Falling For The Girl I Bullied
Chapter 128

Violet’s P.O.V.

“Look at her… how innocent she appears,” I scoffed internally, not looking up at the girls who were now taunting me. “”Yeah… so innocent that she needs a new boy every day,” someone else spat venomously and then they laughed. I knew who they were and that was why I didn’t want to give any reaction. I kept on doing the assignment that we needed to submit. I requested my math teacher to pair me with Kyle on this assignment so that I can submit the assignment on his behalf. I was sitting in my classroom, as the teacher was yet to come. I had a few peaceful days as Sia was still at home due to her injuries. It seemed that her friends had taken her mission of tormenting me in place of her.

“I heard that she is living with Ethan now. I can’t believe that she is screwing both friends at the same time,” I stopped writing and tightened my grip on my pen when I heard one of them making a nasty remark about my and Ethan’s relationship. They once again laughed mockingly, and I took a deep breath. I was about to move toward them as they were sitting behind me when they stopped laughing. “You guys are jealous because she has the attention of almost every hot boy in the school, right?” I smirked and glanced over my shoulder at Axel, who was now standing in front of them. They all gulped hard in fear and looked at each other.

He jumped and sat down on the desk in front of them, making them scream a little in panic. “Did I do something to you, huh?” he asked the girl, who screamed aloud in horror, and she immediately shook her head furiously. “Then shut up,” he scolded her and then leaned on the desk while putting his hand on the desk. I also moved toward them as I was now curious to know what they were going to say now. “Actually I don’t understand one thing here,” Axel said casually in a curious tone. “How is Violet’s love your concern? If I clearly remembered then no one has any relationship with her or do any of you have, huh?” he asked them again in the same tone. They gulped hard in fear but didn’t utter a word.

“You all are talking about Violet as if she has committed a grave sin when you all do the same thing on a regular basis. Screw one friend in the morning and then bang the other one in the afternoon. How are you better than her to taunt her, huh?” he asked them accusingly this time. Their faces went ugly due to anger and fear. Most girls associated with Sia now avoided any confrontation with any member of the football team. Axel was already famous for his rough and rude behavior before the incident.

“Aaahhh… I got it now. You all are jealous because none of you can have what she has, right?” he asked them as if he had discovered something very precious. I could see that most of them were now fuming in anger but they couldn’t do anything to him as a few of the other boys started approaching them. “Hey, Millie…. Did you forget our time together, huh? I won’t deny but I really miss f**king you,” Gilbert said in a teasing and nasty tone. I sighed and then stood up from my seat. “Axel,” I called him and he looked at me over his shoulder. “O come on, Violet. Let me have some fun too,” he whined while giving me a puppy look.

At the same time, the teacher entered the class and everyone went to their seats. Axel glared at those girls one more time before coming towards me. Ethan had some work in dad’s office today, and that was why he didn’t come to school today. He also asked me to take a leave today but I refused. If I wanted to win a battle then I had to face my enemies instead of sitting inside my comfort zone. Ethan, Kyle, and all the other boys were trying their best to keep me away from trouble and these girls, but I still had to face them on my own.

“You are no fun, Violet,” Axel whined again before sitting beside me. I smacked his head playfully and he hissed while looking at me in confusion. “Why did you hit me?” he whined again while rubbing the back of his head. “You shouldn’t have said those filthy words to them. They are after all…. Still girls,” I replied to him in a calm tone. He leaned towards me a little. I looked at him curiously. “Almost half of the football team has f****d those girls numerous times, Violet. I know it’s too much for your innocent and virgin ears, but you shouldn’t sympathize with them. Like you, they also have options for what to do, and they choose what they wanted to,” he said in whispers.

I glared hard at them because I really didn’t want to hear about their s*x life and yes, it was too much for me to hear let alone digest. “What?” he whined again and I just huffed before looked back at my book. I don’t have any interest in his blabbering about s*x. “Hey, Violet,” he called my name again after some time. “What?” I asked him without moving my gaze from my book as I was now making notes. “Don’t take it as any offense but do you have any twin sister or…. Something like that?” he asked me in a hushed tone and I craned my neck toward him with a confused gaze.

He blinked innocently while giving me puppy eyes. I twisted my lips while glaring hard at him. “What? I also want a girlfriend like you,” he said in a hushed tone while leaning on the desk. I jerked my head a little in annoyance, then moved my eyes on my book again. I just wanted this period to finish now. “They are going to corner you today. You have to stay alert,” he warned me when I was packing up after the class. “I know and I am ready for them,” I answered him in a calm tone. “H.. how do you know?” he asked me in surprise. I smiled bitterly and looked at her while standing up from the seat.

