Falling For The Girl I Bullied
Chapter 27

Kyle’s P.O.V.

Violet peeked outside the door and I also tried to look outside but I was standing behind her. “No one is there… let’s go”, she said and then signaled me to follow her. I walked behind her with a slight bend from my waist. There was still dark outside and I wondered why she chose to go out of the house this time. She immediately locked the door behind her and put the key in her trousers’ pocket. “What are you waiting for? Run to the corner of the block. I will meet you there”, she yelled at me in a low voice while freaking out badly when I didn’t run as we decided earlier. I immediately nodded and then started running outside the courtyard. I didn’t look back at her and continued running on the road.

Sneaking out of a girl’s house who was not even my friend in early hours of the morning, I was feeling excited because this was the first time that I did this thing. I heard from the boy in school that they were called by their girlfriends to their houses in the night for spending time together and then they snuck out like this but I never felt that it could be so excited. Soon I saw Violet passing me on her bike but she didn’t stop. I laughed at her when I saw her driving her bike as if a ghost was chasing her. I found her standing at the corner of the block and stopped near her. I panted a little but it was really thrilling for me. “I will drop you to school”, she said in a low voice and I immediately shook my head.

“I will drive to there. You sit down behind me”, I instructed her and she only nodded after a few seconds. I remembered that we broke her bicycle a few months ago before Christmas for fun. That was the same bicycle. I wondered how much time did she spend on this bike on repair. I put my bag in front of my chest and took the handles from her. I could say that she was hesitant but she had no choice but to follow what I said. “Tell me the directions, okay?” I asked her before starting the driving. “Okay”, I heard her timid voice and she held my shirt from both the sides very lightly.

At first I drove slowly but soon took the pace as I was now enjoying the ride. “Hold me tight, Carter”, I yelled in excitement and sped up once again making her screamed a little. The roads were still deserted and it gave me freedom how I wanted to drive now. This was the first time that I was driving a bicycle on these roads. Suddenly she wrapped her hands around my waist and put her head on my back making my heart skipped a beat. She was scared that I could say but I didn’t decrease the speed. I didn’t know why but I was enjoying my fun with her right now.

She told me where to take turns and I just followed her lead while enjoying the morning breeze on my face. It was really refreshing. I decided to do cycling every day if I go back to my house. I didn’t know what the future was holding for me but for now, I was free and wanted to enjoy my freedom to the fullest. Soon we reached our school and for the first time, I was not happy to see the familiar building. I stopped outside the parking area and she immediately got down from the bike. I sighed internally and looked at her cycle with a longing. I saw her taking a few deep breaths while muttering something under her breath. I smirked when I found amusing. “I… I will bring breakfast for you”, she said and raised her hand to get the bike from me.

“Do you go to the diner at this hour every day?” I asked her while getting off the bike. She shook her head negatively. “It’s on rotation and I changed my shift with Jenny in the morning before coming here”, she told me in a timid voice. The only thing that bothered me the most was that she rarely looked straight to me. She always looked here and there but not on me. “Look at me, Carter”, I said in an annoying tone. She didn’t raise her head for a few seconds that ruined my mood once again. Slowly she looked up at me with a timid look. I smiled this time and got down from the bike as I was still sitting on the bike. I suddenly raised my hand making her shrunk her neck and ruffled her hair. “Hey”, she yelled and immediately straightened her hair once again making me laugh at her.

“It’s still dark. Let me drop you to the diner”, I said to her after a while. The darkness of the night had started decreasing but the roads were still deserted. “No.. you don’t need to. The diner is a bit far from here an… and I need my bike to come back here on time”, she immediately refused while giving me a valid explanation. I wanted to say that I would come back by walking but decided not to put more pressure on her. She was already under so much pressure since last night. “Okay… then go or else you will be late”, I said to her and she nodded. I gave the bike to her and she rose immediately. “I will see you during the practice”, she said to me before leaving me alone there.

