Falling For The Girl I Bullied
Chapter 107

Violet’s P.O.V.

“Is there something going on between you … and.. that volleyball team captain?” I raised my brows at Bella when she asked me in a low and cautious tone. I didn’t answer her immediately but held my gaze at her for a few seconds. “Does this matter?” I asked her in a calm tone and then resumed filling the water bottles for the guys. Their match was about to finish, and I needed to bring the bottles back to them soon. “Nope… it doesn’t matter.” You are also free to have a relationship,” she said with a shrug, but I felt that she was trying to imply something here.

“What do you want to say, Bella.. say it clearly. “You don’t need to beat around the bush,” I said calmly, not bothering to look at her. She was not someone whose opinion about me matters to me. “Well… uhhh.. I heard from the cheerleading squad from your school that… that.. You are in a relationship with the captain, and that’s why, you live with them in their room,” she said in a casual tone but I knew what she wanted to know here. I didn’t say anything further and finished filling up the bottles. “Let me help you,” she said and I gave her a few bottles. “You don’t have to be concerned about what they said,” she said again, and I smiled while shaking my head.

“I am not going to discuss my love life with you, Bella. Whether I and Kyle are in a relationship or not, this is our private matter. “About my stay with the boys,” I paused and looked at her with a calm gaze. “I am staying there because my teachers want me there. They are the ones who decide for everyone where they will stay. So, if anyone has any problem with my arrangements, he or she can ask the management. They don’t need to bother you about this,” I said, finishing my thought in a calm but firm tone. She looked at me with surprise but nodded in understanding in the end.

We both started walking again in silence. The boy who was the assistant of the football team got sick two days ago. He was sent back as he needed to be hospitalized. I was now assisting both teams, and it was very exhausting for me. We have one more week here, and then we will go back. I was desperately waiting for that day. The way everyone looked at me as if I had committed a grave sin, I was sick of it now. The boys were doing their best to keep everyone away from me, but they also had their games to finish.

“About the cheerleading captain of your school”, Bella spoke again and I sighed internally. She was a chatterbox and I didn’t know how she always had something to talk about. “I heard that her father is a candidate for the next election,” she spoke further and I felt a headache now. “She is a real b***h, you know”, she remarked on Sia in a low voice and I smiled helplessly. “I know … I know that you don’t like talking like this…. But she is the one who told everyone that … you… uhhh… that you are… you are abandoned”, she hesitated and paused. I put my lower l*p in between my teeth and looked up, in front of me.

“You don’t need to feel pity for me, Bella. What she told everyone is true. My parents left me alone with my grandmother when I was only nine. I don’t belong to an influential family, but”, I paused and looked at her with a calm gaze. “I don’t care what other say because it won’t change the bitter truth of my life. I don’t have a strong back, but I have some very good friends with me who care for me. Their families… they also love me like their daughter and I am happy with whatever life has offered me. So.. don’t think too much about what she said. If you think that I am worthy of your friendship… then we can be friends… or else”, I paused and passed a small smile to her.

She smiled back and exhaled sharply through her open mouth. I then resumed walking again. Bella didn’t utter any other word again and I was glad that she was silent now. This girl really knew how to talk. We both reached the ground and I put the bottles near the benches. I took the bottles from her and thanked her. “Uhhh, Violet”, she called me again in the same hesitated tone. I looked at her questioningly. “Are you free tonight?” she asked me while scratching the back of her neck. I didn’t know what she was up to, but I was not in the mood of playing friends-friends with her now.

“No”, I replied to her and then looked at the ground. The match was in its last minutes and our team was still behind by one goal. It was their last match for the quarter-finals. I knew that they would everything to win this match. “I am get going now”, Bella whispered to me and I nodded. “See you at dinner”, she said again and walked away. I concentrated on the match. David was the quarterback, Rein was the center back, and Axel was in the cornerback position. Our team was struggling hard but I smiled when I saw the change in their tactics. I told them about some weak points of the opposite team, and now they were using them smartly.

My heart started running a marathon inside my chest. They managed to equal the score and now they had to score one more goal and they would qualify for the quarterfinal. “How is it?” I heard Kyle’s voice beside me but didn’t look at him. “They have to score one more goal to qualify,” I told him but my eyes were still glued to the ground. I felt Ethan’s hand on my shoulder. I could hear them panting. They all came here running. “Come on… just one more”, I murmured anxiously while biting my nails furiously. “Come on, boys…. You can do this”, Ethan yelled, and then all the boys started yelling aloud cheering the football team.

“Yes”, I yelled aloud when Victor with David scored the goal only four seconds before the final whistle. “We won…. We won”, I screamed in excitement and started jumping on my feet while clapping hard. All the boys ran towards the ground while screaming aloud. I looked at Kyle who was still standing beside me. “We won”, I yelled and then threw myself in his embrace. He wrapped his hands around me and pulled me higher in the air in his embrace. “Yes… we won”, he whispered and I immediately lifted my head up. “We won?” I asked him excitedly and he nodded while smiling widely. I forgot that they also had a match earlier.

“Yes… yes.. yes”, I exclaimed excitedly and then hugged him tightly again. He was still holding me up in the air, but it didn’t matter to me. “We won!” I whispered happily again. They won their match too and now both teams qualified for the quarters. I couldn’t be happier than this. “Let’s go to them,” he whispered, and I immediately nodded. He put me down on the ground and then released me from his grip. “Let’s go”, I said excitedly, and we ran towards the other boys. “David”, I yelled while running towards David. Everyone looked at us, and then all of them ran towards me, making me halt in my tracks.

