Falling For The Girl I Bullied
Chapter 65

Kyle’s P.O.V.

“Don’t you understand the human language, Carter? How many times do we need to tell you not to move your body on your own?” I scolded Violet while rubbing the place on her chest where she was feeling pain right now. “I didn’t do it on purpose”, she replied to me in a meek painful voice making me angrier than I was already. “You should be more careful, Violet. Let me bring an ice pack for you”, Ethan also spoke to her in a bit calm voice but he was also worried for her. He then stood up from the bed and walked out of the room almost running. I kept on rubbing that place without looking at her face now. We were studying in her room when suddenly she yelped in pain.

“I really didn’t do it on purpose…. Believe me… I was so engrossed in reading the lesson that I forgot…. That… I am injured”, she once again spoke in a meek tone while giving me the reason for her sudden movement bringing pain to her. I looked at her face this time and saw tears in her eyes. I sighed internally and took a deep breath. This was not the first time that I had seen tears in her eyes but this was the first time that I was affected by them. I felt a pang of pain in my heart. I wanted to pull her into my embrace and console her but I resisted myself. “Okay… let’s forget this”, I said while wiping the tears from the corner of her eyes. She lowered her head and her nose went red indicating that she was on the verge of crying. “Is it hurting badly?” I asked her with concern this time in a low tone while looking at her low eyelashes. She had long curly eyelashes which enhanced the beauty of her eyes. She nodded twice but didn’t look at me.

“Here”, I looked up and saw Ethan standing with an icepack in his hand. “Put it where you are feeling more pain”, he said to her while giving her the icepack. I removed my hand from her body so that she could put the icepack at that place. She hissed when she put the ice pack on her lower ribcage. Both I and Ethan raised our hands at the same time to hold her and then looked at each other. I immediately retrieved my hand and looked in the other direction. I stood up from the bed and looked at Ethan. “Dustin is coming here for his class”, I informed him and he raised his brows in confusion. “Here? Why?” he asked me while shrinking his nose in confusion.

“He wants to meet Violet…. That’s why”, I told him the reason in a calm tone and he frowned. “Where will you take his class?” he asked me after a few seconds. “In our room….. I don’t think that he will study concentrately here”, I replied to him in a calm tone again while giving him the reason why I didn’t want to take Dustin’s class here, in her room. To be honest, I didn’t want any of my friends to meet her. “I am going out… he will be here any time”, I looked at my wristwatch and told him.

“Okay”, he replied to me briefly and I looked back at Violet. She had closed her eyes right now but I could say that she was still in pain. “If her pain doesn’t subsidize in the next fifteen minutes then give her the painkiller”, I instructed him and then walked out of the room. I needed to go away from her to keep myself sane. She was now driving me crazy. I didn’t know what I was going to do if she did one more mistake like this. I went straight to the living room. I halted on my steps when I saw my mother sitting with Mrs Parker on the couch in the living room.

“I was about to call you…. She is here to see you”, Mrs Parker immediately stood up and said to me with a small smile on her lips. “Hey, Kyle”, my mother greeted me in an awkward gentle tone taking me off guard. This was the first time that I heard my mother’s tone so gently. “I will leave you two”, Mrs Parker said to us and then gave me a knowing not-to-loose-your-temper look before walking out of the living room inside the mansion. “Come …. Sit here”, my mother patted beside her on the couch while asking me in a gentle tone. “I am fine… why are you here?” I refused to go there and stood up near the other side of the second couch in front of her.

“I am here to meet you, Kyle…. It has been more than three weeks since you didn’t come home… how long are you planning to stay here, huh? This is not your home, Kyle”, she once again started questioning me but I cut her off in the middle of her sentence. “But this place feels like a home, mom…. The woman whom both I and Ethan called mother is not a businesswoman like you…. But she has more meetings, more conferences, and many other social activities to participate…. Still…. Still she gave her time to her son… to her family and makes this house…. This big mansion… a home”, I burst out while telling her the difference between her and Mrs Parker.

