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Cassidy slowly opened her eyes to the morning rays that washed through her face from the window adjacent to her king-size bed and the birds chirping endlessly as they jumped from tree to tree. Cassidy smiled a contented smile. How she had missed this. How she had missed her room.

She had arrived home yesterday afternoon from the University of California, Berkeley for her summer holidays. After an early dinner with her mum, she had gone straight to bed, tired from the flight back home. Waking up now, she felt light and ready to start her first summer holiday as a first-year University student.

She had to admit, waking up at home was very different from waking up at Berkeley. At Berkeley, there were no morning rays to kiss her face, no birds chirping, and worst of all, she had to wake up pretty early to prepare for class. Here she was enjoying the morning sun kissing her face in the comfort of her room which she had deserted earlier.

She looked around the room, checking if there was any of her stuff that was out of place or missing. She was too tired yesterday to do anything.

Her mum was fond of snooping around her room, looking for stuff that she thought she had outgrown or no longer needed. Like she needed any help. Her reading desk beside her window was just as she kept it. She nodded. Her television and sound systems which were kept at the center of the room weren't tampered with.

She moved to her closet for her last supervision. Her footwears were in order. "Check."

She moved to her clothes, they didn't seem as though someone touched them.

"It seems Mrs. Stewart has turned a new leaf." She chuckled as she found her way to the bathroom to brush her teeth and wash her face. Soon she was heading to her mum's room whom she bet was already preparing for work.

"Good morning Mrs. Stewart." She greeted, as soon as she entered her room.

Mrs. Jenn Stewart who was standing in front of her dressing mirror adjusting her gown turned to her daughter with a smile. "Good morning my angel. Hope you had a lovely night's rest?"

"As lovely as ever mum. It feels so good to reunite with my bed again." She replied as she twirled around the room to her mother's amusement.

"I figured you were tired after yesterday's flight so I let you rest. How are you feeling now?"

"I'm so in the mood for some swimming and hanging out."

Jenn chuckled. "Swimming and hanging out huh?"

Cassidy nodded with a smile. "Can you ever be separated from the waters?" Cassidy shook her head vigorously and her mother laughed.

"What's for breakfast mum? I am famished."

"You are still carrying your bedhead and I bet you haven't even brushed, or have you?"

Cassidy rolled her eyes. "Mum! For the love of God, of course, I have brushed my teeth!" She half yelled and her mum burst into laughter.

"Just kidding love. Breakfast is already served, let's head to the dining. I also have something to show you."

Cassidy threw her mum a questioning look. "What could that be?"

"You'll see." Her mum replied as they walked out of the room.

As soon as they got to the dining table, Cassidy flew to the covered ceramic plate to unmask its content.

"Omelette and Cheese!! How I have missed you."

Jenn looked on with a smile as her daughter dived into the meal with a great appetite.

She knew what she was about to say would make Cassidy lose her appetite. She decided to leave it after breakfast.

Cassidy stopped to take a sip of her tea and found her mum staring at her.

"Mum, come sit, aren't you hungry?" She asked with a mouthful of omelet and her mum laughed.

"It seems you are enjoying the meal so much so I decided to leave mine for you to feast on, how 'bout that," Jenn asked as she sat down close to Cassidy.

"Nice thought, Mum." Cassidy gave her a mock thumbs-up. "You know Mum, it didn't appear as though you snooped around my room this time, what changed." She asked, staring at her mum.

Jenn smiled at her daughter's remarks.

"Well, I decided to give you some privacy. You are an adult and should know what you need or don't."

"Aww, that's so cute Mum." Cassidy gave her mum her sweetest smile which she returned.

The duo went back to their meal in silence, with Jenn making a mental calculation on how she was going to break the news to her daughter. She would go haywire.

After eating and clearing the dining, Cassidy sat on a couch in the living room fiddling with her phone.

Jenn came out ready to go to work. She handed her a ticket and looked away. "That's what I wanted to show you."

Cassidy narrowed her eyebrows. "A ticket to San Francisco?" Her mum nodded. "Why do you want to go to San Francisco Mum?"

Jenn shook her head. "It's for you Cass." She swallowed and continued. "Your dad wants to spend some time with you this Summer, he wants to make up for.."

"Hold up right there." Cassidy stood up. The look on her face was murderous. "Whose dad? You mean your husband?"

Jenn came closer and held Cassidy's hands but she shoved them. "I can't believe you want to ruin my first summer holiday Mum!"

"Cass, it's just a summer holiday in San Francisco, not a death sentence."