*|| KA HINKHO KIKHEL SAH ||*
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*L⭕VE ST⭕RY*
_By_
_*TangpaMinneo*_
_(13/02/2019)_
Leading role.
“`Lalcha & Esther“`
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Gollhang tahsa le mel kahin poh a kipat, kitile kahung ki kethoh sah a kipat a kon’a keihi mi kisase kanahi e. Ka chenna Lhangjol vangkho a jong numei chapang hon ei gichat pen u, a gilou a kithang Gollhang Lalcha chu kana hie. Vengsung a koiman ei munom pon, adehset in nungah hung khangdoh pan² ho in eina mu ngamlou u mikhat chu kahi. Chubang a ka gitlou vangchun tehse chatmo ho kave jou deh jipon, khohna khat a ka khoh vangchun hiche lampang a chun ngailut na khat kana neikit e. Hinlah vengsung a kei ei kivop pi le ei kipol pi ding mihem ana umlou chu ahimai e.
Kanu Kapa chuleh ka insung mite in jong alona je eihetlou u pasal khat kana hilai phatkhat laichun, jubel kitun na a kamel akimu jingin, chuleh khamna thei soh a kana tanden lai tah nilhah khat hin ni alhum tan, keijong ka ngaibang lampi let le neo kite tohsa chu avel in kahin tephei peh in vengsung a kahung vaphei laitah hin lampi panga nungah chapang khat ana tou chu kamu tan ahi. _”Ipi tidan a tuni chu kaphat thim khat ham?”_ tin kalung thim a kigel pum in hiche nungah nu chu kave in ahile a umchan chu mitoh banglou khat ana hikha e. Ka vet chenset le kamukhah mi ahipo in, ka kham vangchun ka lunggel a hiche numei nu chu kisei mai le *mingol* khat ana hikha tai. Asam chu kavet le samthi amukhah louna sotlheh dingdan chu ahitan, amel jong nen adimset jeng’e. Mihem chunga lungset na neilou bang a min eigel pa chu hiche nilhah chun hiche nungah nu hinkho dingchu kagel le ka voujang ahung na tan ahi. Eihin ve in, _”Heu. Kagil akel e. Nehding neipe o. Nehthei nei chohpeh o”_ tin dahdoh ngamlou in ahinsei tan ahile kalung akidang val in, hitia houpi thei kana hi lam chu kana kigeldoh vah poi. Kenjong ka sakhao kamai lele leh sum dangka 50 ka judon na a valdoh chu kape in ahile akipah in, alhaisuh jel in dukan a nehthei aga kichoh tai. A umchan chu kavet le kalungset lheh in, mibanglou a hinkho aman chu ka lung atheh lheh jeng in, koi ahi vang ima kahe doh naipoi.
In kaga lhun chun nidang banglou tah in thipchet in kaga lut in, nidang a insung kalut dingle kotkhah khatvei tei² hin pehging jingpa chu hiche nichun Kanu in kidang asaval in, eimoh vetden jeng’e. Kanu in, _”Lalcha. Tuni ipi natiham? Na lung lhailou ham?”_ tin eihin dong in, hiche thudoh eihin neichu thu dang bang in kalung a aging tapo’n, Kanu in jukham le kitom mel a bou eina mujing chu kahin ki geldoh in lung kisih nan kadim jengta’n ahi. Hinlah ima in ka donbut po’n, bu eihin thuhpeh in kane vaset in, kaki sutheng in lupna kajon tai. Ka jalkhun chunga chun kaki gel² jeng in, _”Ipi atile hibang a phamo kahi ham? Kapen na Kanu jeng in jong miphalou bang a eigel thei hi ipijeh ahidem?”_ tin kakigel in ahile ka thilbol jouse kahung kisih in, alangkhat a nungah ngol nu chu kahin geldoh kittan, _”Hoilang mi hija. Anu apa umlou ham? Ipidia gilkel athoh ahideh o?”_ tin gamtin kahin gelkhom tan ahile ka judon a kick afuh thimjeh chun chomlou kah in kana nah hai kittan ahi.
