Chapter 17 of 28

Chapter 17

You, Me and Him3,816 words~20 min read

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Ka ngai hle mai cheu🤧

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"Dar 2 chauh ala nih hi, kan haw hma reuh tawp" an eitur lei bowl a chhawp mawlh* pah chuan ati a, a hnung atanga Timothy an alo kuah reng vang chuan a che tha hleithei lo.

"Ka ngai che" tiin Timothy chuan John ngawng vel chu a nul thuak* reng a, in an thlen atangin ti char* hian ala awm, John pawn dan a tum bik chuang lo.

"Tianga min kuah tlat chuan kan noodles eitur hi baw vek dawn nia" a kut pahniha bowl pakhat ve ken pah chuan John chuan ati a. Timothy chuan a kuah na chu a thlah a, John sitting room lama phei tura a in her chuan, "Vuan nghet rawh aw" tiin a pawm thut a, John pawh in ring hman lo, mahse vanneihthlak takin noddles erawh a baw lo hlauh thung a. "Heyy" tih pahin a ke pahnih chu Timothy kawng ah chuan a kherh a, a ban chu Timothy dara nghatin a noodles ken chuan a buak loh nan a theih ang* chuan a balance a. Timothy chuan zo em* mai hian a kalpui a, "Tunlai hi a hma aiin I zang tlat chawm that deuh I ngai nih hi" tiin John mawng chu a hmet(squeeze) zeuh a, sitting room lam chu a panpui a.

An thlen chuan thutthleng ah chuan John chu a nghat a,puan zawng* nena inchhawp sa an nih vangin John chuan puan a sin nghal vat a, November thla tawp lam anih ve tawh vangin a vawt ve deuh tawh te pawh niang.

An ei zawh chuan ala hma tho nen TV te chu an en pah mai* a, mahse Timothy erawh chuan TV lampang chu a ngaihsak ve teh chiam lem lo. John chu Timothy kap karah chuan thuin Timothy awm ngheng vang* chuan a a awm a, Timothy pawn John kawng ah chuan nghet takin a kuah reng bawk.

"Min ning em?" Timothy chuan a zawt thut a, John pawn mak ati ni ngei tur ani hawi let ha pah hian "Aih. Tinge?" ati ve vat a, "Oo ka si reng bawk che sia, bak ah weekends ah lo chuan ka haw lo ang ania, nangmah ah hian ka bet mah* iti em" John pum khawih neuh* pah chuan ati a.

Chhang mai lo chuan John chu a inher a, a ke pahnih chu Timothy kawngah chuan kherh nghalin a biang tawn* ah chuan va vuan in ava kiss zeuh a "A teuh lo mai" tiin a en kar a, "I awm loh chang hian he in hi a ruak hian a ruak ngawih* á¹­hin, kan bula chaw i ei loh chang lah in kim lo riau in kan inhre á¹­hin, a hmaa chhungkaw pahnih chauh ni á¹­hin kha tunah chuan pathum kan ni tawh. I awm loh apiang hian Ben hnen aá¹­ang hian zawhna engzat nge ka dawm á¹­hin te hi i ngaihtuah phak lo ang" a kiss leh a, "Kan tan hian i hlu lutuk ringawt" tiin a kuah aá¹­ Timothy awm ah chuan a bei leh vang* a.

"Ka nu thih á¹­ang khan vawikhat mah ka pa ka la hmu leh miah lo a" Timothy chuan ring vak lo hian a rawn ti sap a, John chu Timothy an apa chanchin a sawi avang chuan a hlauthawng nghal deuh a.

