Lily smiled shyly.
“There’s an echo in here. It makes my voice sound stronger.”
Daniel admitted that he had locked the door only because I had almost discovered the surprise several times. He hadn’t realized how alarming their behavior might look from my perspective.
I wanted to cry, laugh, and be angry all at once.
“Never tell our daughter to hide something from me again,” I told him. “Even if it’s supposed to be a surprise.”
Daniel nodded seriously.
“You’re right. I didn’t think about it that way.”
Lily wrapped her arms tightly around both of us.
On the evening of my birthday, we prepared a small stage in the living room. Lily stood in front of our family and looked at me nervously.