Ajing nikho’n bazar a kachen von chohding katile bazar a mi ana dimset in, munkhat lah chu mi tamtah ana ki umkol in keijong ka lungdong kaga vet le janlhah a nungah nu chu dukan nei kolte mikhat dukan a nehthei alahdoh jeh a, houset le avoh ana kop u chu kamu kittan ahi. Ka penpi kanao khat toding dinmun a kahin gel le ka lai ahungna in mi jalah a chun ka ki thehlut in kaga kaidoh tai. Hichun miho kom’a chun, _”Na jat chanpi numei khat. Hichejong chu mitoh banglou nalai khat jatdang chidang ho khutthah lhaona dinga na phal ngam jengu ham? Na chanu hiti hin bolleu na vetjou diu hinam? Amona a na panpi loudiu le amona chunga khutlha dauvin. Mite vetset ichan nau hicheho hi ahi. Nahiti lou ule hiti pouvin nate”_ kati in dukan neipa kom’a chun, _”Hitobang a athua seilou a sele pha helou mikhat chunga nakhut nahin vellha le Lalcha koi ahi nahet ding ahi”_ katin dukan a alahdoh nehthei manchu kapen hiche nungah nu chu kahin kaidoh tai.
Kakhut a katuh a ka kaidoh tahvang chun amin jong kahe naipon, chuleh hoilai mi ahijong khatcha kana hekit pon ahi. _”Tun puileng hoilai a ka dalhah pa kitdi ham? Ka lung akham lheh tan, munkhat a dalhah jengding ahi”_ kati in lampi munkhat lai a chun nehthei ka chohpeh in ka dalha kittai. Hiche ni chun ju kana don tapoi. Kanu a lungdong cheh² tan, ka hinkho akikhel jeng chu Kanu ana lungdong lheh e. Ka judon ding adei ahipon, ka buina um ahisah jeh johchun eina lungkham pi lheh e. Chubang a Kanu thusei kangailou vangchun Kanu in vang ei ngailu jingnai ti kahe chen cheh² tan ahile ka lung kisih na ahung tam cheh² e.
Jukam nam loupet kahijeh chun Kanu in eihin houpi in, _”Lalcha. Na buina ipi umham Boi?”_ tin eihin dong tan ahi. Kenjong, _”Mama. Tuni bazar a nungah mingol khat mihon ana vo uvin, kenjong kavet le eimi numei khat ahijeh chun ka lainat pi in kahin kaidoh in nehthei kan chohpeh e. Mama. Lungset aumdan”_ katile Kanu in chubang a ngailut na neiding kahi ding chu atahsan pon hinlah ei kipapi lheh jeng’e. Bu kaneh jou uvin kenjong ka lupna kakijot kittan, ki ngaito hattah kahijeh chun gamtin kahin gelkhom kittan ahile sunlang a ka thilto ho kalung in ahung kilang in, _”Nungah nu chu hoia a imu tadem? Bu anehding hinam? Oleh, min ana engbol kitdem?”_ tiho ajat² kahin geldoh tan ahile ka imu thei tapon ka room le common room chu kasuh che katouche tan ahile Kanu alungdong lha jeng in, _”Lal. Ipi nati ham?”_ tin eihin dong kittai. Ka lungbuina ho kasei jeng tan, _”Mama. Hungo. Tuni ka dalhah na muna chun gave hite. Kalung athi thei hih e”_ katile Kanu jong ahungnom in meivah kaki choi lhonin sun a ka dalhah namun chu kaga velhon tan ahile lampang a dapsa tah a ana imut chu Kanu in ahin mutan, _”Lalcha. Veteh. Hilai a khun mikhat aume”_ atin kavet le ama ana hiphat in Kanu kaseipeh tan ahile Kanu in jong angailu lheh jeng in, hilai muna dap athoh chu avejou pon, keiho inlang a kahin puilut lhon tai.
Kanu in tuilum a om in, ahin sil ngim selin, gampam a lekha sim a um ka unu von dalhah ho chu a kivonsah in asam ho hoisel in ahin potup peh tan ahi. Room a kon’a Kanu in anne dinga ahin puidoh kamu chun ama ahiding chu ka tahsan thei tapoi. A limlui toh limgeh bang a aumpet limchu sun le jan abang jenge. A vouso ahoisel in, mingou ahi in, asam jong a kong changei apha in, anam suhjel jeng’e. Chubang a melhoi khat mingol mel ana putchu ka lai ana lheh jeng in ahi. Ka lungthim a genthei khat kithopi kahijeh chun kipanan kadim in, hiche nilhah chun hiche nungah nu hinkho chu *KA HINKHO KIKHEL SAH* khat ahung hitai.
