The two jeeps came to a halt suddenly at the shoulder of the road. Mel got down and walked to the couple, who were waving at them up ahead.

"How long have you two been waiting here?" he asked.

"Not long. I think, about 5 minutes." Phoenix replied as he looked at his watch.

"Really? Did you guys first go to the hotel?" Mel asked again.

"Yeah. We did so and then we found you guys had left. We also had a bath and changed clothes, as you can see." Lavana replied.

Mel sighed.

'It must be good being able to move about so easily, huh?' he thought.

"Alright. You...