“THIS is amazing,” Ally said in amusement while watching the monitors that covered the entrances/exits of the perimeter.

“I told you and plus you can snap a picture of that certain vehicle, once you snap a picture of it, a detail will appear on this screen in good quality no matter how blur it is when you captured it, the built of the car, the brand, the plate number, and also the number of people who are riding on that vehicle, their faces, it also detected if there’s firearm in there, informing you if it’s a high powered or not.”

“This is so good, really.”

“And that one, the vehicle scanner that I installed outside the gate same feature as this one, but this scanner will deactivate the unknown device that is attached to that vehicle.”

“All of these devices are yours?”

“Yes, my final report before I became an Inspector, not the Chief, the first one.”

“I’m amazed, really, but not really amazed, you know why?”

Camila sighed, “I know what you mean but I can’t sleep.”

“Mila…”

“Alz, I can take another day, really,” and she lifted the cup of coffee, “this is enough, don’t tell uncle and auntie.”

“You think you can hide to Ma’am Clara?”

And it makes Camila stop, “shit I forgot that auntie can easily read me, what am I gonna do?” and began to panic then she looked at to the clock and it’s already 6:28 in the morning that made her gasp.

“Accept the consequences, that’s the answer, it’s your fault, the installment is done 3hrs ago but you didn’t slept, I already let you sleep here in the controller room, but you didn’t, don’t fault me.”

Camila shuffled to her feet, “my Ducati is parked outside I can’t risk to be seen here,” and she grab the helmet.

“What about your pick-up?”

“I’ll be back later.”

*****

Clara frowned because she thinks that she saw Camila stepping out of the controller room from the kitchen window where she was standing.

“Good morning, honey,” Mike greeted then place a kiss on Clara’s cheek, “what’s wrong?”

“I think I saw Mila,” and she turned to Mike, “did she go home last night?”

“I didn’t know, I let her since she insisted.”

“Mike, honey, I understand that she’s the Head of our Security now but she’s my first baby, even if I’m not her biological mother, I still treat her one and I care for her health, even her safety.”

“I understand, I do too, she’ll be back later we can talk to her.”

“I will surely hit her.”

“Honey she’s a woman now, a big girl.”

“I don’t care.”

Mike sighed and nodded, “okay, honey, if she will not listen, you can, but don’t do it if she do listen.”

“Fine, but I doubt that she will, she’s a police officer, with her profession it’ll make her stubborn.”

Mike just raised his hand in defeat.

*****

Camila sighed when she takes her spot of where she always waited for the vehicles to pass. She remembered what Ally said to her.

“Oh my God, how can I explain it to auntie Clara, I really felt that she sees me,” and she gulped when she remember the time she secretly fed baby Lauren a tiny apple, baby Lauren wanted it and she can’t say no to her cute little chubby face so she fed her a tiny piece but Clara caught her, she even deny it at first but easily found out so she was being scold about details that baby Lauren can’t eat apple yet because she’s still months old and don’t have teeth yet, “oh my goodness,” and she sighed again.

“Heads up, K, team C and T just leave the mansion.”

“Copy that, Alz.”

“If I were you, tell her honestly.”

“I know that.”

“Stay safe, K.”

“I will,” and she saw them passed and do the daily routine.

******

Camila still couldn’t forget what happened this morning, she was thinking of how would she tell Clara that she didn’t went home to get rest, she sighed in the end, good thing the teacher is absent and just left an activity for them.

“That’s a long one.”

Camila looked up and saw Lauren looking at her, “what?”

“Your sigh, it’s a long one, sorry I didn’t mean to notice, uhm—are you okay?”

“Yeah…”

“Yeah, you’re okay, seriously though,” and she pushed her chair closer to Karla, “it’s my first time seeing you with that face.”

“What do you mean?”

“Oh uhm it’s not that—”

“Okay, the other one.”

“Thank God,” she mumbled.

“You’re saying...?”

“Nothing.”

“Okay, uhm what face are you talking about?”

“The look of being worried.”

“Oh, right,” and she sighed, “my—auntie, I did something that she will not accept, she always remind me to get rest but I couldn’t, I was in their house last night because I’m actually living in an apartment, I was there in their house to work, to install something, her husband, my uncle said that I must go home after I finished but I didn’t, I stayed there in their house until morning without rest even though the installation is done.”

