Falling For The Girl I Bullied
Chapter 150

Violet’s P.O.V.

“I’ve prepared a dress for you for tomorrow. There is no way that you will be in this hospital gown on a very important day of your life,” Sam said while shrinking her nose in disgust, pointing towards my gown. I pouted and looked at Jenny. “Yeah.. I will do your makeup for the party,” Jenny chirped and clapped in excitement. I just watched their happy faces, which makes me the happiest person right now. “I have already asked the doctor, and he said that you can go home tomorrow to celebrate your birthday. We just have to take some precautions,” Mrs. Parker told me, and my eyes widened in surprise.

“Really? Can I go home tomorrow?” I asked her in an excited tone immediately. He smiled and looked at Sam and Jenny, who also had wide smiles on their faces. “Yes, sweetheart… you are getting discharged tomorrow,” she told me with a broad, genuine smile. I felt tears in my eyes due to happiness. I was here for more than seven days, as I woke up on the third day after my surgery. I was homesick and wanted to go back so desperately. It seemed that God had listened to my plea and now I was going home. “But you have to be very careful about your movements and from your…. Your mother,” Sam warned me while twisting her upper l*p in disgust, and I clenched my jaw. I forgot that she was still at Mrs. Parker’s place. Mr. Westfield wanted to go to a hotel to stay, but Mr. Parker insisted him to stay with them.

“Yeah… how can we forget about her? If it weren’t for Mr. Westfield, I would have asked her to leave my home. He is a gentleman, and the way he is determined to solve your kidnapping case has made me give all my respect to him. He is working so hard,” Mrs. Parker praised Mr. Westfield, making me purse my lips. Both Ethan and Kyle were at school as they had to submit their and mine assignments. “I don’t want to say but Mr. Westfield is an idol father,” Jenny also gave her opinion about Mr. Westfield and I smiled bitterly. “Why are you sad, honey?” Mrs. Parker asked me in a worried tone. “Nothing, mom,” I replied to her with a tight smile.

She raised her brows and then leaned towards me. She was sitting beside my torso on the bed. “You don’t have to think about anything, dear. After tomorrow, you will be a Parker, and you will have us as your parents, legally,” she pressed the last word while winking at me. I smiled and leaned my head towards her. She moved her hand and wrapped it around my head while taking my head on her shoulder. “You don’t know how eagerly I am waiting for you to sign those papers, honey,” she said in a low and loving tone. “You can’t be her mother unless I sign the documents. So, you have to praise me too,” Sam chimed and demanded, while lifting her head up like a kid throwing a tantrum.

“Yes, Sam…. I am grateful to you to give me such a lovely and beautiful daughter. I am forever in your debt,” Mrs. Parker replied to her in a teasing tone, and Sam grinned widely. “Mrs. Parker,” Jenny called her in a sweet tone, and all of us looked at Jenny questioningly. “What do you think about having another daughter like me?” Jenny asked her while batting her lashes innocently. We all laughed at her act, and she kept on batting her lashes, pretending innocent. “You are also like a daughter too, Jenny. After all, you are her best friend,” Mrs. Parker answered her in a light tone with a wide smile on her lips.

Jenny also grinned and I looked at all of them. Mrs. Hank always said that God would soon bless me with all of life’s happiness. God always looks after his precious children, and now I could say that I am one of his precious children. Mrs. Parker kept on rubbing my arm gently and I closed my eyes to feel the warmth of her love. They kept on talking about other things but I didn’t open my eyes again. I felt tired but I didn’t want to sleep now. I listened to their bickering and teasing with a small smile on my lips. Now they were talking about my birthday party. I was surprised to hear about their plans. This was a lot for me.

“It seems that I came at the right time. Everyone is here,” I opened my eyes when I heard Mrs. Knight’s cheerful voice. “Hey, Natalie…. how are you?” Mrs. Parker greeted her in the same cheerful tone. “Hey,” I also waved my hand to her with a small smile on my lips. “Hey, Rose….. Sam,” Mrs. Knight greeted both the ladies. “Good afternoon, Mrs. Knight,” Jenny greeted her in a respectful tone and stood up from the stool where she was sitting beside the bed. “Good afternoon, dear…. Sorry, I don’t know your name,” Mrs. Knight greeted her back in a gentle tone. “She is my friend, Jenny,” I introduced her to Jenny.

