The Treaty of Invisibility
Fake Cosim

That morning Kosim sat on the floor leaning against the side wall of Mahmud's window. His condition is better than last night. In front of him was a cup of coffee and cigarettes.

While Mahmud was still asleep in his room because all night had to be literate to keep Kosim, Arin and Dede. Meanwhile, Brother Arin has left for his workplace at a motorcycle dealer not far from his home.

Kosim occasionally smokes a cigarette in his hand deeply as if he wants to release all the burden in his heart. His mind floated far away thinking about what he had done.

Two days in a row he experienced strange and terrible events that made the psychogical Kosim even more depressed. He was faced with a difficult choice and was afraid, whether to be straightforward or keep it in his heart.

If told, Arin would definitely be very angry but if not told would only shackle his mind. His inner battle raged, Kosim felt so depressed.

"Yeahahhh...."

Kosim's daydream suddenly collapsed, Dede suddenly appeared at the door and ran towards him.

"Dede is awake..." Kosim greeted him affectionately.

The cute white Dede with the handsome face of the candidate then wrestled spoiled in Kosim's chest. The boy seemed to miss his father who had not been home for three days and two nights.

"Well, breakfast first" cried Arin from inside.

"Come on, breakfast. I've been calling, yuk.."

Dede just nodded while holding a stick in Kosim's arms as if he did not want to let go.

While lesehan in the living room, Arin has prepared breakfast in the form of fried rice. The little family looked natural like nothing had ever happened.

"Well, after breakfast later to the mini market yes, buy the pampers Dede," said Arin on the sidelines of breakfast.

"Yes" answered Kosim briefly.

There wasn't much chatter between Kosim and Arin during the breakfast. Kosim more silent and want to quickly finish the fried rice.

There was an uncomfortable feeling lingering before Arin. More precisely Kosim wants to avoid, worried that Arin will again ask his departure. Kosim felt not ready to come clean.

"Yes mom, I went to buy diapers first ya.." said Kosim a little hasty after finishing his breakfast.

Arin just nodded his head, then returned to feed Dede. Kosim passed buying diapers at minimarket subscription.

After a short interval of about 5 minutes, Kosim has returned with a black plastic package in his right hand.

"It's the diapers" said Kosim flatly.

Arin frowned, "weird, really fast. Though the distance to the minimarket there are 2 kilos from here," muttered Arin astonished.

But Arin still received the black plastic package given by Kosim even though his heart was full of question marks. For a moment he saw the contents of the crackle, "no, pampers.." said Arin's heart.

"No, ma'am." asked Kosim in surprise.

Arin's brain keeps thinking hard full of wonder, "buy where Well, really fast," asked Arin.

"The usual place," Kosim replied, still with a flat expression.

"Well, really.." murmured Arin, as his head rolled into the room to save it.

Arin did not pay much attention to the unusual behavior and movements of Kosim, a little stiff and unnatural. His gaze could not be seen Dede continued since coming.

Kosim approached Dede, but the little boy inching away. His innocent expression showed fear. In fact, just this morning, Dede spoiled with Kosim..

"ibuuuuu... ibuuuuu.." cried Dede hysterically.

Kosim continued to try to hold Dede but Dede broke out in panic. The crying is getting more hiater, though,

"buuuuu... ibuuuu...!" Tangis Dede is becoming. This time he was very frightened to see Kosim.

Arin bows his head at the door of the room to see why Dede is upset. He saw there was Mahmud, his brother-in-law who was about to hold Dede.

"Where is Mahmud's kang," asked Arin.

"Cosm?" mahmud said astonished.

"There was no Kosim, it was Dede alone anyway," Mahmud continued.

"There, just bought this pampers," Arin said, showing a black plastic crackle.

"Yes do not know, I saw there was only a cry Dede alone," said Mahmud did not pay attention to the astonishment of Arin.

"Good storms" asked Kosim.

"From where the hell, leave Dede alone," said Arin ketus.

"Well, I was told to buy this," Kosim said while showing a white crackle bearing the name of the minimarket.

"Well, this...?!" Arin also showed black crackle.

