UTOPIA | Life Beyond Death (Chapter- 1) THE EATERS

GENRE   : Horror, Thriller, Post Apocalyptic Fiction, Sci-Fi.
WRITER : Chester Ralte Sr.


THE EATERS (CHAPTER - 1)

Khawthlang lamah chuan nî a tla dâwn suar suar tawh a...

"Jake, Zankhua in emni kan tlân dâwn ?"

"Ka hre lo le, kan chau tlâng deuh tawh lo maw ka tia,  Colton-kan thleng ṭêp a, riah mai pawh pawi ka ti hauh lo ania."

A motor khalh lai timuang deuh chung hian Jake Summer- chuan a kianga ṭhu tleirawl chhe lo tak Anna-i zawhna chu a chhâng a.

Anna-i chuan an hnunglama ṭhu an ṭhiante pahnih, Dean Oswalt leh Jane Mallory- te chu an râwn leh te te a.

Dean-a chuan, "Pawi chuang hleinem, Jane- pawh hian a duh khawp ang, a vâk chau nasa mai si a, " tih pah in a dâr rinchhan a muthlu lâwp lawp a ngaihzawng nu sam chu a chûl hlap hlap a.

"Ok, Nih chuan zanin chu riak mai ila, naktuk zîng ah muangchangin chhuak leh mai ila a ṭha ber ang, Jake"..?

" Ka ngaihdan chiah, Honey, Ken-te hi kan lo nghak dawn em ni, nge, a hmunah kan lo awm mai dawn."?

Car tukverh a dâkchhuak a hnunglam hawi pahin, " an muan hmel êm mai, lan pawh an rawn la lang lo, kalsan mai ang," Anna- i chuan a ti a.

     An hnunglama rawn tlân an ṭhian dang te erawh chu an phûr angreng khawp mai.

An College  team Superbowl a an Captain palian leh sa ṭha tak mai,  Texas lampang chhuak Paul Rollins- chuan Car a khalh a, a bulah chuan Beer in pah hian nula sam sen thar mai leh mitmeng dum hlap, Catherine Simpson-i a ṭhu bu deuh lâk lâk a, an hnunglamah erawh an ṭhian nupa tuak thar Kenny S.Page leh Jennifer Page- te an chuang thung a, motor chhuat ah chuan Beer bûr ruak a tam kher mai, Ken- a marijuana zûk khû chu motor chhûngah chuan a paw deuh ruai a, a khât tâwkin an nû mal mûm tak mai , Jennifer- nen chuan duhthawh tak mai hian an han in kiss leh hlawk hlawk mai ṭhin a, an thâwm pawh a ṭha dûn zak zak kher mai, Coltons- khua a an ṭhiante lo nghahna an thlen ve meuh chuan Jennifer-i chuan a kawrhnuai rêng a lo ha tawh lo, Ken- pawh a bâng chuang lo,  kawr ruak tûngin a ni motor aṭanga arawn chhuah ni.


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Utah State huamchhûng Springville- ṭhianho rual khat te chuan Weekends chawlh hmangin Green River bulhnai velah Camp an nei a, nuam tinrêng an tâwl hnu ah chau hnâwp in haw zai an rêl ve ta a.

Zîngkar ah chhuakin Woodside pawh rei lo tê an an pêl thuai a, an tlân chak viau nâ in chhûn lai vêlah Price- thlengin an han n ei puar leh te te a, chumi hnu ah muangchangin an chhuak leh ta kha a ni a.

Jake-a te'n a Coltons- an thlen chuan a tlai tawh angreng hle a, Zan dâr riat a ri dâwn ruai tawh a.

"Anna, Motor ah hian lo nghak mai ang u aw, a vawt angreng em mai," Dean-a chuan a ti a.

Anna-i  chuan, " Ni e, an rei lo tûrah ngai ila," a ti liam puat a.

A nghak tu nih chuan arei duhkhawp ang, ngaihṭhat loh lam tawh ah chuan an ṭhiante chu an rawn thleng ve thei hrâm a.

"Enge ni ta, Jake, min lo nghak rei tawh em?"  Paul-a chuan Car tih din pah in a rawn aû a.

"Rei lo e, kan chau hlawm tawh sia, zanin chu Coltons- ah hian riak mai ila kan ti a, enge in ngaihdân"?

"A ṭhat nasat chu, Zanriah lam te hi, bâkah thlenin lam te pawh ngaihtuah vat a ṭha lo maw ? awm a awm ang chu maw?"