"Ka hua, ka haw takzet" a rawn tih leh chuan John chuan engmah sawi loin a dar chu a ben sak thek* a, a sawi chhunzawm hun nghak chuan a chang reng a, "Ka hriat theih á¹­an aá¹­angin ka nu hi a hrisel lo lutuk a, zan laia damdawiin han luh rawp* chang te pawh kan ngah á¹­hin, chuvang chuan private nurse te pawh kan laksak hial a. Ka nu kha ka lainat thei lutuk ringawt, thih sualin vawi tamtak a awm á¹­hin, mahse a hun harsa leh hrehawm lai berah pawh a pasal a hmangaih em* hian amah ni loin a hna, meetings leh pawisa a dah hmasa zawk á¹­hin" John chu a kuah nghet sauh a, "A chang phei chuan ka nu nen hian min theihnghilh emo te hi ka ti hial á¹­hin. Ka piancham emo ka nu piancham ah a awm ngai loa, ka á¹­hian te chu basketball tournament lian tham tak* kan tel changin an pa ten a rawn á¹­awiawm a, mahse keichu á¹­awiawm chu sawi loh in ah ka awm nge awm lo pawh a ngaihsak ngai lo, ka nu nen hian min ning ngawih* ber ni te hian ka hre á¹­hin"

"I pa anga ka nin ve che i hlau ami?" tiin John chuan a zawt a, Timothy chuan alu thing "Ben hi a duh* ka tihsak á¹­hin na chhan kha min zawt ani tiro?" atih chuan John chu alo bu sap a, "A chhan chu ka tet laia ka pa hnen aá¹­anga hmangaihna leh ngaihsakna ka dawn ngailoh zawng* kha pek ka duh. Ka dawn ve ngai miah loh leh ka awh em* hmangaihna zawng* hi nei se ka duh a, khawvela naupang hlim ber ni turin ka duh" ati a, John a en chuan a mittui alo tling par a, "Tinge!!" tiin a kawrban chuan a hruk sak nghal vat* a, John chuan alo kuah bet thlop thung.

"I piancham apiang in i bulah awmin cake te ka siam sak ziah tawh ang che,i hun pawimawh zawng* ah telpui che ka tum ang" tiin John chu a inhnit deuh feih* a, "I tiam em?" tia Timothy an a zawh chu alo bu ve nghat* a.

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Marcus-a chu Ben kaiin dawmdawi in lian ve tak pawn ah chuan a ding reng a, luh chu a hreh takzet, haw leh mai te chu a duh rum* mai, mahse a chi tawh bawk si loh a awmdan chu a laklawh kual vel vek tawh ni.

"U lut ang" tiin Ben chuan Marcus-a kut chu a rawn sawi det* a, Ben hian John thiante zawng* hi a 'pa' vek a, Esther-i pawh 'miss' emo a 'nu' mai thin, mahse Marcus hi chu midang pawh hian an lo nau en bawk nen a 'u' bik tlat ani.

Hreh deuh chuan Marcus-a chuan a luh pui a, David-a office a hriat loh vangin reception ah chuan ava zawt az nurse in lo kawhhmuh in a office pawn thleng chu ava hruai thlap a, an luh hma chuan Marcus chu a thaw leh hak* phawt a, chumi hnuah chuan an lut a.

An luh chuan David chu alo tho nghal vat a, a drawer atanga chocolate pahnih phawrhin an lam chu ava pan a, ava thlen chuan pakhat zawk chu Ben a pe a, ani pawn phur deuha lain a kheh nghal mial* a, chocolate pakhat zawk chu Marcus-a hmaah chuan kengin "Kha I duh thin em kha" tiin pek a tum a, Marcus chuan lak chu sawi loh en pawh en lo hian "Hman ami kha ka ni tawh lo" alo tih san hmak a.

David-a pawh chuan tilui tawh loin nurse chu a ko a, alo thlen chuan hrilh chawp ngai tawh loin Ben chu a kut ah kaiin hruai nghal mai a tum a, mahse Ben chuan David-a chu a vuan deuh á¹­ang a, nidang ah chuan a bula a kal ziah vang ani. David-a chu kun hniamin Ben beng bul set ah chuan a zuk hrilh ru se* a, Ben pawh chu alo bu ve leh nghat* reng a.