"So you've come back, you can buy again," said Arin a little insistent.

Kosim scratched his head more and more confused, "no idea, how the hell it means, Rin." said Kosim.

"Yes, you were gone for a while, there were 5 minutes to continue carrying diapers in this crackle," Arin said as he lifted the black crackle in his hand.

"Well, I just got back, Rin." Kosim Timpal.

"Rin, try to open the black crackle in your hand," said Mahmud, who had noticed the debate between his two brothers-in-law.

Arin also obeyed what his brother-in-law asked, "Astagfirullah..!" Shouted Arin looking at the contents of the black crackle.

"Daun all Kang, look..!" Half-cried Arin showed the contents to Mahmud.

Sure enough in the bag of black crackle was just a pile of guava leaves not diapers as Arin had seen before.

"So who was the one who gave this, Mas," said Arin astonished at the intervening fear.

"Obviously I received this black crackle from the Kosim mas." Reciprocity.

"Oath, by God I just got back this, Rin. Just you ngawur.." Kosim said a little upset.

"So who gives this black crackle? Last time I saw the contents of the crackle actually, pampers. Napa is now turning into a leaf" said Arin astonished.

"Seriously, Rin?!" ask Kosim.

"yes, really seriously, Mas." said Arin.

"Try, look pay attention to me Rin, bandingin with what he said Kosim who gave the black crackle. Where's the difference, can anyone tell the difference?" Kosim turned his face to Arin.

"Already, already. I called Abah Dul just told him to come here. Looks like something's not right. This is Rin's Dede," Mahmud said, handing Dede over and into his room to pick up a handbone.

After a while, Mahmud returned to his room. Arin was in the kitchen and Dede was playing with toy cars in the room, while Kosim was seen sitting in the front.

Mahmud stepped towards where Kosim was sitting, "That is difficult to contact, Sim. is out of reach" Mahmud said.

"I don't believe the story of Arin, Mas. There are other people who look like me. But suppose the lie of physical evidence is there, the black crackle, very strange yes," grumbled Kosim.

"This is what must be quickly revealed, Sim. Because it will be a danger if it is not overcome. Try to imagine, for example, when you are not home suddenly Arin sees you coming home when Kosim is originally fishing," said Mahmud.

"Wow, yes, too. What if Kosim fake it to ask for intercourse," said Kosim.

"Well, that's the one I'm worried about and I was thinking about, Sim," Mahmud said.

"My guess is, it still has something to do with the stealth monkey, Sim. Because when I held Dede, I found two strands of black-gray fur attached to Dede's grip," Mahmud said carefully so that Kosim did not feel offended.

Kosim was silent at the words of his sister-in-law. His mind floated back when performing the ritual at Mbah Utung hutkan. Kosim still did not realize that the ritual of the pesugihan he did was actually tied to a contract with the supernatural monkey demon although the ritual failed in the middle of the road. (*read episode-1)

For Mahmud, the silence of Kosim is like affirming the truth of Abah Dul's words, that Kosim has performed a ritual of sacrifice in a place.

"Sim, try to tell me frankly with Akang, are you really doing the ritual of pesugihan.." Ask Mahmoud carefully.

"Yes, I want to tell you but I'm ashamed. I also want to be frank with Arin, about where I go and what I do. But fearing Arin is getting angry, Kang." said Kosim.

"The story to Arin, I don't think so. Slowly later will also understand why and what is really going on" Mahmud replied.

"But Mas, the ritual failed not to finish. For at that time there was a terrible blow that destroyed it. I got bounced back, mouth bleeding and felt tight chest, Kang.." said Kosim slightly to slow down his voice afraid to be heard Arin.

As the two chatted further and further away, there was the sound of ringing calls from hape Mahmud. Mahmud picked up the phone immediately,

"Waalaikum greetings, yes Bah.. How's it? Ohh that, yes, Bah.. Salam wa'alaikum.." Mahmud hung up.

"From Abah Dul, he said he can't come here now. He's out of town again, I just called hard to contact, out of range. The WA may just be read now, so just call" Mahmud said.

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