Chapter 2: Long due rest

(Arthur PoV)

“…, what’s your name boy?” the old man asked.

(You can trust him, he doesn’t have any bad intentions) a child like voice told me.

I thought about it for a while, then i decided to tell the old man my name.

“my name is Arthur”.

I fell silent for a short moment before continuing.

“Arthur Grace” I told the old man my full name.

The old man stared at me, the silence filled the rooms and before long he opened his mouth

“well Arthur, you can stay here for the night, you can sleep on the couch there, I’m going to grab a blanket and spare clothes for you” (the old man)

He left the room and I waited there for a while, I looked at the water dispenser and saw a clean glass on a rack.

I was parched after the chase so in an impulse, I grab it and drink the water from the water dispenser.

“It’s safe to stay here for the night?” I whispered.

(It is safe here) a child like voice told me.

(I suggest staying here for a while, Your body needs to rest) a robotic voice said to me.

(The old man is dangerous but trustworthy, stay here but don’t anything stupid) a man with deep voice warns me.

After hearing them I decided to stay here to recuperate.

The old man finally returned.

“Here’s the clothes, dump yours into the trash bin there and change it to this, the blanket is on the couch” (the old man)

“Thank you sir… If I may, may I ask your name?” (Arthur)

“the name is Cassidy…” (Cassidy)

(It’s a lie) the childlike voice told me.

Noted

“For now save the talk, go to the bath room there…” (Cassidy)

He pointed his finger to a door

“… wash up, cover the wound with this…” (Cassidy)

He gave me a rolled bandages

“… and sleep afterward on the couch in the living room, you need some rest” (Cassidy)

“Okay…” (Arthur)

I simply followed his order and headed to the bathroom. Sluggishly making my way to the door and opening it, I saw a modest bathroom. A small bath and shower set up, with toilet on the side. Beside the toilet is a mirror and sink.

I saw a small towel near the sink. since the bullet wound stitches is still new, I decided to now take a shower or bath and simply wet the small towel with warm water and wipe myself clean.

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I looked at the mirror and saw my reflection, my body and face are full of scars from the past and bruises from recent debacle.

A bullet wound, a new one in my collections of scars, located in the stomach area on the left side. At the pain scale of the thing I’ve been through, it scored 7.5 out of 10.

Probably because my phone block most of the impact from the bullet, I didn’t take any fatal wound. Well definitely would not want to be shot again.

I finished wiping up my body and throw away the wet towel to the bin for dirty clothes and use another dry small towel to dry myself.

Once I’m dried up, I opened the roll and bandage my wound. It took a while but I managed to cover it up really well.

I looked at the clothes Cassidy, it is a simple plain blue T-shirt, a boxer and a short pant.

I wore it, it is pretty comfortable.

Once I’m finished, I headed to the living room, I see the couch Cassidy mentioned and I saw a blanket already placed there.

I slowly approach the couch and lay down on top of it. Compared to what I have sleeping on, it's the most comfortable thing I have slept on in a long time.

I grab the blanket and cover myself, I was really tired so it was easy for me to fall asleep. 

(Cassidy PoV)

Once I heard that name, my mind only have one thing to say

God damnit John.

Arthur Grace is the name of the boy that I helped this night have the same name as the son of my old friend Jonathan Grace.

A decade ago, he came to me out of nowhere after not seeing each other after a really long time, asking for a favor.

He said that he had to abandon his owb family because of his family side issues.

I really don’t want to do anything with him after “that accident” but he said he will do anything in his capabilities if I helped his family while he is away. I know John, he is a man of his word, so I knew he will do anything I asked him to.

He also told me to make his family to not chase after him while he is away. He told me this because he is in a really deep mess and don't want his family to be affected by it.

I would normally refuse to help him, but to see him bow his head down and beg In front of me must’ve mean that he has his back on the corner.

I know John, he is the type of guy who would only rely on himself when facing any kind of problem, to see him in this sad state means that he is in a pretty bad predicament.

So I agree, but I said that I need some time because I’m also busy dealing with my own problem. He said that it’s okay and left after that.

After a week of busy schedules I decided to start helping John’s family. I used the train to get them, location of his family is quite far from my current location so it would take a day or two.

Now there is a problem, there was an accident that had just happened a day before I arrived at the city where John’s family reside. the city got decimated completely, debris everywhere, most building were destroyed and surviving victim already got evacuated. 

Tomorrow I’m going to ask Arthur his story, to see if he is John’s son.

Author's note: 

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