Chutia an che tla lai chu Marcus chuan alo thlir reng a, David-a mawlh chu ni a en nin theih loh chu. Kum tam tak liam tawh mahse a hmuh hmasak ber ni ang chiah khan ala hmeltha in a ding mai* pawh chuan mi ala hip em* reng, Marcus chuan a hma ang chiaha David-a a hmuh apianga a lungphu rawn danglam em* thin te, a hun kaltawh theihnghilh a duh em* te a hriatchhuah reng thin avang te chuan a haw em* a, mahse chuzawng ai chuan a hmuh apianga a ngaihzia leh thil thleng zawng* hnu pawha ala thlahlel em* thin te vang chuan amah leh amah ngei pawh a in haw takzet, khati khawp a atih nat hnu pawha ala theihnghilh lo te chu a in dem bawk.

A ngaihtuah na ah alo cheng rei deuh ni tur ani David an "Ṭhu ve em* la" a rawn tih chuan a harh zawk a, a hawi kual a hawi kual hnuah chuan David ṭhuna nena in hlat ber sofa ah chuan ava ṭhu tharh a, chutia David-a a kal ve lo te chu hre ve lo tih tak ah a nihdan tur ve reng emo tiin a phone khawih chu thlamuang tak chuan a khalh a, John an nghah a ngai dawn tih bak a sawi tlat loa.

A phone khawih lai mit tla lek loa thlir lo thlir reng tu an awm tih a hriat chuan lungawi lo deuh chuan a phone chu a sirah chuan a dah chawrh a, "Doctor ini lom ni, tih tur dang hlol i hre lo mi?" ati hlar a, "Vawin ka appointment zawng* mi dang kut ah ka dah vek" sam fe hian alo chhang a, a mit ala la san eih lo.

Awih loh hmel fe hian Marcus chuan a en a, "I mol ami, engvang ngawt in nge i dam lo te chu mi kut ah i dah a?" tiin a zawt a, "An pawimawh teh meuh mai mahse ka tana mi pawimawh ber hi ka dah hmasak a ngai" a chawl dat a, "hmana ka tihsual ang khan tihsual nawn ka duh tawh lo"

"Doctor lawilo lutuk" ati sap a, a bak chu sawizawm tur a hre tawh bik lo, darkar chanve chhung zet chu ngawi rengin an awm a, room chhung chu a reh hian a reh tlawk* mai, David-a chuan darkar chanve chhung zawng chu Marcus-a chu mit tla lek lo hian a thir dauh* a, Marcus pawn han tih vak ngaihna a hre tawh lo.

David-a kawngka chu an rawn kik karh* a, "Imm" tih pah in David chu tho a, tleirawl pakhat hian ei tur hi a rawn chawi lut a, David an a bul ava thlen chuan ala laksak vat a, "Ka lawm e" tiin tleirawl te chu a hrilh a, engmah sawi lo chuan a chhuak ve nghal vat a.

"Hei I duh ber chi" tiin eitur chu Marcus-a thutna hma dawnkan ah chuan a chhawp a, "Ka ril a tam lo" Marcus chuan ati ve ngei a, mahse dawt chiang lutuk ani, zinga chaw mumal a ei loh vangin a ril chu tam tawh takzet mahse David-an a ei duh ber ala hriat vang hrim* pawh chuan ei a duh lo.

"Rawn ei vat rawh a daih chuan a tui lo nia" a tih chu Marcus chuan a chhang loa, a mit sirin eitur mawlh chu a melh zeuh* reng, "A lo ber ah darkar 3 tal ala ngai dawn nia, nangmah I inhrem mai*" ama eitur chawk hliau* chung chuan ati a, a rim vel te chu Marcus-a run luih nan chuan a theihtawp in tihchhuah a han tum vel a.

Marcus chuan eitur chu en vang* a "Eitur hi ka zah vang chiah in ka ei ang" tiin a chawi kang a, hmel serious ve tak in a ei a, David-a chuan en in a smirk zeuh a, a hmaa a Marcus a hriat thin ngei kha ni.

