Chapter XXVIII: Ambush

Pagdating namin sa Cebu ay sinalubong kami ng gobernador ng lalawigan. Nakipagkamay ito kay Dad at sumunod naman sakin. Sandamakmak ang media sa labas ng paliparan kaya dali-dali kaming sumakay sa sasakyan. Dad rode with the Governor while I rode a separate car.

Cebu is still refreshing to me even though I’ve been here a couple of times. Good thing there’s no traffic so I had spare time to relax in my hotel room. We’re staying at Shangri-la in Mactan. Dad’s secretary booked four rooms in total. One for me, one for Dad, and two for Dad’s security personnel and office staff. We were all staying in the Mactan Suite.

Hinubad ko ang aking sapatos at agad na nagtungo sa banyo para maghugas ng kamay. Pagkalabas ko ay inasikaso ko na ang aking mga bagahe.

I prepared my outfits for the following days. I hang them in pairs in the closet. I was about to fill the tub when I heard a doorbell. Pag-bukas ko ng pinto ay nakita ko ang secretary ni Dad. He was holding a folder.

“This will be our