Falling For The Girl I Bullied
Chapter 81

Violet’s P.O.V.

I looked out of the window of Kyle’s new car which he got from Ethan’s parents as his birthday gift to see if someone was around us in the parking area or not. Although we were early due to morning practice, I was still scared of being seen by any other girl. Ethan told me yesterday that the cheerleading squad was also practicing in the morning. So, there were high chances of meeting any girl from that team. “What is it?” I heard Kyle asking me, but I didn’t look at him. I took a deep breath of relief when I saw that we were early and there was no one in the parking area. There were a few cars indicating that some students had already arrived and if my guess was right, then they were here only for practicing their games.

I grinned and then looked at Kyle. My smile immediately faltered when I saw him looking at me amusingly. “Uhhhh… let’s go”, I said in embarrassment. “Just stay beside me and no one will approach you”, he instructed me and I just nodded while opening my side of the door. I got out of the car and threw my bag on my back. Kyle locked the car and then we both headed towards the entry gate. “You have to stay with any of us the whole time. You will not go anywhere alone, not in the washroom”, he instructed me again in a firm tone, and I frowned this time. At least I should have freedom to go to the washroom on my own will.

“Listen to me princess”, he said with a sigh when he saw me frowning. “This is for your safety. For the rest of the year, you are bound with us now. I know that you are not happy with this condition but you have no choice but to follow my instructions because this is for your safety and right now”, he paused and pulled me towards him by grabbing my arm. I almost stumbled on my feet because of his sudden action. I looked up at him while pouting. He should give me warning before pulling me like this. “Your safety is what matters the most, princess”, he finished his sentence. “Do you get this?” he asked me and I just nodded.

“Good… let’s go”, he said, and then released my arm from his grip. The grip on my arm was not tight. Still I felt a little pain there. I could say that he was gentle than before. We both started walking again and I tightened my grip on the strap of my bag on my shoulder. I saw Sia and Millie coming towards us when we turned towards Mr Stammers’ office. My whole body shuddered a little when Sia looked at me with the same gaze full of hatred and disgust. I gulped hard and unconsciously went behind Kyle.

“Why are you afraid, huh?” he asked me in an angry tone, but his tone made me flinch. I looked down towards his shoes and just followed his steps. “Kyle”, Sia called him when we reached near to her. I shrieked my shoulders and stepped a little away from her gang on the other side of Kyle. To my relief, he didn’t stop and kept on moving on. “Kyle”, suddenly I heard Noah calling him from behind. Kyle stopped immediately, which made me stop too. I didn’t want to see the faces of any of those girls.

“Hye, Violet… welcome back”, Noah greeted me in a cheerful tone and the next second, I flinched again when he wrapped his hand around my shoulder. “H.. hey”, I greeted him back nervously and looked at Kyle who had no expression on his face. “Where are you going?” Noah asked me again in the same tone when we started walking again. “To the office to put my stuff there”, I replied to him in a gentle and nervous tone. I peeked at Kyle’s back again and felt that his shoulders were tensed. “Don’t worry about him…. We know what we are doing”, Noah whispered into my ear, making me look at him in confusion. Why did I need to worry?

We reached Mr Stammers’ office and Noah ushered me togo inside. “Don’t come out until I come to pick you up. Mr Stammers is already inside. Come out if he comes with you”, Noah instructed me in a calm and gentle tone and I just nodded. I didn’t know what game they were playing, but I had to work with them if I really needed to finish this year alive. I entered the office and found Mr Stammers sitting behind his desk. “Violet”, he chirped with a broad smile on his face when he saw me and stood up from his chair. “Good morning, Mr Stammers”, I greeted him with a genuine smile on my lips while going towards him.

He came near me and hugged me gently. I hugged him back, taking a deep breath, feeling the warmth of his embrace. “I am so happy to see you here again”, he whispered in a happy tone, and I smiled widely. Slowly he released me from his embrace and then gave a look to me from head to toe. I giggled at his gesture and he smiled with relief when he found me fine. “I am fine now, Mr Stammers”, I told him and he moved his shoulders up and down a little. “Put your stuff… it’s time to go out”, he instructed me then and I nodded.

I walked towards my small desk and cupboard that Mr Stammers put here for me. I put my bag in the cupboard and locked it again. At the same time, Mrs Stone also entered the room. “Violet”, she chirped too and I bowed a little in front of her while greeting her. She jogged towards me and pulled me into her embrace immediately. I hugged her back with a broad smile on my lips. To this day, they also showed concern towards me from time to time, but I never came to know that they worried about me so much.