Jing nikhoa kon chun Kanu toh akivop jingtan, Kanu in ucha bang in eibol uvin a ngailu lheh jeng’e. Nidang chun ka houpi ule gicha jing tobang in aum jin, lhakhat jou hin ahung hamdoh jep² tan hichun amin kadong lhon in ahile *Esther* ahi ahin seidoh tan ahi. Nikho che dungjui in doctor ho koma kaga vetsah ji lhon in ahile ama jong ahung pil jep² tan, noptah a ki houpi theile ki voppi thei ahung hidoh tan ahi. A umna mun vang ijat vei kadoh lhon vang in a hedoh thei naipoi. Kanu’n _”Lalcha. Tua hibang a ibuipi lhon vanga a inko ten aholmo diu dan ka gel le a hahsa val e. News lah a flash bol hitin, a insung mi hol a pha ahi. Khonung le ibuilhon ding ahi”_ ahinti tan, kenjong pha kasah in Kanu seibang in kabol tai. Lha 3 lang kanga lhon vang in koiman ima ahung sei pon hijeh chun Kanu in ama cha bep² in ahin kisin doh tan, aki ngailu lheh jeng lhon’e.
Nikhat hi hospital a kapui lhon le operation bol ngaiding dinmun in ahung umtan, keini nucha in neile gou sumle pai la kanei lhon pon, sum holna ding la kahe kitpon ahile kalung akham val tan, kaki gel² le ka garineo pulsar khat johdoh ding in kahung kigellha in gangchel in dangka 60,000 in ka johdoh in hichea chun Esther operation kahin bol tauve. Pathen koma katao jingtan, Esther damna ding in Kanu toh maicham kasem jing lhonin ahile Pathen in katao nau asang in Esther operation jong lolhing tah in aki chaitai. Theatre a kon’a ahin puidoh jou u chomkhat jouin ahung khangdoh in eihin mu chun aumna kimvel lah chu ave lele jeng in, kei eihi ven, _”Heu. Nang koi na?”_ eihin tichun ka lung adong val in ima seilou hel in kenjong kamoh vetden tai. Kanu ahung luttoh akitoh chet in Kanu in aga houpi in ahile Kanu chu ave jangkei in, _”Nangho koi nahiu ham? Henu. Ipidia kei hilai a kaum theiham?”_ atin ahile kanu jong alungdong val in ima aseithei kit tapon, kaki moh vetto jeng tauve. Hichun doctor hokhat ahung in Esther kom a thu umdan jouse ana seitan ahi. Hichun kei le Kanu koma kipa thu seile ngaidam thum akop in, lhisoh pum in aumtan ahile keini in jong ka lhem lungmong lhon in doctor hoa kon discharge kamu phat uvin inlanga kapui lhon tai. Hiche nia konchun ki het chenset na kahin nei tauvin ki ngailu tah in hinkho kahin mangkhom tauve.
Eimi te ngaina in thilpha kibol na a jong phunse te ihi nau bangchun keini nucha natoh chu khosung’a hotel a bolding helou a touho kihoulim na topic ahung hikit tan ahi. Aning khat a eina seise mi ahung kichu tholeu tan ahile keijong nikhat kahung lunghang tan, khosung’a kakisen in, _”A thinom² in tukal Esther thu hinsei kit uvin. Na in u toh kahal lih thading nahiuve”_ katin kaki tom lele tan ahile gollhang mi thum ahungdoh uvin kei voding in ahung ki goltoh chet uvin, kenjong ka nuisat in _”Nangho loi nahiuham? Hungtao². Tuni Lalcha nam najah diu ahi”_ katile khat ahung leng phei in tollai a kachil thang tan ahile adang teni in thingkeh in eihin jep lhontan keila ka khut goh in kapang in kaki habui val phat u chun khosung’a upa hon eihung phel khen nah² uve. Kanu in eihung phohthip in insung a ei kailut tan ahi. Insung kaga lut a Esther in eihin mu chun ahung peng in, _”Heu. Namai a thisan chu ka gicha val e”_ atin amai akisip in aka toh kopin apeng dentan ahile kenjong mirror a kaga kivet le ka chalpang munkhat laichu a thi analong in, gangchel in kaki suhtheng in band-aid kakibeh in Esther kom a kaga che kittai.
