Falling For The Girl I Bullied
Chapter 153

Violet’s P.O.V. (continued)

“I still don’t understand. You can’t forgive me, but you can choose them,” I closed my eyes and tried to keep myself calm when I heard my mother’s sarcastic comment about Mr. and Mrs. Parker. “Nat,” I heard Mr. Westfield’s stern voice, scolding my mother. I slowly opened my eyes when I felt a hand on my shoulder. “What? What did I say wrong, huh? I admit th.. that I made a mistake back then, but it didn’t change my relationship with her. B***d is thicker than water and she has to understand that she is my b***d. Sooner or later, she has to come back to me,” my mother almost yelled at the end.

I scoffed at the clarification that she gave as to why I should choose her. “Yeah… you are right. B***d is thicker than water…. But where was that b***d when I was expecting it around me, huh?” I asked her in a sarcastic tone this time, opening my eyes slowly. I didn’t want to stay in her presence, but now is the time to face my nightmare. I looked straight into her eyes while asking her. Her eyes widened again. “Where was that b***d when there was no one around me to give me a glass of water when I was sick and alone, huh? When there was no one around me whenever I got scared due to the darkness around me?” I asked her again in the same tone. Mr. Parker squeezed my shoulder lightly.

I shouldn’t be angry because I was still healing, but this woman was hell-bent on making me angry. “You started a new life, and now you have everything that you have dreamed of, but what about me, huh? Did I ever ask you something bigger than your capacity when you were with me? Di… did I ever ask you to give me something other than your love and care, huh? No… you were ignorant back then, and now you are putting your claim on me just because you gave birth to me?” I paused to take a breath while asking her in an aggressive tone. “Violet… calm down, honey.. you are not well,” Mr. Parker asked me in a worried tone.

“No, dad… I don’t need to calm down, but I want answers to my questions. Since the day she came back, she has been saying the same thing that she is my biological mother. She has every right to me, but was I not her biological daughter when she left me alone? Eight years…. Eight long years, dad….. eight long years… I waited for her….. I… (I was now choking on my voice due to tears in my eyes)…. I waited every single minute of my life for her to come back to me. Everyone mocked me for being abandoned by my parents. I tolerated all the humiliation, still waited for her to come back so … so that (I sniffed)… I can tell everyone that I am not abandoned by them….. by her… but they didn’t come back…. They were happy in their lives when I was suffering and crying alone in my room. Sh… she said that she always came to my school to see me. It… it means that she knows what was going with me there. Still …. Still she didn’t bother to show up in front of everyone and defend me,” I paused when my voice choked badly at the end.

“Violet… honey… calm down.. she will not say anything again,” Mr. Westfield requested me this time in a calm tone. I had locked my gaze with my mother, who had tears in her eyes. “You want to know why I want to be with them, right?” I asked her in a choked tone, ignoring everyone. If I have to move on in my life, I need to close this chapter of my life forever. “Then let me tell you,” I said further and gulped harder before putting my hand on Mr. Parker’s hand on my shoulder, wiping the tears from my cheeks. “They are not my biological parents, not even related to me by any means. Their son got injured while saving me, but still, they fought for me. Th.. that lady… sitting beside you (I pointed towards Mrs. Parker) was the one whom I found beside me in the hospital when I opened my eyes again. She … she has no obligation to… to take care of me… st… still she did everything to make me feel safe… make me feel loved… she made sure th.. that I took my meals… my medicines on time,” I paused again as tears streaming down from my eyes continuously.

Mrs. Parker sobbed aloud, and I saw her putting her hands on her mouth to muffle her voice. Mr. Parker was now holding my hand firmly, giving me the strength that I needed right now. “Sh.. she fought with the whole school so that I can get justice. She went against her son an… and his friends to… to support me. What did you do except giving birth to me?” I yelled in the end, this time in agony. Everything that had been bottled up inside my chest all these years burst open and it was hurting a lot. I clutched my chest with another hand while holding Mr. Parker’s hand tightly. My mother was crying silently while looking at me with a painful gaze. “Y… you have a son to keep you content as a mother but who did I have?” I continued while crying bitterly. “Violet,” I heard both Mr. Westfield and Mr. Parker yelling in panic, but it seemed that I lost my ability to hear anything.

There was a sharp pain in both my chest and my head but it didn’t bother me anymore now. “Yo… you asked why I chose them, right? Then let me answer you.. I want to be their daughter (I patted my chest harshly)… I want to feel what Ethan feels under their care. 18 is … is not the age where a person looks for parents but I want them to adopt me so … so that… I… I can tell th.. the whole world th.. that I am not unwanted…. I am not unwanted,” I screamed aloud at the end in pain. The pain that I bore all these years because of them…. Because of her. “Aaaahhhh,” I screamed again in pain when the pain in my head intensified.

“Violet…. Calm down, honey… calm down,” the next second I was in Mr. Parker’s safe embrace. “It’s hurting, dad…. It’s hurting,” I cried while telling him about the pain in my chest as I was still clutching my chest, still crying bitterly. The pain in my head also intensified. I didn’t know what was the main cause of my pain right now… the injury to my head or the wound that I had on my soul. “You are okay, honey.. you are okay.. close your eyes,” he comforted me again while holding me tightly in his embrace. “Take her to her room, Alex,” I heard Mrs. Parker instructing Mr. Parker.

