October 12, 2008 - A supposed-to-be happy day for me despite loosing a dance competition held at SM Mega Mall. I didn't feel very sad after the result of the contest has been announced. I went home happily with my best friend. But when I reached home, I've found out the very reason to be sad and scared.
At exactly 10 o'clock in the evening, flying kitchen utensils, broken dining table and the smashed door of our room - these are the things that welcomed me home. All these were done by my angry and disappointed dad. I ran quickly to our room to ask my siblings what happened. My knees trembled. my heart beats and pumps twice as much blood. My mom told me that dad found out the secret I've been keeping eight months then. I don't want to mention it directly here but let's just say that it is something that really made my dad lose his full trust on me. It was a total shocking experience for me. I don't have anything in mind that time but to sincerely apologize to my dad. I felt very guilty. I prayed asking God to give me enough courage to say sorry to my dad and admit that it was completely my fault.
The next day, I gave him a letter I wrote and I talked to him. I told him all the reasons why I've done such act and I promised to make up for my mistake. I can see the ungratefulness and disappointment on my dad's face. He only opened his mouth once and said, " I am really disappointed with what you did and it made me lose my trust on you. But because you promise that you will never do it again, I forgive you. I am like this to you because I love you".
This experience really changed my whole being. From a daughter who doesn't believe that my parents do love me, I am now a daughter who knows and believes that my parents love and trust me a lot. There is no reason for me to keep any secret or to do something out of their will.
This is the one I wrote for our first writing exercise in our Journalism class. Miss C commented "Good!" for this paper :D
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