Paul- chuan Motor a ti ding fel chauh a, zâi deuh  ruai ruai chung hian Ken-chuan kawngkhar a rawn hawng ri bur a, kawr ha lo in a rawn pei chhuak deuh khat khat a, Jennifer- chuan rawn zui chhuak ve nghalin, a ni pawh chuan a kawr arawn siam ṭha mawlh mawlh a, a T- Shirt hâk pan tak hnuaiah chuan engmah a ha lo tih a hriat kher mai, a hnute hmûr thlâ a lang kalh a...

An vai chuan phûr fahran lo te in lam hnai deuh ah an han in hnawhpuar el euh a, in tûr lam pawh an theihnghilh lo, Hotel- a riah ai chuan tiin an Motor a riak tur chuan an  lêt leh ta ṭhâm ṭham hlawm a.

Theihtâwp chhuah niawm fahran in Whisky leh Beer- an neih ang ang te chu an han in leh tê tê a, Kâwngpui sîr, In awm lohna lai deuh leh a reh lai deuh ah an awm bawk a, a tu a te pawh chuan thâwm an dîm lo khawp mai.

Zan tîr lamah an awmkhâwm lêt lêt nâ in zân a lo rei meuh chuan a kawp tê tê in an awm hrang far hlawm a, Jake leh Anna- te chu inkuah rialin Motor Seat ah an puan sin deuh hlûn chungin an ṭhu muhil a.

An kiangah chuan Dean leh Jane te pawh inthlahleh takin an in keih deuh buan buan a..

Motor pakhat zâwk ami te erawh anla che nasa mai.

Motor pâwn lamah Ken leh Jennifer te chu thawmhaw pawh ha mang lovin an in pawm chhuak a, hnunglamah an duh ang thâlin an va che dûn niawm tak a ni, an bengchheng dûn khawp mai...

Paul leh Cathy- te pawh anla muhil aw zâwng lo, Front seat a ṭhû Paul-a malchungah kap kalak in Cathy chu a lo ṭhu deuh ûr a, nghet fahran a inpawm chial in, duhthawh takin an in keih deuh buan buan a, a khât tâwkin Cathy- âwmbâwr chu Paul-a kut hrawl tak mai chuan a a hrawm leh nawk nawk ṭhin a, an che deuh sat sat reng a, mahsela uar fahran a an ngîk leh ṭe deuh ṭhat ṭhat te chu an ṭhian te ai thlâwt chuan a zâwi na ngiang mai...


           " MIN ṬANPUI RÛ "

           " MIN ṬANPUI RÛ "

Chu hmeichhe mangang aû thawm chuan Jake- chu a ti harh zawk a.

Zanlam a a in hnem êm avâng chuan a lu chu a na deuh bûr a, Motor tukverh darthlalang chhan aṭang chuan pawn lam hawichhuak in thâwm lo chhuahna lam chu a zawng nghal a.

Pawnlamah chuan thâwm a nasa angreng kher mai, mipa thinrim aû tuarh tuarh leh mangang thlabâr a ṭê ri te chu...


" Ni lo, Lalpa leh !! "
"Dean, Anna...Jane...Tho nghal rû..."

A ṭhiante chu a sâwi nawk nawk a, an harh leh harh loh pawh a ngaihtuah hman lo,  kekawr hâk ṭhat leh  Motor kawngkhar hawn a rual a, rang takin a zuangchhuak nghal a.

An ṭhiante Motor chu an hnunglam piah deuh ah a awm a, Eng buaina emaw tak chu a thleng chiang a ni.

Lamlian sîr lawk a zân riak an ni a, Coltons- kawtthlêr lam ah chuan mi an zi deuh huai huai a,  eng emaw vângin intual vuakna a thleng a ni chiang mai tih chu Jake-a ngaihtuahna a lo lût hmasa ber a ni.

Silai a ri leh zauh zauh ṭhin a, a hma kawtthler lamah chuan mi engemaw zah hian Paul-a chu an bâwr laih lai a, ani lah chuan thingbung lian deuh hian a lo vai kiang a, ṭhenkhat chu a vaw thlu nual bawk a.

A ṭhiante au chung zel chuan a tlân hlawk hlawk a, alam ah chuan Cathy- chu khûr zawih zawih chung hian arawn tlân tlu  phei  hlawk hlawk a, a chângin a lehhawi a, a ding a, a ṭe leh tuarh tuarh pah reng bawk a.

