inches apart | hendery

21 | hoverboard

They won't admit their own mistakes cause they never feel like theyre the wrong one.

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"I didn't even see that thing on the first day of the trip. How the hell?" Aerin looked down as she look at the so called vehicle Hendery was on. She knows that it was the last day but if he ever brought that thing with him since day 1, he must've used it already. What's the purpose bringing when he's only gonna use that as a vehicle to go home?

He stepped off the hoverboard, looking down than back at her. "Well, I didn't break any rules right? I dont think there's any rules though."

Sure does. but she replied more, "We're here to exercise, cycling- and walk around- why are you-"

"It stands out right?" His words made her sigh, probably annoyed at this point and there's nothing that's gonna stop him if this is just his way.

Hyosonn whispered to Young-il where they stand a bit far from the two people, "He do have money."

Hendery smiled to others politely and as wide as he can, "So we're gonna have our walk with a lot of third wheelers this evening huh?"

Aerin's confused face turned more bitter as she look at the great acting of him being so fake. It was truly annoying. "Please, im trying to at least spend this time with my friends, why do you even bother?" Her annoyed face soon turned more obvious but Hendery didn't even care.

"I thought your friends spent a lot of time with you already, don't they? To be there with you. I've never had a chance to approach you cause you have.. friends? Come on, i wanted to be a friend too. A useful one. Friends are the ones who you needed the most through your hardships, right? Or was it 'these friends' just makes your life more complicated?" Hendery nudged her using his elbow without failing to avoid eye contact with her friends, continuing.

"But uses you when they only need you. That sounds selfish but-" Aerin slapped his face away lightly as she smiled to the others, faking a smile. It was obvious that he's trying to make them sound like one but that's how it is. They won't admit their own mistakes cause they never feel like theyre the wrong one.

Aerin pursed her lips into a thin line and looked at her friends, signalling that she might need to spend the next few hours with the stubborn clingy boy beside her. "I'm sorry guys.."

As soon as her friends left with their annoyed face on and walked the other way to start their cycling activity, she let out a heavy sigh- glaring at him. She can't believe that he brought such thing as a vehicle to bring him around the place. "Is that even allowed?" She asked, continuing to walk forward to leave him behind. He hopped on his hoverboard, staying next to her as the thing moved under his feet.

"I don't see its restricted to use this around the park. We're just going to relax and breathe fresh air here." Hendery looked over her who was now riding on the bike, not even glancing back at him.

She knew it wasn't a good choice to talk to him right away but she accidentally did since her brain literally erased the earlier incident. He doesn't look like it mattered, he looked like he moved on and doesn't even want to think about it. His expression was calm, not disturbing like always but just, somehow expressionless. Remembering that again makes her tired, she wanted to erase it out of her mind, it was just awkward.

She thought of it somehow, 'so we good??'

By the face he normally give, Aerin looked much disturbed when he took a glimpse of her, checking her mood to not go too far annoying her. She just dragged her bicycle next to her, far into the park so that she can ride it in a more spacious place with great surounding of people doing their own activity. It was quiet most of the time ignoring his presence, riding the bike as he continue stealing several glances at her. She wanted him go straight to the point but sometimes his talk was just plainly annoying.