Falling For The Girl I Bullied
Chapter 60

Violet’s P.O.V.

“What did the doctor say?” I asked Mrs Parker anxiously when she came out of the doctor’s room. She smiled and came near to me and put her hand on my head. “You will be back on your feet soon. You are healing better”, she told me with a smile and I took a breath of relief. I was really frustrated with staying in bed all the time. “Let’s go”, she said to the nurse who was standing behind me holding the wheelchair on which I was sitting right now. I was relieved to know that I was healing better. It meant that I could go home now. I was really embarrassed and thankful to Mrs Parker and all the maids in their house for taking care of me all these days. But I didn’t want to bother them now.

I winced in pain when the nurse and Mrs Parker helped me to get up from the wheelchair. The pain was unbearable and I felt sweat on my forehead. “I guess I should have asked Kyle to stay back and be with us here”, Mrs Parker murmured in a worried tone. The injuries on my chest were still very painful and I was now scared too. “Do we need to call the doctor here? She is in a lot of pain”, Mrs Parker asked the nurse in a worried tone after putting me down in the backseat. “I am going to bring him here”, I heard the nurse’s answer as I was inside the car now. I closed my eyes and held the area on my chest where I was feeling the pain. In the past three days, Kyle, Maria, Betty, and Rebecca didn’t let me move even a single muscle. All the women kept me holding until I finished my business in the washroom. I felt the pain at that time too, but it was not so severe.

“What happened?” I heard a male voice again but didn’t open my eyes. I was not in a state to be bothered about my surroundings right now. “Violet… honey… let the doctor check you”, I heard Mrs Parker requesting me in a worried tone. After that, I felt a hand on my upper body around my waist. I flinched a little but relaxed when I remembered that it must be the doctor. I slowly opened my eyes and saw the doctor hovering over me inside the car. I couldn’t say anything to him because it was a narrow space and he had to check me. I slowly removed my hand from my lower chest where I was holding my chest. Why was it still so painful?

I heard the doctor taking a deep breath and there was concern on his face right now. He passed me a tight smile when our eyes met. “Is it bad?” I asked him in a painful voice. “No… you don’t have to worry about that. I think your movements just now were the reason for the pain”, he told me with that tight smile. I felt that he was hiding something but I didn’t ask anything to him again. He went out of the car and closed the door behind him. I wanted to hear what they were talking about but I couldn’t hear now. I sighed and closed my eyes again. “Here”, I heard a soft voice and opened my eyes again.

I smiled weakly when the driver, James, passed a cushion to me. He came forward from the front and adjusted the cushion under my back to give me some comfort. I hissed once again and immediately his expression went painful. “It… it’s okay”, I tried to comfort him and closed my eyes again. I was a mess due to pain now. After some time, I heard the opening of the door and opened my eyes again. Mrs Parker came inside and pulled my head up so that she could put it on her lap. “What did the doctor say this time?” I asked her in a low painful voice. She looked down at me and stroked my head gently.

“Everything is okay… we only have to take care of your movements for a few more days and then you will be like in the past”, she replied to me with a gentle smile on her lips. I smiled back and then closed my eyes again. It seemed that I wouldn’t be able to go back home soon. In this condition, there was no way that Mrs Parker or Kyle would let me go back home alone. Mrs Parker continued stroking my head, which reminded me of my late grandmother. I used to sleep on her lap in the afternoon and she always stroked my head like that. I was lying straight as I couldn’t flip my body on either side due to injuries. “You can rest assured, honey. I am here for you”, I heard Mrs Parker comforting me again.

I just smiled again without opening my eyes. I wanted to distract myself so that I could feel less pain. I thought about what happened between me and Kyle. He was upset and I just wanted to talk with him to improve his mood but I ended up crying in his embrace while talking about my parents. I didn’t know why but I opened my heart in front of him and said everything that I wanted to say to express my hatred towards my parents. I remembered how he tried to comfort me and let me cry over his shoulder. He didn’t stop me and I was glad that he didn’t. I didn’t ask him about the conflicts between his parents and him. He didn’t tell me anything but listened to my rant.

I smiled when I remembered what happened after that. I didn’t know when I slept while crying. When I woke up, I saw Kyle sleeping beside me peacefully. My head was still on his shoulder and he was still holding my head gently but securely. He looked so handsome and cute while sleeping. I didn’t want to wake him up but I felt an urgent need to use the washroom. So, I woke him up. Both of us were in a very awkward situation because Mrs Parker was still not at home at that time and no maid was inside the mansion. It was already past midnight and I didn’t feel like calling Maria or anyone at that time. I didn’t want to interrupt their resting time for me. I couldn’t tell how embarrassed I was when he stayed inside with me. He had closed his eyes still it was so embarrassing. He stayed with me until Mrs Parker came back.

