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

Chapter 9

Old Mercado House. That's what Maria's house looks like when we arrived. It was old yet beautiful. We then went in and saw the true beauty when we saw antique furniture and decorations. I gasped at awe.

"Mama?" Mayor Rose called out. Then Maria appeared, sitting in a rocking chair.

Maria was.....an old woman. Probably in her 90s. She's really old. But you can tell in her face that she's beautiful especially in her youth.

"Anak (my child)." She smiled as Mayor Rose kissed her cheek.

"May bisita po kayo (You have visitors)." She said as she gestured to us. We smiled.

"Naku! Maganda at mga gwapo tong mga bisita ko. Hali kayo dito. (Gosh! What beautiful and handsome people my visitors are. Come here.)"

"She says that you should go near to her." Mayor Rose whispered. We then went near to her and she started hugging us and pinching our cheeks. We then introduced ourselves and Tacoy cracked a joke to Maria, causing her to laugh. She then looked at me and Harry.

"Itong dalawang to, sina Freya at Harry, parang magkasintahan na nabuhay sa panahon ng Espanyol. (These two, Freya and Harry, looks like a couple that lived during the Spanish Era)"

"Agree po ako diyan lola. (I agree grandma)" Tacoy said, causing her to laugh again.

"What did she say?" Harry asked.

"She said that you and Freya look like a couple that were alive during the Spanish Era in the Philippines."

"Uhh..." I said, causing my cheeks to heat up, "Your mom is so funny Mayor." I then smiled. She smiled back and turned to Maria.

"Ma, may nakita daw silang sulat para sa inyo. Nakita daw nila sa may Spoliarium. (Mom, they found a letter for you. They found it at the Spoliarium)"

She then told me to give the letter and I gave it to Maria.

"It said it came from Jaime." I said. Her reaction then became different. Her laugh soon died down and tears started welling in her eyes. She smiled. As if it were tears of pure joy.

"Jaime?"