inches apart | hendery

4 | responsibility

Never worry. I'm trustworthy

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   Aerin watched as the discipline teacher look over him being punished. He was asked to mop the floor around the school and outside of the restroom was the dirtiest.

"I bet he's happier that he don't need to study and come to class on time."

She got in only to hear those girls gossiping and badmouthing again. Busybody.

She dont get how those obsessed girls turned into antis and haters who only talk and expose about other's life so quick. Those kind of people are the worst of them all as if theyre so perfect and never did things wrong.

Her face stayed on the mirror, not bothering to look at those one-inch makeup thick faced girls. "You girls here to make up nonsense to badmouth or to apply make up so that you're two-faced? I thought restrooms and toilet are the only place to 'throw your business' and mind your own. What took you so long?"

Two of the girls suddenly hurried to walk out but the rock-headed ones were still there. The spoiled girl with good grades. As the girl open her mouth to say something, she knows she's wrong. Glad that she still have brain to think before doing something.

Aerin look over to the fat bag on the sink, there were different kind of pencils fell out of it. She reached it before the girl can even move to do something. "Ah, here, this is not something that school allowed to bring or use. I'm bringing it with me."

The makeup bag was on her hand, she took the so clled pencils into it but something fell out and dropped on the floor. She squat down to reach it but took it with disgust in her.

A pack of condom.

With a face like a slut here, she wasnt surprised at all. Even her friend there was startled to see such thing before Aerin put it back in and zip it.

The girl stood frozen for a moment, she yelled when Aerin walking to open the door, "Y-yah!"

"I'm just bringing it with me, not taking. Please take note. Come over after school ends."

She walked out leaving the girls, the teacher have his eyes on her and she smiled showing that she got something. The teacher smiled back, knowing that she'd do great.

Hendery just stopped his mopping, looking at the both. Weird.

He watch as her figure walking away, then the girls from the restroom came out slamming the door. Girls problem? he ask. "Continue your work!" The teacher said, kicking his legs which made him surprised and continue his mopping.

   The bell rang, he let out a deep sigh after letting go of the mop in his hands. "Go have lunch first." The teacher patted his back, walking away after that. He dragged the mop and the bucket into the restroom, kicking it way into the toilet in the corner.

"It's the man we're talking about. So tough, so heartless. I like, but i dislike." A boy smirked from the reflection of the mirror, glaring at him.

"and he's playing hard to get with our girls." The other one continued.

He try to ignore them like Aerin used to, washing the mop inside using a hose.

"Don't you think people will hate you?" The boy said, his arms crossed over his chest, turning his back, now face to face with him.

While cleaning the bucket filled with dirty water, Hendery continue to stay quiet and calm for the first time. "I don't play around with your girls. I don't play around with you. If they hate me, nothing can change that, I wouldn't like someone who hates me nor like me."