" Cathy, Catherine..!!Enge thil awmzia.?"

Ṭap thaw hlawp hlawp chungin Cathy chuan, " Sawng saw, Mihring an ni lo, Ramhuai an nih saw, Chhan rawh, Ken-a leh Jennifer-i...chhan rawh.." tiin a khûr hlawk hlawk reng bawk a, sawi pawh a sawi ṭha thei lo..

"Ok..Ok, tlân rawh, Motor ah..Motor ah lo va awm rawh." tiin Paul-a te lam ah chuan a tlân zui lehnghal a

"Paul, Engthil nge, Enge ni..." a kianga thingbung chu a chhar nghal vat a.

"Aw, Jake, In seh tír hlek suh, khawih fuh lo ang che, Ken leh Jennifer-i kan chhan angai."

"Khawnge..?"

"Sawlai a saw, kan hmanhmawh angai.."

A sawi rual chuan lo beitute chu a vaw thlu pawp pawp a, hmalamah, a ṭhiante awmna lamah a tlân pah zel bawk a.

"Jennifer, tlân rawh, tunah..''

"Mahse Ken- hi, Paul, Jake, Ken hi chhan rawh u, khawngaih in, Pathian hmingin chhan hrâm rawh u.."  leiah chuan  tlu nuaih in a ṭap hawm hawm a.

"Aw, kan chhan ang, Car ah, thuai vat..."

An hmalam deuh ah chuan mi sawmthum rual vel hian Kenny- chu an lo bawr tuau tuau a, a ni lah chuan a theih ang ang in a lo bei lêt ve bawk a, an sehna leh ham na aṭangte chuan thisen a chhuak zawih zawih a, a thawmhnaw lah chu a thlêr nasa in thisen a kai nuaih a.

"Paul, tihian ka lo bei ang a, Motor ah lêt ru, insaseng rawh u, thuai vat, saw an rawn kal belh zel ania, hmanhmawh ru, Jennifer-i kha...."  a beitu mihring râpthlâk tak tak te kâr aṭang chuan a ṭhiante chu a rawn aû a.

"Ni love, Kan vaiin kan him vek ang, Ken, Lungngai rêng rêng suh." Paul chuan a lo ti a.

Jake-a chu ṭawng pawh a ṭawng hman meuh lo, mihring râpthlâk tak tak chu an lo tam belh zel avâng chuan chêt lâk pawh harsa a tih hmel tawh khawp mai.

"Paul, Min hliam tawh, chuvangin kír rawh u, tihian ka theih ang angin ka lo dang khawtlai ange, hmanhmawh ru.."

Chutia a sawi lai chuan chûng mihring hmel rapthlâk tak tak te chuan an bawh thlu a, theih patawp in lo indang mahsela an tam hneh êm avângin ṭan lâk ngaihna a awm ngang lo.

A lo indanna a bân te chu chûng ho chuan an seh a, a kut zungṭang te chu an keih bung hmawk hmawk a, chumai a ni lo, a taksa hmun tin chu an keih thla hlawk hlawk a, thisen chhuak zuai zuai nen, hringei ang maiin Kenny-a taksa chu an ei anih chu.

"Jake, chhan tlâk a ni ta lo, hmanhmawh rawh, kan kír vat angai ania.."

Jake chuan râpthlâk a tih hmel kher mai, chutia an ṭhianpa sakei ina a sa seh a ṭhet darh a, a ei ang mai a mihring râpthlak tak tak te'n a an han ei a hmuh meuh chuan râpthlâk a tiin a thin arim zual sauh a, dimna nei hlek lovin a lo hnai apiang chu a hlap let tawp tawp a, a ṭhianpa ruang tal chu lâk a tum ruh kher mai.

Mahsela Paul-a chuan a bân tha chak tak chuan a kâwr nghawngah a ṭhâm a, kuah pahin a in saseng pui a...

"Zawng hmelchhe ho, thi rawh u, thi mawlh rawh u..." tiin anchhia a lawh bawrh bawrh a.

Chutihlai chuan Dean-a pawh an lam pan in arawn tlân ve mêk a, Anna-i chuan Jennifer-i chu a lo buaipui ve mek bawk a, mahsela aṭah nasat avâng leh a rilru a chiai nasat êm avângin ani pawh chu a ti buai ve khawp mai le, Cathy- erawh chu Motor chhûngah Jane-i chuan a kuah lût in, a hnêm bawk a, a ṭhutpui thung a.

