07 January, 2018

Phuba

Phuba

Carson cu thaithawh ah arti, vok cawn pherh ro, sang le a pi ih tuahsak mi khawfi thaw zet a ei. "A thaw lawlaw," tiah a pi cu a sim.

"Ka lungawi, duatte," tiah a pi cun a sawn. Cu thluh ah a pi cun cabuai a thenfai ih, khengkho pawl a ret. A pi hi kum sawmriat a ti zik thlang ih, nu fate zet a si. Asinan a zuan a zang ih, a thazang a cak. Cun, Carson hrangih umhar riahsiat can a si ding mi khal, hlim hmel pu thei zet a pi ih mithmai ruangah ni tleu mawi suah can ah a cang.

Carson ih pa cu leiram cuhawknak ralbuai ah John Jacobson in a rak kap that. John Jacobson hi "J.J." ti ih theih lar a si sawn. A pa a thih hnu rei lo te ah a nu khal amahte'n a that aw ve. Asinan a nu cun thahawknak ah hridai siseh, nam siseh, a hmang ve lo.  Ihkhun ah a zau, a mit a sing ih, Carson in siseh, sibawi in siseh, pastor in siseh, ei an fial mi zianghman a ei duh lo. Carson in a nu  a thi zik cuahco ti a theih tikah, an hnenah ra ding in a pi ih hnenah thirhri ca a kuat.  Asinan St. Marble le Richton khua cu an hlatawk zet ruangah, a pi cu a fanu thih can a rak khelh man fangfang. Cumi lai ah Carson cu kum hleiruk a si.

A nu a thih cun Carson cu riahsiatnak horkuam thuk zet ah a pil. Asinan a pi cun zianghman a ttong lo. "Na riah a siat hi thil awmang a si ko. Asinan ttahnak timi hi kumkhua in a hmun lo," tiah a sim.

"J.J. in ka pa a rak thah tluk ih fiang in, ka nu khal a that ve. Ni khatkhat ahcun ka hawl ding ih, ka hmuh ahcun a taksa ah cerek ka thun lut ding," tiah Carson cun a pi a sim ve.

A pi cun, "Cuvek ih na ruat cu thil pangai a si ko. Asinan a cancan ahcun phuba laknak timi hi na ruat vek in a feh ttheu lo," tiah a pi in a sim ve.

Carson in a pi ih sim duh mi cu a theithiam lo. Asinan a hnenih a pi a um cu nuam a ti ruangah, a theihthiam lo khalle poi a ti lo. A pi cu Carson ih hnenah kum ruk a um thlang ih, St. Marble khua ih tlun ding thu khal a rel dah lo.

Carson cu rifle kah a thiam zet. Asinan pistol cu a hmang dah lo. Curuangah pistol pakhat a lei ih hramlak ah a cin ciamco. Hlaral ih thinghnah pakhat, vei khat ih a kap thlak thei tiang in a cin. Hmuibahnak khal a tuah ih, vei hra ah vei kua cu a kap fuh ringring. Tu ahcun Carson cu a tiar aw zo.

Vei khat cu an khua Richton ah J.J. a ra thleng ti a thei. Leiba cawhawk can a thleng. A pi ih rak sim mi a dik. Ttahnak cu kumkhua in a hmun lo. Asinan phuba lak a hiarnak cu a sosang ringring thotho.

Carson in a tuah tum mi cu a pi a sim lo. Asinan sangka ihsi a suah rual ah a pi in, "Na va hawl hmuh ka beisei," a ti. Asinan, "Na va thah ka beisei," a ti lo.

Asinan, J.J. cu a hawl hmu ding ih, a that ding. Carson cun a pa in a liang parih a toter lai ih, a pai' ban tha cak zet pawl a vun mang thar sal. Hnattuan phah ih a nui' hla sak awn khal a vun mang thar sal. A nu cu a pi thawn thil tampi ah an bang aw zet. Thinlingnak cu a taksa sungah tisuar bang in an fawn dutdo. A kutzung pawl cu a pistol bawm lam ah an tla thla ih, savun bawm cu an cul rero.

Vei le khat ah J.J. – lole amah thawn a bang aw mi – cu a hmu thutthi.  Cu pa cu zak-doh pahnih (crutches) sirhsan in a ding ih, inn phar a hngohsan. A va pan nai tikah J.J. ih ke pakhat cu a khuk hnuai ciah in a bul ti a hmu. A mit khatlam cu puan dum pakhat thawn a khuh aw. A cal laifang ah hmaphe sen saupi a um renren fawn. Carson in hmuh a rak beisei dan a si lo lawlaw. Carson cun aw tthia zikte thawn, "Ka pa na rak that," a va ti.

Mit men dal diadia pakhat in a rak zoh. "Ka rak that tla a si thei. Minung tampi ka rak that vek a bang. Ka cingmang ttha nawn lo. Dixie Southbound tlangleng ka to lai ah, a ti-hlum bawm a puak ih zin ihsi pial in a let. Cumi ah ka kehlam ke le ka vorhlam mit ka hloh. Ka thluak tamsawn a siat fawn. Nangmah lo zuam thei ding ka si nawn lo. Asinan i kap duh a si ahcun, i kap remcang ding in hitawk ah ka rak ding thei ko," tiah J.J. cun a sim.

Carson ih thinhengnak cu an hlo thluh. A thin a heng sal thei nawn hrimhrim lo. A meithal a phorh ih, a zoh hnu ah leivut lak ih thlak a tum lawk. Asinan a thinlung a thleng sal. Ni khatkhat ah meithal a ttulhai tla a si thei. Tu ah a ttul hrih lo men.

J.J. cun, "Na pa ka rak thah lai ka cing nawn lo. Ka rak that a si ahcun, poi ka ti zet," a ti. Carson hrangah ttong ding a um nawn lo. John Jacobson a rak si ttheu mi, tu ih zangfakza minung, cu a tlan san.

Carson in sangka a ong ih a vung luh rual ah a pi cun, "Na va hmu ti," a rak ti. Carson cun a lu a sut. A pi cun, "Asinan na va that lo," a ti bet. A pi in cumi tiang ziangtin a thei ti a ruat ban lo.

Cu thluh ah Carson cun, "Ka va that lo. A phu tawk va pe ding in ka va feh nan, a phu tawk hremnak a rak ngah zo ti ka va hmu," tiah nuamnaite'n a sim.

Hminsin: Lela Marie De La Garza ih "Revenge" leh mi a si.


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