Mrs. Knight nodded and sat down on the stool while thanking Jenny. “I heard that you are going home?” she asked me and I immediately nodded with a wide smile. “It means that you are going to see me often at your place, Rose,” Mrs. Knight said to Mrs. Parker in a teasing tone. “Of course, you are welcome to my place any time, Natalie. We are always like a family,” Mrs. Parker immediately answered her in an enthusiastic tone. Mrs. Knight looked at me once and then back at Mrs. Parker. “Uhhhh…. I want to say something to you, Rose,” Mrs. Knight said in a nervous tone which made me raise my brows out of curiosity. “What is it, Natalie? Is everything okay?” Mrs. Parker asked her in a worried tone. “Yeah, Rose… everything is okay. I just want to thank you. I want to thank you for taking care of Kyle all these years. (she paused and took a deep breath) I won’t have any shame in admitting that I was jealous of you because Kyle calls you mom when I… his biological mother is also here. I wanted the same bond with my son that you have with him. I…. I know that it … it was my own fault that Kyle went far away from me. I wasn’t the mother that he wanted for himself. You filled that void in his life, and for that….. I am forever in debt to you. Thank you… thank you for taking care of him and converting him into the fine boy he is today,” Mrs. Knight’s voice cracked at the end.

There was silence in the room as everyone was looking at Mrs. Knight. I also blinked hard while looking at her in awe. You need a lot of courage to admit where you go wrong in your life, especially when it comes to your children. Mrs. Parker slowly removed her hand from me and stood up from the bed when Mrs. Knight lowered her head. She went near her and pulled her up by her shoulders. “Come here,” Mrs. Parker said to her in a low tone and embraced Mrs. Knight. Mrs. Knight immediately wrapped her hands around her torso and closed her eyes while putting her chin on her shoulder. I saw tears coming out of her eyes.

There was silence in the room as everyone was looking at Mrs. Knight. I also blinked hard while looking at her in awe. You need a lot of courage to admit where you go wrong in your life, especially when it comes to your children. Mrs. Parker slowly removed her hand from me and stood up from the bed when Mrs. Knight lowered her head. She went near her and pulled her up by her shoulders. “Come here,” Mrs. Parker said to her in a low tone and embraced Mrs. Knight. Mrs. Knight immediately wrapped her hands around her torso and closed her eyes while putting her chin on her shoulder. I saw tears coming out of her eyes.

There was silence in the room as everyone was looking at Mrs. Knight. I also blinked hard while looking at her in awe. You need a lot of courage to admit where you go wrong in your life, especially when it comes to your children. Mrs. Parker slowly removed her hand from me and stood up from the bed when Mrs. Knight lowered her head. She went near her and pulled her up by her shoulders. “Come here,” Mrs. Parker said to her in a low tone and embraced Mrs. Knight. Mrs. Knight immediately wrapped her hands around her torso and closed her eyes while putting her chin on her shoulder. I saw tears coming out of her eyes.

“I am a career-oriented woman, Rose. My parents raised me to be a successful businesswoman. When…. When I was young, I… I did everything that my parents asked of me to get the praise and affection that I always craved. I … I went wrong when I expected the same thing from Kyle and forgot what I wanted from my parents. I… I,” Mrs. Knight tried to speak but choked on her voice when she opened her heart to us. “Hey…. Hey… it’s okay… it’s okay… everything is okay,” Mrs. Parker comforted her while embracing her tightly. Mrs. Knight sobbed aloud and hid her face in the crook of Mrs. Parker’s neck. I looked at Jenny and Sam, and both of them had tears in their eyes. I blinked harder when I felt tears in my eyes too.

“Uhhh… can I cry too?” I asked in a low tone while looking at Mrs. Parker and Mrs. Knight with blurred vision. “No,” I flinched when both of them yelled in panic. “No, honey… calm down,” I heard Mrs. Parker’s worried voice. I wiped my eyes to clear my vision. “I… I am sorry… I didn’t mean to overwhelm you,” Mrs. Knight apologized to me immediately. “No… please don’t say sorry….Please don’t,” I said to her immediately and smiled genuinely. “I want to tell you that… that you mean a lot to Kyle. He never told you, but he loves you so much, Mrs. Knight, and today, the respect for you in my heart increased by ten folds. ” I told her in a cracked tone with that smile on my lips.

She came to me and cupped my face. She kissed my forehead gently and looked down at me. “You are a lovely girl, Violet, and I am glad that you are in his life. Thanks for accepting him in your life even after what he did to you all these years. Forgiving your bully needs a lot of courage, and you are one brave girl that I know,” she praised me in a loving tone while looking straight into my eyes. “I am nothing like that, Mrs. Knight,” I blushed and lowered my eyes while smiling shyly. She laughed and kissed my forehead again. “I shouldn’t say this but I want to thank that kidnapper for kidnapping Violet,” Mrs. Parker interrupted us and both I and Mrs. Knight looked at her with raised brows.

