan i pawi eng nge a sawi a Richard?"
Chu aw rawn chhuahna lam chu ka hawi phei a, Katharine kitchen kawngka bianga lo ding reng chu ka va hmu nghal a, a ni pawh chu a zâm ve tak zet tih a hmel aṭang chuan ka hmuhhmaih bik chuang hauh lo. Engpawh chu ni se a duhawm hliah hliah hian ka hre tho tho, "Whoa!"
Katharine chuan inneihkawr atan off white simple tak leh mawlmang tak mahse a inhmeh tak hi a rawn ha chhuak a, chu kawr chu a ṭhui dan a mawlmang viau achu a taksa zen zaih mai leh sa pan lam pang nen chuan a inhmeh kher mai, a kawr hâk nghawng chu a zau ṭha ve khawp a, chu chuan a taksa no zet chu a tilang in a cheimawi zual sauh ni hian a hriat a, a sam chu a inhmeh tur tak hian a dar leh lamah chauh uaithla turin pin hian a chilh khawm a, a dar leh lam chu dah ruakin lehlamah chuan a sam curl chu a in vaw hnalh a, ka melh chhuk zel a, champagne rawng pheikhawk heel hniam lam pang hi a bun bawk a, a kawr hâk nen pawh chuan a rawng chu a inchawih viau bawk, a ṭha famkim viau hian ka hria, a san dan te pawh chu ka duh tawk tiu teu viau a, achhan pawh awlsam taka ka kuah theih dawn a vangin, chu ai chuan sán belh deuh se ka ti lo chiang kher mai.
Ka va hnaih phei a, a kut chu lâksakin ka fawh sak zauh a. "I duhawm tak zet."
Men hnuai raih pah hian, "Ka lawm lutuk e."
"Kei hi a lawm, lawm zâwk chu!"
"Eng chung changah maw?"
"A tir aṭanga he contract ti tura thutlúkna min siampui duhna leh ka chunga i ṭhatna zawng zawng leh i ngilneihna ka laka i lan tirna leh min nei tura thu i tihtlûkna ringawt te pawh hi ka tan chuan lawmna tham fe a tling tawh a sin, i duh chuan i duh dan dan in ti rawh tiin leh nangmah in buaipui mai rawh tiin min kalsan thei reng a, mahse chung chu tilo in ka lakah i ṭha em em a, kei i chunga ka sual viau lai pawhin nang chuan ṭhatna in min la rûl let zel a." Ti a sawi pah chuan a sam curl invial kawi chiat mai nalh zet chu ka kut zung ṭang chuan ka ti vial pah a, a sam ka kut zungṭanga ka tihvial sak neuh neuh chu thlah lehin, "Chuvang chuan i chungah hian ka lawm tak zet."
Mitmeng desar a mi rawn melh chho zauh pah hian, "Ka chungah ṭawngkam thlum tak leh nelawm tak i hmang tih ka vawikhat hriatna." Tiin a phun chhuak ve sep a.
"Ka hria a lawm, i chungah hian nelawmna pakhat te mah ka lan tir ngailo a ni tih hi, mahse tun aṭang chuan i lakah ṭha taka awm tawh turin leh nelawm taka awm tawh turin ṭan ka la tawh ṭhin ang."
Zah avanga a inhmuam ûp nalamah a biang chu a sen leh ṭan ṭan tawh tih pawh ka hmuh hmaih lo.
"Hey, a tâwk." Ka nui chhuak deuh hawk a, ka kuta a biang chu va tawh sak zauh chung hian, "Kan inneihna ni hi chu thisen tello in nirawh se." Ti a fiam zauh pah hian kan sira ka lo dah lawk sa pangpar bawr a ken tur chu ka pe nghal a, mi rawn nuih let ve seih chung hian a la sen deuh ap ap reng a, "I tan a nih kha."
"Richard."
"I duh zawng anih ka ring ." A duh zawng anilo ang tih hlauthawng ve tak chung chuan ka ti ve sup a.
