Falling For The Girl I Bullied
Chapter 44

Kyle’s P.O.V.

I couldn’t tell how I was feeling right now seeing Ethan and Violet lying on the hospital beds all bruised. Ethan was better than Violet as she was punched quite a few times by those jerks according to Ethan. He told us that Violet tried to save him by shielding his body from time to time when they all attacked at them at once. Ethan had a strong build and he could bring down two or three boys on his own easily but fighting with ten boys was an impossible task for him too. His mother was so angry that it seemed that she would kill someone at this very instant. Right now we were in the room where they were going to stay for the night. Violet was still unconscious and it was now making me worried for her.

Mrs Stone and Mr Stammers went back after finishing all the formalities and told Ethan’s mother that they would come in the morning. Mrs Parker asked them to bring the principal with them in the morning or else the principal has to be ready for facing the consequences of not showing up this time. Mrs Stone and Mr Stammers were ashamed and apologized to Mrs Parker on the principal’s behalf but that was not enough to bring Mrs Parker’s anger down. She was still cursing everyone angrily. Ethan told us that Violet tried to take his phone out of his pocket when it started ringing in his pocket during the fight. It was when someone kicked her hard on her ribs. He told us that she screamed in pain but took out the phone and picked up my call.

All the boys present in the room admired her courage and Mrs Parker was also impressed with her now. She looked timid and fragile but she showed how strong she could be if she needed to be. Noah was still shaken because he was the one who was holding her securely in his embrace in the school and she fainted in his embrace. He was so scared at that time that he couldn’t lift her up. He was still angry with him for not being weak when he needed to be brave. Mrs Parker asked everyone to go back as she was staying with them but I insisted to stay with her. Noah and Dustin wanted to stay but I sent them back. Justin also got some bruises and I wanted them to take care of him.

I went out of the room to buy some snacks for Ethan as he was asking for something to eat. To be honest, I wanted to be alone for a while to clear my head. The whole incident was messing my mind right now, especially the part where I saw that prick punching Ethan and at the same time, someone kicked Violet again who was lying on the ground screaming in pain. Both Ethan and Violet yelped in pain and that very sight was now messing up my mind. I wanted to strangle David to death right now. The pain on their faces was something that I couldn’t forget for a long time period. I went straight to the hospital canteen and sat down on an empty chair. I knew that Sia was behind this. She took advantage of David’s bragging nature and I was sure that she said something to fuel his ego and that was why he did this.

“Is everything okay, Kyle?” I looked up and saw Mr Stammers standing in front of me with concern. I was surprised to see him as he left the ward almost half an hour ago. “Yes, Mr Stammers…. I came to buy some snacks for Ethan. He is hungry”, I answered him truthfully. He nodded once and then sat down on the empty chair near me. He was looking tired and exhausted. “I know what you are thinking, Kyle”, he spoke again and I just scoffed internally. He didn’t know anything yet he was pretending that he could understand the pain that I was feeling right now. “I know that you don’t like Violet but you care for her. Ethan is your best friend and seeing the people for whom you care the most in pain is very painful”, he paused and took a deep breath.

I didn’t say anything to him but he was right here though. I don’t like Violet but my heart bled when I saw her unconscious in Noah’s embrace. I felt that someone had pulled my heart out of my chest. “I called Violet’s guardians. The lady was really furious about the incident and she told me that she would be here by the day after tomorrow. I tried to comfort her but”, he chuckled dryly and then sighed aloud. “Violet’s guardians?” I asked him in a confused tone because we didn’t know anything about this.

“Yes, her maternal aunt and her husband are Violet’s legal guardians. They live somewhere else but come here from time to time to take care of things for her. Her aunt is also in contact with the teachers”, he informed me and I nodded while chewing my internal cheeks. It was something that I didn’t expect. She had guardians yet she lived alone. What on earth was wrong with those people? They left a teenager all alone to fend for herself on her own. Were they like my parents who only cared about their businesses and own lives? “Violet is an independent girl. They took her guardianship only to save her from foster care. The child services wanted to put Violet in foster care after her grandmother’s death but they showed up at the same time and claimed her custody. Violet didn’t want to go with them to their place as they also had a family. So, she requested them to leave her alone here and she would inform them everything about her studies and anything important that happen in her life”, Mr Stammers told me about Violet something that none of us knew until today.

