MAMA WAS TRYING to suppress her smile, and I have an inkling of an idea as to what she's up to. She told my father about Jacob and how Ate Charissa and I had switched places. Kill me now. What astonishes me is Papa's behavior. Instead of interrogating me, he had turned to Carlos. I was nervous about what was happening around me.
"Mama, why are you back so early?" I asked her as I approached and planted a kiss on her cheek.
"The meeting ended quite early, and your father wanted to take me out on a date," she beamed. "He wanted to take me to the restaurant where we had our first date."
My eyes widened in a pleasant surprise. "Really? That's exciting."
"Thanks to you," she replied, smiling as well.
"What? Why? I didn't do anything." Now I'm baffled. What was going on?
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