`` but it 's awfully hard going against the flow . me and chee-a-quat is gon na take off and go visit our people . `` just going through it all again . chapter 18 the day is already here ! she tossed the vampire away from her . woodland park was sure to be crowded on a day as bright and sunny as this one . `` not so secret , '' i said , and he winked at me . after all , he had nothing to be gloomy about . 