“This is the last time that she talked about this, Mrs. Westfield. I beg you not to bring this matter in front of her anymore…. If.. if you really care for her… I hope that you will not talk about this again,” I heard Mrs. Parker saying something to my mother when Mr. Parker took me up in his embrace in bridal style. “Don’t worry, Mrs. Parker… No one will raise this topic again. I promise you,” I heard Mr. Westfield assuring Mrs. Parker in a worried but firm tone. I had closed my eyes, but tears were still rolling down.

Mr. Parker was now walking with me in his embrace. I didn’t know who was behind him but I was sure that both Mrs. Parker and my mother were behind us, as I could still hear their sobbing. “What happened?” I heard Ethan yelling in panic. I wanted to open my eyes but my lids were too heavy to open right now. “She is alright… just tired,” Mr. Parker answered him in a calm tone. “Just tired? Can’t I see tears on her cheeks, dad?” Ethan yelled angrily this time. Mr. Parker didn’t answer him this time. “Did you have to do this today? On her birthday? Do you want her to die now?” I heard him yelling at someone behind me.

My head was now killing me. So I didn’t pay any attention to what was going on behind us. I wanted some relief from this pain. “Just hold on a bit, honey… I will give you a painkiller when we reach your room,” Mr. Parker comforted me. “It… it’s really hurting, dad,” I answered him in a choked tone. “I know… I know… just relax, okay… just relax,” he immediately replied to me in the same calm tone. It was my birthday today, the day I was going to sign those adoption papers. Did I really want someone to be my parents? No, I was capable enough to take care of myself. This was what I did my whole life. Still, I was going to sign those papers because I really wanted to feel what the other children of my age have felt all their lives.

I slowly released his shirt that I was holding tightly to his chest when he put me down on the bed. “Where are her medicines?” I heard him yelling while asking about my medicines. “What happened?” I sighed internally when I heard Kyle’s worried voice. I sobbed aloud while raising my hand in the air for him to hold.

Kyle’s P.O.V.

“Are you sure you want to do this, huh? This is still too early in your relationship?” Ethan asked me in a low tone while giving me a knowing look. I smiled and leaned on the headrest of the bed. We were sitting in his room as we were planning Violet’s birthday party. I wanted to do something that I was sure I wanted now. “I know that this is too early, but I know what I want, Ethan. You also know how many boys want to persuade her now. I can’t let her go away from me,” I answered him, putting my point in front of them. “You mean to say that you are scared that she will choose anyone else if something bad happens between you two?” Noah asked me while raising his brows in surprise, and I nodded while pursing my lips.

“You are really something, Kyle,” Ethan chuckled mockingly, and I gave him a blank stare. “What’s wrong with being insecure when you have a beautiful and innocent girl as your girlfriend, huh?” I asked him annoyingly and he chuckled again while shaking his head. “Don’t mind him, Kyle. We are talking about his sister right now. So it’s obvious that he is not okay with this talk,” Dustin said to me and winked at me in the end mischievously. “Now you get my point,” Ethan replied while pointing his finger towards Dustin. I g*****d and lay down on the bed on one side.

“Are you guys helping me or not?” I asked them annoyingly, and they all grinned except Ethan. I didn’t pay attention to him and started telling them what I wanted to do now. They all looked excited as they listened to me with all their concentration. Ethan also heard me, and I could see that he was satisfied with my plan. “This is brilliant, but are you sure that she will say “yes”?” Justin asked me when I finished telling them my plan. I immediately threw a pillow at him in anger. “Don’t jinx it, Justin,” Noah scolded him and he looked at him offended. “What? How could you say something like this? We all know her personality. She took almost a month to say yes to being his girlfriend. We all saw how determined she was about keeping her distance from him,” Justin continued, and I really felt like beating him.

“I think Justin has a point here. She is going through so much because of this case and above all, her mother,” Ethan supported Justin and rolled his eyes annoyingly in the end. I felt a bitter taste when he picked the topic of her mother. “Man…. She is really something. She is still hoping that Violet will forgive her and accept her,” Noah g*****d too and I scoffed while looking in the other direction. “Is Violet still with them?” Dustin asked Ethan, and I also looked at Ethan with concern. Mrs. Parker told me that Violet would be back soon but it was more than half an hour ago.

“I am going to see what’s going on there,” Ethan said while standing up from the bed. “I am coming with you. I want to have something to eat,” Dustin said to him while standing up with him. They both walked out of the room together and I put my head down on the pillow while moving on my back. “I think you should give some more time to your relationship, Kyle,” I looked at Noah while moving my head in his direction. I knitted my brows questioningly.

“I think so too, Kyle. Violet is not a girl who will change her boyfriend frequently. She is a sensitive girl. You will get more occasions in the future. Skip it this time,” Justin supported Noah while giving his opinion. “What about graduation day?” Noah proposed in a cheerful voice, and I was really pissed at them. But they were right. So many things are going on around her right now. Asking her for anything that I planned would put pressure on her, and I didn’t want her to take a decision under pressure. “Kyle,” I sat up immediately when Dustin entered the room, opening the door with a bang. “What happened?” Noah asked him in a worried tone when we saw his panic state. “Vio… Violet… she… she,” I jumped off the bed without giving him the time to finish what he wanted to tell me and ran towards the door.