“You didn’t sleep last night?” she asked in shocked.

“Yeah, I didn’t because I couldn’t sleep.”

“And now you’re worried that she’ll maybe get mad at you.”

“Yes, because, you know they’re the one who took care of me when I was still a child, a baby actually, while my parents at work, they were like my second parents and they treat me like they’re own child.”

“They didn’t have kids to take care of yet?”

“At that time, they don’t have one.”

“Really, well you can lie if you don’t want her to worry.”

“The bad news is I can’t lie to her, she will know, she knows me too well so I couldn’t, I remember when their eldest was born, months old, the baby was begging for me to fed her an apple that I eat, I couldn’t say no because she’s so cute to resist so I gave her a tiny piece, my auntie caught me, I tried to deny it but it’s useless, she can read me, so she did scold me, giving me a lesson that baby L—the baby still couldn’t eat because she don’t have a teeth yet and some other things.”

“Maybe you don’t know how to lie.”

“I think so, my mom always taught me to be honest, not just my mom but auntie too.”

“Your auntie loves you so much.”

“I know that, so I decided to tell her the truth later.”

“It’s up to you.”

“What about you, are you good in lying?”

“I think so, because my parents easily believed on me.”

“It doesn’t mean you’re good in lying, maybe they don’t want to push the topic, they feel that you’re getting uncomfortable if they pursue it.”

“You think so?”

“Yeah, it was like their sign of respect to your privacy, even if they do that they still care for you and you must be thankful because if they didn't, you have no bodyguard right now.”

“I know but you’re still not saying something.”

Karla sighed then said, “I was 16 when my parents died in a car accident, dead on arrival, hit by a drunk driver even insisted that he’s not drunk and tried to switch the situation that it was my parents fault, saying that they were fighting, in the end it was really his fault, he’s drunk, because the investigator didn’t see any skidmarks or indication that they’re fighting, usually if the passengers of the car fought, the driver always forgot that he/she’s fighting with someone making the drive in zigzag causing them to crash, it was supposed to be our celebration on that night, they were excited.”

Lauren gulped while watching Karla then remembered what her parents always told her, “now I know why you said that, being not too late,” and she saw her smile and she got smile too.

Unknown to them Brad is watching, fury in his grey eyes, tightened jaw and clenched fists.

“Come on,” he said to his mates and leave the building.

“You don’t want to kick her, you will just let her?”

“In time buddy, in time,” and he smirk.

******

London.

“Sir, Mr Simpson called.”

Shawn frowned and looked at to his secretary, “who among them, the father or the idiotic son?”

“The son, Sir.”

“What did he want this time?”

“He didn’t say a word but he’s on the line waiting for you.”

Shawn sighed with a huff and dismissed his secretary, when his secretary left, he picked up the cradle of the phone and waited for Brad to speak.

“You’re in there, I know that, look I want a show, you know that I’m very close to Mr Mike Jauregui’s eldest daughter.”

Shawn rolled his eyes, “did I give you orders to kill?”

“No, but I want to scare her.”

“No,” he replied when an idea cross his mind, “not her.”

“What do you mean?”

“You will do it in time, not her, not this time.”

“Then…”

“Yes, Brad, to her siblings, I have a special day just for her.”

“Okay, then.”

The call ended and Shawn turn his chair facing the glass window and smiled at his reflection, “let’s see if you still stick to your judgment Mike if your children faces your stubbornness,” and he smirk.

******

“Are you sure?” Camila asked Stanley when it reported to her about a suspicious vehicle, a black Chevy van.

“Yes, K, Halsey and I confirmed it, we even double check if we got it right, it’s really unusual, K.”

“Copy that, Stanley, I’ll be there.”

“Copy, K.”

Camila clenched her fists then she informed Normani and Michael, “Normani, Michael, I need to go to team C and T, but I’ll be back,” and she heard their response.

******

Camila saw it, the only black Chevy, it’s a black 2012 Chevy Conversion, heavily tinted, Stanley and Halsey were right.

“I saw it and you two are right, I’ll stay here until you got home,” she confirmed.

“Copy, K,” Stanley and Halsey replied.

******

Lauren didn’t know why she didn’t see Karla on their last class together on that day, as far as she knows they had 4 same classes together, she was absent and she’s sure about that. Her day is not complete.

