Chapter XXXIX: Growth
The Feast Day of Sto. Niño arrives with a bright morning sky, and Liz wakes up to the sound of church bells ringing from afar. The day feels significant, a sacred celebration she now sees in a different light. As she stretches, she remembers that today, she and Wyn have been called to serve during the 11 AM Mass by Brother Padilla.
Liz quickly gets ready, taking a refreshing bath while her grandmother carefully presses and irons her cassock and surplice. The fresh scent of fabric softener fills the small room as she dries herself and changes. She feels a strange sense of peace as she puts on her uniform, the same outfit she once wore without much thought but now held deeper meaning.
By the time she and her grandmother arrive at the Catedral Metropolitana de San Pab