“How are you now?” she asked me after releasing me from her embrace. “I am better and can attend school, Mrs Stone… thanks for asking”, I replied to her in a gentle tone. “Uhhh.. Mrs Stone… we need to go to the practice”, Mr Stammers interrupted her when she was about to say something. She made a sad face to him but looked at me with a gentle gaze. “Go now… we will talk late”, she said to me in a gentle tone and I nodded. After that, she went towards her desk and I walked out the room with Mr Stammers.

“Good morning, Mr Stammers”, We met Noah outside the door when he was about to knock on the door. “Good morning, Noah.. why are you here?” Mr Stammers greeted him back immediately and asked him in a confused tone. “Uhhhh…I am here to pick Violet, sir… after … after what happened… the whole team has decided not to leave Violet alone inside the school”, he told him everything truthfully. Mr Stammers pursed his lips into a thin line while looking between me and him. He kept his chin high, showing his true intentions. I was now anxious because this was the first time that a boy showed his protectiveness towards me.

“You guys made the right decision. She is a part of your team and her safety is also a concern for the team. Let’s go then”, he said to Noah, and I was really glad that everything was okay and Mr Stammers was not angry with the boys. We all walked towards the court. I was now walking to one side of Mr Stammers as Noah was on his other side. “Has everybody arrived?” Mr Stammers asked Noah after some time. “Yes, sir… everyone is there and we have already started the practice”. He replied to him in a firm but gentle tone and informed him too. “What about Ethan?” Mr Stammers asked him again. “He is also practicing right now, sir”, Noah again replied to him in the same tone.

We reached the court and I saw everyone playing their game. “Violet”, suddenly Albert screamed happily and everyone stopped playing. “Violet”, Matthew also exclaimed happily and within a second everyone was around me. Only Kyle and Ethan were standing inside the court looking at us. Albert side-embraced me immediately. “I am so happy to see you…. Welcome back”, he chirped while showing the complete set of his white teeth. “Thank you guys… I … I”, I paused because I was overwhelmed by their concern and gesture.

“You can talk to her later, guys… concentrate on practice. We have only ten more days before leaving for the tournament”, Mr Stammers clapped and ordered everyone to go back. Everyone g*****d a little but they all ran back towards the court once again after waving at me lightly. “It seems that I don’t have to worry more about you. You are safe with them”, Mr Stammers said in a light tone and I just passed a tight smile to him. I didn’t know what to answer him this time. “I am going to fill their bottles with drinks”, I told him, and he nodded.

I then walked towards the place near the benches where all the bottles were kept. I took all of them and walked towards the dispenser to fill them with water first. I felt a gaze on my back but didn’t look back because I knew who was staring this hard at me. I remember our interaction last night. He made me sit on his lap. I couldn’t tell how scared I was at that time. I was alone with him and was sitting on his lap. He did nothing but kept me in the same state until I fell asleep. I couldn’t believe that I still fell asleep when I was scared to death in his embrace. I was having mixed feelings inside my heart.

I was scared of him to death, but still his closeness never bothered me and I felt safe in his embrace. He used to torment me, still I felt a strange sensation inside my stomach like something churning in a pleasant way inside my stomach whenever he came closer to me or embraced me. I shouldn’t feel anything like that. It could be his another game against me. First made me comfortable with him and then embarrassed me in the worst way. I remembered a drama which storyline Jenny told me. The main female lead was heartbroken when her lover told him that he had a bet with his friends to sleep with her.

The way they were showing their protectiveness towards me…… my heart skipped several beats in one row and my breath hitched in fear once again. I looked in their direction with a fearful and suspicious gaze. What if this concern is nothing but a bet or any other scheme? I started breathing heavily while thinking about this condition when suddenly my gaze fell on Ethan. He had his full concentration on his game right now. Then I remembered what he did back then to save me.

I felt my breathing went calm. That couldn’t be a prank or something like that. He shielded me protectively and took their beating on him. He also suffered the same pain what I suffered. “You are a fool”. I cursed myself for doubting their intentions towards me. Noah protected me from Sia in the past too. He took the enmity of Sia Bishop upon him just for my sake. They would never put themselves or their parents’ reputation at stake only for a bet. I moved my gaze from the other boys and my eyes met his eyes. He shook his head while looking at me in disbelief. My breath hitched again. How did he read my mind again?