A Journey of Two Spoliarium Lovers (A Fanfiction) (Journey Series)

Chapter 8

A knock on the door was what woke me up. I then opened the door to reveal Tacoy.

"Ready na you po Ma'am Freya?"

"Oh shit." I said as I was still on my pajamas. I realized that we're going to Baguio today. Good thing my things weren't out of the bag yet.

"I'm gonna... I'm gonna prepare for a bit. Can you wait Tacoy?"

"I'm gonna wait outside ma'am."

I smiled and said "thanks" as he closed the door and left. I locked the door and took a bath and dressed up as fast as I can. Moments later, I heard a knock on the door again. I then approached the door and opened it.

"I'm already prepared Tacoy-"

"Hi." Harry smiled, causing my eyes to go wide in shock again as he wore another street casual that makes him look good. I blushed a bit at the sight of him.

Alright. I'm dying.

"You ready for Baguio?"

I smiled back, "Let's give the letter to Maria."

We then walked out together and met Tacoy at the lobby. We went in the van and Tacoy started driving to Baguio. The ride went for hours until we reached mountainous areas and high cliffs. But Harry and I didn't see a lot of it since we were asleep.

"Welcome to Baguio City." Tacoy shouted, causing Harry and I to wake up. I then looked at the window and saw the beauty of the place outside. Moments later, Tacoy slowed down as we were approaching a lion statue.

"You wanna take pictures ma'am? I forgot to tell you that we passed by Kennon Road."

"Oh yes." I said excitedly. As Tacoy stopped, I went out of the van as fast as I could, running to the lion statue, climbing and hugging it. I then took out my phone and took a photo of the statue until...

"Face here Freya." Harry said as I faced him, with a camera in his hands. I then smiled and posed with the statue. I then went towards Harry and asked him for a selfie with me, which we did. Moments later, I saw a vendor selling a strawberry-colored food.

"Tacoy, what's that?" I asked.

"Strawberry Taho ma'am."

"Strawberry Taho?"

"It's a food with strawberry flavor and.... Um... taho." He replied, scratching his head.

"Looks delicious."

"It is ma'am. You should try it."

I then dragged Harry along with me and we tried the Taho together. I savored the food. It is so warm and delicious. Tasted like heaven. Moments later, we went in the van, with Tacoy driving us to the city.

We then reached the city, which to be honest, is full of people and cars. The roads were also different from city roads. I swear, if your car doesn't function well here, its going to roll back. It should have enough strength to climb up.

Baguio is truly a Summer Capital, from what Tacoy said earlier. Because damn, it's a cold place. And I think it looks cool in the summer. We then went to the city hall of Baguio, where we think the mayor works. As we went there, we asked the secretary for appointment with the mayor. Moments later, the secretary called our attention and we went to the mayor's office.

"Good day mayor." I smiled.

"Hi." She smiled back, "Take a seat." Then we sat at a chair across her table.

"Would you like anything? Food? Water? Tea?"

We shook our head and smiled, "No thank you."

"It's nice to have foreign visitors around." She smiled, "What are we going to talk about?"

I showed her the letter, "Harry and I found this letter while we were in the museum in Manila, looking at the Spoliarium. It says it's for your mom. We're here to give it to her."

She took the letter, eyebrows etched, "This is weird. Whoever is the person behind this letter must have known mom a lot. Cause mom does not really tell her favorite things to anybody except for me. How come this person knows that she's a Spoliarium lover?"

Maria's a Spoliarium lover?

"Do you happen to know any Jaime though?" Harry asked.

She shook her head, "No. I don't know any Jaime. Umm, you know what, how about you guys come with me and we'll give this to her yeah?"

I nodded. Then we left together and went to Maria's residence.

PS: The picture shown is the famous Lion Head Statue of Baguio City, it is an attraction located in Baguio City's Kennon Road