Broken Dead Boy

Andy sighed in relief and grunted, trying to pull away from the cold metal pole. He winced, shifting his jaw around. He gritted his teeth as the wounds on his collarbone began to sting.
Suddenly the door opened and Andy jumped in surprise. An old man in a clean, sharp suit walked in, glancing at the cart of weapons. He sighed and turned his eyes to Andy. “Sorry to scare you,” he said in a refined voice with a British accent.
Andy sighed, looking down. He winced. “What are you doing here? Come to patch me up til the next round of torture?”
The man smiled. “Precisely,” he began rummaging through a metal cabinet. “Although, I expected her to do more damage,” he commented lamely, pulling out a bottle of something. “You should see what she did to the last poor guy…”
Andy grimaced. “Not sure I want to know…”
The man walked over, opening the bottle and dispensing some sort of goop onto his fingers. “My name is Tobias, by the way,” he gently rubbed the goo on the burn under Andy’s chin. It stung for a moment before cooling and relieving the pain.
Andy sighed contentedly. “Thanks.”
Tobias smiled. “Just doing my job.”
Andy frowned as he walked back to the cabinet. “Wait… Why do you even work for that psycho?”
Tobias sighed, wiping his hands on a cloth and putting the bottle back. “I worked for her parents, but then she found some way to threaten my family. If I don’t do what she says, she’ll kill them. So, I work as her mess cleaner, mostly.”
Andy tilted his head to the side. “Oh… That’s… Awful…”
Tobias nodded, grabbing a small tube and walking back over. “Yes, but working for her family isn’t all that bad,” he mumbled as he rubbed some of the new goop over the cuts on Andy’s collar bones. “Her brother is adorable.”
Andy smiled. “She has a brother?”
Tobias nodded. “His name is Simon. He’s the only person in the world she really cares about, other than herself,” he turned and put away the tube, cleaning his hands off. “Well, I have to go now. You should probably try to get some rest before Rochelle comes back.”
Andy nodded. “Thanks again.”
Tobias nodded and walked out the door. Andy sighed and sunk down on the pole, sighing deeply and falling asleep again…

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