[justpush]

Ian went to the pawn shop downtown. He sold his watch there to survive at least a few days. Money itself didn’t have much. He was afraid of what he would do with himself if he had nowhere to go. But he was most afraid of single motherhood.
For the first time in years, he took public transport to the outskirts of the city to find a cheap hotel for a night. Unfortunately, all the rooms were occupied. Desperately he began to go forward, pulling a suitcase

[Whoknows]

Mark walked back into the hotel after going out for dinner, which was where he saw Ian, “hey Ian!” He grinned.

[justpush]

Ian looked at Mark, but he quickly looked away. It’s humiliating that he’s in such a cheap place. He pretended not to have seen him, but today he had an unfortunate day, and he fell to his knees, which he had injured.

[Whoknows]

“Woah, what’s wrong?” Mark asked, walking closer. He helped Ian off of the floor and guided him to a nearby couch. “Sit down, you look like you need a rest”.

[justpush]

Ian sat down with his help, without saying a word, and stared bluntly at the floor. He played with trembling hands, “Go to your room.”

[Whoknows]

“Do you need a place to stay?” He asked kindly, “you can just ask for help, no one will judge you”.

[justpush]

“I need accommodation, but they don’t have any rooms available”, he said quietly. “I have to find something else”, he replied, getting up from the couch.

[Whoknows]

“You can stay with me” he suggested, “it’s a double bed but I can sleep on the couch”.

[justpush]

“ Why are you so nice? I’m mean to you, and you...” He began to weep, and blood leaked from his knee.

[Whoknows]

“I mean, I did kidnap you so I get that you don’t like me but I just want to help” when he saw the blood on Ian’s knee he pulled a pack of tissues out of his pocket and dabbed at it.

[justpush]

Ian watched as he wiped the blood from his knee and shed a few tears: “Can we cut the room cost in half?” That would be fair”, he said quietly and decided to seize the opportunity.

[Whoknows]

“I’ve already paid but it honestly doesn’t matter,” he said as he stood up. “Come on, I think you need some rest”.

[justpush]

Ian slowly walked into the room that Mark had rented. He put his suitcase in the corner of the room and sat quietly on the couch, beginning to suppress bleeding from the knee.

[Whoknows]

“Would you like a plaster?” Mark asked, grabbing a first aid kit from the shelving.

[justpush]

“Yes, please”, he said, decontaminating the wound with water. Today was his worst day.

[Whoknows]

Mark knelt down and unwrapped the plaster, the stuck it over the cut. “All done” he said. ”have you eaten yet?” He asked.

[justpush]

“I’m not hungry”, he said and then looked at the mini-fridge in the room. “But can I have some water?”

[Whoknows]

“Sure” Mark replied as he grabbed a bottle from the fridge and handed it to Ian. “I think you should rest, you look exhausted”.

[justpush]

“Thank you...” He answered and drank a sip of water: “I’m going to sleep, I’m tired...” He said, and went slowly to bed, where he lay down and laid himself on a blanket: “You can sleep next to me, I won’t be uncomfortable.”

[Whoknows]

“Are you sure?” He asked, “you won’t kick me out in the middle of the night if you change your mind?” He joked, chuckling at himself.