“Are you going to talk with Mr Bishop?” I asked him after a while and he smiled weakly this time. “I guess it’s time to take some serious steps or else everything will go out of my hands”, he said with a sigh. “You are his friend and I am sure that he will listen to you. Then why didn’t you tell him about Sia and her actions in the school earlier?” I asked him in a bit angry tone this time. He put down his hand on the table beside us and looked at me this time.

“Everything is not as easy as it looks, son. You will not understand this right now”, he said in a calm tone but his words made me scoff internally. Yeah, all the elders think in the same way that we teenagers would not understand when the truth is that they manipulate everything according to their own will and according to their own way. They want us to obey them because they are elders and they have more experience than us. “I only want to say one thing to you”, he paused and took a deep breath. “Take care of Violet, Kyle. I know that you can do this”, he said while standing up and patting my shoulder before leaving me alone there. I was a bit startled by what he said and looked at his back blankly.

He asked me to take care of Violet when he already knew that I am also one of her bullies. What did he want to say here? I opened my mouth to call him again but closed my mouth again. The incident must have affected him in a bad way. I stood up from the chair and went to the counter to buy some snacks for Ethan. I was now calm and all I had to do was to wait for tomorrow. After buying snacks and drinks for him and Violet, I walked back to towards the ward with all stuff in my hands. I heard Ethan’s mother talking with someone on the call. I entered the room without knocking the door.

“You don’t worry, Mrs Stockholm. I know what happened today was worst but I assure you that I will take a good care of Violet and I will make sure that the school will punish all the students involve in this incident”, she was saying in a calm tone but there was tension on her face. I looked at Ethan in confusion who was also looking at his mother with a serious face. “Who is on the line?” I asked him in a hushed tone. “It’s Violet’s guardian”, he told me in a hushed tone too. I raised my brows in confusion. How did Violet’s guardian get Ethan’s mother’s number? “It’s Violet’s phone. Her phone started ringing and mom picked up the call. She asked me about her family members and thought that someone from her family has called her”, Ethan explained the situation and I took a deep breath.

Ethan’s mother hung up after some time and then looked at Violet’s sleeping face with a sad expression. “What happened, mom?” Ethan asked her in a concerned tone. She sighed aloud and then came back to us. “I don’t know what’s wrong with you guys? What kind of fun do you get by tormenting that poor soul?” she looked at us angrily while taunting us. “Mom, what are you saying? We never did anything to hurt her”, Ethan immediately retorted and she glared at him hard. “He is right, aunt. We never did anything to hurt her physically”, I also supported Ethan in a calm tone.

“Her guardian told me that she is always bullied in school. The school authority never did anything to stop bullying and that’s why those boys got the courage to attack her this time”, Ethan’s mother told us what her guardian told her. I looked at Ethan who looked at me at the same time. “She works with us, mom, and I assure you that we will never let anyone hurt her. I tried my best to save her but”, he paused and sighed aloud in defeat while hanging his head low. I looked at Violet who was now stirring a little. Her facial expression made me walk towards her bed. She had a painful expression on her face as if she was having a bad dream.

“What happened?” I heard Ethan’s mother’s worried tone. “I think… she is having a bad dream”, I answered her and took her hand in mine. “No… no… leave me”, she whimpered a little while tightening her grip on my fingers. “Everything is okay, princess… you are safe now”, I immediately put my hand on her forehead and started stroking her forehead gently while comforting her. It was really weird for me as I never comforted anyone else before. She whimpered again but relaxed soon. I looked at Ethan and he was also looking at me worriedly. I continued stroking her head lightly to comfort her. She was still holding my hand tightly. I didn’t know why but the urge of keeping her safe from every danger was stronger in my heart this time.