Falling For The Girl I Bullied
Chapter 11

Ethan’s P.O.V.

I was really worried for Kyle now. He was my best friend since we met for the first time in primary school. He had this bad boy aura because of his rebellious and aggressive nature but deep inside his heart, he was still a child who just wanted someone to love and understand him. Although all of the boys in our group share almost the same problems in our lives but I was really thankful to God that he had given me so understanding parents. They never forced me to do things and my mother was always presented for me whenever I need her. She never judges us but gives her opinion and suggestion from time to time about our studies and other stuff. Like Kyle, I was also a single child and had this obligation to take over the family business after finishing my studies.

We were now in the court after school. I was sitting for a while after finishing our first practice match. Kyle was still on the field and he was more aggressive than on other days today. His parents never care about him and except for us, he had no one in his life who understands him. In fact, we were the only people in his life who knew him better than us. “What’s wrong with him today?” Dustin asked me after drinking some water. He came back a while ago and was now sitting with me on the benches. He was also looking worried for Kyle. I remembered what Kyle said earlier about Noah’s t-shirt on Violet. “I think he is still upset about what happened the last night”, I gave him an excuse which was clearly not the situation here.

“He should be used to it by now, man. I mean…. All of us know that his parents will always be like this forever”, he said in a frustrated tone this time still looking at Kyle with me. “I know…. But”, I sighed and then looked at Dustin. “What we can do?” I said while moving my shoulders up and down. He also took a deep breath and looked at Kyle once again helplessly. “He was okay when we met in the parking. His behaviour suddenly changed after what happened in the corridor this morning. Is something going on between him and Carter?” he suddenly asked me something that really startled me and I looked at him in shock. He had this curious expression on his face that really astonished me.

“What?” I exclaimed in shock and then looked back at Kyle for a few seconds and then looked back at Dustin while shrinking my eyes in shock and confusion. “No way, man. You know very well that he hates Carter from the bottom of his heart”, I immediately defended Kyle in a firm tone. We kept our voices low because we didn’t want others sitting around us to listen to our conversation. Dustin chuckled at my outburst and then looked back at Kyle with a mysterious smile on his lips. “He was fine until Noah put on his t-shirt on Violet and since then, he stayed around Carter as if a mama animal is protecting her child. I know that you also noticed this. So, don’t give me crap”, he punched at my arm playfully in the end after stating the fact that I also noticed.

Dustin was right here though. Kyle was pissed and got angry when Noah made Violet put on his t-shirt after Sia torn down her t-shirt. That was really embarrassing for a girl like Violet and I was really glad that Noah acted timely and saved her from going out of the school half naked. Sia always went out of the limit and it really made us hate that girl. After that, the way Kyle behaved all day long was enough to indicate that something was really strange going on with him but we couldn’t put words to this strange behavior. Kyle hated Violet for being independent which was also not her choice like us. She was timid and weak but even having guardians, she still makes all her decision related to herself on her own and this was the only reason that Kyle hated him. We protected her from other bullies in the school from time to time because her appearance also made us tempted to protect her and this fact really pissed us some time.

“Everyone”, suddenly the coach yelled and we all looked in his direction. I saw him talking with Mrs Stone who was the female sports teacher in our school. She was also the coach of the cheerleading team. We all gathered around them with the cheerleading team which was also practising their routine anywhere else. I shrank my nose in disgust when I saw Sia and her minions looking at us as if they would eat us alive at this very instant. These girls had a crazy s*x drive in them and it made us hate them the most. “As you all know that our competitions will start after next month and to support the team, we have decided to recruit some assistants to both your team and for the cheerleading team among the students from the school. We have some names with us that we are going to share with all of you”, he paused and then looked at Mrs Stone to confirm and she also nodded lightly.

“Everyone”, suddenly the coach yelled and we all looked in his direction. I saw him talking with Mrs Stone who was the female sports teacher in our school. She was also the coach of the cheerleading team. We all gathered around them with the cheerleading team which was also practising their routine anywhere else. I shrank my nose in disgust when I saw Sia and her minions looking at us as if they would eat us alive at this very instant. These girls had a crazy s*x drive in them and it made us hate them the most. “As you all know that our competitions will start after next month and to support the team, we have decided to recruit some assistants to both your team and for the cheerleading team among the students from the school. We have some names with us that we are going to share with all of you”, he paused and then looked at Mrs Stone to confirm and she also nodded lightly.