She sighed when the class ended, Normani followed behind her.

“Hey babe…”

Normani immediately shielded Lauren before Brad approached.

“Babe, really? What’s this all about?”

“Brad, please, you still insisted.”

“And what, Lauren, you’re breaking up with me?”

“Yes, I’m breaking up with you.”

“Are you serious? But why? What did I do?”

“You really think I still want to be with you after what you did to Karla?”

“Karla?”

“The transferee, she’s a woman and you didn’t doubt to hurt her, if you can do it to her, you can do it to me too, so let’s stop this already.”

“I do have a reason why,” he defended, still in rage.

“I really believe that you can do it to me too, Brad, especially when we fight, you’re clenching your fists ready to hit me and your eyes, I saw it, I noticed that you have a short temper, I don’t want to wait for that day that you will hit me too like what you did to Karla, you make me open my eyes,” and she shook her head, “we’re over Brad,” and she passed through him.

Normani waited for Lauren to pass but she’s on watch to Brad’s action until it happened, she saw him ready to grab Lauren and she stopped his hand by holding his wrist and protected Lauren who give a confused look.

“Don’t you dare,” Normani warned.

“What, what you will do, you will hit me?”

“I can if I wanted to, so don’t wait for me to hit you,” and she put away Brad’s hand.

Lauren gave Brad a cold look then said, “let’s go Normani.”

“Yes, Miss,” and she followed her, still on alert in case Brad will follow.

*****

“What are we going to do?” Stanley asked to Halsey, Keana and Peter are there too, with them.

“Let’s wait for K’s decision,” Halsey said, “I’m sure she expected this.”

“Where’s K, by the way?” Stanley asked.

Then Peter answered, “Ally said she immediately left after escorting Ms Lauren home, she’s still not here.”

Then they heard some commotion outside the security room so they went out.

“Hey what’s wrong?” Halsey asked.

“Nothing serious, but K is here, she’s looking for someone who knew mechanics.”

Keana stepped in and said, “Dinah has knowledge about mechanics, you can ask her.”

“Okay, thanks, that’s helpful, K said it’s urgent,” and he left looking for Dinah.

“K is here now,” Stanley said.

“Let’s go to her,” Keana said then they looked for K.

*****

“So this is the last shipment for you?” Ally asked to Camila.

“Yeah,” Camila answered while carrying a box then put it on the ground with the help of another security.

“What’s that?”

“An armoured plate, a knowledgeable mechanic can do it, this will attached to the vehicle.”

“Do you really need to do this all night? You still need to sleep, you know, if you know what I mean?”

“I know, Ally, we needed this, they’re on the move.”

“K,” Halsey called.

Camila looked up and saw team C and T, “I apologize if I came home late, I know we needed to talk, but I need to do this first.”

“What is that, K?” Keana asked.

“This will attach to the vehicle, this is what I’m talking about, an armour plate, with this the bullet can’t penetrate.”

“We understand,” Halsey said.

“Don’t worry about tomorrow, I’ll stay with you guys,” Camila said.

“What about Ms Lauren, K?” Peter asked.

“Normani said, Ms Lauren let her, Normani can manage, I will still alert them, we still do the routine, let me handle the rest but from now on, Halsey, Stanley, you need to carry now.”

“Copy, K.”

“Where’s Michael, I need him here, you two Halsey and Stanley I still need you here, the rest get back to your post.”

And the security followed.

*****

“Dinah.”

Dinah looked up and saw Thomas approach her, she looked at to the Jauregui family having dinner then back to Thomas, “what is it?” then Thomas whispered to her and she nodded, “can you take my post for a while?”

“Sure,” Thomas agreed.

Dinah then left.

Clara saw Dinah leave and saw Thomas taking Dinah’s post then she looked at to Mike who is already looking at her and she nodded, understanding Mike’s look then she went back to eating.

*****

“Walz, you needed me?” Dinah asked.

Camila looked up and furrowed her brows,
“Walz?”

“Yeah, that’s my nickname for you, is it okay?”

“Sure and yeah, I needed you.”

“What can I help?”

“You have knowledge about cars?”

“Yeah I am, that’s my main job here, actually before I became a driver.”

“Good, come on, follow us.”

Dinah followed the two while carrying a large wooden box, Halsey and Stanley too then they ended up in the garage.

