Jorge was alarmed when he heard the footsteps drawing nearer.
The fear it instilled in him rendered him motionless. All of a sudden, he felt a pat on his shoulder.
"Argh! I beg of you, have mercy on me! Spare me. Please!" Jorge covered his face, screaming in bloody horror.
Just as he was about to run away, the man in black standing behind him remarked, "Take it easy there, buddy. I'm actually here to help you, so you don't have to run."
Jorge pulled himself together, forcing himself to calm down. He looked back at the strange man and asked, "Who are you?"
It was dark at night and the rain grew heavier by the minute.
For those reasons, Jorge couldn't see the man's face clearly, but he could tell that this man wasn't from the same gang as the one chasing him earlier.
"My identity doesn't matter. If you wish to live, listen to me very carefully. I can provide a safe place for you to hide in." The man in black pressed the brim of the hood of his raincoat. The streetlamp didn't provide enough light for Jorge to see anything aside from the man's jawline.
Once he had gathered his composure, Jorge asked, "Aren't you scared of Brandon? He put a huge bounty in exchange for capturing me."
When that thought crossed his mind, he became more vigilant.
Perhaps this man was also after the bounty, just like those gangsters from earlier.
"I already told you that I'm here to help you. Here. Take this card key. Go to Room 2701 at Rainforest Hotel. I've already arranged everything for you. There's a doctor there, waiting to treat your leg." The man in black stared at Jorge's dislocated left leg. "If you don't get that treated right away, you're gonna be a cripple for the rest of your life," he sneered.
Jorge accepted the card key and held it tightly. He was about to say something, but he bit the words back.
He was still worried about something.
In a situation like this one, it wouldn't be safe for him to go anywhere and it would be stupid of him to believe in a stranger so easily.
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