The Treaty of Invisibility
Happy in the midst of the Tempest

'Tok... Geck... Geck...

"Assalamualaikum.." said Mahmud as he knocked on the door.

'Tok... Geck... Geck...

"Assalamualaikum.." he said again.

There is no law from inside the house. Mahmud tried to say a third greeting, "Assalamualaikum..."

A few moments awaited but no answer. Mahmud tried to open it by pressing the doorknob.

"Kreeoot..." The sound of the door opening.

"Not locked," murmured Mahmud.

Mahmud again said his greetings to step in but only one foot stepped heard the voice of a woman from outside.

"Maaaat... Mahmuud!" a beautiful girl in ivory yellow hijab ran small from the courtyard of the house.

Mahmud spontaneously turned his head, "Zakiyah..!" mahmud said with a face.

Mahmud's only brother came to meet and immediately grabbed his brother's hand and kissed him. Then Zakiyah turned to greet Dewi, her sister-in-law.

"Mak Dewi, how are you, Ma'am?" ask Zakiyah with sumringah.

"Alhamdulilah Kiyah, Ma'am healthy, Masmu too. Oh, this is Arin with her husband and this is Dede's son. You remember Arin, right?" dewi.

"Yes still to Mbak," said Zakiyah smiling knots and alternating with Arin, Kosim and Dede.

"Dede let's salim with aunt Kiyah," persuaded Arin to see Dede reluctant, even though he finally wanted to.

"Where are you from Kiyah" Mahmud said.

"From the dispensary in the third place Mas," Zakiyah replied while showing a white plastic containing medicines.

"What about Kiy?" ask Mahmoud impatiently.

"Mom doesn't eat all day. I kept calling Mas Mahmud last night" Zakiyah said.

"Let's go in, come in.." continued Zakiyah let in.

They did not realize that Abah Dul was not with them.

Zakiya hurried to step into his mother's room next to the living room after first allowing her to sit. While Mahmud immediately followed his sister's steps towards his mother's room.

"Moe... Ma'am." said Zakiyah quietly as she opened her mother's room door.

Ayu Ningtiyas' mother was seen sleeping on the side of the bed with a sloping position behind Zakiyah and Mahmud.

"Moe... Mas Mahmud came" whispered Zakiyah in her mother's ear as she touched her hand.

A moment later the half-century-old woman appeared awake and immediately turned her body.

"Mahmoud... Son," his voice softened as his hand flailed for Mahmud to approach.

The two eyes of the woman who was still showing the strokes of her beauty were glazed to see her son in front of her. A moment later her tears melted down her cheeks with a deep glow of longing.

Ayu Ning Tyas' mother tried to get up from her hard-earned sleep. Zakiyah rushed to help him and sat on the lip of the ancient iron bed with her legs dangling.

Mahmud rushed over and kissed his mother's weakly drooping hands on the books. Full of joy Mahmud sungkem kissed his mother's hand long enough. He also felt the same longing.

A few moments later Mahmud released his hand and moved on to holding his mother's legs. Mahmud kowtowed to kiss his mother's legs alternately full of respect and affection.

Zakiyah, Mahmud's younger sister could not help but watch her brother treat her like that. Her tears immediately broke down, wetting her cheeks.

Mahmud then hugged his mother spilling his longing. Two Eid himself could not go home because of the pandemic situation at that time.

"I'm sorry Mahmud Ma'am... New sowan to the mother now," said Mahmud in his mother's arms.

Her mother could not speak anymore, only her tears were flowing as a gesture of forgiveness or maybe there was no need to apologize because there was nothing wrong with her child.

For a while Mahmud continued to hold his mother tightly as if he did not want to be released.

"Where's the Goddess?" asked Ayu Ningtiyas' mother in the middle of her stuffing.

"There's mom... I called for a moment, yes" Mahmud replied, correcting his mother's seat.

Mahmud then stepped out of the room to take his wife to see her mother. It was not long before Mahmud returned with the Goddess.

The goddess immediately went to greet her in-laws and hugged her.

"What's the situation, mom?" ask Goddess slowly.

"Yahhh I understand you are already old son. Since the father is not there, the mother has no direction anymore to do what." said Ayu Ning Tyas Iirih mother.

The two eyes of the Goddess were glazed and also felt how her longing was left by a loved one. The same feeling with her parents who had left her. Her father-in-law's speech hinted longingly at her husband.

"Mom should stay healthy ya ma'am." said Dewi stroked his shoulders lovingly.

"Who are you here with, son?" ask Ayu Ning Tyas's mother.

"Sama Arin, her husband and son Ma'am. Oh yes Dul too, ma'am." said Mahmud.

"Dul, your old boarding school friend, son?!" ask Ayu Ning Tyas sumringah's mother.

Mahmud replied with a nod with a smile, "my mother called Dul first."

