Falling For The Girl I Bullied
Chapter 34

Kyle’s P.O.V.

“You what?” I was shocked to hear what Ethan told me and looked at him while shrinking my eyes in confusion. He gave me a look while shrugging his shoulders as if we were talking about the weather right now. It was a free period and I sat down with him doing our assignment. We decided to stay in the class instead of going to the library. Sia and her minions were out of the class and I didn’t want to see that girl again outside the class. “Why are you so surprised?” he asked me when I didn’t blink for a good few seconds. I wanted to say something to him but didn’t know what to say because I really didn’t know what to say. “Do you really mean what you said, huh?” I asked him after a while and he raised his brows at me. “Do you think that I would joke about this thing, huh? Did I ever say this to any other girl, huh?” he asked me in an annoying tone, this time making me take a deep breath.

“It’s not like that, Ethan, and you know this. The thing is”, I paused and cleared my throat while putting down my phone. “She is …. She is… I… I don’t think that she is your type”, I said while thinking about the correct words here. “And what is my type according to you, huh?” he asked me again in an annoying tone making me huff now. To be honest, Ethan never dated a girl and it was really hard to say what type of girl he really liked because he refused every girl who approached him. “You can’t say because I don’t have any type”, he said with a smirk and I glared at him this time. I looked back at Violet, who was now sitting with Victor. They were looking at the bench seriously and Violet was writing something. It was clear that she was explaining something to him which was related to studies.

“I don’t know what you saw in her. She is not so beautiful”, I looked back at him at the end and this time, he huffed and put down his pen. “Kyle…. Forget it… You will not understand”, he said in an annoying tone once again and I rolled my eyes this time. “Then make me understand. I want to know what attracts you towards her now. I mean…. We know her since middle school but you never showed interest in her in the past. Now… suddenly you told me that you feel that you like her and want me not to be surprised, huh?” I still refused to believe that he liked a girl here, so I asked him again in an annoying tone this time.

“That’s why I am telling you to forget. I didn’t like her or any other girl in the past, but that doesn’t mean that I can’t like a girl now. She is different from other girls and you know this (He pointed a finger with a meaningful look)… it’s just… I feel a connection with her and want to spend time with her. She is…. Okay…. Not so beautiful (he rolled his eyes)… still beautiful, smart and intelligent and very serious about her life and her life goals just like me”, he said in a light tone while curling up the corners of his lips in the end. I didn’t want to argue with him anymore on this topic, so I didn’t say anything more. There was no way that he was going to listen to me now. I picked my pen from the bench once again and resumed my work.

“Hey…. Did you finish your eco assignment?” we looked up when Noah came to our seat and asked us in a light tone. “I am almost done but need to cross-check the references”, I told him and he nodded while pouting. “I have news for you, Kyle”, Noah sat down on the chair in front of me and said after a while. I looked at him with raised brows and Ethan also stopped working again. “I asked him for any reference for a part-time job for you last night”, he paused and I took a deep breath this time. “What did he say?” I asked him and he smiled this time. “At first, he refused to help because of your father, then I explained the whole situation to him leaving some stuff (he moved his shoulders up and down while telling me) and then he agreed to help you. One of his classmates has a chemist shop downtown. He said that he would talk to him for your job and will tell me tonight”, he told me everything and I looked at him with a smile this time.

“I also talked with dad last night after dinner”, Ethan spoke this time and put down his pen once again. Both I and Noah looked at him as he had a serious face. “He said that it will not be going to be easy for you to replace a job because of your father. He said that he is sure that your father will interfere wherever you will replace the job”, he paused and gave me a meaningful look with a serious expression. “I know still want to try. I don’t mind any kind of job even if I have to mop the floor”, I said in a serious tone this time. I knew my father better than anyone and knew very well that he could do anything to achieve what he wanted. I am his son and I wanted to show him that I could be like him if I wanted to.

