Ni khat a pa in paalbawm lianpi khat a phanphan laitakin a tate hong pai in, “Pa! na bawm phanphan bang ding a hia?” ci-in a dot uh leh a pa un, “Gun a suang no mau ciacia ka puakna ding ka cih hi ven” ci-in a dawng hi. A zawh ciangin a tate sam a, “Tate, hih bawmpi sungah na ta uh hiam hong kisin dih sin vua le” a ci hi. A tate zong lungdam mahmahin, hong kisin teltel uh a, a ta uh hi. Tualai takin a pa un bawmpi kisuanin khuanawl lam a zawtpih vingveng hi.
Mual khat a khup ciangin, “Tate! hih lai-ah hong nusia leng innlam na thei lai ding uh hia?” a cih leh a tate in “Thei mah nung pa! Hih khawng ka sing tom zelna uh hi lo maw” a ci uh hi. Pai leuleu-in mual khat a khup ciangin, a pa in “Tate hih lai-ah hong nusia leng innlam na thei lai ding uh hia?” a ci kik hi. A tate in “Thei buang ee, pa! Pute’ sial pute’bawng ka cincinna uh hi lo maw!” a ci uh hi. Pai leuleu-in mual khat a khup kik ciangin, “Tate! hih lai-ah hong nusia leng, innlam na thei lai ding uh hia?” a cih kik leh, a tate in “Thei nawn kei nung, Bang ci-in maw pa! Hong nusia ken maw pa!” a ci uh hi. A pa un tua lai-ah khawlpih a, a tate hik khawng khah khawng a etsak khit ciangin a ihmu sak hi.
A tate a ihmut sip khit ciangin a pa in a hikte a khahte’ kiangah, “Ka tate in hong sap leh ‘Hawi” na ci un” ci-in vaikhakin, nung hei kawmkawmin a ciahsan hi. A tate a khanlawh ciangin, khua pangsan hun hi ta a, a kiim a paam a et uh leh a pa uh a mu kei uh hi. “Pa, pa aw” ci-in a sapsap uh leh hikte khahte in “hawi” ci-in a na dawng uh hi. Unaute in a cih nang uh thei nawn lo-in, a gil uh kial mahmah a, a kapkap uh hi. Gamlakah nektheih zongin a vaak leihleih uh hi. Nektheih a muh peuhpeuh uh, phalhawmin a ne uh hi.
Ni khat vasa bu khat mu uh a, a u in a va et saisai leh vaphual tui tang khat a na om hi. Khia suk leh lah kitam ding, ne leh lah a nau in ngawl ding ahih manin a u in a kam sungah muanin sing tung pan hong kum suk hi. Leilak a tunma-in vaphual tui taamin valh kha a, vaphual a suak pah hi. A naupa in a upa vaphual a suah ciangin dah mahmahin amah kia a kapkap hi. A u in “Nau aw kapkap kei ou! Nek theih singgah ka muh peuhpeuh hong puak ning aw, Lau ken aw” a ci hi. A u zong singgah zongin a lenlen leh munkhatah gam hoih gam nuam mahmah khat mu a, a naupa samin tua khua-ah a tengsak hi. A naupa in tua khua-ah a sep peuhpeuh lawhcing a, a khawi peuhpeuh pung mahmahin, a sawt lo-in mihau mahmah khat a suak hi. Zi nei-in ta nei-in nuam a sa mahmah hi. Nek leh dawn kiningcing mahmah a, khua hausa nangawn a sem hi. A upa in zong vilkik nawn lo-in kum sau veipi a kikhen uh hi.
Ni khat ni ciangin, a naupa Sial Lian in ton ding hong vaihawm hi. Zu leh sa na khempeuh kicing khin dildel a, a nunung penin a upa a sam nuam hi. Tua ahih manin a upa a sam dingin vasa khempeuh a kaikhawm hi. “Ka upa sam nuam hi veeng, kua in hong sapsak thei ding uh ham a ?” a cih leh Baibek in, “Ken sam thei ning ei” a ci pah buatbuat hi. “Bang ci sap sawm na hia?” a cih leh, “Belek, belek” ka ci ding hi a ci hi. Vasa khempeuh in a nuihsan ngeeingai uh hi. Sial Lian in “Nang sam thei kei ni ciai” a cih khit ciangin, vasa khempeuh a banbanin kisinsak a, a sam thei ding kuamah a mu kei hi. A nunung petpet ciangin, Vavui in, “Kei hong kisin dih ning ee” a ci hi. Sial Lian in “bang ci sap sawm na hia?” a cih leh, Vavui in “Tu, tu, tu, tu git ka ta aw e nau in Tonkhuang kai ee, phual aw hong zo in ka ci,” ka ci ding hi a ci hi. Tua ciangin Sial Lian in “Nang sam thei mah ni ciai “ ci-in a u sam dingin a sawl hi.
Ton kipat ni zingsangin, a u Lawi Thang hong tung huak-huak takpi a, inntual tungah hong laam hi. Sial Lian zong nuam mahmahin, a inntual laizangah hong pai a, a u a muak hi. A u in a mul khat botin a khiatsuk leh, a nau in hoihsa mahmah a a lukhu tungah totin mipi lai-ah a laam hi. Sial Lian lam siam mahmah si, vaphual mul tawh lah kilawm mahmah si ahih manin mi khempeuh in hoihsa-in a eng mahmah uh hi. Papi khempeuh in vaphual mul ngen pah ngeingai uh a, a u in zong a mul neih khempeuh botbotin a khiatkhiat hi. A nu kik in zong a nget leh, vaphual in a ekpeek a, a kamsung Tu-in a si pah hi. Vaphual in a kha a mei a bei dong botbotin khiatkhiat ahih manin a tawpna ciangin leng thei nawnlo-in leilakah hong kia a, a naupa in a tangsaal-ah a kem hi. A nau in a mei a kha a kim dong a kep a vak khit ciangin a khah kik hi.
A u in a len khiat kik ding ciangin, a naupa’ kiangah khitui mualtuang sa in “Nau! hih lai mun sang a nuamzaw gam khat mu khin ka hi aw. Tua lai-ah a tawntung ih tenkhop theih nading ni khat ni ciang hong sam ding ka hi. Tua lai mun nong tunnop leh thumanna leh cihtakna kiptakin len tinten in la, na nuntakpih in aw. Tuate ih gamh a hi. Mangngilh het ken aw Sial Lian!” ci-in a vaikhak khit ciangin a leng khia vingveng hi. Tua huna kipanin tuni dong vaphual ahi a u Lawi Thang leh a naupa SialLian a kimu nawn kei uh hi.
