Falling For The Girl I Bullied
Chapter 45

Violet’s P.O.V.

“I am really fine, Mrs Parker”, I tried to assure Ethan’s mother that I was fine and could eat on my own. She immediately shook her head furiously. “Don’t lie to me young lady when I already know your condition right now and what’s with Mrs Parker, huh? You are Ethan’s friend and like his other friends, you should call me, aunt or you can call me by my name”, she said to me in a stern tone in the beginning but became playful in the end when she asked me to call her by her name and winked at me playfully. I smiled at her and then glanced at Ethan and Kyle who were looking at us with amusing expressions.

“Don’t look at them. They don’t worth you”, she suddenly patted my hand playfully while commenting on them. My eyes widened in shock and I immediately lowered my head. She was really something. She put her son down here. “Mom… what are you saying?” Ethan immediately whined making me laugh internally. I really wanted to see their faces but didn’t have the courage to do so. “What? I didn’t say anything wrong. She is so beautiful and innocent. None of you worth her even a glance”, she again commented on them in a gloomy tone this time. “Now…. Finish this bowl and then you can sleep, honey”, she then talked to me and put a spoonful of soup on my lips.

It was really awkward for me because only my grandmother fed me whenever I fell ill in the past. After my grandmother, no one fed me like this. I opened my mouth and took the spoon inside my mouth. “That’s like a good girl”, she chirped immediately making me smile awkwardly again. “My mother always wanted to have a daughter but she got me. That’s why she is spoiling you”, I heard Ethan telling me something about her mother. “Of course daughters are better than sons and they deserve to be spoiled”, she immediately replied to him in a proud tone. “Not like Sia”, I thought but didn’t say anything in front. Sia’s parents had spoiled her so much that nothing matter to her now. I didn’t want to be like her.

“You are nothing like Sia and you can’t be like her”, suddenly Kyle spoke to me and I snapped my head towards him in shock. Could he read my mind? He had a calm expression on his face. He was eating his dinner with Ethan on his bed. “Who is Sia?” Mrs Parker asked in confusion while putting another spoonful of soup in my mouth. Ethan and Kyle looked at each other and then Ethan looked back at her mother. “You can say that Sia Bishop is the queen bee of school and due to his father’s influence, she thought herself invincible”, Ethan told his mother about Sia in a sarcastic tone.

Mrs Parker frowned immediately and looked at me for confirmation. I just nodded once and took another spoonful of soup inside my mouth. “I know about Mr Bishop and there is no doubt that he worked so hard all these years to get this power in his business and in the political world as well. But it doesn’t mean that his daughter can use his influence according to her will”, Mrs Parker praised Mr Bishop but showed her disappointment in Sia. “If I am not wrong then Sia is the girl who bullied you the last time when Ethan requested me to arrange transportation for you, right?” Mrs Parker asked me this time in a gentle tone and my heart skipped a beat in anticipation.

“You are right, mom”, Ethan answered instead of me. “She can speak, Ethan”, I looked up again at her when I heard her scolding Ethan. “She can, mom… but she rarely speaks”, Ethan commented on me this time and I glared at him for a second. “This is because you won’t let her speak”, Ethan’s mother scolded him once again. Ethan didn’t say anything this time and I was glad that he didn’t drag this topic. Ethan’s mother continued feeding me and my mind once again drifted towards the incident. I was sitting on the benches near the court when Ethan came near to me and asked me to check his biology assignment before he submits that tomorrow. I was sitting idle, so I agreed and we both went to the lockers.

I was checking his assignment near his locker when David and all the boys from the football team came there. Ethan immediately dragged me behind him in a defensive stance. David asked him to leave while looking at me. Ethan held me behind him and asked David to leave us alone. I was so scared that I was holding Ethan by his shirt tightly. David threatened Ethan but Ethan refused to leave me alone there and also taunted David for being a coward who brought ten boys with him there.

Ethan’s words infuriated David and he lunged at Ethan. Ethan dodged his attack but all of a sudden everyone present there lunged at us. Ethan tried hard to shield me but it was impossible for him to fight with ten grown-up boys. For the first time in my life, I had this urge to save someone who was fighting for me. So, I tried to protect Ethan too and got so many kicks and punches all over my body. Ethan pulled me in his embrace to save me but that was a futile effort. Still I was glad that he was there or else I wouldn’t be alive by now.

“Hey”, I came out of my stance when I felt someone’s hand on my cheek. I saw Mrs Parker caressing my cheek lovingly. “What are you thinking so hard, huh?” she asked me in a motherly tone. “I… I am sorry”, I said in whispers and lowered my head once again. “Why are you sorry, huh?” she asked me once again in a loving and low tone. I took a deep breath and looked at her with tearful eyes this time. “Are you feeling pain again, huh?” she immediately asked me and looked down at my body. It was my luck that I didn’t get any fractured bone but the pain from other injuries was really unbearable for me.

