“Wahyu? I see. Oh, I am fine. Thanks. How about you?”
“I am pretty well, Sir. Thank you.
“Sorry, how do you know this number?”
“Sir, Halimah your daughter gave me your number. I am with Halimah right now. I am her boy friend. We are both getting dinner in a restaurant in Surabaya now.”
“I see. Is she all right?”
“Yes Sir. She is happy and fine right now, Sir.”
“Good. So, what is going on?”
“Sir, after talking to Halimah. Soon, I would like to visit you. I would like to propose Halimah as my wife. We love each other. Our plan, we want to continue this relationship to the next step. We need your permission to get married.
Lin melongo. Lin amat kaget, Mas Wahyu menyampaikan keinginannya kepada ayah Lin tanpa basi-basi. Straight away. Jelas. Tak ada ambigu. Malah, bilang saling mencinta lagi. Ketemu saja baru sekali. Huh..! Padahal Lin belum mengiyakan permintaan Mas Wahyu. Ini jelas fait accompli. Lin terpana. Tapi, Lin diam saja. Lin juga tak berusaha mencegah pembicaraan itu. Tangan dan mulut Lin kaku. Sesaat kemudian Lin mendengar ayah Lin berbicara.
“Oh really? We are happy to hear that. Halimah has never told about this matter before. Never mind." Suara ayah Lin terlihat senang mendengar uraian cerdik dan tricky Mas Wahyu.
"Wahyu, sorry, let me talk to Halimah for a second.”
