Falling For The Girl I Bullied
Chapter 64

Ethan’s P.O.V.

“Thanks for not leaving her alone with those boys. It really needs a lot of courage to stand against ten boys”, Violet’s uncle thanked me in a sincere tone, making me embarrassed. “Don’t say thanks, sir. I failed to save her”, I replied to him in an embarrassed tone while lowering my eyes in shame. “Don’t say like this, Ethan. If it weren’t for you, I would have been dead by all the beating that they inflicted on us”, Violet spoke this time and I looked at her with a weak smile on my lips. She was looking at me with gratitude, but I knew in my heart that I didn’t deserve this gratitude of hers.

“Let’s not talk about this incident anymore. The best thing was that both our children are safe now”, my mother interfered with our conversation in a light tone while looking at all of us. We were all in Violet’s room right now. Her uncle and aunt were also there as they wanted to meet me and Kyle. Violet told them about how I tried to save her at that time and also how Kyle and others were helping her to heal quickly. Although, I was no help to her right now, but I was glad that Kyle, mom, and the other maids were trying hard to keep her make her feel comfortable here and were providing the best care that they could.

“It’s almost dinner time. Let’s go for dinner now”, my mother asked both of them and they looked at each other. Then they looked at Violet. “Don’t worry about her. Boys always have their meals with her so that she wouldn’t feel alone”, my mother immediately explained to them the arrangements that we had here. Both I and Kyle liked to have our meals with Violet if possible as we didn’t want her to feel left alone. They were surprised to hear but the smile of satisfaction that appeared on their lips was enough for us to take a breath of relief. To be honest, all of us were on pins and needles because of them. Although my mom had talked with her aunt, Samantha, earlier, we were still nervous about their approval. Now I could breathe in relief because they were satisfied.

“Okay”, Samantha said this time in a light tone and looked at Violet worriedly. “I am alright, Sam…. Go and have your dinner”, Violet once again assured them and ushered them to go and had their dinner. Samantha nodded and then looked at her husband who also nodded once to Violet and then they walked out of the room with my mother. My mother closed the door behind them and I could see the relief on her face now. “O My”, I breathed out as I was holding my breath for I didn’t know how long, and fell down on the bed near her legs.

“Your guardians…. They are really scary”, I complained to Violet while patting my chest. Kyle was sitting on the couch all this time with a poker face. He never spoke even a single word to them. Violet giggled and I glared at her. “Don’t laugh, girl…. I was scared to death”, I scolded her and she laughed aloud this time. I tried to glare again but failed miserably as a smile also crept onto my lips. I shook my head and then looked at the roof in front of my eyes. I saw Kyle standing up from his place and sat up also. He went near Violet and I raised my brows in confusion.

“Let’s go”, he said in a calm tone to her and then leaned over her. My eyes widened in surprise when I saw her wrapping her hands around her neck. “Call, Maria”, Kyle asked me while pulling her in his embrace so gently as if she was made up of glass and would break if he handled her carelessly. He pressed her upper body against his chest and she wrapped her legs around his waist. Her whole upper body was straight in his embrace but she ducked her head inside his neck. I walked towards the door while Kyle walked towards the washroom. I clearly remembered that Violet didn’t mention even once that she needed to use the washroom. I wondered how Kyle knew about what she wanted.

I walked out and saw Maria going towards the kitchen. “Maria”, I called her immediately and she looked at me. I signaled her to come and she immediately walked towards me. “Go inside… Violet needs you in the washroom”, I told her and then walked inside the room behind her. Maria almost ran towards the washroom and I went towards the couch this time. Kyle came out of the washroom but stayed outside the door with a poker face. “Kyle”, I called him and he looked at me. “How did you know that she wanted to use the washroom?” I asked him in a curious tone. He smirked and shook his head a little. “What?” I asked him in confusion because I really didn’t understand his reaction.