               " Dean, chhan theih a ni tawh lo, kan in saseng vat angai, tunah..." Paul- chuan an lam rawn pan mêk Dean-a chu a aû a.

Jake- erawh chu a rilru a buai deuh a ni, Rapthlak taka an ṭhianpa an sawngbawl lai chu rilru na takin a ko mawlh mawlh reng a, duh ang pawhin an hmanhmawh thei lo, mahsela Paul-a chuan a man hneh hrim hrim a.
Rei ngial hnu ah an Motor awmna chu an thleng ve thei ṭâwk a.

Jake, chuan hmanhmawh takin Motor chu a tinung nghal a,

Paul-a chuan Jennifer- i chu a pawm nawlh a, Motor chhûngah a luhpui vat a, Anna- i leh Dean-a pawh chuan zui lut ve nghalin, chak fahranin an tlân chhuak ta nghal a.
An Motor pakhat erawh chu tlân san in, Motor pakhat ah chuan an vaiin an in hnawhkhâwm ta vek a.

Thui fe an tlân hnu chuan Jake chuan, " Paul, enge thil awmzia ni a, engtia khati lam daih daih a in lo awm tâk daih? " tiin a zâwt a.

Paul-a chuan, " Ni e, Ken- khân zíngah min rawn kaitho a, Khawchhûng lamah eitûr leh In tûr tlêm azâwng lam an tum a ni âwm e, chutia min rawn kaihthawh tâkah chuan Cathy- ka kaitho ve nghal a, kan pali chuan khawchhûng lamah thil lei tûr chuan kan kal ho ta a.

Mahse engmah pawh kan lei hman lo, kawtthlêr ah chuan mi an lo pungkhâwm chiam a, an lo ri deuh luih luih a, silai pawh a puak leh zauh ṭhin.

Eng tak chu ni maw ti a en chian kan tum lai chuan, kan sír lawk a Truck leh Car pakhat inkar ah hian hmeichhe pakhat thisen ina abual nuaih kawngpui a lo let reng chu mipa pahnih hmel râpthlâk tak mai te hian an lo ei bawrh bawrh a, pakhat chuan a kawchhûng haiin a ril te a chhuak pêr pûr a, a rem lai lai hi a lo ei mawlh mawlh a, pakhat zawk chuan chu mitthi khawngaihthlâk tak mai kut ṭang chu seh bungin a lo ṭhial nuau nuau a, a tírah chuan min hmu lawk lo a, mahse Cathy leh Jennifer-i te râp lutuk chu an ṭé tuarh tûarh a, chu veleh kan lam lo hawiin an ṭe a, kan lam ah an rawn kal nghal a, chu veleh kan rawn tlân lêt nghal a ni.

Keiin Cathy ka kai a, tichuan kan rawn tlan a, an ni mai bâk ah kawtthler a awm ho ṭhenkhat leh in kâwm kâr aṭang te chuan chutiang mihring chuan min rawn ûm tel ve bawk a.

Kan hnungah Ken- leh Jennifer-i te an rawn tlân a, thui vak lo kan tlân hman tihin Jennifer-i chu a tlu a, Ken- in a buaipui zui nghal a.

Chutih lai chuan ṭhenkhat chuan anni chu an rawn nangching a, râpthlak tak an ni!!

Ken- chuan min au a, Jennifer-i pawh a ṭê tuarh tuarh a, Kei chuan Cathy- chu Motor awmna lama tlân char char tûrin ka ti a, kei erawh chuan kawng sir a thingbung lo awm chu chhar in Ken- te awmna lamah chuan ka tlân let leh thung a.

Ken- chu mi pathum velin an bâwr laih laih a, a theih ang ang in a lo bei let ve bawk a, Jennifer-i chu tlân turin a aû pah reng bawk a.

Ken- tlansan a theih loh avang chuan pakhat chuan nangchingin Jennifer-i chu a rawn bawhthlu tawp a, chu veleh an lam ka pan vat a, Jennifer-i bawhbet a suasam tum tu mihring râpthlak chu ka vaw per lawm a, ani chu tlân tûrin ka ti bawk a.
Mahse ka sawi lai mek chuan midang pawh an lo thleng chawpchilh ve nghal a, ka theih ang anga ṭan ka lo lâk laiin in rawn thleng ve ta a ni, chu chu thil thlen dân chu a ni." tiin a kimchang thei ang ber in a sawi a, chutia a sawi zawh chuan chu an thil tawn avang chuan an ngawi ṭhiap a, an tang hrû a, an rilru a hlim mawlh lo.