Thisan amua agichat danchu kagel le a hinkho chesa a thisan lonna khat ato ahiding ka gingmo tan, hijeh chun kenjong nikhat kaki houlim laipet lhonin kadong tai. _”Nao. Ipi tidan a thisan namu le hitia chu naum jiham?”_ katile, aman jong, _”Heu. Phatkhat laichun keiho jong insung mi kikim a nomtah a kalen nau phatkhat ana ume. Hinlah neile gou ki engset peto jeh in ka palen te muda kahung chang tauvin, kapa in a khuttah a ana lamdoh sa neile gou chule gam jouse ka palen te in mi upa ahinau aki lunglet pival jeh uva eina lahpeh u ahie. Hiche gohkeu chu hilou a kamitmu a Kanu le kapa hinkho eina lahmang peh u ahi. Kei jengjong pasal honkhat in ka numei hina a jumso ding eina got u ahin, Pathen in ei phalpon, kahung jamdoh le lampi a gari khat in eihin takhah chan kahe e. Aban kahe poi. Ipi tidan a hilai muna kahung umkhah hamjong kahepoi. Hiche thisan lonjan chu kageldoh jile thisan kamu jouse Kanu le kapa thisan long dan a kagel jeh a ka gichaji val a hitia chu kamoh umji ahie. Kei kanop a kaum jong ahipoi.”_ tia alhi longpum a ahinsei chun ka lungset lheh jeng in, hiche nikhoa a hinkho thusim kajah chun achunga lamdang tah in lungset na sangtah kahin neidoh tai.
Hitia hinkho nomtah ahin manthei tahjeh chun keijong ka lung among lheh tan, kaki pah lheh jeng’e. Khosung a mi konkhat in akicheng dan in eigel jiuvin, _”Lalcha. Itih kah a ji nanei hamo?”_ tin eihin dong jiuvin, akah le kajah ahung cha ji in, hinlah ka lunga chun ka jiding bang a kagel le ngailut na kahin nei cheh² tai. Alangkhat a Esther chu nungah ahi heho in ka naonu, ka sopinu dan in agel uvin, aning² a ahin hel pan kit tauve. Kagel jile angol lai a donlou uva tua kahin kisemdoh phat a akichu tho jeng u chu ka engse in, _”Mitoh abahlou lai a bon mulou uva tua nei lahpeh kigot kit uham?”_ tin kalung a chun kamoh lunghan jitai. Nilhah khat hi keijong kaki gel in ka lungset na hi ka seidoh loule kahung vaigei ding kati aja lheh tan, seidoh jeng ding in kaki gellha ta tan ahi. Kaki gonjing laitah nilhah khat hi inmai langa pat in Esther ahung pengjah jeng in, _”Heu. U Lalcha. Henu.”_ tin chapang ka in ahung kapjah tan, kenjong kadel jel le inmai a pasal khat in kaimang ding a akhut ana tuhchu kamu in, kavoujang ana val’in pasal le pasal kivetlhah ding ahi katin asuh le apeh kakop le chatman louhel in alhutan hichun thopal a kaman gokeh khat chu kala in, ka jep kigot le Esther in eihin tuh in, _”Heu. Bol hihbeh o”_ tin kakeng a tuh leutan ahile a umchan chu kavetle kamoh lungset lhah in, thisan kaso a Esther lungnat na ding kaboldoh ding jehchun kalung kaki khaikhi in inlang a kahin puilut tan ahi.
Potdoh ding kakisah le Esther in _”Heu. Keijong kahung dihe?”_ tin eihin jui kigo in kanom pon ka chedoh tan, phat sotpi kana dalhah ta sa, ju kahin don kham kit in, ka lungset pen khat midang in ei lahpeh kigot chu kagel le kalai anaval in hiche pasal pa chung a phulah ding kaki go in mitsan leu in ju kijoh na a kon’in kahung doh tan ahi. Hilai muna kona kapotdoh chun inmai a Esther ana ding in eihin muchun atou in akap lhatai. Guhthim a kahin dalhah vang a ka judon namun chan eihin juilut ahichu kahe tan, kei mitmo jeh a ka lungset khat in gichat tijat helou banga jan nuia hitia lhisoh puma ka umchan ana vetchu kakisih in hinlah seiding kahe poi.
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