Falling For The Girl I Bullied
Chapter 84

Violet’s P.O.V.

“Do you think that they can save you every time, huh?” Millie taunted me in a disgusting tone while looking at me through the mirror. We were in the girls’ room during our break. “Did I ever say that they will save me every time, huh?” I asked her in a space tone and wiped my hands with tissue paper. “They are playing with you. They will use you and then they will throw you”, she spat again and I slowly moved towards her with a sly smirk on my lips. I looked at the girls standing around us who were also throwing nasty glares at me.

“Who else doesn’t want to be played by them, huh? Ask anyone here… if they were in my place, would they mind?” I asked her in a seductive tone while taking a step forwards towards her slowly. Her eyes widened in shock and to be honest, I felt like dancing while clapping happily at her reaction. “Will you mind being with the five hottest boys in the school, huh?” I asked a girl who was standing a little far from us in a playful tone, and she immediately shook her head negatively in excitement stating that she won’t mind. “See”, I jerked my head a little while showing Millie the reaction of that girl.

I went closer to her and then whispered in her ear. “I know that you also have fantasies about them and if this is not about Sia, then you will like to be Kyle’s girlfriend”. I heard a gasp coming out of her mouth. I slowly moved my head back and then looked in between her wide open mouth and widened eyes in shock before giving her a nasty smirk. “Don’t worry… I will keep this as our little secret and will not let Sia know about this…. Otherwise… I am really (I faked fear)..scared what she will do to you”, I patted her shoulder gently, comforting her that Sia would never know about her crush on Kyle.

I then moved back and walked out of the girls’ room with a winning smirk, but stumbled on my feet when I saw Justin standing there with a wide grin plastered on his face. I was about to scream in panic due to his sudden appearance. “What?” I yelled while patting my chest to calm my racing heart. “That was awesome”, he chirped and my eyes widened in shock. I heard a gasp behind me again and knew that it was Millie who was also shocked to see him. “Let’s go… they are waiting for us”, he looked behind me and his expression immediately changed into a cold one. I always wondered how they easily changed their expressions.

He took my hand in his hand immediately and almost dragged me behind him. “Hey… wait”, I yelled while trying to match his pace. He didn’t stop and continued dragging me behind him. They all hated Sia and all the girls in her group to the bottom of their cores and that was why they always behaved so arrogantly whenever someone came in front of them. “Justin”, I yelled again when I felt that I was going to fall down. He stopped when I pulled him towards me to get my footing.

He looked behind and gave me an apologetic look. I huffed and then pulled my hand out of his grip and clutched the strap of my bag on my shoulders tightly. “That was really awesome…. Was that you who used that seductive tone?” he asked me in a curious tone and I sucked my breath. “Yo… you were eavesdropping in the girls’ room?” I asked him in a shocked tone and he immediately nodded while blinking innocently, having that grin on his lips. I just blinked while processing what he did.

“Tell me… was that your voice, right?” he asked me again while trying to grab my hand. I just jerked my body a little to avoid his touch but bit my lower l*p nervously. “Don’t tell everyone, please”, I asked him nervously. That was only to taunt Millie. I knew myself very well. I could be anything but seductive. I didn’t know how I managed to produce that tone, but now I was scared. He heard me. I didn’t know what he must be thinking about me now. “Aahhh… you think that I would tell anyone that I was eavesdropping outside the girls’ room. This is our secret”, he winked at me and I took a breath of relief.

“What is your secret?” we were both startled when we heard Noah’s voice behind him. I peeked while tilting my head to one side so that I could see them. “O… nothing… it’s just I was standing near the girls’ room, waiting for her when I heard her taunting Millie in a very (he emphasized this word) seductive tone”. Justin blurted out everything in a nonchalant way, making my eyes widen in horror. I snapped my head towards them first and then back to Justin. He narrowed his eyes in confusion and then his eyes widened in shock. “Oops”, he immediately put his hand on his mouth while shrinking his shoulders.

I lowered my head immediately in embarrassment. I wanted to replace a hole right now so that I could hide myself there. “Carter? Seductive? You have heard wrong”, I heard Dustin saying in disbelief. I turned red and shut my eyes tightly while biting my lips furiously. “Seriously Dustin… I am telling the truth…let me tell you what she said”, Justin was hell bound to prove himself wrong. “Justin.. no”, I pleaded to him in a low tone immediately while taking his hand in my hand. “Wait… they will not believe me”, Justin shook my hand and then cleared his throat. I scooted a little towards him to hide myself behind him. “Who else doesn’t want to be played by them, huh? Ask anyone here… if they were in my place, would they mind?” he spoke the exact words that I spoke in a husky and seductive tone. I tightened my grip on his hand immediately in embarrassment. How he could be so dumb?