Pangpar bawr chu a hnar zawnah chuan lek kangin a hnim pah zauh a, "Ka duhzawng tak." Min melh chho leh ralh a, "Nang ve le?"
"Pangpar bawr ka ken ve angai dawn hleinem." Ka ṭhen khum deuh ṭhaw a, ka thusawi pawh chu ka ti tak tak bawk.
Mi rawn melh chhoh leh vang vang pah chuan a bu ve zeuh a, a rose par bawr ken zinga mi a kuhmum parh ṭep tawh pakhat chu ulhtliakin ka kawr hakah chuan fimkhur zet hian a rawn thiat vâng a, chumi hnu chuan a kut tereuh te nem zet chuan ka tie chu a mah ngeiin min suih sak ta bawk a, "Tikha chuan i inpeih tawh ni in ka hria."
"Nang pawh i inpeih tawh ang chu ti raw?" A chhânna ngaih chân reng pah chuan ka zâwt let veleh a.
"Yes."
A kut chu ka kut a chelh sakin, "A nih leh innei tawh ang hmiang."
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Inneihna hun kan hman dan chu a mawlmang viau a, kan inneihna min hriatpui tu te pawh chu kan hriat ngai mi pawh an ni lo, inneih thuchham ah leh thu tawi te kan sawi hnu ah father chuan nupui leh pasalah min puan sak a, a kutah Diamond ring pangngai tak ka buntir hnu chuan a lo sawi lawk tawh ang ngei khan ka kut ṭangah chuan Platinum zungbun ka duhloh zet chu min bun tir ve bawk a.
Ka kut azungbun awm metal vawt raihina ka taksa atawh na chu ka la tawn ngailoh thil anih avangin alien hmu ta ang mai hian ka thlir tlawk tlawk a, Katharine chuan ka chetzia chu a lo thlîr reng a, ka nuih khum ve suk. Zungbun a thil inziak chu ka chhiar chhuak a, "Tun aṭang chuan ka tâ i ni tawh!" Katharine chu melh leh rulh pahin, "Official takin kan innei tawh tihna." Ka ti el khum deuh kher bawk a.
Father chu lo nui chhuah hawk pah hian, "La ni nang, i nupui hi i fawh hmasak zet phawt a ngai ang chu!"
Ka kun hniam a, kan pahnih mitmeng chu a intawng nghal siah, a heh nem leh no takah chuan ka hmuiin ka nul sak zauh a, chutih pah chuan a nghawngah ka kutin nghet zet hian ka kuah a, uar thei ang ber chuan ka fawp nghal bawk a, heti anga ka fawh hi a thiang tlat tawh; ka nupui a nitawh a, ka tih tur ve reng a lawm.
Ka fawhna aṭang chuan inlahrangin hnunglamah chuan ka tawlhsawn hrut a, ani pawh chu arawn mengchhuak ve nghal bawk a, a mitmeng chu a dam thlap a, chu chuan min ti pháwk kher mai, min nuihna chu a hma ami ang nilo in a tak kher mai, chuti ang hmel aput avang chuan lawmthusawi nan ka fawp nawn leh zauh a.
"Richard kan innei ta e."
Chu thu chuan engti ang chiahin nge min tihlawm chhan pawh ka hre lo, mahse min tilawm viau bawk si.
"Ni e, tunah chuan Gavins familly te nena dinner eikhawm kan la hma bak a, eng tak ang maw, midang te sawmin anlo ti vak mai ang em?"
"Ka hre nang, nangmah a lawm, dinner neihpui remti tu pawh kha."
"Ka hria e, min hrilhnawn leh kher ka ngailo, kan paper te sign in nileh va kal chhin phawt ang."
Graham in awmna kan thlen chuan kan chuanna car chu ka park nghal a, inchhunglam chu eng ang chiah nge anih dawn tih chu ngaihtuah pahin, "Car dang a awm hauh lo mai."
"A lawmawm hle mai."
Miss Elloitt Katharine ti a ka koh, tuna Mrs.Vanryan ka nupui nita lam chu ka en a, holy shit, nupui ka nei ta chu a nia le.