“Do you think that they were provoking me only for fun, huh?” I asked him and his jaw immediately clenched. “Let’s go,” he said, and I nodded. We both walked out of the class together. Noah and Dustin, who were also in the same class, followed us. They were talking about something. “What’s your next class?” Axel asked me after we started walking on the next corridor. “Bio,” I told him in a calm tone. “I will take my leave then. I have economy next,” he told me with a sigh, and I nodded.

He looked back at Noah and Dustin and they increased their pace a little to come near me. I sighed while rubbing my forehead. I didn’t like to be watched or monitored like this, but I had no choice there. They meant well to me but I wanted them to live freely as they were earlier. “Let’s go,” Noah said to me, taking me out of my stance. I nodded and we entered the next class. “You guys don’t have to follow me all the time. You know that, right?” I said to him while taking my seat with him. He smiled and put down his bag on the desk before sitting on the chair. “Yes… we do this on our own will, Violet. They are behind you because of us, and this is our responsibility to keep you safe from them,” he explained what he thought about this situation.

“You guys are not only the reason that they are behind me. I am a source of entertainment for them, and there is no way that they will let this source go so easily,” I said again in a serious tone. He scoffed and put his hand on my shoulder. “You were, princess. The way you are coming out of your shell and have started protecting yourself, they will soon get the message that you are no longer a weakling that can be easily bullied now,” he praised me while rubbing my shoulder gently. I smiled at his attempt to encourage me. I had heard the saying that having one good friend on your side can make you strong enough to fight your battles. I guess this is true indeed.

“Let’s not talk about them anymore. They don’t deserve your attention,” he then asked me to be cheerful. I smiled, and we both opened our bags. “When Kyle is coming back?” he asked me and I sighed. “I think by tomorrow evening?” I replied to him but felt that I was asking that of myself. Soon the teacher came and started explaining the next topic to us. To be honest, I was missing Kyle badly. I didn’t know what his exact dream was, but we shared all the same classes together. He had two more additional subjects too, but I didn’t think that he paid much attention to those subjects because I always found him with me ever since we started here as a freshman. I saw Sia’s friends eyeing me all the time but I didn’t pay any attention to them. The boys didn’t leave me alone, and hence they didn’t get any opportunity to corner me.

I g*****d while cracking my neck after the teacher left the room after my last class. School was finished for the day, and now all I wanted was to go back to home and lie down on the bed. I was feeling exhausted and tired. “Shall we?” Noah asked me while yawning aloud. I smiled while nodding because he dozed off during the last class. We walked out of the classroom. “Everyone will meet us in the parking lot,” he informed me while walking out of the school. I nodded and took my phone out of my pocket. Suddenly, his phone started ringing in his pocket. I looked at him. “It’s Ethan,” he told me, looking confused, and I also raised my brows questioningly.

“Yeah,” he picked up the call and answered him carelessly. “What? But… b.. what happened?” he suddenly stopped and his expression also changed from confusion to concern. “Okay… okay, I got it, bro… I am taking her with me to my home,” he said and now I was curious to know what happened. He hung up and then looked at me with a sigh. “Ethan said that some important business personnel are about to come to home for lunch. He said that he will pick you up from my home after this meeting,” Noah informed me what Ethan asked me but I felt something not right here.

“I can take me to my home instead. I have some work to finish,” I said to him. “Okay… then let’s go to your home. I guess we all can go there and have a small party today,” he said in a cheerful tone while proposing it. “Noah,” I g*****d, and then started walking again. “What? What’s the problem with having a small party? We can order pizza, burger, drinks and,” he paused when I glared at him. “You are really no fun,” he grumbled and I rolled my eyes. “I heard this a lot these days,” I said in a careless tone while walking out of the corridor. He muttered something under her breath again but I was now curious about the guests who were about to come to Ethan’s house. Ethan had his birthday on coming Tuesday. Mr. and Mrs. Parker were thinking about announcing my adoption at that day.

Then how come they wanted me to stay away from home because some people were going to visit? I pursed my lips into a thin line because I didn’t want to think anything bad about this but I was having a bad feeling about everything now. What if my dad is the guest? I stopped in my track when this thought crossed my mind. Mrs. Parker was there when he came to my house. What if he is approaching them now? “I… I want to go Ethan’s home,” I said to Noah while running towards the parking lot. “What? No… you can’t go there, Violet,” he yelled and grabbed my arm, making me stop in my track.

