Churup Ki Mahao
- A short story -

Kamaljit Leiphrakpam *

Mangdu fana nungairambani khonglakpa eigi mobile ringtone duda manglan du pungchai hek chaikhi, uirum uirum call du paikhatlui thangnaba room da leiba emanaba oirammi ngarang PGI hospital da chatminarusi hainakhibadugi houdorakpani,

call thamkhibaga pung yengbada ayukki 6:47 chatlammi, mayamna hougatnaba matam ni, swaida leiminnaba eikhoigi oinadi yamna ngalli khannabei wani, rent ki room tongan tonganna louraga leiminarasu nungtigi chak esing di punna chaminnaribanina emung manunggumbani,

ama narakpada hou hou touraga yengsinnei. masha ym sonna naba anababudi natte farakkani khanna leirambadu kuina fagattana leirakpaduda hospital da hekta chatlurasi hainakhibani.

Mitka shari shari fuk hougattuna loisallaga eikhoi ahum PGI tamna chatli, Nongga mangba weather duda auto manungda sitchillakhiba nungsitto chik chik laona engi,

Wari sana sana youkhiba khanghoude, youbaga PGi gi OPD ticket kakfam tamna akhoi ahummak hathu hathu changsilli, ticket counter du hangamdri hanggadaba minute 15 rom watli hairak e, ticket kakkadabagi lenglamliba queue dudi fana sanglamle yamna nganna hougatlaga ticket ki queue lepnabajatni, adukki matik chillamkhre,

upai di leitabanina khwaigi maningduda lepkhi akhoi ahummak, ngarang nahan India da corona confirmed case ki pao facebook taga thagatnakhiba dunara khangde mayamdo ayamba mask loina upnei khrana fina mamai yetnei, akhoi ahumsu ngahak leppambadei toufam khangaktaboi,

mawongduda kiboi pakhatpoi mask leirusi ticket counter su hangdri haibadei emanaba amana queue duda lephallamaga eiga emanaba amagana mask leiruraga upsinduna queue do amuk leppi, wakhal da corona kirambadu mask tunara keino khitangdi safei, ngahak leppaba matung counter hangak aba malle queue do tapli tapli manglomda changsinba hourak e,

mido onthoknasu yamkhre counter taruktugi line ani anini leppibadu nupigi line nupagi line tongan tonganna lepnabani, hourakpada wari sana sana leplamba akhoi ahumdo wanarakpana tumin tumin leptuna leinei, eisu earpiece hapchinduna esei taraga amuk lei,

phone amuk yeng, mareng mareng chatli toufam khangakte bit ym teksallakpa kaina hainabaduni, line du onthokna tapna chatli, warasu wana linedugi mayaidi youramme tung onthoktuna yenglubada eikhoigi maningda leplamba miyamdu ubada wakhalda khittangdi chaothok e moidagidi eikhoina hallani khallubanani.

Pungmuk leplaba matung mi taramuk tangdi ngairamme counter yougadaba, youramdai matek tuni ngaibada yamna henna waribasi line do sukchat chttraboi ningi khwang su nakhatlak e khongsu sitharak e, mikuptudani hakchangse sokti soklaba jatni exercise ym watlabajatni khallaklibasi,

uchin nachin counter du youre punjabi leisabi ama counter duda famlammi ticket kakke hairubada ming, chahi, leifam hangba yaba makhei hanglaga leina laiwongdugi doctor du ngasi leite, mathng haptagi wednesday numitta lak o hairak e,

ticket tu ngasi kakhrage haibadasu yaroi hairak e aduk wana ngasaidei queue leplubado aremba takhre kari niyomno khangde doctor gi numit khangdana layengge khalluba anaba akhoigi aranba oira malle, saoningbanadi loire akhoi ahummak, upai di leite saoningna thoklakhi adum.

Eikhoi ahummak waga wabane saoga saoningbane kanade government ki hospital si mathong chade private ta oina hayengla hangchitla yengurasi hainaraga OPD building dudagi thoklakpada mapanda nong amuk kanna churammi onthokpa dao haiduni nonglaktuda chotna chotna auto amuk ngaikhi,

hathu hathu ahangba auto ama khammaga peisa ga ngangnadana fat hekta tongkhatli akhoi ahummak firol ga loina chotle adubu chinkhraba miyam maraktagi thoklaklaga ahangba auto duda tongaga gari thouba hourakpadu wai khradi sangi room yourani khanbada,

kadomdagino khanghoude ahal oirap touba matei manao ani auto duda fat tongkhatlak e, makhoi anikhak tongsallakpada auto do khangchin hek chinsallakpoi khalli chumna famlambadu peirap famkhibaduna oira malle.

Matek khak ngairasibu khalladuna khwang narap tourasu keisu kaidre room dabu youradi khanduna adum tonglabani, luribadi auto du ethou thouramdabaduni matek matek thouraga hekta khammi traffic jam duna oira malle kyam sangbano yenglubada adusu fana yamna sanglammi ash onthokpagi daonihe ngasi sidi khalli akhoi ahummak.

Lakpada minute tara fadaba lambidu hallakpada pungkhai henna changsillakle matek matek thouraga eikhoigi leifam du yam wana youkhi.

Wari sanna sanna ngasigi daosidi pelliko vy hainaduna akhoi ahummak soroktagi eikhoigi Rent tanna changlakpada, lambi mataida famba kwa churup yonba dukan lomduda hek yenglure, ticket kakpa yarakhidabei pendabadu khangning hek ningsinglak e churup ama thak aga penthokke kaina khallui,

Churup lupa manga piba machei ani leirak e. Hayeng oina private clinic amada chatlasi vy adudi hainaduna esha eshagi room da changnare. Eisu achotpa firol do hongdoktuna churup ama chamkhattuna thak e onthokna haokhre ngasidi,

gyan khangta hek tai, queue leppubagi awaba, khwang naba, emanaba layengba fanglaktabagi asaoba, nonglakta auto ngaiba, auto manungda krik krik ennaduna traffic jam maraktuda hallakpadugi awaba pumnamak churup tuna fahallaboi khalli,

amuksu khallak e, sumaina wana thabak ama chathokluraga kok ka saruraga thakpa churup siga, suningdaba misingna thabak leitabagi toufam khangdadana thakpa churup tuga mahaosi sukman manarammoiko haina… Mansu Mannadey..!