Falling For The Girl I Bullied
Chapter 94

Violet’s P.O.V.

“Throw him out of your house so that he can come back. He will come back when he will not have a place to stay”, I looked at Mr. Knight in disbelief when he almost commanded me to throw Kyle out of the house. I just stared at him blankly, not knowing how to react to his order. I was shocked to listen to him. He couldn’t make him go back home so now he wanted me to do something absurd with him? “Do you really think that it will change his mind?” I asked him in a calm tone looking straight into his eyes. His brows shot up immediately and he glared at me coldly. “This arrangement is between him, Mrs. Parker, and my guardians. I didn’t ask him to come to my house and rent a room. I am taking rent plus food allowance for him only”, I told him the arrangement truthfully still holding my gaze on him. I knew that it was rude to stare at a senior person like this but he was the one who asked this.

“What do you mean?” he asked me while narrowing his eyes. I took a deep breath and put my hands on the table. I intertwined my fingers and straightened my back. “What I mean to say, Mr Knight is that he agreed to rent a room in my hour and he is paying for it. He is not there for free. He is my classmate and my friend. Although this arrangement was between him and my guardians, I am taking care of him because I am concerned for him. I help him with his homework and assignments, his meals, and other stuff when he is busy with his modeling assignments and tuition. I am not comfortable living with him because I am habitual of living alone. Still, think that living with me is the best arrangement for him in this circumstance. At least he has me to take care of him”, I said in one breath confidently. He kept his eyes narrowed on me.

“I will ask him to leave my house… after that? What if he doesn’t go back and replace another place to live? Will the person living with him there take care of him like you do or I do?” I asked him in a calm and confident tone. We both stay silent as I was waiting for him to answer me. It was not my place to be a mediator between him and Kyle but I didn’t want Kyle to leave my house because it would put him in a troubling situation. “We have a tournament for the whole next month. I will be there with him too as an assistant to the team. Let him stay with me and I will try to talk to him about going back to his home. I… I know the importance of parents in a kid’s life, Mr. Knight”, I paused when I felt pain rising in my chest.

“He is …. He is a good son, Mr. Knight and he loves you so much. You won’t believe but… but I saw him crying after he came back home after meeting you the last time”, I told him what I saw and his eyes widened in shock. “He… he may pretend that he is strong and can stay away from you… but .. believe me… he misses you and his mother so much. He… he only wants… wants… your attention (my voice started cracking down because I wanted that too for myself)… your… love and care… make him feel that… that you truly care for him because he is your son and trust me, Mr. Knight… he will be in your embrace the next second”, I tried to make him understand what Kyle truly wanted but my voice cracked badly and I felt tears in my eyes.

“Your parents abandoned you when you were young”, he suddenly said in a low tone looking straight to me. I immediately shook my head and gulped down the lump that formed inside my throat. “Yes…. And that’s why.. I know how important the parents are for a kid. That’s why I know how one feels when abandoned by loved ones. That’s why I know how much he yearns for your love and attention… my parents… they… they… at least you are trying everything to make him go back home… they don’t even come once to see whether I am dead or alive”, this time I choked on my voice and tears rolled down on my cheek. We were sitting in a corner seat inside the diner and I had my back towards the others. So, I didn’t bother whether one could see me crying or not. He said nothing but stared at me blankly.

“Yes my parents abandoned me and that’s why I don’t want Kyle to feel the same thing that I felt till today when I see a kid with his parents. Only… only you can make him understand that he is important to you as you are important to him”, I finished what I wanted to say and wiped tears from my cheeks. I lowered my eyes and sniffed a little. “We will be away for the next whole month by tomorrow evening. I wish that you can meet him before we leave just to make him feel that he has someone waiting for his return at home”, I said in a low tone this time and looked up in the end. He was still staring at me blankly. “You are not playing any game with me, right?” he suddenly asked me a question and I narrowed my eyes in confusion.

“What will I get if I am playing a game with you, Mr. Knight?” I asked him in a calm tone while tilting my head a little. “I heard that you are him are in some sort of relationship”, he replied to me and I immediately nodded to confirm. “You heard right, Mr. Knight. We are in a relationship but you didn’t answer my previous question. What will I get if I am playing a game with you?” I asked him in a calm tone again. I knew from where he got that information and that was why I didn’t deny it because I knew that he wouldn’t believe me. “Of course, you will get money and all other luxuries if he comes back. He will get all his credit cards back and”, before he could finish what he wanted to say, I raised my hand to stop him.

