CHAPTER TWENTY FOUR PART ONE Our home “WHERE are we going?” tanong ko kay Dmitri nang makasakay na kami sa kotse niya matapos ang Sunday mass na dinaluhan namin. I glanced at my wristwatch and it’s six o’clock in the evening. I had a missed call from my Dad, but I know what he’s going to say so I didn’t bother calling him back. I know I’m being a bad daughter, but I just really wanted to enjoy this day with Dmitri. Palagi kong isinasaalang-alang ang nararamdaman ni Daddy dahil sa guilt na hindi mawala-wala sa akin dahil sa nasira kong relasyon nila ni Teacher Dianne. Pero ngayon gusto kong unahin naman ang nararamdaman ko. Kahit ngayon lang. After all this will be our first date as a couple. A real one. Hindi mawala ang ngiti sa labi ni Dmitri na ginagap ang kamay ko. “Secret,”