inches apart | hendery

P R O L O G U E

   Hendery was laying down on his desk as always, sometimes he would just space out through the window next to his seat. He avoided people who desperately wants to socialize with him, he just hates it. It's too annoying to him but just as the sight of the strict girl at school, hes most likely attached to her, interested out of nowhere.

   Another day, he wanted to try something too. He thought of a flashback where he reaches the school and saw a scene in front of him.

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# F L A S H B A C K #

"It's only 8:24! The class havent started yet!" A boy in front of her yelled, arguing he thought.

"And that's why the school told you to come before 8, to come early, i'm not trying to fight you but why are you so stubborn? Can't you make a reason that is reasonable? You do comes late always and its tiring me, the teachers and even some of the students. Next time, write your late attendance with that stupid reasons of yours or make an apology in detention." She fought back.

"Just because youre the student council, you're gonna order me around huh? Wanting to be that so perfect student ew, I'm not gonna do that, fuck this school!" The boy replied in anger as he walks off but the girl make him turn by gripping his shirt then let go of it.

She never wanted to grip on someone's shirt as it was rude, but she just wanted to grab the boy by his collar and teach him lesson he seem that he dont know. Fucking assholes. It was her bad habit to argue face to face, she prefer to upfront those ones, and by face to face, it was only inches apart.

"I'm not trying to threaten you but if you want to go far, that's your problem, you want to make it a bigger problem, youre more responsible for this. Try to mirror yourself first. Nobody can judge you, why judge me? Its only writing why youre late,a simple as that, you think i'm not saying this for your own good?"

The boy went silent for a while, his eyes rolling after she said that and slowly left after. That's her duty, it was simple but people as rude as him makes her day worst, and just a mistake in a good morning, could change her mood for the day.

Hendery stood still when the atmosphere getting tense just now and how close she was to spit on the boy's face. He look down a second then went uphill to catch up, planning to walk her by again as she looked so frustrated while looking down- he thought she didnt notice him or just ignoring him but she spoke this time. A bitter chuckle left out of her mouth.

"You sure don't have manners huh?"

When he heard that, he instantly turn to look at her. Her, slowly giving a glare as if there was a lightning strike between their eye contact.

"Your parents never have taught you simple things? What to do at school? Doesnt even know simple school rules?" She sure feel like slapping him, and to be honest, he was hurt by those words.

He tried not to care, but her face getting closer made him move forward and want to reply her with harsh words too. At the moment, he cant, his heart ached for a second.

"If so, why do i still exist in this school? This was because of your stupid, 'perfect' little life in that position, what do you even do to make this school perfect? People break rules and thats it."

There was a big gulp seen on her throat, she watched him walk away furiously, only signalling the students to go early again.

# end of flashback #
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