She immediately raised her hands in the air. “It’s not like I am going to forgive him for putting my daughter’s life in danger… Nope… that’s not going to happen.. but this incident brought so many good things into our lives. Violet got three father figures in her life, Kyle got her mother back, and I got a perfect family,” Mrs. Parker explained herself in a hurried tone but her explanation made me smile. “O yeah… I forgot something to tell you,” suddenly Mrs. Knight said and stood up from the bed where she was sitting in front of me. She went to the stool again where she had put her bag.

I watched her curiously when she opened her bag. “I promised you that I would replace the culprit before your birthday, and I (she took out a pen drive from her bag and raised it in the air, showing us) fulfilled my promise,” she told us, and we all gasped in shock. “What are you saying?” Mrs. Parker exclaimed immediately, and the rest of us also looked at her with wide-open eyes in shock. She smirked and looked at me. “You were right, Violet. You were just a pawn in this game. The game is bigger than what you anticipated,” she told me and I felt that my heart stopped beating. She came to me again and took my hand in her hand.

“Breath honey,” she asked me in a gentle tone and I exhaled sharply. She patted the back of my hand as I tightened my grip on her hand. “The culprit calculated every step of her and took all the measures to keep herself off the radar, but she didn’t expect that you would be backed up by both families, and she also didn’t know one thing, that you also have a stepfather who is a successful lawyer. His presence panicked her and she made one single mistake that led me to her,” she paused and looked around at everyone after telling me what I thought was right. “Her?” Sam asked in shock, and Mrs. Knight nodded in confirmation. “Yes… the culprit is a woman… and you know what… she is the least expected suspect,” Mrs. Knight answered Sam. Sam looked at me worriedly.

“I dug deeper into her past and came to know about something that is also a shock for me,” Mrs. Knight continued, and now my heart was beating furiously inside my chest. “She was a bully in her school due to the abusive environment in her family. She killed a girl accidentally when she was in middle school but her parents managed to suppress that case. She got psychiatric treatment for more than five years in secret as her parents didn’t want anyone to know that their daughter was a psychopath,” Mrs. Knight continued but stopped when I trembled hard in fear and my grip on her hand tightened.

“You don’t need to worry about her anymore, Violet. I won’t deny that her plan was to kill you, but you were rescued,” she tried to comfort me. “Why me?” I asked her in a choked tone. I was not a big shot and it was not like my death could bring any good to anyone. “Because you are the reason that her daughter is exposed to the whole world as a bully, which also ruined the reputation of her husband. You are the biggest hurdle in her daughter’s happiness, as the boy, she loves also loves you, and also her husband’s biggest rival is going to adopt you. Killing you was like killing two birds with one stone for her,” she answered me in a serious tone, and I stopped breathing once again. She immediately scooted towards me and pulled me into her embrace. I wrapped my hands around her torso while trembling hard in fear.

“Relax, Violet…. And breathe… no one can hurt you anymore. You have not one but three mothers to take care of you…. To protect you… I will not let anyone hurt you again ever,” she comforted me while stroking my back. I sobbed aloud and gasp for a breath as I felt breathless. “Call the doctor… she is having a panic attack,” I heard Mrs. Knight asking someone in a calm tone. She held me tightly in her embrace. I was now struggling badly to get air in my system. I was meant to be killed but rescued. It was my mere luck that I was alive now. “Sssshhhhh…. Calm down, honey… you have us now… you are safe,” she comforted me in a very gentle and loving tone while rocking my body lightly.

I collapsed in her embrace and closed my eyes. “Free your mind from all the thoughts, honey. Think about you and Kyle only. Think about the happy moments that you have spent with Kyle and your friends,” she instructed me in a low and gentle tone. It seemed that my mind was now obeying her command, as an image of Kyle with a smiling face popped into my mind. “Breath,” I heard her next command again and took a deep breath. “I am calling Mr. Westfield and Alexander here,” I heard Mrs. Parker’s voice but didn’t pay any attention to her. Mrs. Knight started humming something but that was soothing. “What happened?” I heard a male’s voice, but I was calm now. “She got a panic attack, but she is calm now,” I heard Mrs. Knight told that male about my condition. “Let me check her, please,” he asked her.

“Violet…. Honey… the doctor is here, and he is going to check you… okay?” she told me in a gentle tone. I just nodded once on her chest. She slowly pulled me away from her and put down my head on the pillow on the inclined bed behind me. She was about to remove her hand from my grip but I tightened my grip on her fingers. I slowly opened my eyes and saw her, still sitting in front of me. “The doctor has to check you, love. We are here, okay?” she said to me and patted the back of my hand lightly while asking me in a gentle tone. I nodded and released her fingers. I closed my eyes while taking a deep breath.