He gave one paper, which I assumed was the list of the candidates, to Kyle as he was our captain and to Sia as she was the cheerleading captain. “Discuss with your teammates and then tell us whom you want as your assistant”, Mr Stammers finished what he wanted to tell us. “I want Violet Carter as our assistant’, suddenly Kyle spoke right after Mr Stammers finished and all of us gasped in shock immediately. “No…. I want that girl for our team”, Sia immediately protested and came a little forward with the list. “You want that Carter so that you can tear her clothes whenever you feel like doing so, huh?” Kyle immediately burst out at her in anger while taking a step forward towards her in anger but Noah immediately held him back by his shoulder.

“You did what?” Mrs Stone exclaimed in a loud voice with shock while looking at Sia who had widened her eyes in shock this time. “He.. he is lying”, she immediately retorted while stammering hard. There was silence as both Mr Stammers and Mrs Stone were now glaring at Sia. “Sh…. She can’t be with them. They all are boys a… and… th.. this …. Will not be good for her”, Sia suddenly spoke once again while stuttering hard giving a pathetic excuse. “Whether she can’t be with boys or not, Sia…. This is on us… but one thing that is clear is that she will not be with the cheerleading team”, Mrs Stone answered her in a cold and firm tone while crossing her hands in front of her chest.

Sia wanted to say something but held herself back when she met Mrs Stone’s gaze. Their interaction made us narrow our eyes on them because this was the first time that a teacher stood against Sia. It seemed that something happened in the past that included both Sia and Violet and Mrs Stone knew about that. “Choose the other candidate from the list for your team and boys”, Mrs Stone instructed Sia in a cold tone and then looked at us. “Discuss the candidate from the list before giving us the final name”, she instructed us once again and then looked at Mr Stammers this time. “You can tell us the name by tomorrow and no one from all of you”, he pointed and waved his finger towards all of us including the cheerleading team. “Will approach any of them. We have our eyes on all of you especially you…. Sia and Kyle….. if we see any of you around them before the finalization of the candidate by us, that will not bring any good for you”, Mr Stammers this time threatened both Sia and Kyle which made us smirk because of the gloomy expression of Sia.

“Okay, sir”, Kyle confirmed his command while glaring at Sia before looking in the other direction. “Now…. Dismiss for today”, he dismissed us and we all confirmed his command in unison before going back to the benches. “You also felt that, right?” Noah asked all of us and everyone said yes to his doubt. I looked at Kyle who was looking at the list. “How many names are there?” I asked him while walking towards him. “Ten and all of them are nerds”, he told us with a scoff and we all laughed a little. They picked up a nerdy student because the assistant had to go with the team to all their matches and it could affect his or her study. So, the school always chose a studious student with a weak background so that he or she could cope with his or her studies later. I guess Violet’s name was also there due to the same reason. “Are we really going to choose Carter?” Victor, one of the team members asked in an excited tone that made Kyle glare at him immediately.

“Among all the names, she is the best choice”, Noah said while looking at the list in Kyle’s hand. “Why is that?” Justin asked him in confusion this time. We all were walking towards the boys’ room to change and have a quick shower. We all were reeking right now due to sweat. “Noah, we need a boy with good strength. I asked for her only to expose Sia in front of the teachers so that she can’t choose her”, Kyle said to Noah in a cold tone but it made everyone cooed in unison to tease him. He rolled his eyes while removing his t-shirt. “Listen to me first, Kyle”, Noah also rolled his eyes while reasoning his choice. I looked at Dustin who was now walking with me and then we both looked back at Noah with curious gazes this time. “At first, she has knowledge of this game”, he paused and we all raised our brows in surprise because she never gave a feeling of being someone who had an interest in sports. “Second, she is excellent in maths”, this time Noah looked at Dustin and gave him a meaningful look.

Dustin’s face lit up after some time and I chuckled in surprise when I got the meaning of his words. “Third, she can be good entertainment for us”, Noah said with a smirk and everyone chuckled in amusement. I laughed while shaking my head at his childish reasons but he really had some points. “we will talk about this at lunchtime tomorrow”, Kyle looked at Noah coldly and before Noah or anyone could say anything, he stormed inside the boys’ room leaving all of us outside in confusion.