Tina got up from the bed without being lazy as soon as she woke up. She tidied up her messy shoulder length brown hair while walking towards the windows. She has a healthy wheat color skin hiding under the loose nightgown. Her pale green eyes became brighter as she saw the quiet scene under the streetlights after opening the windows. Her lips are rosy and her face is also smooth and fair. While taking a deep breathe of fresh and cool early morning air, she raised her hands and stretched out her body. This stretching movement showed the attractive well shaped body under the loose gown. She is a beautiful rose but with thorns. Under the consistent training, she is very strong as much as her amazing beauty.

The cold air instantly made her head clearer. The sun hasn't started to shine yet. She could see the dim streetlight outside. Since she is already awake, Tina cleaned up her bed in a simple way before going to the bathroom. Since her two siblings left their home for various reasons, she got the ownership of the bathroom in the second floor. Her parents are living in the first floor.

After tying her long ginger hair before carefully covering it up with shower cap, she washed her face with facial soap slowly and carefully. And she brushed her teeth. As soon as she finished rinsing her mouth, she smiled at the mirror and touched her rosy cheeks as she thought of something. Well, she is in love. Tina cheerfully sang her favorite song while taking off her clothes and continued singing softly while standing under the shower head,

"No place for any other's mind to interfere,

To grasp the meaning of it all

To overcome my limits …"

Like that, she had a nice and relaxing hot shower. Then she walked back to her room in the bathrobe. She closed the windows first before wearing the uniform. Twenty minutes passed. After checking her beauty in the mirror for the last time, she walked down the stairs to the first floor. She is going to cook because she took over the duty of making the breakfast since her older sister left.

In the kitchen, Tina started to get busy for the breakfast. She spent nearly thirty minutes in preparing sauces and fillings. While she was frying tacos, her mom came and helped her by frying the eggs. Camilia is a soft looking woman in her late forties. She is almost as tall as Tina. She also has the same ginger hair and the same hairstyle like her daughter Tina. Her presence could bring enjoyable atmosphere silently. Her actions are gentle and natural. But she can easily carry a pot of water at ease. This is a housewife who can keep a home in good shape. A gentle mother and a good wife like her is a gift to the husband and the heaven to her children.

Tina wasn't surprised because her mother also gets up early. However, as she got older, Tina also started to get up early to help her mom in preparing breakfast with her elder sister.

Now, there are only three people in the whole two-story townhouse, she and her two parents. She is just a middle child. Her big sister Vera got married and she moved out to live with her husband. Her younger brother Daniel went to Origin church to live as a church personnel and his whereabouts are currently unknown. So, the family of five ended up with only three people living together. Although it is pretty normal for young adults to leave the embrace of their parents, Camilia and Miguel hope to stay together warmly. Unfortunately, no one nearby was selling or renting their houses so Vera is currently living in another part of the city. Good thing is she would occasionally come back together with her husband to have family dinners. Tina would always remember her siblings whenever she is cooking the meals.

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The dad, Miguel Sanchez, was in the bathroom. He is almost nearly fifty. His brown eyes are deep and he is around 184 cm tall. Although he is no longer young, his wide shoulders and strong looking muscular arms could still provide the sense of security. However, he has half bald head and a beer belly. The sun tanned skin and several different scars above his arms are the medals he got all over the years. Micheal is the sheriff of their city which has a population of over 240,000 inhabitants. He is the boss of nearly 1800 police officers. However, he is just a normal and humble person. He is neither power abusing guy nor the rich cop. And Tina is also a police officer under him. She entered their city police department directly after finishing the high school. After working for nearly four years, she is now a police sergeant.

Soon, the two in the kitchen finished cooking and preparing their breakfast while having a mother-daughter talk. It was just a simple breakfast; milk, fried eggs and chicken tacos. When they put the big plate full of tacos on the table, Miguel also came in and took the seat. He smiled and immediately put one taco into the mouth. He is also already in the police uniform like her. After chewing and swallowing the taco in several seconds, Miguel gave a smile and complemented, "10 by 10. You again made the perfect tacos sweetie."

The tough looking appearance was suddenly ruined by hearty smiles. The mother and daughter also took their seats and started eating. The whole scene is quite warm but Camilia couldn't help look at the other emptied chairs several times. She missed her other two children. Although they say her two children are doing good, she couldn't help but miss them and worry about them as a mother. Especially, she has been worrying and missing on her son, Daniel. She hasn't seen her for years now while Vera would come back often.

Miguel talked while eating the fried egg, "Tina, what is your relationship with that lad called Pedro? I heard you guys are walking closely lately. My old friends told me that you guys walked into the MGM cinema while holding hands on previous Sunday. Is that true?"

Tina blushed and protested, "Pa! I am not young, I am already twenty four. I have my freedom to date whoever I want."

Miguel said calmly, "You are always like a three year old child to me. What should I do if you get together with a bad guy? Papi can't protect you all the time."

Tina shrugged her shoulders while eating the taco. She knew her papi said right and she also understands him. But her Papi is just over protective, he made her had no love relationship in the past years. There was a time during her high school days, her Papi came to school and scared away the boys harassing her. Since then, she has no pursuer or the guy harassing her till she entered the police department and became a police officer.

She watched herself in the mirror, and she only saw a beautiful and young adult woman. But, because of her over-protective Papi, she still has no boyfriend currently. And the worst is that she is already over twenty four and some of her high school friends are already with children.