Falling For The Girl I Bullied
Chapter 95

Kyle’s P.O.V.

“What’s wrong between you two now?” Ethan asked me while nudging his elbow in my ribs. I glared at him but didn’t answer him. He looked at Violet who had her whole concentration on the movie which we were watching in Ethan’s living room. “Tell me… she is also not telling me anything”, he asked me again in a hushed tone and I huffed this time. We were about to leave for the tournament the next morning and that was why we were at his home to spend the night with mom as Violet promised her. “She didn’t want to tell me what my dad said to her. Her friend, Jenny told Noah that my father misunderstood her as my girlfriend. I know who told my father that Violet is my girlfriend”, I told him what I knew and his brows immediately shot up.

His expressions harden when he realized what I meant. I tilted my head a little and then took a deep breath helplessly. I was sure that my father had asked her to throw me out of her house. I was just curious to know what did she answer him? She just said that it was between him and her and she didn’t want to tell me anything. She was naïve and didn’t understand how manipulative my father could be. I knew him well and that was why I was pissed at her. We were watching End Game as she was a big fan of Marvel. Both mom and Violet were so engrossed in the movie that she even didn’t glance at me. Sometimes her ignorance irked me the most.

“Do you think that he asked her to throw you out of her house?” Ethan asked the same question which was on my mind and I just scoffed. “What do you think?” I asked him instead. He huffed and then looked back at the screen. “I am going to the washroom”, I said to him because I had no interest in movies. He nodded and then I stood up from the couch where I was sitting with him. I looked at Violet once again who was on the other side of the couch on the carpet with mom. They were snuggling and were eating popcorns while watching the movie. They were looking like a perfect mother-daughter duo. I took a deep breath while walking towards the guest room.

I wanted to talk to Violet but she was not giving me the time and it was infuriating me. She never ignored me this much in the past. What did my father say to her that she was so ignorant right now? I went straight to the washroom and leaned down on the sink after putting my hands on the edge of the sink. What I was going to do with this girl? I remembered that not-happened k**s in the car. She was so closed to me wide awake. She didn’t flinch and the way her eyes flickered between my eyes and my lips, she was tempting.

I sighed and looked into the mirror. I was handsome and I knew that most of the girls in school have a crush on me. Violet was the only girl who was immune to my charm. I scoffed while looking at myself in the mirror. The girl whom I wanted for myself was far from my reach when she was so close to me. I couldn’t have her because it would put her in more danger than she was already. I was sure that it was Sia who misguided my parents. I wanted to talk to them and decided to give them a call before leaving for the tournament tomorrow. I didn’t want any problem for Violet now.

I took a deep breath and then finished my business there. After washing my hands, I walked out of the washroom while wiping my hands with a hand towel. My phone started ringing in my shorts pocket. I took out my phone and got surprised when I saw my dad’s number on the screen. It was already past ten at the night. I chewed my inner cheeks before taking that call. We needed this talk and I really wanted to know what he talked about with Violet. I sat down on the bed and picked up the call.

“Hey… how are you?” he asked me in a gentle tone and my eyes widened in surprise. “Ummmm.. I am fine, dad…. What about you?” I answered him in a confusing tone and asked in the end. This was the first time that my dad asked me how I was. “I heard that you are going to your tournament tomorrow?” he once again used the same gentle tone. I smiled bitterly but gulped down that bitterness. “Violet told you, right?” I asked him in a calm tone. I heard him taking a deep breath. “She told you about our meeting?” he asked me instead of answering me. “No… she didn’t tell me… Dustin saw you coming out of her working place in anger. He told me”, I told him truthfully because I didn’t want him to misunderstand Violet.

There was silence on his side. “Did she tell you what we talked about?” he asked me again and I sighed this time. “No.. she said that it was between you and her and I don’t need to know that”, I told him what she answered me. “Is she really your girlfriend?” he asked me again and now his questions were irritating me. He was still gentle in his tone which was already a big surprise for me but this interrogation was going to change nothing between us. “She is not my girlfriend yet…. But I like her… she… she just doesn’t know this”, I told him once again what was in my heart. I didn’t know why I told him because we were not close. Still, I felt that I could tell him.

“She is a nice girl”, he suddenly praised Violet and my eyes widened in shock this time. “When I asked her the same question, she didn’t deny and accepted that she is your girlfriend. Her confidence in you that you can take care of her in every way without my support was something that took me off guard, son”, he spoke again and now my heart was beating furiously. She stood up for me in front of my father. I felt tears in my eyes because she was the first person who did this for me. “If your woman believes this much in you… then you need nothing to prove yourself, son”, he spoke further in the same tone and I felt that I got everything that I needed.

“Will you …. Do… one thing for me, Kyle?” suddenly he asked me in an anxious tone and I sighed internally. Finally, he was going to ask me what he wanted now. “What, dad?” I asked him in a stern tone this time. There was once again silence on his side. “When I was in high school…. I wanted to join the soccer team but my father… your grandfather didn’t allow me. He said that… this is nothing but a waste of time”, he paused and I was startled by his revelation. My father never talked to me about his parents. This was the first time he told me something about his past life. “I … I felt jealous when any sportsman yelled aloud happily after getting a medal… or a trophy. I got envious and… I will not deny that I always felt envious whenever I saw you holding a medal in your hand”, he paused again because his voice cracked.