"Richard, eng nge ni ta? I dâng vek a nia."
Ka bu nghut a, "Ka lawm e, Katharine, heti anga awmtur réng hi ka ni a lawm, ka ti tak zet."
"Ka hria lawm Richard."
"Heti ang thil hi a rawn thleng ka ring lo......."
"Nilo."
"Katharine engthil nge sawi ka tum tih hi i hre hauh lo."
"I tetlai chanchin min ngaihthlâk tir tur kha mi theinghilh tir i tum chiang mai."
"Tun ang hun ah leh lek phei hi chuan midang pawh nise, an nu leh pa te chung chang chu an sawi peih vak bîkin ka ring lo."
"Kei chuan i sawi ṭúl ka ti si a lawm."
Ka kut a ka lu dawm ruih pahin, ka rum chhuak hrawih a, ka tihdan ang chiah a min tih let hian hreawm kati ṭhin!
"Please Richard."
"Fine, " thâwk lak hawk pah chuan, "Nakinah aw."
"Ka lo ngaichang reng ang."
"Allright, tunah chuan he buaina hi i han chingfel zo phawt teh ang."
A mit chu mengkual ralh pahin, dawhtheihloh hmel zet hian thâwk a la ve hak a. "Kha thil sawi tur khan minute thum zet i hmangral."
"I lokal ve nghal dawn em?" Car kawngkhar hawnga chhuah pah chuan a ti a.
Makti zet hian ka en hau a, bûk khum nghut bâk tihtheih ka nei lo.
Compound chhung kan lut chiah chu Gavins chuan antheih ang táwka tihpui an tum tih hi a hriat theih a, hmun tinah chuan light té chi, rawng chi hrang hrang hi a de chiai a, candle nalh tak tak hi a inchhi vek bawk a, kil khat lama dawhkan te inhungah chuan wedding cake nalh dangdai zet hi a awm ran bawk a, an thil lo tihdan chu Katharine chuan ngaihsan hmel zet en chung hian, "Heti ang zawng zawng hi nikhat chhung lekin engtin nge an tih theih zawk chu le?"
- "Pawisa ngah ṭhatna leh hmelhriat neih tam ṭhatna a ni ang chu!" Tiin ka phun chhuak sup a, ka duhzawng tak a ni tih kei pawhin ka pawm bawk.
A hmun kan va thleng chu keimahni min lo ngaihven turin Laura leh Graham chu an rawn lang nghal vat a, Laura chuan Katharine chu nghet zeta rawn kuah nghalin, Graham ve thung chuan ka darah min ben sak thuk thuk chungin min lawmpui thu min hrilh pah sup bawk a, an pahnih a kan Chibai leh hnu chuan ka tawlhhnung deuh hlek a, Katharine hnen aṭang chuan chakna lâk tum ang zet hian ka kut chuan ka kuah leh a, chutia katih chuan minkuah ve loh hram ka beisei.
An dinner min lo buatsaih sakah chuan hleihluak khawpin sum an ren lo tih hi a hriat reng mai bawk a, champagne te pawh chu a man to ber ber chi leh tui ber chi nimahse tunṭum erawh a hma a ka awmdan ang khan awm ka tum tawh hauh lo, ka no a champagne awm chu ka sip zauh a, chu bâk chu tui lam ka in ta thung zâwk a; Inneihna ceremony hmanlai ang mai khan thlalâkna a awm lo hlauh a, Laura leh Jenny te chauhin an phone aṭangin infawhlai vel an ti chauh a, chutihlai tak chuan vanneihthlαk zetin Katharine chu a lo rui tawh hlauh mai leh nghal bawk nen, engvakah mah a ngai ta lo hlauh bawk. A bík takin a hmel chu a engsarh a, nuihmel a pu reng bawk a, a mah ka ngaihvenna zawng zawng te chu alo pawm diam diam vek a, table kan kil ho lai pawhin midang ho awmdan chu copy ve zelin ka kut chuan Katharine taksa chu khawih kual sak dan danin ka hlat lo khawp mai, a nghawngah fawhsakin a beng bulah thle pheiin ka phun sup sup bawk ṭhin a, chu chuan lo ti nui rah rah zelin, inhmangaih tak awmdun leh inthlahlel tak kan ang viau in ka hre bawk.