An ei zawh chuan David chuan a cold drinks neih sa chu va la a, Marcus-a bul ah chuan ava thu thla a "Amor" tih pahin a bul ah chuan a dah a, "Vawi engzat nge i khan min ko tawh suh ka tih che" vawitam tak a sawi tawh a, mahse David-a beng ah a lut thei lo nge ni a sim thei lo, Marcus-a lah in a haw si an nun hlui theihnghilh a duh em* te a hriatchhuah tir reng vang ani mahna. "Engmah a awm tawh lo pawh ani thei, mahse ka hmangaih ila ni reng a, ka tan engmah a danglam lo" tiin a chhang a, Marcus-a a en kar bawk, Marcus erawh a thusawi vang chuan a thinrim sauh a, 'hmangaihna' tih tawngkam khan ati na ni.

"Engnge hmangaihna chungchang I hriat ve mi tihnat bak thiam nei lo inih kha" ati ta fak a, David-a hmel ah chuan in thiam lohna leh natna hlir a hmuh theih.

David pov,

Chu thu a sawi lai chuan chiang takin a mit ah ka en reng a.

Natna, huatna, phatsan na, thinur na te ka hmu a, a kehchhe vek ani. Ka hmangaih em*, mi dangin an khawih chu sawi loh an tawngkhum hlek pawh ka phal ngai loh kha keimah ngei hian ka tina a, a rilru tha leh thianghlim em* thin te kha keimah vang hian a hlauh vek tih ka hmu thei, mi a rin ngamna te kha an bo vek tawh, chu zawng* aia min tina tu chu hmangaihnaa a rinna zawng* ka tihchhiat sak hi ani. Ni e, a ngaihzawng hmasa ber chu ka ni lo, mahse chiang taka ka hriat erawh chu a hmangaih hmasa ber ka ni, a tawpna nen.

Ka in hua ka inhaw takzet, hun pawh let leh a ka tihsual zawng* kha siamthat leh ka duh, khatih hun lai khan ka pan min kalsan ta thut kha ka tuar thiam lo a, keimah vang ani, phai ah tha taka medical zira doctor hlawhtling tak ni turin min duh, mahse duh loin ka hnial fithla thak a, a chhan chu hetah ka thinglung a awm miau a, kalsan ka duh lo, chuvang chuan ka pa accident ni khan nasa takin kan inhau a, fain a pa bula a sawi loh tur thleng* sawiin thinrim takin in ka chhuahsan a, mahse ka la chanchin ka hriat leh meuh chuan khawvel ah awm tawh lo. A thihna ah khan keimah ka indem ngawih* a, 'lo hnial lo ila' emo 'tha takin lo sawipui ila' 'lo chhuak kher lo ila' 'ila, ila, ila' hlirin ka khat a, keimah kha ka buai vek ani, chuvang chuan ka pa duhthusam hnuhnung ber ti hlawhtling tura phai a zir zawm ka ni.

Mahse khang kum chhung zawng khan vawikhat te mah hlim in ka awm ngai lo, ka hmangaih ber ka tina tih inhre ran in ka awm a, a theihnghilh tawh loh tur thil ka hnutchhiah bawk, kha thutluk na kha khawvela ka thil tih tawh zawng* a ka la inchhir ber ani, tunah ka amor ka hmaah a thu a, keimah vang in na takin a awma, ka thiamloh vek ani.

Author pov,

"Ka tihpalh, awmzia awm dawn lo mahse ka tihpalh, ka tihpalh takzet, I duh chuan chu thu chu nitin zan tin, darkar tin ka hrilh ang che, khawngaih takin min pawm leh rawh" tiin Marcus chu a ngen a, mipa puitling doctor zir chhuak tawh meuh pawh a hmangaih na taka a awm a hmuh chuan a mit ah mittui a tling a.

