Bet. (DNF angst)

Chapter 15.

Guys, I believe in ghosts, so they're canon.😀

♡George pov♡

The man assured me that he was fine and that it wasn't my fault that I'd hit him. I really didn't mean to, and I felt awful about it.

"Okay, I know these are for girls, but you're bleeding a lot, and I didn't know what else to do." He said.

He took a box of pads out of the bag and set it on the counter. He got out wet wipes, a new change of clothes, some bandaging, and some candy.

"Obviously, I don't really know what kind of candy you like, so I got a variety." He told me.

He almost sounded nervous about not knowing what candy to get me.

"Thank you." I said softly.

He smiled.

"No problem, kid. I'll wait right outside while you -"

"No! Don't leave. Please don't leave me." I begged.

"I won't leave if you don't want me to. I'll turn my back." He told me.

I nodded. He turned his back to me and covered his face with his hands.

"Go ahead. I'm not looking." He assured me.

I slowly removed my clothes. I opened the wet wipes and used them to clean all the blood off my body. It hurt very badly cleaning my lower half. I had to use a whole bunch of wet wipes. I grabbed the new clothes he bought me. I figured out how to use the pad and put it in my boxers. I got myself dressed.

"Will you help me with the bandaging?" I asked.

He nodded but didn't turn around.

"I'm done changing." I stated.

He turned around to face me and grabbed the bandaging. His eyes glanced at my arms and looked away before looking at them again, full of concern.

"You did this to yourself." He mumbled.

"Yeah." I replied.

"Can I hug you?" He asked.

I hesitated.

"God, I'm sorry. I shouldn't have asked that. You just remind me a lot of my daughter and -"

I hugged him. He slowly wrapped his arms around me. I felt my body tense before relaxing.

"Kid, what's your name?" He asked.

"George." I mumbled.

"My name is Ron." He told me.

"Thank you for saving me, Ron." I said softly.

"Of course, George." He replied.

We both pulled away from the hug. He helped me bandage my arms and my ankle. He pulled a pocket knife from his pocket. I moved away from him in fear.

He's gonna cut me like Jay did.

"It's okay. I was just gonna cut those zip ties. They're leaving burns on your wrists." He pointed out.

I took a deep breath before holding them out to him. He quickly removed both the zip ties.

"I don't think there's much we can do about that." He mumbled, pointing to the shackle.

I nodded on agreement.

"Where are you wanting to go, by the way?" Ron asked.

"Deltona, Florida." I stated.

"I'm going to Florida too. Not exactly Deltona, but I wouldn't mind taking you there." He told me.

"Thank you. I really should go to the police but I want to see my friends first. They won't let me see my friends right away if I get taken to police." I explained.