“Hey… you can tutor lower grades students”, suddenly Noah suggested as his eyes lit up by his own suggestion. “Yeah… you can do this”, Ethan also supported his suggestion and I took a deep breath this time. “I really don’t know guys what to do now”, I said in a helpless tone and looked down at my notebook blankly. “Everything will be okay, bro… don’t forget that we are together in this”, Ethan put his hand on my hand on the bench and Noah put his hand above Ethan’s hand. I smiled and looked in between them. “Thanks guys… thanks for supporting me”, I thanked them with all my sincerity and they both grinned. At the same time, the bell rang and they removed their hands from my hand.

We put our books and other things back in the bags and stood up from the chairs. Ethan g*****d in frustration while walking towards the door. “What’s wrong?” I asked him and he huffed. “The next period is biology and I am paired with Valerie”, he told me and I also g*****d with him this time now. Valerie was also one of the minions of Sia. She almost copied everything from Sia and it made her worst too. “You can ask Mrs Byers to change your partner”, I said to him and he sighed aloud. “I talked to her after the class yesterday but she refused saying that we should come out of our comfort zone and should learn how to work with others”, he told me while making weird faces.

I pursed my lips into a thin line and patted his shoulder in sympathy. “You are lucky that you have Violet as your partner”, he said to me and a small smile crept on my lips. I remembered my call to her in the middle of the night. She sounded so sleepy yet she picked up the call and talked with me. I looked at Ethan with a smirk and he gave me a nasty look. He was clearly not happy with the arrangement but I was really thankful to Mrs Byers for not putting me with Sia or any other of her minions. “Speaking of which, where is she?” suddenly Ethan asked me and we both stopped in our tracks. We looked back and found her coming with Victor. They were still talking about something. Their faces were still serious and it made me curious about the topic of their conversation.

They both stopped near us and looked at us in confusion. “What’s wrong? You looked pissed”, Ethan asked him in a soft tone. “I am paired with Sia for history assignment”, Victor told us in a pissed tone and I just pursed my lips into a thin line and looked at Ethan who also had the same expression. “I don’t know why that girl is in school. We also paid the same amount that she paid, yet she was favoured by all the teachers. I am going to talk with my parents now. She is really a nightmare”, Victor complained about Sia in a pissed tone. Sia never does her homework or assignments on her own. Her partners always complained about her to their teachers but no one say anything to her.

“I asked Violet to help me in this assignment but this is not her subject”, he said in a defeated tone and I looked at Violet this time. I remembered that she finished one of my economics assignments a few days ago when that was not her subject. “I … I … will try to help you…. But”, she spoke in a low tone while stuttering hard. “Thanks Violet… you already tried hard to help me”, he said to her and then looked back at us. “Let’s go”, Ethan said and then looked at Violet. I was not happy with the attention that he was giving to her but I couldn’t say anything to him here.

Violet peeked at me once and then started walking in between me and Ethan. She was still trying to stay behind us but Ethan grabbed her hand and pulled her closer to him. “Did you think about tutoring Dustin?” suddenly he asked her and I raised my brows in confusion on them. “I… I don’t think that… that I can do that”, she said in a timid tone. “But… I … think… Dustin doesn’t need my help”, she spoke again and then looked at me with a fearful gaze. “No way… you think that Kyle can tutor Dustin?” Ethan said with a chuckle and his wordings took my attention. She didn’t say anything but shrugged her shoulders. “She is right. We all know that Kyle has good teaching skills and he is also good in math”, Victor spoke this time and I looked at Violet, who was still glancing at me.

I smiled internally while looking at Violet. I knew why she suggested this here. She wanted to help me because I asked her to replace a job for me. My future was uncertain and I didn’t know what was going to happen to me but everyone was trying their best to help me. “Let’s talk with Dustin first”, I said and then we all entered the other class. I was now walking behind her. She was still slow on her steps but was trying to stay with Ethan. “Think about the devil and here comes the devil”, I heard Victor muttering something under his breath and followed his gaze. I rolled my eyes and looked back at the backs of Ethan and Violet when I saw Sia shooting daggers at us through her eyes.