"Khati khan na ber angin awm suh. Kum khat. Kum khat teh meuh chu ilo lan leh beiseina nen ka nun ka hmang asin. Kum nga hnuah ilo lang leh a, engtin nge ka pawm che I rin reng* a, a viau turah min ngai ami?" a mittui parawl par a, David chuan "Ka tihpalh" tiin ala phun chhunzawm char* a, thil tam tak sawi a duh mahse dikna a nei lo tih a hria, "Khatih lai khan kum 16 chauh asin ka la nih, engmah sawi loin I bo tawp a" a insut hraih a "Min kalsan tih hre mah ila ka thinlung in a pawm thei lo, eng emo ni chhan a awm ringin keimah leh keimah ka in hnem a, I lo call hlauh ringin kum khat taltap kha ka tlaivar thin, eng emo ni tal I rawn sawi hun ka nghak thin,khami zan la la la Mizoram I chhuahsan tih ka hriata ka awmdan te kha I hria em?" a kut chu a theihtawp a na chuan a hum ruh a, kum nga lai tu mah hrilh loa a ruka alo pai zawng* chu sawichhuah a tum a, mahse David-a a hmuh Huna a sawitur alo nasa taka alo ngaihtuah thin te chu pakhat mah a sawichhuak thei lo, "Tha takin min lo then lo* la chuan ti em* khan ka tuar lo ang" a mittui chu dan rual loh in a tla zung* a, "Emo a tir atang khan ka taksa chiah I duh tih kha sawi lo* la a tha tur" harsa ti fe chuan a tichhuak a, a awki dang nen chuan a inang tawh hauh lo, David-an amah ni loin a taksa chiah a duh tih a ngaihtuah hian a na nawn leh tlawt* thin, "Nga tinge thu tam tak min tiam in I tih theih loh tur leh thil awm ngai miah lo tur suangtuahna te min pek" ati sap a.

"Ani lo, ka thiam loh ani" David chuan ava kuah a, Marcus-a chu alo zawi ngiai a, dang tur pawn tha engmah a nei tawh lo, Kum tamtak amah chauha alo pai, sawichhuah a duh em* thin te a sawichhuak a, eng emo ti tak chuan thawl huaiin a inhria.

"Ka tihpalh, ka tisual leh tawh lo ang. Ka tiam e" tiin David chuan a lu ah chuan a kiss a.

John pov,

Kan ti nek* a December thla kan chuangkai ve ta reng mai, zing boruak pawh a thiang a, a vawt ve zar tawh bawk. Ka bula tui taka Timothy mu chu khabe dawm meuh hian ka thlir tlawk* a, sawi tur vak a awm lo a tha ani. Vawi tamtak ka inzawt thin eng tin ani ang mi hlawhtling leh hmeltha hian kei mai* hi ti em* a min duh theih, kei chang ni loin ka fapa ngei pawh ama hrin ang chiahin a en a, hrelo phei chuan hmu se a zawhna awm hauh loin a fa angah an ngai nghal ang. Hetiang tak hian engtin nge mihring hi an vanneih theih ka hrelo mahse ka vannei ani, khawvela thil engkim hi ka nei vek ni berin ka inhria, khawvela naupang duhawm ber fapa ah ka nei a, khawvel mipa zawng* a tha ber mai chu ka ta ani bawk, keipawh ata ka ni. Sawi lo mah ila kan hma hun tur ka ngaihtuah nasat luat ah hian ka mu thei lo thin, apa chu thuhran ni se Ben ber hi tunah chuan naupang te ala nia engmah ala hrethiam lo, mahse a rawn lian anga zawhna min zawh hun a awm dawn chung hunah chuan eng tin nge ka chhan ang tih ka hrelo, ka fapa tan ringawt pawh hian kalsan tur ka ni tih chu ka in hria mahse a har em ani.

Anu awm loh atang phei kha chuan a in ah a haw mang* tawh ngai lo, a kawr leh ama thil pawimawh ava la zawk a, a rawn haw leh mai thin, vawi hnih thum vel chu a ina in suan phei turin min sawm ve tawh a, mahse chumi tan em chuan ala hma ka ti.

