The Treaty of Invisibility
TARGET TUMBALS 2

Mang Jaka seemed disappointed, the reality did not match his reflection on the way home. Though mang Jaka was eager to see the expression of his wife and two children eating a very tasty and expensive food. But mang Jaka understand can not force them to eat again.

Nengsih immediately opened the plastic package containing Tongseng beef and beef rib soup vegetables. Then he brought his nose closer to the plastic food trying to inhale the smell of the tongseng.

“It smells good huh kang?” nengsih.

“Enak really Neng, I'll just add a meal time there,” said mang Jaka.

"Let's make a side dish tomorrow only kang, stay on Twitter again," said Nengsih comforting his saumina who looks disappointed.

“Yowis bu, I take a shower first,” said mang Jaka with disappointed steps.

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At the house of boss Karso,

Karso's boss was sitting on his front porch. Between his fingers was tucked a cigarette that had just been lit. On the table next to the seat of the boss Karso presented a glass of coffee, a glass of the tea and a plate of fried bananas. While the romlah sitting in the other chair is only separated by a luxurious carved teak table.

The face of the boss Karso looks sumringah, his gaze gazed far into the yard until it hit the big trunked mango tree that stood majestically. Karso's boss puffed cigarette smoke out of his nose and mouth as if he felt the pleasure of smoking. He smiled full of mystery imagining the mang

Jaka was eating the food he gave earlier.

“Which way sir, can you already?” tanya Romlah breaks the silence while breaking the reverie of the Karso boss.

“Already mom, now you are relieved no longer dizzy to think of anything else,” replied the boss Karso.

‘Who?” ask Romlah curious.

Karso boss did not immediately answer, he briefly sucked deeply in his cigarette and then slowly exhaled land. Before answering.

“His family Jaka bu,” whispered boss Karso lowered his voice as if afraid someone heard.

“but you don't forget the ritual and reading mantra before giving the food to jaka?” romlah wanted to make sure and remind her husband.

“Sure, you will not forget mom. Now we can relax ma'am, just let's see what will happen tomorrow the day after tomorrow,” replied boss Karso.

“Don't forget also sir, give a donation to his family yes,” said romlah.

“that I have planned bu,” reply boss karso.

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The next day, Mang Jaka had already arrived at his workplace at around 7:15 wib. Mang Jaka parked his butut motorcycle in a regular place under a mango tree in front of the house of the Karso boss along with carts of junk mopping.

At a glance mang Jaka glanced at the house of the boss Karso whose door was still closed and quiet. Looks like Karso's boss hasn't woken up yet.

“tumben boss Karso and boss Romlah not yet awake. Usually the boss romlah is watering the plant,” mang mang jaka murmur then passed leaving his motorcycle.

As usual Mang Jaka went straight to the junkyard to open the door and improve while waiting for other coworkers.

Soon enough, the Gogon mang came followed by the Cucun mang, the Diman mang, and the Tayo mang. They too

sit around with cardboard boxes taken from piles in front of the warehouse.

“Cun coffee and hot water has not been taken,” exclaimed mang Jaka who is 5 years older than Cucun.

“Iya mang,” said Cucun then rushed to go to the boss house Karso through the side of the boss house Karso connected to the kitchen.

It is common they do every morning as well as the kitchen door that is deliberately not locked. Whether it has been opened since morning or whether it was deliberately not locked but clearly the kitchen door can always be

entered in the morning.

taking coffee and hot water thermos because they intend to check first the work that was delayed yesterday.

The plan after seeing the results of his work was to take coffee and hot water. But his friends came.

A moment later mang Jaka came out of the warehouse and joined lesehan with mang

Gogon, Mang , Mang Diman, and mang Tayo. They chatted lightly while waiting for Cucun to bring coffee and hot water.

“mang Jaka, kemrain what is called boss Karso?” asked Mang Gogon curious because at that time he told the call of boss Karso to mang Jaka.

“Be told nemenin boss Karso met with his business partner he said. But his partner did not come. So, yes I was invited to eat at a luxury restaurant loh,” replied mang Jaka full of pride.

“Waaah, so lucky you mang, must be delicious to eat huh? Sela mang.

“Not good anymore mang Diman, the price is also muaaahallll.” said mang Jaka.

“eh, but the new tumben this time Boss Karso ngajak eat that. Try to see if it has been in between all this time

we who have been invited by boss Karso to eat out?” ask mang Gogon.

“it's like it's never been,” timpal mang Tayo.

“Ya may just happen to be mang, yesterday I was invited because Karso boss there is a need,” said mang Jaka prevent prejudice worry his friends feel jealous and cut off the conversation about him yesterday.

“Yes too anyway,” murmured his friends.

Cucun also appeared while carrying a hot water thermos and a crackle sepalstick containing coffee and cup cups.

“Wedangan.... wedangan..” said Cucun while putting a thermos and a crackle bag in front of mang Gogon and others.

“all make Cun,” says mang Tayo.

“Siap mang...” Reply Cucun.

Meanwhile, without them knowing the boss Karso out the door while carrying a cup of coffee. For a moment he stood looking around. His gaze was now fixed on mang Jaka and his friends who were sitting down.

Then his eyes returned to the figure of mang Jaka while sharing a smile full of mystery. Then the boss sat on the patio chair, lighting a filter cigarette.

“tuk pengul goods not yet on come?!”

At once, Gogon and the others were shocked to hear the voice of Karso's boss. They all looked towards the boss Karso sat down.

“But boss!” sahut mang Gogon represents his friends.

“Ngopi boss!” timpal Cucun is just a trite offering.

“Iya, yes.. this I also copy,” replied boss karso.

“Don't forget today's mang Gogon goods will be taken from jakarta. So be ready everything yes,” said bos karso.

“Siap boss. Goods are ready to transport,” replied mang Gogon.

Because there is no longer any word from Karso's boss, Mang Gogon and the others continue to chat with his friends. While the Karso boss had already sunk back into his mind thinking about the target of the collision.

This is the first tumbal since performing the ritual of pesugihan where every 1st Syuro Karso and Romlah must provide a tumbal as payment for his wealth.

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