“Please listen to me and trust Ethan,” he pleaded to me and now I was sure that something was related to me here. “Who is coming there, Noah?” I took a step forward to him and asked in a cold tone. “I really don’t know, Violet…. But one thing that is clear to me is that Ethan and his parents don’t want you to meet these people. Let’s make not things difficult for them,” he requested me and I just stared at him blankly. “Just trust them, please. If they want to keep you out of this, then let them be, Violet. Let them take decision for you this time,” he pleaded again and I lowered my eyes.

“I know that you always took decisions for yourself but let them decide for you this time, princess. They… they are not bad people, and they love you so much. You know this, right?” he asked me in a pleading tone again while putting his hands on my shoulders. “What happened?” I heard Dustin’s voice and closed my eyes. “Nothing… we are going to Violet’s home now. She has some work there and we will do a small party,” Noah immediately pulled me in his side embrace while answering to Dustin. “Party?” Dustin chirped immediately. I lowered my head and opened my eyes again.

“Yeah… party. Ethan will come there too… let’s go,” Noah said to him again, and we started walking again. My mind was still in a mess but what Noah said was also not wrong. If I wanted them to adopt me, then I had to trust them completely with all my heart. I will be 18 and then I will take my own decisions without asking anyone, but having parents is different from having a guardian. I will live with them and they will be responsible for everything related to me. Only signing the papers is not enough…. I have to trust them also. I guess things now need to be changed.

I hopped in Noah’s car and buckled myself in the passenger’s seat. “Dustin is ordering everything for us. I am really very hungry,” Noah told me and also grumbled in the end. “I am hungry too. Did you tell him to order two hamburgers?” I asked him and he stuck his tongue out. “Aahhh,” I g*****d and immediately dialed Dustin’s number. How could they forget my burger? “Dustin… order two hamburgers with some fries for me too,” I asked Dustin over the call. “I already did, princess. I know what you like the most,” Dustin answered me in a cheery tone and I beamed. “Thanks,” I thanked him in a cheerful tone before hanging up the call.

Noah muttered something incoherent under his breath but I didn’t pay attention to him. I texted Kyle, asking him about his day and also to call me as soon as possible. I didn’t know why but I was really missing him so much today. I wanted him to be here with me right now. I wanted him to embrace me and tell me that I am okay. “Don’t think too hard, princess. Everything will be alright,” I looked at Noah once again. He had a small and assuring smile on his lips right now. I took a deep breath and slumped my shoulders down. “I think you are right that I should start trusting people around me,” I said in a calm tone.

I saw his smile go wide and he nodded. I smiled when I remember the first time he saved me from Sia. It was in middle school, and he probably didn’t remember that incident. “What?” he asked me and I just smiled while shaking my head. “I just remember something from our middle school time,” I replied to him in a light tone. “What about that time?” he asked me in a curious tone and I just shook my head. “Nothing… nothing so important,” I just shrugged off the topic because I didn’t want to think something bad happened in the past.

We reached our home soon, and I got out of the car. Mrs. Parker had signed some people to clean my house regularly. So I was not worried about the state of the house this time. “Yeah… home sweet home,” Justin chirped this time and I just shook my head while heading toward the door. I agreed with him though. “Home sweet home,” I whispered while opening the door. Noah, Dustin, and Justin walked inside behind me.

“Aaahhh…. I am so tired,” Dustin whined while throwing himself on the couch on his stomach. “Grow up, Dustin, you’ll be eighteen next month,” Justin scolded, smacking his buttocks. “Ouch.. what the hell man,” Dustin yelled while rubbing his butt. I laughed while walking towards the kitchen. “I am making the chocolate shake for me. Do you guys want some?” I yelled asked them from the kitchen. “Yeah,” Noah yelled answered me. I started preparing chocolate shakes for everyone. I heard them yelling and shouting at each other, but it didn’t bother me. In the past two months, I had seen the interaction among them, and it was not new. After preparing the shake, I poured it into the five glasses and put them on a tray. When I saw them fighting on the couch, I let out a helpless sigh and shook my head. Justin and Noah had pinned Dustin on the couch.

“Guy,” I yelled while putting the tray on the table. My phone started ringing in my pocket, and I took it out while sitting on the couch near Noah. I jerked my head backward in confusion when I saw Sam’s name on the caller ID. “What is it?” Noah asked me while coming near to me. “It’s Sam,” I said as I answered the phone. “Where are you Violet?” she asked me in a panicked tone, and I raised my brows in surprise. “I am at home,” I answered her but didn’t clear which home right now. “Stay in your room and don’t go out. “Please… don’t go out, honey,” Sam begged, and I looked at Noah, perplexed. “Your mom… she… she is there. Don’t go in front of her,” she told me hesitantly but still in a worried tone. All the lines on my forehead straightened up immediately.