Falling For The Girl I Bullied
Chapter 39

Kyle’s P.O.V.

“Are you sure that you can tutor me without beating me?” Dustin asked me with a sheepish smile and I glared at him this time. “Play dumb and I will beat you’re a** up”, I threatened him and he pouted at me like a girl. “Dustin… be serious… you have to pass this subject too if you want to get good grades”, Noah scolded him in a very serious tone. “Only Kyle can help you this time. So, don’t piss him, okay?” Justin also scolded him and he looked at them with the same pout. We were in the club playing pool right now. “Okay, guys… I will do whatever Kyle asks me to do”, Dustin said in a defeated tone while raising his hands in the air in surrender.

“That is better”, Ethan exclaimed this time and I just sighed internally. I didn’t want to tutor Dustin, but I needed money now for my daily expenses. Ethan was taking care of everything for me but I couldn’t stay dependent on him. Though I didn’t have money in my pocket, but I was at peace. I didn’t have to bear with my parents right now and that was the only good thing that happened to me after the fight with them. “What are you thinking so hard?” I heard Ethan asking me something and I looked at him. I realized that it was my turn to hit the ball. “Uhhh… it’s nothing”, I said to him and then looked at the table.

I took the position and then hit the ball. “Talk with us, Kyle. You are so quiet after that fight with your parents”, Noah asked me in a low tone with concern this time. I looked up at him and saw everyone looking at me with the same concern. “I am alright, guys”, I said to them in a light tone but I knew that they were not going to buy this. “Your parents didn’t contact you again?” Justin asked me in a low tone and I just shook my head while looking at the table blankly. “You know what…. That doesn’t bother me now. I think I am much better without them. I… I can sleep peacefully at night now”, I said while smiling this time.

“In two months, you will be 18 and then they can’t force you or threaten you with anything. I am sure that they will try to contact you soon. There is no way that they will leave their only heir for that s**t”, Justin commented this time while raising his brows. “Yeah… they may not show their concern for you, but they also know that you are the only one who can take over the business and everything in the future. We all know that you can survive on your own. You have so many traits that you can use to earn money. It’s their loss if they don’t wake up soon”, Noah tried to comfort me but the confidence towards me in his voice was the thing that made me smile genuinely this time. “I agree with Noah, Kyle. We all know that among all of us, only you are the one who can survive without the help of your parents”, Justin also tried to boost my confidence. “Thanks, guys… it means a lot to me”, I thanked them genuinely and they all grinned.

We then continued playing our game. I was winning the game like the old time once again. We decided to go to McDonald’s after the game. We all were hungry. I didn’t want to go because I couldn’t pay for my share but couldn’t say no to them. My mind was a mess right now. I decided to look for part-time jobs tomorrow after finishing my assignment but the problem was that I would be out of the city for our tournament next month and no one would hire me for only a month. There were so many things going on inside my mind and it was really irritating me. I wanted a solution for my problems real quick but it seemed that I was far away from any solution. “You are zoning out once again, Kyle”, Ethan nudged me, making me come out of my thoughts. I knew that he was not wrong. I had a lot on my plate that was keeping my mind busy all the time.

“It’s nothing, bro… I am fine… really”, I tried to assure him but he huffed this time. “Forget it… we will talk at home later”, he said in a flat tone and concentrated on the game. At the same time, my phone started ringing. I took my phone out of my pant pocket. I narrowed my eyes when I saw the screen. “Who is it?” Ethan asked me as he was standing next to me. “It’s my dad”, I told him and he raised his brows suspiciously. “I guess I need to take this call”, I said to him and he nodded. I gave my stick to him and picked up the call while going a little away from them towards a secluded area. “Yeah”, I said to him after picking up the call.

“What’s with your attitude, Kyle? You are staying at Parker’s. Do you know how embarrassing this is for us, huh?” dad taunted me angrily and I rolled my eyes. Some people can’t change. “This could be embarrassing for you, but not for me. My parents love their status, their business and other children than me. So, I have no shame in taking help from my best friend and his parents. At least they care for me and give me the love that I wanted from my parents”, I taunted him without even thinking once. There was silence on his sound for a few seconds. I smirked internally because this was the first time, my dad was speechless. “When will you come back?” he asked me in a low and soft tone this time.

“Do I need to come back, huh? You already have your heir that you like so much. Then why are you concerned about me, huh?” I again taunted him but kept my voice low because I didn’t want anyone else in the club to listen to what I was saying to my father. “Don’t be stupid, Kyle. You can’t survive without money out there and for how long your friends will support you, huh?” he asked me in an angry tone this time and I huffed this time. “Who told you that I will stay dependent on my friends and their parents, huh? I can earn money by myself. That will not be much, but enough to feed myself. I already have assumed that I am an orphan and an orphan can’t be picky, right?” I replied to him in a bit raised voice this time and used a sarcastic tone in the end. “Kyle”, my father yelled at me angrily and I scoffed. He was now breathing heavily.

There was silence on either side for a few seconds. I wanted to know desperately what was going on in my father’s mind right now. “Come back home, Kyle”, he suddenly spoke in a low tone once again. I smirked this time before replying to him. “I will dad… but on my terms. I have heard that you are a good negotiator. Let’s see how the negotiation goes between us”, I replied to him in a firm voice and then hung up. I knew now that he would call me again and I was ready to talk with him. It was now or never for me. My friends were right here. I deserved a better life and I had to earn that for myself. “What is it?” I heard Ethan’s concerned voice and looked behind me. “He wants me to come back”, I told him in a soft voice while looking at the blank screen of my phone.

“What do you want, Kyle?” he asked me while looking at me with concern. I smiled and put my hand on his shoulder. “I will go back, Ethan, but on my terms”, I said to him in a firm tone and he smiled back this time. “Now that’s what my friend that I know”, he said in an enthusiastic tone while punching lightly on my chest. I smiled and shook my head lightly. “Hey…. Is everything okay?” Noah yelled at a distance and we both looked at them. “Yeah… it’s time to go for McD”, Ethan yelled back to him. I could see that he was happy for me which made me smile genuinely again.

We all walked out of the club while Noah and Dustin were bickering behind me about something. I just ignored them because they were always like this. I rolled my eyes in irritation when I saw Sia with David outside the club. Sia was clingy to him like her life dependent on him. “Hey, Knight…. How are you doing, man?” David yelled ask me but I ignored him completely. I knew that he wanted to make fun of me here. I was in no mood of being in an argument right now. “F**k off, Howard. Keep your s**t to you and don’t let her wh**ing around”, I heard Ethan making a remark on Sia openly in a mocking tone. I smiled while walking towards his car but didn’t look back.

I heard others laughing at Ethan’s remark. I was sure that Sia was now fuming in anger but she deserved this. “Come on, man…. We will be late”, I yelled at them without looking back and opened Ethan’s car door from the driver’s side as I was driving now. “Coming”, I heard them yelling behind me and I hopped inside. Sia was wearing almost nothing right now. I remembered Violet. She was in a loose t-shirt and baggy pants the whole day. She always dressed like that. “You zoned out again”, I looked at Ethan coming out of my stance when he shook me from my shoulder. “Uhhh… it’s nothing”, I said to him and shrugged my head a little first. What was wrong with me?