My mind was numb now. I always wanted him to at least look at me for once whenever I brought a medal home. “I didn’t know how many times, I snuck into your room in your absence or when you were asleep only to touch those medals. I wanted to say to you so many times that I am proud of you but my jealousy always came in the way”, my heart ached when I felt that his voice cracked. I didn’t know this and tears were now threatening to fall down from my eyes now. I felt proud whenever someone praised you for your achievement but didn’t…. didn’t”, he choked on his voice and I panicked this time.

“Dad… dad.. are you alright?” I immediately asked him in a worried tone. “I am sorry, Kyle… I am sorry… I am sorry for not becoming the father that you always wanted me to”, he cried while apologizing to me. I panicked and my heart was now beating furiously. All I wanted right now was to embrace him. “I am sorry, son… I am really”, he cried again and tears fell down from my eyes. “Dad… stop crying now… please”, I pleaded to him when I couldn’t bear his crying. My dad was a strong person. Never even in my dreams, had I ever thought that he would cry like this. He didn’t stop and continued crying and I pulled my hair feeling helpless right now.

“Win that trophy for me, Kyle… I… I want to brag to everyone that my son achieves that on his own. Win that trophy for me, Kyle”, he suddenly demanded while crying and this time, I sobbed. This is what I wanted to hear all my life and now I was overwhelmed. “I will, dad… I will”, I replied to him in a choked voice but I was so happy right now. I was happy because my father demanded me something that I really wanted to do. “That girl… she is … she may appear fragile but she is strong, Kyle… if she is not your girlfriend yet then make sure that she will because she cares for you not because you are Kyle Knight but because you are Kyle. She will never feel you alone whenever you will feel low”, he suddenly picked Violet’s topic again and now I really wondered what she said to him.

“I will not ask you to come back because I know now that you are breathing properly and you have someone who can take care of you. I don’t want you to make those mistakes that I made and I am proud of you that you chose your own path proving yourself to everyone. But”, his words were making me cry due to happiness and now I wanted to run to him. “I need you, Kyle… I … I need my son beside me too. I want to go out for… for fishing… for playing tennis… for shopping… for … so many things with my son…. With you, Kyle”, his last words made me burst into tears and I started crying aloud. I heard him crying too and this was too much for me.

I didn’t know for how long we both cried but we cried together. I didn’t know what made him open his heart in front of me or if he was pretending to be a caring father right now still I wanted to believe everything that he said. If he was faking it right now, still I wanted to believe that everything that he said was true. “Kyle”, he called my name in a choked voice after some time when we stopped crying. “Y…es dad”, I replied to him in a cracked tone. “Take care of you and that girl, son…. I will come to meet you at school before you will leave for the tournament. Just don’t let anyone know what we talked about”, he told me but his next statement made me narrow my eyes. “I came to know so many things about you, that girl, and school and there are some stuffs that I need to take care of before you come back home. Until then, don’t tell anyone that I called you or I come to meet you”, he said further in the same choked voice.

I didn’t know whether to believe him or not but I chose to believe him. “Okay… dad.. see you in the morning then”, I said to him and he then bid for the night and we both hung up. I looked at the blank screen of my phone for I didn’t know how long with teary eyes. Suddenly the door of the room opened and I looked up. I stood up when I saw Violet coming inside. “Kyle… wha… what’s wrong? You cried”, she asked me with a worried tone with a worried look on her face and came near to me. Without thinking anything, I walked forward and wrapped my hand around her waist and the back of her head, and pulled her into my embrace.

“Kyle… what”, before she could say anything, I crashed my lips on her soft lips. She shuddered hard and clutched my t-shirt tightly. She tried to push me but I didn’t let her go. I didn’t do anything but pressed my lips to hers. She stopped pushing me after a few seconds and stayed still in my embrace. I removed my lips and hid my face in the crook of her neck. “Thank you”, I murmured while inhaling her scent. She slowly trailed her hands towards my neck and then wrapped them tightly. She didn’t say a word and I didn’t explain why I thanked her. I didn’t thank her for letting me k**s her. I thanked her because I knew she was the reason that my father said all those things that I really wanted to hear.

She slowly and gently stroked my head letting me calm down. We stayed in the same state, embracing each other for a good few minutes. When I felt that I was calm enough to let her go, I slowly lifted my head up. She didn’t look up at me but kept her gaze on my chest. I smiled when I saw her face red. I put a finger under her chin and lifted her head up. She looked at me timidly. My father’s words played in the back of my mind that she has confidence in me and that I could take care of her in every way without being dependent on anyone. I leaned down once again and pecked her lips again. I felt that she was holding her breath. “Breath, princess”, I instructed her and she immediately breathed out and fell down on my chest. I smiled while embracing her tightly. Whether my dad was playing a game with me or not, I was happy about everything that he said and Violet was the one who brought me this happiness.