I just stood up there and watched her going away on her bike. She was driving not on a fast speed. I watched her until she vanished in front of my eyes. I took a long breath and put my bag on my back now. I went inside the parking area and walked towards the bench inside. I put my bag at one corner of the bench and lay down there. I looked at the morning sky and thought about the last night once again. I slept on the couch in the living room after finishing my late night dinner. I knew that Violet was not happy with the situation but she didn’t say anything because she was scared of me. For the first time, I was glad that she was scared of me. I was sure that she would not tell anyone about what happened last night and that was why I was relaxed now.

I looked towards the gate when I heard roaring of an engine. I sat up and took my bag from the bench when I saw Ethan’s car. I stood up when he parked his car at its spot and came out of the car. I immediately went on alert mode when I saw him storming towards me angrily. “I … I can explain”, I immediately raised my hand to stop him but he slapped my hand harshly and the next second, I yelped in pain when he punched straight into my stomach. “Ouch, Ethan… it hurts”, I complained while wincing in pain. “Serves you better”, he spat angrily and then held me by my shoulder.

“Where were you last night, huh? You know how worried I was and mom didn’t sleep well the whole night. She is so worried for you”, he yelled at me and I looked at him apologetically. “I… I am really sorry, Ethan. I wanted to come but I knew that my parents would look for me at your place first”, I immediately apologized while giving him the reason why I didn’t go to his place last night. He scoffed sarcastically and then ran his fingers through his hair while looking around. At the same time, others also came in their cars and I knew that I was completely screwed up now.

“Your father did call my father and threatened him”, Ethan told me and my face immediately went cold. I balled up my fists angrily and closed my eyes. “My father told him that he would take legal action against him if something happens to you. Dad sent his men in search of you and he decided to file a missing complaint this morning”, he told me and took his phone out of his hoodie pocket. He dialed his father’s number immediately and others also came near to us after parking their cars. “For god sake, Kyle, are you out of your mind? Where were you last night?” Noah yelled at me after punching me hard on my shoulder. I looked at him annoyingly while rubbing my shoulder.

“I… I didn’t know where to go… so I came here and spent the whole night here… at this bench”, I immediately made a lie and told them while looking at the bench where I was lying earlier. “What? Are you crazy? You put yourself in danger but didn’t come to any of us, huh?” Noah was still yelling at me when Ethan and Dustin held him from his shoulder. “You want us to believe that you spent your whole night here when it doesn’t look like this”, Ethan said to me while looking at me suspiciously. I tightened my grip on bag strap and cleared my throat. “Yes, I spent whole night here. I don’t have my phone or money with me. So, where else I could go”, I said and defended myself once again.

“We are not friends, Kyle. We are brothers. We never treated you as our friend but as brothers. Still you didn’t trust us when you need to trust us the most”, it was Justin who also sounded angry. “I am sorry, guys… I really am… trust me.. and I trust you all more than my life… you all know this… it’s just… last night… my parents… they once again chose their business and their egos over me… they … they want me to date Sia for business benefit… when I threatened them that I would leave the house if they would force me. They… they taunted me … they said that I would go to you all as I can’t stay out of the house on my own. I… I … their taunt hurt my self-respect and”, I told them what happened the last night and paused when I felt that I couldn’t say anything more.

When I opened my eyes, I found all of them looking at me with a complicated expression on their faces. They all looked pissed and sympathetic towards me at the same time. None of them said anything for a while. “Still you shouldn’t put yourself in danger by staying in the open here”, Ethan broke the silence and said to me in a pissed tone. I went towards him and hugged him. “I am really sorry, Ethan, for making you worried so much. I came to your house but didn’t come inside. I just couldn’t let myself in there”, I apologized to Ethan and choked on my voice in the end. He immediately hugged me back and patted my back gently. “Don’t do this ever again. No matter what happens, you will come to me. We are together in everything”, he comforted me but he still sounded pissed. “We are all with you, Kyle and trust me… we will never leave you alone. Don’t do anything stupid like this again”, Noah said this time while giving me a warning, and I smiled genuinely this time.