2; secrets and lies
The local girls are very interested in this American. They follow him from stall to stall at the open-air market in the center of the town, begging for something in a language that he doesn't understand. And they will follow him tomorrow, he knows, and the day after that and the day after that. They will snatch at his pockets and feel around for papers and money while he tries to swat them away. They will giggle and point and follow him to the hotel, but he will not let them in.
The men in the dark suits and sunglasses, following him at a distance, will be disappointed.