“Hey, honey.. wake up”, I slowly opened my eyes when someone patted my cheek gently. I saw Mrs Parker’s smiling face. “We reached home”, she told me and I just looked at her blankly. “HOME”….this word was foreign to me as I lived in a house alone. Still it gave me a sense of warmth when I heard it from her mouth. She then slowly put my head on the seat gently and get off the car. She closed the door behind her. I shuddered in fear when I realized that someone was going to pull me out of the car again and I would feel the pain again. The pain was still there but it was not so intense. I didn’t want to go through this pain again but everyone was helpless here.

The door on my leg’s side opened and I looked at the person who opened the door. I was shocked to see Kyle coming inside the car. “Why are you here?” I immediately asked him in shock when he gently slid his hands under my back. “Mrs Parker called me”, he told me while I was wrapping my hands around his neck. “Hold me tight, princess… I need you to keep your body closer to me”, he asked me in a gentle tone and I just nodded. My body was now glued to his front and I could feel his breath on the back of my neck. After taking me out of the car, he moved my upper body and in a swift movement, I was now in bridal style in his embrace. I was sure that I had some weight but he always lifted my body as if I weigh nothing.

He then walked inside the room. I saw Mrs Parker and Maria walking behind us. “The doctor said that she has to restrain her movements for a few more days. Today, a few movements caused more pain to her when we came out of the hospital. The doctor examined her once again and told me that he could see a fresh reddish mark on her lower chest. It must be due to movements of her ribs”, Mrs Parker told him about my condition in a worried tone. I was surprised to hear what she told us right now. Kyle’s grip on my body tightened and I felt a stiffness in his body. “I will take care of that… don’t worry”, Kyle replied to her in a calm but stiff tone.

We reached my room and he gently put me down on the bed. He was very cautious while putting me in bed. I tried to endure the pain but hissed in the end. He tried to cause me the least pain but I still felt the pain. “I am sorry, princess”, he whispered to me in an apologetic tone. “It’s okay… I was already in pain”, I immediately replied to him to lessen his guilt of causing me pain. He was still looking at me with guilt. “What did the doctor say?” I heard Ethan’s voice and looked in the direction of the door. Kyle also straightened his body and looked in his direction. “She is better but she has to stay on bed…. Strictly…. For a few more days”, Mrs Parker told him about my condition but put pressure on the middle world.

“We will make sure that she doesn’t lift her body even a little”, Ethan also ensured her mother in a calm and bright tone. “Okay… you two go outside… I have to apply medicine on her injuries”, Mrs Parker then instructed both of them in a firm tone. Both Kyle and Ethan looked at me once again and Ethan passed a bright smile to me. I smiled back and looked at Kyle who had a straight face right now. It was clear that he was upset again. They both walked out of the room and Mrs Parker came near me after closing the door. “I am sorry, honey”, she also apologized to me in a sincere tone. I narrowed my eyes in confusion on her. She sighed and then pulled my t-shirt up from my waist.

“I should have asked Kyle to accompany us so that he could move your body without causing any pain to you”, she told me the reason and I smiled before hissing in pain. “I am hurt and it is obvious that I would feel pain. You did nothing wrong here. In fact, I am thankful to you take care of me and stay with me all the time”, I spoke in with all my sincerity. “Aahhh… you are like my daughter, Violet. I have done the same thing for my daughter too”, she said in a cheerful tone this time. She applied the medicine on my bruises and injuries on my ribs as gently as she could.

“I want to say something, Violet. I hope you will not mind”, she spoke again after some time and pulled my t-shirt down. I looked at her indicating for her to continue what she wanted to say. “Your presence has changed Kyle”, she said and I narrowed my eyes in confusion. “He is more patient, more tolerable, and calm around you. I…(she chuckled dryly while looking at my hand which was now in her hands)…. I have seen him growing up in front of my eyes. He was never as patient as he is these days. He was always a responsible boy but he is more sincere towards you. I don’t know what is the depth of your friendship with him but I am glad that you are his friend. In fact, I am glad that you are friends with all the boys. They seemed concerned and worried about you when they came yesterday”, she told me everything that she wanted to say to me. I just smiled weakly but I couldn’t tell her that we were still not friends. Or would we?