Falling For The Girl I Bullied
Chapter 49

Violet’s P.O.V.

“Let me apply ointment on your wounds”, Kyle asked me making me startled. “I… I can do it by myself”, I said to him while pulling the cover up to my shoulder in fear. There was no way that I would let him touch me. He huffed and glared at me. “Don’t be stubborn. The doctor has prescribed applying this ointment three times a day. The maid told me that you didn’t let her apply the medicine in the morning and did it on your own. Do you really think that you are a superwoman or something like that, huh, who can do anything on her own?” Kyle scolded me angrily and I tried to curl up my body but winced in pain.

He grunted and then pulled the cover away from me harshly. “Aaahhh”, I screamed and looked at him in fear. He just rolled his head and then sat down on the bed near my waist. “Pull your shirt up”, he commanded me and but I didn’t budge. “I will ask a maid to do it. You go”, I said to him in a low tone. “Pull your shirt up or I will do it”, I commanded again in a stern voice this time making me flinch in fear. “Ask a maid”, I also yelled back and then shrank back in fear. He glared at me and I could see him holding the tube tightly now. He was really angry. I didn’t want to do it but I didn’t want to face his anger either. So, I reluctantly pulled my t-shirt up to the middle of the chest right below the breast line.

I was red in embarrassment and I looked in the other direction. I didn’t had the courage to see him applying the ointment on my body. I shuddered a little when I felt the coldness of the ointment and my lower chest. I heard Kyle muttering something under his breath but that was incoherent. I didn’t dare to ask him. “Move on your left now”, he asked me and I obediently did that. My eyes were still closed so I couldn’t see his face. This time he lifted my shirt a little up from my waist. I wondered how did he know the places on my body where I got all the bruises and wounds? I was so embarrassed that I was sure that I would be tomato red by now.

He covered me after applying the ointment all over my body, including my hands and arms too. I still had closed my eyes and was biting my lips furiously nervously. “How many times do I need to tell you not to do this?” I heard him saying this time in an annoying tone. I slowly opened my eyes and looked at him in confusion. I blushed again and lowered my eyes when I saw him staring at me. I gasped in shock when he suddenly pulled my lower l*p out of my teeth. He slowly rubbed his thumb over my lower l*p and I felt something churning in my stomach. My heart started hammering against my ribcage.

“You really have this bad habit, princess. Do you know tempted it is?” he suddenly used a very low and gentle tone. I was really confused by his action right now. I slowly looked at him again. His gaze was on my lips right now. I didn’t know what he meant by bad habits here because I did nothing but obey him. Then for what thing he was now blaming me? He took a deep breath and then slowly removed his hand from my face. “Mr Stammers has applied leave for you on your behalf. The teachers agreed to send all the homework and the next assignments to you by email. You have to stay in bed for more than two-three days because the doctor who examined you yesterday called Mrs Parker in the afternoon and told her that there might be a hairline fracture in one of your ribs but it’s not clear. He asked you to take the hospital tomorrow so that they can have another X-Ray to ensure the fracture”, he told me in a gentle tone and paused to take a breath.

I just blinked harder not knowing what to say or what to do now. I complained about severe pain in the lower ribs but I didn’t think that it could be a hairline fracture. “Don’t think too much and don’t let your imagination go wild again”, he once again scolded me but in a gentle tone. “But he said that there is no fracture yesterday”, I said to him and took my hand in his hand this time. “I know but what we can say here? I don’t think there is any harm to get another X-Ray. It will ensure whether there is any fracture or not. The maid told me that you were not comfortable in a sitting position and she even has to feed you when you couldn’t bear the pain for a long time”, he said in a gentle tone again.

He was right here though. In the morning, when the maid came to serve me breakfast, she tried to make me sit so that I could have breakfast. I winced in pain and then she and the other two maids tried hard to make me comfortable in a sitting position but the pain was unbearable. I was never dependent on anyone for anything but she fed me both my breakfast and lunch. I was so embarrassed and I apologized to her so many times for the inconvenience that I caused her. She and the other maids were kind enough though. They treated me well and even scolded me for apologizing. One of them gave me her number so that I could call her if I wanted to use the washroom.

“You will be fine soon. The only thing is that you cannot go with us this Saturday”, he tried to comfort me but whatever he told me made me sad. “Did you get any call from your guardian again?” he suddenly asked me and I just nodded. “Yeah, Samantha called me this afternoon and asked me about the injuries. Mrs Parker is in touch with her and she was praising her for her kindness and being so considerate to me”, I told him what Sam said to me truthfully. He smiled and looked behind me. “She is always like this. She is affectionate, loving and caring, but scary and ruthless at the same time if you go to her bad side”, he said with a chuckle and I just admired that small smile on his lips.

He really looked handsome with that smile on his lips. He must smile often but I couldn’t have the courage to say it to him. He was still holding my hand. Suddenly we heard a knock on the door and he let go of my hand while looking back at the door. The door opened and Mrs Parker came inside. “Hey… how are you girl?” she asked me in a gentle tone with a smile on her lips while coming towards me. “I am fine, aunt”, I replied to her with a smile too. “Did you eat well? Maria told me that you have some difficulty having your meals”, she asked me with concern. Kyle stood up from the bed and she sat down where he was sitting earlier.

“I am going to check on Ethan. He was sleeping since after lunch. He also had some pain. So, I asked him to sleep after taking his medicines”, Kyle told her and she looked up at him with a worried expression. “Shall we take him to the hospital?” she asked him in a worried tone and was about to stand up when he put his hand on her shoulder and didn’t let her stand up. It meant that she straight come to check on me first instead of going to her son. “He is alright, mom… don’t worry. I am going to wake him up now”, he assured her with a genuine smile. She smiled back.

He looked at me one more time before walking out of the room. “How is it going in school?” I asked her in a low tone. She just waved her hand casually in a dismissal way. “You need not worry, honey. I am taking care of you on your guardian’s behalf and I assure you that everything will be okay”, she tried to put me at ease while asking me to stay calm with that lovely smile of hers. I smiled at her attempt. “I was ten when I started taking care of everything that was related to me and my grandmother. She was so old that she even couldn’t walk properly. Since that day, I faced everything on my own. So, you can tell me everything. I know how to control my emotions”, I explained my situation to her in a calm tone and asked her again. She took my hand in her hands.

I could say that she was hurt to listen to my sad story, but that was the bitter reality of my life and I was not ashamed to say that I had no one almost to take care of me at that tender age. “I don’t know what happened to you in the past, honey. But I assure you that I will not let anyone harm you anymore, not on my watch. It doesn’t matter who that person is. This includes my son too”, she said in a serious tone while stroking the back of my hand with her thumb. Kyle said that she was an ideal mother figure and I completely agreed with her. She had this aura that could make anyone love her and trust her. For the first time in my life, I wanted to rely on someone and that someone was Ethan’s mother.

“So… don’t worry about anything now and just relaxed so that you can heal soon. I guess that Kyle has already told you that we have to go to the hospital tomorrow morning. Ethan and Kyle will go with you as I again have to go to school for the next meeting. The president, Mr Bishop, doesn’t want to take any decision in rush. He is still at the school and is talking with the school management. Like me, he is also disappointed with their clumsiness and incompetent approach to these incidents. I will be in touch with you. Now you rest. I have to see Ethan”, she said and patted the back of my hand gently. “Okay…. I trust you”, I finally said those words to her in a sincere tone. I couldn’t tell how broad her smile was when she heard me. She was overwhelmed but controlled herself. “Rest now, honey. I will be back soon”, she said to me in a gentle tone and I nodded with a smile.