Mahmud came out to meet Abah Dul who was previously seen still sitting on a large rock. But when Mahmud would call him, he saw Abah Dul was no longer in his place.

"Well, see Abah not Sim?" ask Mahmud.

"So sitting on the stone was Mas" answered Kosim.

"Nothing" said Mahmud.

Kosim was curious to hurry he got up out, "Well there is nothing. The last I saw was still sitting on that rock Mas" Kosim said.

"Yes let me find Sim" said Mahmud.

"Yes, yeah..." Kosim returns to play with Dede in the living room with Arin.

Mahmud turned his head into the car through the window but Abah Dul was not there. After being searched for not meeting Mahmud also suddenly remembered something.

The deg! Mahmud just remembered there was one place Abah Dul liked the most. The place became his favorite place even in the past when often staying at Mahmud's house, he did not want to be told to sleep in the room. Abah Dul prefers to sleep in that place even though the air is very cold at night.

Mahmud moved his feet towards the back of the house. In the corner there is a building in the form of a wooden saung facing exactly to the slopes of Mount Guci.

Slowly and carefully Mahmud walked step by step towards the saung. Seen a pair of Abah Dul sandals lying under the saung.

"Hmmm, right here apparently. Time for revenge, hikhikhik," Mahmud's house.

Mahmud's steps closer and more sanser also heard his snoring. Mahmud stopped his steps on the back side and took a piece of weed.

He saw Abah Dul sleeping on his back still with his snoring. Be careful Mahmud began to tickle Abah Dul's nose with a piece of grass and hide under the saung.

Abah Dul hand reflex moves rubbed his nose and then back to sleep. While holding back his laughter Mahmud again did tickle the nose of Abah Dul. And the same reaction was done by Abah Dul until Mahmud could not stand his laughter anymore.

"Haha..." Mahmud chuckled and made Abah Dul wake up.

"Astagfirullah, Mahmuuuuud..!" Abah Dul got straight down from the saung chasing Mahmud.

Mahmud ran to the front yard and hid behind a parked car. Abah Dul came looking around while brandishing his sandals.

While giggling Mahmud lurks from behind the rear wheels of the car. Seen Abah Dul dingkukkan. For a while Mahmud's hiding place was not found by Abah Dul.

Mahmud finally gave himself up, "Oh, pardon Bah. " while chuckling.

"Already, it's Bah. That's what your mother is looking for" Mahmud said with the remains of her laugh.

Abah Dul who was about to throw his sandals into a urung done.

"Review on Mud, one debt!" abah Dul passed away leaving Mahmud.

Abah Dul quickly stepped inside the house to meet Ayu Ning Tyas' mother.

"Assalamualaikum.' said Abah Dul while knocking on the door.

"Waalaikum greetings.." reply Zakiya, Goddess and mother of Ayu Ning Tyas together.

"Dul, come in son." said Mother Ning Tyas.

Abah Dul stepped in right away to regret it.

"How are you doing, Dul boy?" ask Ayu Ning Tyas' mother.

"Alhamdulillah, ma'am kabare slick. Ibu pripun kabare Ma'am" replied Abah Dul.

"Well, the mother is not well Nak Dul," said Ning Tyas' mother.

Not long after Mahmud appeared at the door of the room, "buuh, the Dul was about to throw Mahmud wearing sandals," Mahmud to his mother.

"Hussst! Mahmud is rich your boy, "sold Abah Dul.

Seeing the behavior of Mahmud and Abah Dul made Ayu Ning Tyas' mother smile. His face now seemed to be beaming as if forgetting his weak health condition.

Similarly, Zakiyah and Dewi who had been holding back her laughter finally giggled to see her.

"Wes, wes. ojo podo storm. Shame on the big, hehehe." said Ayu Ning Tyas' mother laughed.

"Kiyah, hayu your brothers' favorite cooking. I want to eat together," continued Ayu Ning Tyas' mother.

"Alhamdulilbornobbil alamiin.." said Zakiyah and Mahmud together.

"Kok thank God it's compact. I'm not, hikhik.." sloroh Abah Dul.

"Mother Mas Dul from yesterday had a hard time eating. That's why when you say you want to eat together it's a gift bangeeeettt," explained Zakiyah.

"Kok Mahmud know?" sela Abah Dul's.

"Yes know my wong told you outside" said Zakiyah.

"Eat him do not sleep mutely," asloh Mahmud.

"Disana tuh Mahmud is not like gini tuh ma'am. Look out for his mother, look out for revenge if there," said Abah Dul.

Ayu Ning Tyas' mother laughed at Abah Dul's complaint.

"Udah, no. Yuk Kiyah, Nak Dewi to the kitchen" said Ayu Ning Tyas' mother as she lowered her legs.

"Mom can walk?" ask Mahmud khawatit.

"Can son" he answered.

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