They saw the other large and big wooden box on the ground.

“Okay, Dinah, I need you to help me attached those things to the vehicles, I’m sure you heard about armoured car?” and she saw her nod then she approach the boxes, “the inside of these boxes are armoured plate,” and she opened the lid of the box.

“This is my first time seeing this kind of armoured plate, because usually…”

“I know, Dinah, you’ll help me with these.”

“Okay.”

“Halsey and Stanley,” and she took a manual of inside the box and handed one each of them, “that’s the manual, study it, familiarize and can you please open the cars you're assigned to, after that you can go back and rest.”

Halsey and Stanley accepted the small notebook then they opened the car and handed the key to Dinah after that they left.

“Dinah, let’s start.”

“Okay.”

*****

“I see,” Mike said after talking to Thomas, “thank you, Thomas, you can go back to your post now.”

“Yes, Sir,” and he left then he greeted Clara then left the office.

“What did he say?”

“Mila arrived with some large boxes and she drove a truck this time, unloaded it and put it on the garage.”

“What’s with those boxes?” 

“He didn’t know because Mila quickly ordered Thomas to look for a mechanic and that was Dinah.”

Clara didn’t say anything instead she left the office.

“Honey,” and Mike followed Clara, sighing.

*****

“Wow, this is all computer made,” Dinah said in amusement when she and Camila attached the armour plate in the door of the other Cadillac.

“I just tell the exact built that’s all.”

“Easy to attached.”

“Clara, wait.”

Camila and Dinah looked up, even John, the other security of the mansion alongside Thomas stopped from moving when they heard that familiar voice.

Camila saw Clara with a serious face looking at her and she gulped.

“Mija, can we talk and I know you already know what I will say.”

Camila stood up and looked up to Mike giving her an apologetic look then back to Clara, “yes, ma’am,” and she looked at to Dinah, “continue what you’re doing,” and to John, “John, please assist Dinah.”

“Yes, K,” and John assisted Dinah.

Camila approached Clara and she immediately received a pinch on her ear that makes her in pain and she scream.

“Don’t give me that look, mija, you can’t make me, I saw you leaving this morning and don’t you dare lie to me, now answer me, did you do what I said?”

Camila bit her lip and she shook her head, she saw a disappointed but worried look on Clara and she looked down, still holding her reddened ear, “I’m sorry auntie.”

“Do you want to die?”

“No, auntie.”

“Then why? Now I will see you here again, doing things that you’re not supposed to do.”

“This is important.”

“And I understand that, you’re important to me too, you understand?”

“Yes auntie, I’m sorry,” and Clara pulled her from embrace and she closed her eyes, feeling the familiar warmth.

“What are you doing here, by the way, mija?” Mike asked.

Camila pulled away and answered Mike, “the last shipment I took.”

“The armoured plate you talked about?”

“Yes, Sir.”

“Is this what Stanley and Halsey reported?”

“Yes, ma’am, they called me this afternoon and I confirmed it, the vehicle is in and out outside the vicinity of the campus, some suspicious men are inside the van.”

“You think that’s them?”

“Yes, ma’am, that’s why I wanted those armoured plate attached, the usual attack is cornering a vehicle, I already told Halsey and Stanley to carry a firearm from now on, they’re the drivers, they need it to protect themselves.”

“What about Lauren?”

“If it’s okay Sir, I want Thomas and Kristof to assist Normani and Michael to get home and took another route.”

“Whatever you need, mija, go ahead, did you discuss it to Normani and Michael?”

“Yes, Sir, I did, I already told Jacob and George too since George is the graveyard shift of the controller room that if there’s an emergency I’ll be able to contact him and want Thomas and Kristof to assist them immediately.”

“Mija, please take some rest, you will really need it, I’m sure John and Dinah can take the work.”

“Auntie, I promise once this done, I will rest, if you want I will sleep in the controller room.”

“Take the guestroom,” Mike suggested.

“Mike, Lauren can see her, remember she’s Karla Estrabao in Miami U.”

“Oh, right.”

“Is there a place in the controller room that you can rest?”

“Yes, auntie.”

“Chris had a camping hammock, there’s no way I will let you sleep on the floor, it’s not comfortable in the morning, I will asked Jean to bring you breakfast.”

“Thank you, auntie.”

And Clara touch Camila’s cheek, “there’s no need for you to thank me, mija, this time I will ask Ally.”