“I can’t believe it”, Ethan chuckled and I felt like beating Justin badly. “I… I didn’t do it on purpose… she was provoking me”, I defended myself immediately while stammering hard. They all laughed and I pulled his hand tightly and tried to crush the bones of his hand. “Ouch, girl…you are hurting me”, Justin yelped in pain and I was on the verge of crying. He was embarrassing me so much. “Enough, Carter…. Leave him or else he would cry the whole day”, Ethan came near to me and pulled me towards him after wrapping his hand around my shoulder. “Hey… I am not a crybaby”, Justin yelled behind us, but I didn’t lift my head up just walked with Ethan.

“Did you make her mouth shut?” Ethan asked me in a low tone and I looked up at him. “Yes”, I grinned slightly and he gave me a proud look. During my stay at his home, Ethan asked me not to be afraid of anyone here in school anymore, especially Sia and her friends, because he would always be beside me. He said that he would never let me go through that pain again and I didn’t know why but I believed him. That was why I showed enough courage to retaliate against Millie in the girls’ room today. He said that I would meet people like Sia and Millie at every turn of my life. I couldn’t live my life in fear.

“That’s like my girl”, he chirped while squeezing my shoulder a little. I smiled widely this time because I was really happy right now. I cursed myself once again for having doubts about him and others in the morning. They were the first people who defended me and protected me after my grandmother. I should be grateful towards them. Instead, I doubted them. We entered the classroom together and he removed his hand from my shoulder and I walked towards the last row at the right side of the class. It was math and I was relaxed because I had already submitted my homework, and assignment to the teacher through the mail. Still, I brought the hard copy if the teacher asked me to submit the print.

I settled myself on the seat and took my book and notebook out of my bag. Kyle came and sat down beside me. He also took his book and notebook out of his bag. I glanced at him and sighed internally. His face was still cold and his jaw was clenched. He was angry again and I really didn’t have any idea about why he was angry now. The teacher came inside the room and she started collecting assignments from the students. “Can’t you say no to Ethan whenever he holds you?” suddenly Kyle whispered in an angry tone and I looked at him in confusion.

“He always wrapped his hand around your shoulder but you never flinch or panic. Why is that? Are you so comfortable with him or are you not able to resist him now, huh?” he taunted me in whispers again and I just looked at him without blinking my eyes dumbfounded. He scoffed and looked back at his book again. I just stared at him, not knowing what to feel right now. Was he real? How could he say something like that to me? Why was he so mean to me again? I felt tears in my eyes again. Ethan could save me from everyone, but not from Kyle Knight.

I didn’t say anything to him nor look at him again. My vision was blurred but I blinked harder to back my tears. I couldn’t tell what he thinks about me. He sought comfort in me when he was down and then accused me for……. I felt suffocated but I couldn’t do anything right now. I needed to stay away from him…. From all of them…..

The whole class was blurred for me as I was still sad. I put my book and notebook back in my bag and waited for him to stand up so that I could go away. I didn’t need to stay with them. If something bad was going to happen to me, then no one could stop it. The next was my free period and I knew where to go so that I could console my broken heart. As soon as he stepped forward, I stood up from my seat and stormed out of the room. “Violet”, I heard someone yelling behind me but I didn’t stop. I was not a racer but I could run. I ran with all my strength towards the back of the school.

I fell down on the ground when I reached the place where I always seek comfort for myself whenever I feel low here. It was an old classroom but now it only had broken furniture. I hid behind a broken bench and pulled my knees closer to my chest. A sob escaped from my lips and I put my hands on my mouth to muffle my voice. Kyle once again succeeded in hurting me and I didn’t know why but his words hurt me badly. I just stayed in the same position on the floor while rocking my body a little. I wrapped my hands around my knees tightly so that I could use my own warmth to let me feel that I was not alone.

But I was alone…. I was once again alone and broken… happiness was not the word for me. Suddenly my phone started ringing in my pant pocket. I sniffed one more time and then took my phone out of my pocket. I picked up the call immediately when I saw Mr Stammers’ name on the screen. “Violet… come straight to my room after school. We have some paperwork that you need to finish for the tournament”, he told me in a calm tone. “I will be there, Mr Stammers”, I replied to him in a calm tone and then we both hung up. I took a deep breath and looked around me blankly. I thought I didn’t need to be them during the practice and I could go to the diner on my own. I regretted coming with Kyle in the morning. I would bring my bike from tomorrow onwards. I sighed and then put my head on my knees and closed my eyes.