"A va râpthlâk tak tak êm!! " Cathy chu lungchhe takin a ṭap zawih zawih a.

"Jen, Jen.., Paul, Jen- hi.." Anna-i chuan Jennifer-i chu a sawi deuh nawk nawk a.

"A thi dang anih hi, a âwm lutuk, a tan chuan tawrh zawh rual a ni hleinem, tihian a hahdam zawk ang, lungngai suh u." Jennifer-i chal dawm pah chuan Paul chuan a chhâng a.

Jane chuan Cathy chu a kuah a, an pahnih chuan an ṭap dûn leh ngat ngat a. Midang pawh chu eng ruai an ni bîk lo, an vai mai chuan an ngui ruai hlawm a.

Ring fahran lo hian Dean chuan, " Thil mak tak a ni, eng thil nge thleng hi... Ken- pawh chu aw...a van pawi tak êm." a ti chuai raih a.

"A pawi khawp mai, kan tih theih zawng chu kan ti tawh a, khâng thil kha enge a awmzia ni ang, zan lamah lêm engmah a thleng si lo.." angaihna hriat loh hmel deuh hian Jake- pawh chu a rawn ṭawng chhuak ve hlawl a.

Paul chuan, " Ken- chu seh hlum mahsela a rawn nung leh tho ang.." a rawn ti ve leh a.

Mak an ti hlawm kher mai,
"Eng a...!!" an ti rual ṭhawt a, Paul a chu mak tih hmel deuh hian an en ṭhup a.

Jake- pawh chuan Motor a break thut a, an vai mai chuan an bu deuh dâwrh hlawm a.

"Enge i thusawi awmzia chu," tih leh motor tlan tir a rual leh nghal a.

"Eng lo ania, keipawn mak ka ti a, khatia thil a thlen hnu khan ka ngaihtuah a, keipawhin ka hrethiam chiah bík lo.

Khatia Ken- te nen a Truck sîr a mi pahnih in hmeichhe ruang an ei kan hmuh kha, a hnu ah khan rîl tla hnuangin min ûmtu te zîngah khân ka hmu tlat alawm, Jake- i vuak thlûk te zînga pakhat kha ania, ka hrechiang khawp mai.." Paul- chuan a ti ta a.

Chhân zai pawh an rêl lo, an vai mai chuan an thil tawn chu an ngaihtuah vek niawm tak a ni, an ngui ruai a, an ngawi deuh ṭhap a.

Chutiang chuan nileng deuh thaw in an tlân char char a, chumi ni chuan motor vei vak pawh an tam lo khawp mai, an hnung lama rawn tlan emaw an hmalama tlan emaw reng reng an awm hauh lo.

A khãt tâwkin anmahni tâwk zâwng a rawn tlân an awm zauh zauh a, chûng ho te chu, an vai mai chuan an tlân chak êm êm vek a, tin, a tu te pawh chu an rilru abuai hmel in an chiai hmel vek in a lang.

Tlai ni tlâk hma deuhin Springville chu an thleng thei ve ta ṭâwk a, mahsela a vêng chhûng tak thlen hma deuh in  kawngpui chu motor insu nasa tak in an lo block a, kawngpui mai ni lo, kawtthler tin ah chuan motor a let rem rum a.

In ṭhenkhat pawh a chim rem rum a, kawngpui ah te chuan thisen a luang zêih zûih a....

An vai mai chuan an hlauhthawn hmel hlawm kher mai.
Jake- chuan motor a ti thî a, Paul leh Dean- nen chuan an chhuak zui nghal a.

"Eng thil nge ni ngai.." hawikual pah hian Jake- chuan a ti sep a.

Paul chuan, " Eng emaw thil thleng chu a awm a ni, a hma a mi ang..."  tiin a chhâng zuai raih a.

"Jake.."
Anna-i chu motor aṭang chuan a rawn chhuak ve a, Jake- chu lungchhe tak hian a rawn kuah a.

Cathy leh Jane-i pawh chu hrethiam lo tak a hawi kual chung hian an rawn chhuak ve bawk a.