Camila gulped and nodded, “Yes, auntie.”

“Okay,” and Clara kissed Camila’s forehead, “don’t make me worry, okay?” and she saw her nod, “goodnight, mija.”

“Goodnight, auntie.”

Then Mike ruffled Camila’s hair, “goodnight, mija and you already know what will happen if you disobey, Clara.”

Camila nodded, “Goodnight, uncle.”

“Don’t forget what I said.”

“Yes, auntie.”

Then the couple left.

Camila sighed when the two left.

“I really want to think that you’re their lost eldest child, Ms Lauren’s elder sister," Dinah said.

John chuckled, “yeah, Ma’am Clara even pinched your ear, like my mom did when I was a kid, your ear is still red.”

Camila rubbed her ear where Clara pinched, “I know, even when I was a kid too, when I’m naughty she will hit me but later hug me.”

“Aww that’s sweet...are you not close with your parents?” John said.

“Not really because they’re busy, I became close to my parents when we left Mexico, I was ten, Lauren was 3 and that time auntie is pregnant with Chris then I lost my communication to them until you, Dinah found me.”

“Well I kind of used of seeing you even when you let your hair long, the shape of your face doesn’t,” Dinah explained, “but of course I need to confirm it to Sir Mike and he said that I was right that it was you.”

“Fate brought them to me.”

“Maybe," Dinah said and shrug.

“Maybe? No, it’s really fate,” John said, “it’s really time for you to meet them once again, it was like hitting two birds with one stone.”

Camila smiled and nodded, “that’s what I think too.”

“Let’s continue this so it will end early so you can rest now, K.”

Camila nodded and they continued their work.

*****

Camila smiled while staring at the camping hammock on her arms, a blanket then a plush pillow.

“Mila, tied that up and go to sleep.”

Camila sighed when she heard Ally’s voice, Clara makes sure that she will get some sleep and if she didn’t it will surely known by Clara. So she tied up the hammock and rode on it then got some sleep.

"Goodnight, Alz."

"Goodnight, Mila."

Then she shut her eyes and fell asleep.

Camila woke up once again to some delicious coffee so she got up and saw the cup that makes her drool.

“Not yours,” Ally said then took the cup, “you have some later.”

“What time is it?”

“Near 6.”

And she got off from the hammock, untied it and rolled it back and folded the blanket.

“Is it normal for you officers to be tidy?”

“Some, but auntie make sure that I’m tidy because it’s not normal for a lady to not be tidy.”

“Did she know that you’re not really a lady?”

“I think she already know,” and pulled a chair and sat down, “how was the night so far?”

“So far good.”

“That’s great.”

Then they heard a knock. Ally got up and opened the door. Camila widened her eyes when she saw the man shot Ally.

“NO!!!” and she jolted awake, breathing hard.

“Mila, are you okay?”

“Ally…” and saw Ally and her worried eyes then she look around.

“What happened? Bad dream?”

Camila held her head and nodded then she got off from the hammock, “I always have it when there’s something happen wrong later.”

“What do you mean?”

“I always believe my dreams, Ally, something will happen bad later.”

“It’s only a dream, Mila.”

“It feels like that it’s not,” then they heard a knock, she and Ally shared a look, she remembered that it was the same, she move to the control area and open one of the drawer, she found a gun then cocks it downward, “hide,” she said to Ally.

Ally nodded and she hid.

Camila moved to the door, she grabs the door handle, gun in hand then she opened it and saw that it was a woman, food table in her hands.

Ally saw it, recognizing the woman and she immediately approached her, “hi, Jean, is that for K?”

“Yes, Ma’am Clara wants me to deliver this here.”

Ally accepted it, “thanks Jean.”

“You’re welcome,” and she left.

Camila closes the door and re-cocks the gun, making the bullet out to its ejector port, she unloads the magazine and put back the bullet inside then mount the magazine again to the gun.

Ally moved to the control area then handed the food table to Camila, “try to be ease, okay?”

Camila nodded then she puts back the gun to the drawer and accepted the food table from Ally.

“I forgot to ask you, did you finish what you needed to do?”

“Yes, I have Dinah and John’s help.”

“That’s good.”

A/N: I apologize for the super late update, work caught up but I assure you that I will end this story, I will not keep you hanging.
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