Falling For The Girl I Bullied
Chapter 85

Kyle’s P.O.V.

I once again succeeded in hurting her. I could see tears in the corner of her eye but she backed them away every time they surfaced. I was pissed and I didn’t know why. She was not my girlfriend or there was nothing between us. Still, I was getting possessive of her with every passing day. I knew…. I knew that there was nothing going on between her and Ethan. Ethan became a good friend to her and she trusted him and was comfortable with him after me. Still…. Still … I said those hurting words to her and now she was nowhere to be found. All my friends didn’t say, but they were pissed because they searched the whole school, but couldn’t replace her. To be honest, I was also worried and searched for her like a mad person and frustration filled my system when I couldn’t replace her. She was still inside the school but no one knew where she hid.

We were in our last class and all of us were waiting for her when she entered the room. Ethan was the first one to approach her. I saw him cupping her face with concern and she just passed a faint smile to him while saying that she was okay and was in the library. I knew that she was lying because I searched every corner of the library for her. I was once again pissed at her for lying to us. I could see that Ethan didn’t buy her lie, but he didn’t ask anything again. She came near to me and stayed stood near the desk without looking at me. I wanted her to say something but she didn’t even utter a word.

I moved aside, giving her space so that she could go to her seat. She kept her eyes low and went inside towards her seat. “Where were you?” I asked her in whispers after some time. She didn’t answer me just took her book and notebook out of her bag and put them down on the desk. I waited for her answer but she didn’t utter a word for the next few seconds. “I asked you something”, I said again in an agitated tone this time. My anger flared up when she didn’t utter a word, not even a whimper. I wanted to say something but the teacher entered the room and she opened her book.

The whole period, I kept on glancing at her but she had glued her eyes on her book. It felt like she was going to finish the whole book today. I clenched and unclenched my fists so many times in agitation, but I couldn’t do anything. I decided to talk with her later when I would go to drop her at the diner. Sam asked her to leave that job but Violet refused. She said that she would do that job only for the next three months. After that, she had to start taking classes for her entrance exam. Violet was lucky enough that she could pursue her dream.

After the class, she was about to go away again when I held her hand. She flinched and her body stiffened immediately. I couldn’t tell what I felt. I felt that someone had squeezed my heart badly. “Where are you going?” I asked her in a calm tone but she didn’t answer me again. “Answer me, Violet”, I demanded, but she slowly removed my grip from her wrist and then dashed out of the room. Noah and Ethan were waiting for us at the door and they saw her running away from me. I just stayed there dumbfounded because it was not what I expected. Her silent protest was the worst and right now, I didn’t know how to react. I clutched the strap of my bag tightly and then walked towards the door.

“What did you say to her now?” Ethan asked me immediately in an angry tone. “Nothing”, I shrugged my shoulders while walking passed him. “Don’t lie to me, Kyle… I know that you said something to her in the math class”, he confronted me but I was in no mood of answering him because I was pissed at myself too. “Leave him, Ethan.. they both won’t tell a thing… they both are stubborn as hell”, Noah said to Ethan behind me in a pissed tone too. I knew that they were angry with me but right now, my mind was on Violet. We all reached the boys’ room and I saw Justin and Dustin coming from the other end of the corridor.

“Where is she?” Ethan asked Dustin immediately in a worried tone. “She is in Mr Stammers’ room. She has to finish some paperwork for us”, Dustin informed him in a stiff tone while looking at me. I put down my bag in the locker and started removing my clothes. I was relieved because she was safe there. No one, not even Sia, would do anything to her there. We all changed our clothes and we all walked out of the boys’ room together. “I saw David in the morning outside the school”, I heard Albert telling Vivek about David, which took my attention. “What was he doing here? Didn’t he has instruction not to be around here?” Vivek asked him in confusion.

Ethan and Noah also looked behind and I could say that they were worried about the same thing. “I don’t know but I felt that he was waiting for someone but he went back after some time”. Albert told him everything that he saw in the morning. “Do you think that he will approach Violet?” Noah asked Ethan in a worried tone. “I… I thought so too”, Ethan said with hesitation. “Are you going to the diner today?” Ethan asked Noah and I raised my brows this time. “Yeah.. I have some work to finish and Violet promised me that she would help me”, Noah informed him, and I pursed my lips into a thin line. She was helping everyone but was pissed at me when I asked her something.

We reached the court and immediately started practice. Mr Stammers wanted me to try for the national volleyball team after this tournament and, to be honest, I also wanted to give it a try. I loved playing volleyball and there was no harm to try my luck. We practiced for the next twenty minutes before we took a break. “Ethan… you are lacking once again.. try harder to hit the ball from the outer side. That’s your plus point”, I instructed Ethan while drinking some water. He nodded and then sipped some water from his bottle. We both were panting heavily. “Albert… you too try to take hits from outside, and Vivek… don’t go near to the net so close”, I instructed Albert and Vivek too, after some time.

We took a rest of five minutes and we were about to go back to the court when I saw her coming with Mr Stammers. I narrowed my eyes at her when I saw her with her bag. They were talking about something with serious expressions on their faces. She then said something to him and then jogged towards the exit. “Where is she going?” I asked myself because I told her in the morning that I would drop her to the diner. She didn’t even glance at us once and jogged towards the exit. “Kyle”, I stopped in my track when Mr Stammers called my name. He signaled me to come to him. I looked at the other boys and they just nodded once before going back to the court and I jogged towards him.

