"Where are you going?" The Caucasian man asked in awkwardly pronounced Teungebian. "Okuba." Tayaw replied in Teungebian. "Huh?" The Caucasian man was confused at the answer. "Okuba Township" Tayaw clarified in English. "OH! Where is that?" The man asked, relieved that Tayaw spoke English.
"The next town over." Tayaw replied. "Alright. Hop in. Shotgun!" "THANK YOU." Tayaw sighed in relief, opened the front passenger's door, and settled himself in.
"What is a young man like you doing in the middle of the highway at this hour? Barefoot too?" The man asked after taking a closer look at Tayaw. "Wild night. Hahaha." Tayaw did not explain. "Hm. I remember those days." The man chuckled. "How about you? This is the first time I'm seeing a foreigner, an Australian too, driving early in the morning in the mountains." Tayaw asked in curiosity, guessing the man's nationality from the accent.