Christmas anih dawn vangin Ben pawh a phur leh tawh viau a, thla hmasa tang tawh khan in chei a sawi a sawi tawh a, mahse ka uk sak vak lem lo, chei tak hi chu a nuam mahse a thiah leh vel ber hi nia ka nin thin, kum dangah chuan Christmas tree ka hun sak a, a hnuaiah present lem tlem azawng kan hung a, kan duhtawk mai thin kha nia, mahse tun kum chu a sawi tirh atang khan Timothy hian a phurpui em* a, thla hmasa tawp lam atang khan an pahnih in in chei hi a dil in min dil ngawr* a, an in thurual thiam mai bawksi han hnail ngaihna thlot hi an awm lo .

"I mu thei lo mi?" meng lo chuan a rawn ti ban chep a, "A vawt lutuk a, mu leh rawh dar 4:30 pawh la ri lo" ka tih chuan a in beng kang deuh a, ka kawng ah chuan vuanin a lam ah min pawt hnai a. A mut na ah kawr a hak ngai loh vang in a awm hlang tawp chu ka va si chet a, a lum nuam takzet, a thinphu ri te chu ka ngaithla a, ka ta vek ani. A hmel ena ka han hawichhoh chuan nui sangin min lo en ve a, a sam a pawr pheng reuh a, mu tho chiah e tilo chuan a tha em* lawi si, a chhip atanga a ke ler thleng hian ka ta ani tih ka hriat hian ka hlim veng* thin.

Tuman tui taka a mu lai an duhtawk in an thlir ve thei loa, an duh* hun ah an kuah in fawp ve thei lo, a taksa kawilai pawh khawih turin dik na an nei velo, ka ta vek ani, keimah chiah in chutiang ti tur chuan dik na ka nei. Chung ka hriat chhuah chang hian ka hlim thin, chan ka hlau ka hlau ngawih* ka lak atanga an lak bo mai hi ka hlau ani, ka hlim lutuk hi ka hlauthawng thin. Heng amaha dik na leh chanvo ka neih zawng* te ka hloh ka hlau, ka ta ka tih theih loh hun a awm hi hlau ani.

"Engnge I ngaihtuah a?" ka kawr hlima ka dul kheuh neuh* chuan ati a, "Engtik ah emo midang ta inih deih hi ka hlau" ka ti sap a, a hmaa nupui neia chhungkaw din tura ka tih lai te kha ka hrechhuak a, han nei tak* mai se chuan awmthei lo zawk tur ka ni.

"Tunlai hi I chauh deuh vang nge thil hi I ngaihtuah ngur* zel a" tiin a tho in ka chung ah chuan a rawn in beng kang a, "I ta vek ka nih hi ka duat" tiin ka hmui ah a rawn fawp zeuh a, "Engkim, ka taksa leh ka chhungril zawng* hi" tiin a hma ai uar leh rei deuh zawk chuan min rawn fawp leh a. Ka lut lehlam chu lain a awm zawn ah a dah a, "Heihi nangmah vang leh nangma tan chauha phu anih hi" chiang leh fiah tak chuan ati a.

"Keipawh ka pum hian I ta ka nih hi" tiin ka kut pahnih chuan a kawngah kuah in a fawp vang* a, chhan na pawh ka dawng hma viau mai.

Duhthawh ve taka kan in kiss lai chuan, a dick chuan min rawn do deuh ul chu ka hria a, in la hrangin "In kiss ringawt khan ati zauthau che mi?" challenge tak chuan ka zawt a, smirk chung hian "I chunga ka awm atang khan ka dik tawh lo" tiin a hma ai duhthawh mah chuan min rawn kiss leh a, heti taka a taksaa effect ka nei hi nuam ka ti.

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A thui khawp mai guys 🥰

Han tih thui vak pawh hi a tawp vat hi ka hlau a😔