“No… I… I am not in pain”, I immediately spoke to her to put her on ease. She sighed in relief and then took my hand in between her hands. That was when I realized that she had already finished feeding me. “Ethan is in this condition because of me”, I spoke in a very low tone filled with guilt. She chuckled this time and stroked the back of my hand by her thumb. “He did the right thing, honey. As your classmate and as a responsible person, he did the right thing”, she said with a smile and I smiled weakly this time. “Don’t think too much. I will give you the medicine after some time”, she once again patted my cheek lightly and I nodded lightly.

“Mom… you should eat now”, Ethan said to her with concern and I looked at her once again. She sighed and stood up from the bed. “I have to go home, honey. Your father has to go on a trip tomorrow. He called me a while ago and told me. I have to pack his bag”, she told him in a calm tone. “Then stay at home, aunt. I will take care of them”, Kyle spoke this time. I didn’t want her to go back but it was already 8 at night. Kyle told me that she was here in the hospital since they brought Ethan and me here. She also looked tired. “Yeah… we … we are alright now… you should rest well”, I also supported Kyle in a reluctant tone. “Are you sure that you will be alright?” she asked me immediately in a worried tone.

I smiled genuinely this time. “I have to sleep after taking my medicine. Also, Kyle is here. We will be alright, Mrs Parker”, I tried to assure her once again. She looked at the boys and they also nodded in agreement. She sighed aloud and took her purse from the table beside the couch. “Okay then… call me if you need something and”, she spoke to the boys first and then looked at me. “I have saved my number in your phone, honey. Call me any time.. I will be here in no time”, she instructed me and I nodded in response. She then went near to Ethan and kissed him on his forehead. She instructed him to sleep immediately after taking medicine in a stern but worried tone.

I missed my grandmother so much right now. Mrs Parker was caring just like my grandmother. I didn’t remember anything about my mother but one thing that I was assured about her was that she was not like Mrs Parker. “Hey… you zoned out again”, I looked in the direction of the voice blankly when I felt that someone was talking with me. “Huh?” I asked dumbfounded and found Ethan looking at me in amazement. “I am sorry”, I immediately apologized and lowered my eyes. “I am sorry, princess. I was not able to save you from those b****ds”, he apologized to me in an angry tone.

“You tried your best, Ethan. I… I am really glad that you didn’t leave me with them. I.. I am thankful to you th.. that you tried your best to save me from their attack. Because of you, I am alive”, I said to him truthfully but my voice cracked in the end. “Hey… don’t say like that”, he immediately comforted me in a worried tone. Tears started building up in my eyes. I could see bruises on his face and bandages on his hands and legs. He was hurt because of me. “Always remember one thing, princess”, he spoke again in a firm tone but I didn’t look up as I didn’t want him to see tears in my eyes.

“We maybe harass you for fun but we will never leave you in a situation like what we faced today. We will never let anyone harm you… not on our watch. David was lucky that he was with his boys today but he will not be this lucky the next time I meet him”. Ethan was stern on his voice and this time I looked up. “What happened?” we both looked in the direction of the door and saw Kyle coming inside. He looked at us with confusion. “Are you alright?” he asked me immediately and I immediately blinked. He must have seen tears in my eyes. “She is concerned about me”, Ethan joked and I lowered my head again in embarrassment.

“Tell me, Parker… are you really that dumb or did you hit her head today somewhere?” I heard Kyle asking me in an angry tone and I looked up at him in confusion once again. I saw him glaring at me angrily. Now what I did? “You should have stayed behind Ethan when they attacked you but no… you came forward and see what happened to you”, he scolded me angrily making me pout. “She even kicked them”, Ethan spoke again with soft laughter. Kyle looked at me with raised brows this time and I looked here and there in embarrassment. “You are really something, Parker”, Kyle scolded me again while walking towards my bed.

“Now take this medicine and then sleep”, he instructed me while giving me the medicine. I took the medicine from him and gulped down them with warm water that he gave me to drink. I was startled when he suddenly wrapped his hand around my shoulder. He slowly pulled me a little down on the bed. He was so gentle and caring about my injuries. The fragrance of his perfume made my heart skip a beat. His face was so close to me that I could feel the warmth of his breath. He made me lie down on the bed and then covered me with the sheet. He then looked at me and all I saw was the concern and worry for me in his eyes. “Now sleep…. We have a long day tomorrow”, he said in a gentle tone making me nod once.