I dont know, ask the commenter - he who reads OPs story and comments on it, projects himself into it when commenting on it.. there is no fixed answer to this.
There is a fixed answer: the neutral pronoun "they" which English speakers have been using for 700 years.
If you're not a native English speaker and need help with this then do feel free to ask.
Many of us here have spoken English since birth and correctly used "they" in the manner above for several decades.