“He is still earning well to fulfill all my demands, Mr. Knight, after saving enough for his own expenses”, I informed him in a calm tone and his eyes widened in surprise again. “If you didn’t investigate my personal life, I will ask you to do it now, Mr. Knight. You will get your answer on your own but please”, I paused while emphasizing the last word. “Just stay impartial when you come to know about me and my wishes, my dreams, and my demands. Don’t let anyone else influence your judgment just because he or she is rich and I am not because money can’t build a decent character”, I said and then stood up.

“How much do you get from here?” he suddenly asked me when I was about to move. I once again moved back towards him. I smiled while looking at him calmly. “I earn enough to cover all my expenses and I have enough for my future too, Mr. Knight. I don’t need a rich boy to support me. For your information, I am on my own after my grandmother’s death and I never ask anyone to help me. So, I don’t need my boyfriend to support me financially because I can help myself”, I replied to him in a confident tone and then moved back to go back to work again. “One more thing, Mr. Knight”, I stopped and glanced at him over my shoulder. “He is planning to leave the city after high school. Show your love and concern before it will too late”, I told him because I felt that he should know that he didn’t have much time before Kyle would leave the city.

I walked towards the counter where Jenny was standing and was looking at me with concern. “Who is he?” she asked me in a concerned but hushed tone. “My boyfriend’s father”, I muttered in disappointment while going near her. “Your what?” she yelled aloud in disbelief taking the attention of the whole diner and I immediately looked in Mr. Knight’s direction anxiously. “Are you kidding me, Violet? Since when do you have a boyfriend, huh? If I am not wrong then you were very much single an hour ago. Then how come you have a boyfriend in an hour and his father came here to talk to you”, she asked me in the same loud tone before I could stop her. Mr. Knight was near to us and he stopped right in front of us.

He snapped his head towards me while narrowing his eyes on me. I sighed and looked at Jenny helplessly. She was looking at me in the same state of disbelief. I looked between her and Mr. Knight who was now also looking at me suspiciously. “You are not his girlfriend”, he said in an accusing tone. I took a deep breath and moved towards him. “He was my bully, Mr. Knight. I am not his girlfriend and nor did I have any relationship with him except being a friend. He is just protective towards me after that incident in the school and someone tried to misguide you by using his protectiveness”, I now told him the truth. He just blinked while looking at me blankly. I looked at Jenny who was now looking in the other direction to avoid this situation.

He didn’t utter a single word and stormed out of the diner. I watched his retreating figure and sighed helplessly. “I am sorry”, I heard Jenny’s meek voice and averted my gaze towards her. She was now looking at me apologetically. “It doesn’t matter, Jenny. He should know the truth”, I replied to her while shrugging the matter away. He was not my concern because I was not related to Kyle or at least this was the truth of our weird relationship right now. I took the clothes from the shelf and walked towards the table to clean them. After that not-happened k**s in the car, we both didn’t get the time to spend together. He had a few modeling to finish before going for the tournament and I was covering all his tuition for him. It was not like that I was bound to help him. I just didn’t want his students at loss due to his absence.

The bell on the door rang and I looked in the direction of the door. Dustin immediately came towards me in hurried steps that made me look at him in concern. “Why Kyle’s father was here?” he asked me in a worried tone and I jerked my head a little. “He was here to talk to me. Is there any problem with that?” I told him Mr. Knight’s purpose and asked him with concern. “Did you tell Kyle about this?” he asked me again in the same tone and I shook my head indicating that I didn’t tell Kyle about his visit while looking at him in confusion. Mr. Knight was here only to talk to me. There was nothing wrong with it. Why did I need to tell Kyle about this?

“Finish your work… we are going home”, he instructed me while taking out his phone from his pocket and then storm out of the diner. I was confused by his behavior. I stayed still at my place for a while then took a deep breath. Everyone was behaving weirdly. I finished my work and then attending a few customers who came inside after that. Dustin didn’t come back and that was a relief for me. They were stuck to me like glue and it was now annoying me like hell. I guess I needed to talk to them about this arrangement. This is not giving me the freedom that I had earlier. Suddenly my phone started ringing. I walked towards the counter after taking an order from a customer. I took my phone out of my pocket. I sighed when I saw Kyle’s name on the caller ID. I guess there was a long explanation for me to give him.