Jenna chu a rawn inher a, "Oh Katy ka lo sawi theinghilh daih pek a, yoga class neihna ah zirtirtu ka ni a, karleh hi class thar neih hun tur a ni a, khawngaihin lokal ve ta che, nuam i ti ve ngawt ang."
Julia pawh lo búk ve nghat pahin, " Adam-a'n naupang ho alo enkawl a, kei pawh a class neih chhung hi ka kal tluan ṭhak zel a sin, beginners aṭangin ka ṭan ngar ngar a, nuam ka ti thei lutuk, Jenna hi zirtirtu ṭha tak niin ka hria."
Katharine mitmeng dét sar dan aṭang chuan a tuipui viau ani tih hi ka hre thei a, "Oh, ka duh zawng tak anih chu, kei pawhin tih ve chhin ka châk tak zet, engtikah nge ni ang?"
"Beginners tan chuan kartin tuesday zan dar riatah ani a, chawlh te pawh a awm ve ṭhin bawk, chuan next level kan kai leh nghal ṭhin!"
A mitmeng desar chu a meng hnual nghal raih a, "Ka theih ka ring lo, tuesday zan hi chuan home music night a awm a, local group ho te an rawn kal a, lemchan chi hrang hrang en tur a awm bawk a, he thil entur hian damlo te an chhungten an hruai chhuak ve ṭhin a,kei pawhin heti ang chi ah hian Penny hi ka hruai ziah ṭhin, tun ṭumah pawh hian a kal duh leh ngei dawn a, chuan ka tello a kal a duh ka ring lo ."
Kha thil kha Penny thil tih ṭhin board a an ziahna ah khan ka hmu tawh ngei mai, Penny kal chhuah huna an ruat pawh a ni a, tun kar hian Jazz night chu a awm dawn ngei a lawm, Jazz music hi ka duhzawng tak a ni a, kei hi kal ta ang ila, Katharine pawh aduhna hmun yoga tihna ah chuan akal thei dawn tihna a ni a, ti a ngaihtuahin ka ṭawng chhuak ta a, "Keima'n Penny chu ka lo kalpui ang."
"What?"
"Class ah chuan kal rawh, i sawi danin yoga tihchhin i chák a nilo'm ni, keiin Penny chu dinner neihpuiin a duhna hmunah te ka lo kal pui dawn nia." Zawitea nghawk deuh salh pah hian, "Jazz music ka ngainat zia pawh i hriat kha." Ka siai khum zauh a, ka nuih khum vawr zui a, "Chu chuan i thil tihfelna kawngah a puih che ka ring."
"A ṭha lutuk ringawt." Jenna chuan min lo tih pui ve thuai a.
"Kar tinin tuesday ah a ni ziah dawn a nia." Katharine chu a hawisawn zauh a.
"That's fine." Eng ang music pawh ni se ka duh vek, ri bur bur lam thlengin, amah erawh chu lemchan lam an tih turah hian eng ang lam genre nge an tih dawn tihah erawh ka buai ve deuh hlek a, "Kartin tuesday ah Penny nen date kan nei dun dawn tihna anih chu!"
Ka lamah chuan rawn âwn phei deuhin a rawn phun chhuak sap bawk a, "I ti tak zet em?"
"Yes." Ti a phun khum let ve sup pahin, "Penny bula hun hman belh leh chu ka duhzawng tak a lawm." A mit taka melh chung hian, "Ka ti tak tak."
Ka biangah chuan arawn fawp pah zauh a, "Ka lawm e." Ka beng chu a thâwk khum hak a.
Ka inher ve nghal a, a hmui bul setah chuan hmachhawnin, You're welcome."
A sei theilo tih ka hria, naktuk zanah ka rawn dah belh leh ang.
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