“What is it, Mr Stammers?” I asked him in a calm and gentle tone. “I filled out your form for the selection of the national team. They will have the trials after two months. Now, it’s all up to you now”, he told me and I nodded. “You will have your training for the nationals after this tournament”, he informed me further and I pursed my lips into a thin line. “You are staying with Violet now?” he suddenly asked me in a low tone and I nodded while raising my brows in surprise. “This is your father who told me. I just hope that he would not create any trouble for the poor girl”, he told me truthfully in a worried tone. “I am paying her, Mr Stammers. I have to rent a room for myself and I found that she has a spare room in her house. So, I talked with her guardian before renting that room. Violet has nothing to do with that”, I told him in a low tone telling him that it was her guardian who rented me that room, not her, and he smiled faintly this time.

“Now… go and practice”, he ushered me and I nodded once again and then jogged towards the court again. I resumed playing my game and concentrated on that. My mind was still worried for Violet because she was alone out there. We finished our practice for today after one hour and sat down on benches while catching our breaths. Albert’s words were still lingering in my mind. Why would David come here when he clearly knew that he was not allowed to be near the school? What if he would try to approach Violet?

I took a deep breath and wished that my hunch would be wrong. “What happened?” I looked at Ethan who was now looking at me with raised brows. “Uhhhh… what if David tries to approach Violet?” I asked him in a low tone and the lines on his forehead immediately went straight. We started walking towards the boys’ room to take a shower and change clothes. Ethan immediately took his phone from his locker and dialed a number. I knew that he was calling Violet now. The worry on his face was clearly evident.

“Where are you?” he asked in a worried tone. “Just stay there and do not go anywhere. Noah will be there soon”, he instructed her in a worried but firm tone this time. “Okay”, he said before hanging up the phone. “Where is she?” Noah asked him immediately. “She is at the diner with Jenny”, Ethan informed him and took a deep breath of relief. “She will be fine… don’t worry”, Noah patted his shoulder and then went to take a shower. I didn’t say a word, but I was pissed again. She was still there early. Was she going to ignore me like this? I took my shower with the same question in my mind.

“You have a shoot tonight, right?” Ethan asked me after coming back from shower. “Yeah… I am just heading home to leave my stuff then I will go to meet Marshall”, I informed him and he nodded. We both then dressed up and we both walked out of the boys’ room. I was hungry and thought about taking something to eat during my drive home. Violet prepared our breakfast in the morning and told me that she would prepare dinner after coming back from the diner. I had to take care of my lunch and snacks in between the meals.

“Hey… let’s go for pizza. I am hungry”, Dustin asked both of me and Ethan while coming out of the room. “Yeah.. I am hungry too”, Ethan also said and rubbed his stomach. “Let’s wait for others then”, I said and they both nodded. “Kyle”, I g*****d internally when I heard her voice behind us. I looked behind at me over my shoulder and saw Sia standing a little far away from us. I looked back at the boys who were now glaring at her. “Leave her… we don’t need to pay attention to her”, I said to them and they both averted their gazes from her. “Kyle”, she called me again but I had no mood to deal with her.

Soon, Justin and Noah came out. “Pizza?” Dustin asked both of them immediately. They both looked at him in confusion at first, but nodded. We all were hungry and pizza seemed good to me. After intense practice, a bit of junk food didn’t harm much, did it? “Let’s go”, I said to them and we all started walking towards the exit, ignoring Sia completely. Suddenly I felt a hand on my arm which made me stop in my track. Everyone stopped with me. I looked at her coldly and yanked my hand out of her grip.

“I just want to wish you your birthday, Kyle…. And I brought a present for you too”, she said in a timid voice trying to sound innocent. “I don’t need your wishes nor your present…. Just leave me alone”, I replied to her in a cold tone and looked back at the boys again. “Are you f*****g her now?” suddenly she spat the venom again and I dropped my bag on the ground. “Kyle.. no”, Ethan tried to grab me but the next second, I gripped her neck tightly. “Kyle… leave her”, Noah also yelled and both Ethan and Noah grabbed my arms trying to pull me away from her.

“Say one word against her and you will never utter a word again”, I threatened her in a cold tone while tightening my grip on her neck. She choked badly and her eyes almost popped out of the socket. “Kyle… leave her”, Ethan tried to remove my grip from her neck but I didn’t budge. “This is my last warning to you, Sia…. Never…. Ever.. try to approach me again or else I don’t know what I will do to you”, I threatened her again in the coldest tone that I could use. She looked at me with teary eyes and nodded weakly.

I threw her on the ground harshly and dusted my hand as if I had touched something dirty while throwing a disgusting look at her. She coughed hard while lying on the ground. “Let’s go”, I said to the boys coldly and, without paying any attention to her, I walked away. “Kyle…. Wait”, Ethan yelled behind me again, but I didn’t stop. I need to get out now. I didn’t know what I wanted, but I wanted Violet right now with me. I knew that she was angry with me and I deserved her anger this time. Yet I wanted her to be with me.