“The place… that you are calling a home… is not a home, mom….. that is a mansion… a large…. Alone… mansion… which has everything but the warmth of a home”, I pointed my finger towards outside mentioning our mansion in a cracked voice. I didn’t know why but I was overwhelmed by sorrow by now. I was looking straight into my mother’s eyes while venting everything out of my chest. I had tears in my eyes and I had no shame that I was weak in front of her right now. She was my mother and she should understand what I wanted if she really wanted to. “I don’t need a mansion, mom…. I need a home… I don’t need a businessman and a businesswoman…. I need my parents”, I spoke in a low cracked tone and looked in the other direction, blinking hard to back off my tears.

There was silence between us now and it was deafening to me. “Kyle”, she called me in a very low voice after some time. I didn’t give any reaction and didn’t look at her either. “If you can give me what I really want, mom…. Then ask me to come home”, I said to her again without looking at her. I was still trying hard to control my emotions. I looked in her direction when I felt her hand on my hand resting at the edge of the couch. “Here… you will need this”, she gave me a bank card. I looked at the card and then on her face. She still didn’t have any remorse or pain on her face. I sighed internally and pity myself.

I stuffed the card back into her hands. “I don’t need it, mom… I am earning enough for myself and don’t worry”, I told her in a calm tone and paused to gulp down the lump that formed in my throat. My heart was still beating in pain because she didn’t say that she could give me her love and her care. Instead, she gave me a bank card which I clearly didn’t need now. “I will not stay here for long…. I already have found a place to live in the future”, I told her about my plan to leave Ethan’s house soon. It was true because I had already planned to rent a room for myself. I was here because of Violet now. Once she would heal, I would leave this place. My parents were already at odds with Mr and Mrs Parker. I didn’t want any other problems for Mr and Mrs Parker.

“Kyle…. Listen to me, son”, my mom put her hand on my shoulder and asked me to hear her in a calm tone. I moved towards her and now we were standing face-to-face with each other. “I can’t change everything just like this… give us some time and I assure you that we will give you everything that you want. I.. I… have so many projects in my hands right now and I can’t ignore them just because”, she once again started giving me the same lame excuse when I g*****d angrily. “Stop it, mom…. Stop giving me the same excuse that I have been listening to since I started understanding the difference between a normal parent couple and my parents”, I almost yelled in frustration this time. She looked at me helplessly and I ran my fingers through my hair and averted my gaze from her.

“You are still worried about your business… your reputation… not about me”, I said in a defeated tone this time and then lowered my head. “I am still that abandon child whose parents have everything but time for their own son”, I spoke in a low tone while pitying myself once again. I heard her taking a deep breath. “Go, mom… you have more important work to do”, I said in a cracked tone again and before she could say anything to me, I yanked her hand from my shoulder and dashed out. “Kyle….. Kyle… listen to me”, I heard her yelling behind me but I didn’t stop. “Hey”, I heard Dustin’s voice and saw him coming out of his car near the gate of the mansion.

“Let’s go from here, Dustin”, I urged him while jogging towards the passenger’s seat. I didn’t look back and I was glad that Dustin didn’t ask or say anything as he immediately hopped inside again and started the engine. I closed the door and leaned back while closing my eyes. I slumped down on the seat tiredly. I felt that someone had tied my chest. I felt suffocated. I wanted to cry badly. I wanted to scream at the top of my lungs but couldn’t do it. Once again she proved that I was least important to them. Once again they were ready to abandon me for their so-called business and projects.

“Let’s go to the gym”, I heard Dustin asking me something in a low tone. I just nodded without opening my eyes. I guess the gym was the place to vent my frustration and anger. I opened my eyes when I heard the ringing of my phone in my pocket. I took a deep breath and took out my phone. I picked up the call immediately when I saw Ethan’s name on the caller ID. “Where are you?” he asked me in an anxious tone. “I am with Dustin… we are going to the gym… what happened?” I told him about my whereabouts truthfully and asked him in the end. “Come home… your mother… she is now venting her anger on Violet”, he told me in a hurried and anxious tone. “S**t”, I cursed internally and looked at Dustin. “Drive back”, I almost yelled at Dustin in anger. I guess my mother really didn’t want me to come home.