Hendra came out of the agency office with his head down. He didn't like crowds, people's stares made him feel uncomfortable. Hendra understood that his face was weird but he had tried to be less conspicuous in the crowd.
Hendra always walked with a bent back to hide his face. His steps were small but fast and he always wore unobtrusive clothes. Like weak animals that live in the wild, Hendra used tactics to look smaller and camouflage with his surroundings so as not to be seen by predators.
However, predators seem to always find him. People's gazes were so penetrating that when they looked at Him it was as if they discovered a rare animal walking in the crowd. Hendra hated the astonishment in their eyes when he passed in front of them. Mainly because he knew that his pig-like face was being ridiculed.
As for those who had seen Hendra before, they had different reactions. They always whispered to each other and then chuckled, or they seemed to scrutinize Him with their eyes from head to toe, so as to confirm that humans with pig faces do exist.
Hendra did not understand why he was not treated like a human. Even though he had a face and ears that resembled a pig, he still walked on two legs, wore clothes, and had black hair.
Hendra always hated crowds.
A taxi stopped in front of Hendra. This taxi had previously been ordered by Him through the application on his cellphone. Because he didn't want to linger at the agency, He ordered a taxi right after Lisa closed their meeting.
This was impolite, especially when Lisa seemed to want to extend their meeting by having lunch together. But Hendra really could not really stand being in a crowd. He always had goosebumps when he felt someone staring at him for more than 5 seconds.
Hendra got into the taxi without being asked first, again he was being impolite. The taxi driver just looked at Hendra who looked as if he was in a hurry in confusion.
"Are you Mr. Hendra?" the taxi driver asked.
"Yes I am, please send me to the location listed in the application," said Hendra briefly.
"Oh, ok sir" the taxi driver smiled seemingly ignoring the curt tone in Hendra's voice.
The wheels of the taxi moved across the paved roads. The agency office was located in the city center while the flat where Hendra lives was located on the outskirts of the city. Actually, Hendra could save money by taking public transportation such as trains or buses. However, once more he can't stand being in a crowded place.
This was also why Hendra chose to live in the suburbs. Although the city center was relatively far, the area where he lives does not have a lot of turmoil and commotion like in the city. For Hendra tranquility was more important than access to shopping complexes such as malls.
"Are you working in that building sir?" the taxi driver asked in a light tone.

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