62. "Say it for God's sake, SAY it" / Part Seven
Well, in the midst of this heady sea of dismaying worries and disquiet, it intruded upon my awareness the fact that if the matter was going to be difficult enough to do even with Dina’s co-operation, it was impossible to do without it. Not only had her level-headedness gained her my parents’ infinite trust, but also Dina’s discernment and sagacious brain were all assets I crucially needed to sustain me through the tight impasse. I had seemingly mislaid such as of these qualities that my young age had developed, only for being all too swept over by the overwhelming power of passion and love. Despite being a notorious hardliner in the world of inherited regimentations, Dina, my lifelong true-blue buddy, and my compassionately loving and caring auntie, was all heart, as transparent as an open book, and so full of loving interest for my welfare and felicity as to prompt the justifiably protective attitude that she had exhibited impulsively upon her first learning of the story of my romanc...