inches apart | hendery

3 | savior & the truth

What they said was true after all, truth hurts

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   "I didnt do anything, i swear i didnt see that coming." Hendery sit uncomfortably face fo face with the student council, also a counselor of the students,the head prefect- the president.

He sighed as he look around the quiet room, it feels like he's being forced to say the truth for this 'investigation'.

"You were right there watching yet standing still in the scene, in front of her, what else are you trying to say?!"

'That again. Is she somehow bad-tempered, secretly caring, overprotective or just value life so much?' He can only stay quiet when she's like this. She heaved a heavy breath, looking back at him.

"You're the one who started everything. People witnessed it last recess and there's no reason you can make to convince me you're not at fault. This is a part of your responsibility, what happened actually? How, can it go far as this?"

"I'm not at fau- I'm sorry" he gulped, "Are you bad-tempered? It feels like you're throwing your anger at me. I'm also sorry if this made you more stressed out. I know you have things to handle but this is too childish. If my presence here really ruin the school image or make things worse, i'd like to know if you would accept my apology."

She watched him apologise quietly, he seemed so nervous, but the expression, the face aint telling him he's guilty about it.

"You owe the school. Apologise to the people around you. Them, not me. Your attitude, it's your nasty attitude of not obeying the school rules. You dont make the rules here and you dont seem knowledgeable about how things works at school. I dont feel like youre a student."

'To be honest,,, ouch.'

"I'm making you stay again. for further explanations about the incident that occurred. Come after detention." she ignored the presence of him, looking through her paperwork.

"Call him in. Your chinese friend." she continued.

Hendery get up from the seat, giving her another glance before walking out, closing the sliding door before passing his friend by then straight to the detention class. "She called you."

He doesnt know what the exact feeling he have, mixed anger, confusion, guilt? , tired, hurt? He thought of why, how, just when, she, the savior came. It turned out so dramatic in his eyes.

Since there's another scene, the homeroom teacher told him to stay in detention class than in the classroom, to avoid any other incident to happen, and to make him study and focus more. The boy earlier wasnt here, he's asked to stay after school ends. So Hendery have approximately 6 hours alone in detention except in lunch but he'll stay with the one and only trusted president.

She admit that she was uncomfortable and have mixed feelings about him around. They argued about a week ago but they still have to deal with it, the teamwork- this boy just badly need to have someone to watch over him. After all, he's dangerous now. People wanted to avoid him.

To him its good, but he thought why it would hurt so much when its clearly the truth. He wanted to change, but himself is stubborn.

   "Kyungmi's friend was there, behind the walls. I think they planned it."

That sentence played in her mind several times. It was what Hendery's chinese friend said he witnessed. Nonsense, she thought.

Back in the student council room, laid Hendery on the couch with his clothes messed. He doesnt look right when she walked in to see. She peaked to see his body wriggle uglily, hair messed too.