“Whenever she feels the need to use the washroom, she shrank her nose a few times. I saw her shrinking her nose from time to time while talking with all of you. She didn’t want her uncle and aunt to see how we carried her to the washroom. That’s why she didn’t ask in front of them”, he explained, and I raised my brows in surprise again. This mutual understanding between them was beyond my imagination now. They didn’t even need words to communicate now. I heard Maria calling him inside and he immediately opened the door. I slumped down on the couch and just stared at the door of the washroom. I liked Violet but I was not as possessive about her as Kyle was. I felt his possessiveness a few times in the past few days.

I remembered that he didn’t like others talking with her when they came to visit her that day. He kept his poker face all the time but he couldn’t hide his emotions from me. I smiled and just shook my head. My friend always refused to admit that he cared about her because he thought that he hated her. But the truth was that he was trying to ignore his own feelings towards her. She was a nice girl and the contrast between their personalities made them a perfect couple. They both completed each other in some weird ways but they both were in denial. I saw him carrying her in the same way and I took a deep breath.

“What about sleeping arrangements for tonight?” he asked me after putting her gently on the bed and tucked her inside the cover. “I don’t know. Ask her”, I shrugged my shoulders and looked at Violet. “They will not stay here. They want to go home and will come in the morning”, she told us in a meek tone. Maria also came out of the washroom and looked at us. “Will I bring your dinner here?” she asked me in a gentle tone. “Yeah…. I am starving actually”, I replied to her while rubbing my stomach. I remembered that we didn’t eat anything after having a quick lunch with our team. We celebrated our victory with them but left when Sia and her team joined us.

Maria nodded to us and then walked out of the room. Kyle came near to me and sat down beside me on the couch. He leaned back and put the back of his head on the edge of the backrest. “What’s wrong?” I asked him with concern. He was looking so tired and exhausted right now. “Nothing…. I am just tired”, he replied to me in a calm tone without opening his eyes. “If they are not staying here then you can sleep on the bed. I will sleep here”, I said to him and he shook his head negatively and pulled himself back. “No need…. Your injuries are still not completely healed and I want you back on the court soon”, he said in a firm tone, making me frown.

“Is this your love for me?” I asked him in a hurtful tone and he raised his brows at me. I heard Violet giggling again and I blinked at Kyle innocently. “God, Ethan…. Grow up”, he grumbled and looked in the other direction. “What? What did I ask wrong, huh? You are my best friend…. My brother… but you want me to be healed soon so that I can play. You hurt my feelings, brother”, I whined with a fake hurt expression. Kyle immediately glared at me and Violet laughed aloud this time. We both looked at her and an amusing smile appeared on my lips because this was the first time that I had seen her laughing wholeheartedly. She was trying to control her laughter but failed miserably. She clenched her chest while laughing.

“Easy, girl….you are also hurt”, I scolded her playfully and she immediately pursed her lips trying to muffle her laughter but burst into laughter again. Her laughter was really contagious as I also started laughing with her and looked at Kyle who also had a smile on his lips right now. I tickled him and he laughed aloud while trying to get away from me. We laughed together for a good few minutes and both I and Kyle slumped down on the couch. “Alright… I am going to change my clothes first”, I said to Kyle and he nodded. At the same time, Maria entered the room with a trolley.

I looked at Violet and then Kyle one more time before leaving the room. I saw my mother and her uncle and aunt coming towards the room. “Where are you going?” my mother asked me immediately. “I am going to change my clothes and freshen up. I need to shower”, I told her while cringing my nose in disgust. I came direct to Violet’s room after coming back home and I was sure that I was reeking of sweat now. “Go then and come quickly”, my mother ushered me and I just nodded to them before leaving them there. I jogged towards the stairs. I knew that mom would send Kyle too. I was still thinking about what happened between them. I guess I needed to talk with Kyle heart-to-heart now. I didn’t want any dispute between me and him over a girl. Dustin had already told me that he was also interested in Violet but my concern was Kyle, not Dustin.