“We won”, all of them including both teams yelled at the top of their lungs. I stopped while looking at them with fearful eyes. “No no no no”, I yelled and then started running backward. I bumped into Kyle. He laughed wickedly and my eyes went wide in horror. “No”, I yelled but before I could do anything, everyone almost jumped over us. Kyle embraced me tightly, keeping me away from other boys, but yelled and laughed with everyone. I took deep breaths to calm myself down but smiled at them. They were shouting and jumping excitedly. I laughed at them but kept on clingy to Kyle. I didn’t want to say but I only felt safe in his embrace. They all liked friends to me still I was scared of their touches. I didn’t know if I would be able to come out of my fear or not. I refused to be his girlfriend, but I couldn’t deny my feelings for him. At least, I couldn’t lie to myself that I felt comfortable and safe with him around me.

“Guys”, we all stopped shouting and screaming when Mr. Stammers yelled aloud. We all moved towards him. Kyle was still holding me from my shoulders as I had my back towards him now. “Congratulations to all of you, boys…. You all played well today”, he praised everyone in a happy tone. I scooted near to Kyle when I saw Sia and the other girls also joining us. “Thank you, Mr. Stammers”, the boys yelled in unison in excitement. “I can’t believe that I made it to the quarters,” Rein chirped, and I looked at him with a small smile on my lips. “Let’s go”, Mr. Stammers said to all of us and we all nodded.

I removed Kyle’s hands from my shoulders, and we all started walking towards the benches where we had our stuff. “Guys…. Would you like to join us for dinner tonight?” I heard Millie asking something in a very sweet tone. “Sorry, Millie… but I don’t want to lose my appetite,” David immediately replied to her in a sarcastic tone. I guess he was walking behind me. “O come on, David… we are still friends,” Millie immediately urged him in the same sweet tone. I had my head down as I didn’t want to be part of this conversation.

“We were, and… please don’t bother us again”, David said in a frustrated tone this time. I jogged towards the bottles and took some of them. “Let me help you”, Axel came forward and took rest of the bottles. Everyone was now all around me. I gave them their bottles while Millie kept on asking them. “Violet”, suddenly Rein called my name aloud, making me flinch at my place. “Thanks for your help… your notes really help us today”, he thanked me in a genuine tone and I nodded without saying a word. “She did what?” Ethan asked him while coming close to me. “She helped us in our game today,” Rein answered him in a cheerful tone still looking at me with a wide grin.

“Let’s go, guys… I am hungry”, Victor whined this time while rubbing his stomach. “What are you, Victor? Pig?” David slapped his shoulder playfully while teasing him. I also shook my head because Victor really ate a lot. “I need more food to keep my energy intact”, Victor immediately spat while glaring at David. “Okay, guys… let’s go… I think we all need something to eat”, Dustin interrupted their bickering and I looked at Ethan. “Hungry?” he asked me in whispers, and I grinned. We had our lunch three hours ago and now I was feeling hungry too. “Let’s go”, he said, and I nodded. I collected the bottles from them and put them in the carry bag. Ethan helped me wrap everything with all the boys. “Congratulations on your win, Ethan,” I said, remembering that they had also won their match.

“Thanks, princess”, he grinned and wrapped his hand around my shoulder. “We missed you after finishing our match. You should be with us, not with them”, he whined and I smiled while looking at him. Austin helped me there with other stuff in my absence there. To be honest, I also liked to work with the volleyball team, but I couldn’t say anything to Mr. Stammers when he asked me to assist them here. He actually wanted me to observe their game and told them something that could help them win this match. I was glad that I could help them. “I missed you too”, I said to Ethan while pouting a little. “I know”, he said while shrinking his nose in a teasing way. We both then laughed aloud, getting the attention of everyone.

I stopped laughing when my gaze met Sia’s. She was glaring hard at me as if I had stolen something from her. “Hey, Violet”, suddenly David came near me and wrapped his hand from the other side. I looked at him in surprise because this was the first time that David approached me like this. I looked at him and saw him glaring at Sia. Sia immediately averted her gaze from us. “I need your help in my assignment. I am stuck with some problems, and don’t know what to do”, he said to me which made me shake my head while smiling a little. Ethan’s grip on my shoulder was tightened but relaxed after some time. “Okay”, I replied to David and then looked at Ethan. It was really bothersome to be among the people taller than you. I always felt a bit of pain in my neck as I had to keep my head up to see their faces.

“You promised to help me,” Ethan whined this time and I laughed because I was expecting this reaction from him. “No way… she just agreed to help me!” David immediately yelled. I was about to say something when I heard a message ringtone on my phone. I took my phone out of my pocket and narrowed my eyes when I saw a message from an unknown number. “What is it?” Ethan asked me, and I just shrugged my shoulders. “I don’t know,” I replied to him and then opened the message. I gasped in horror and looked immediately at Ethan after reading the message.

He immediately took my phone from my hand and David also came forward to read the message. “What the hell,” he yelled and then looked at me. “He just complimented you… but I think.. he has some problem with his eyes”, Ethan said in a calm tone while rubbing my arm gently. “What are you talking about, Ethan? Someone is stalking her”, David yelled angrily this time and I balled up my fists hard to control my shivering. “He said that she is looking beautiful today… of course, he has some problem with his eyes. She is always beautiful,” Ethan answered David in a careless tone, and I knew he was trying to put me at ease but this was not the case for me. Suddenly Kyle appeared in front of me and snatched the phone from Ethan.

I looked at him anxiously. He narrowed his eyes while reading the message and then looked at me. “Did you give your number to anyone?” he asked me immediately and I just blinked while trying hard to remember to whom I had given the number. “I… I don’t remember”, I answered him in a panicked voice when I couldn’t recall because my mind was numb to think properly right now. He took a deep breath and then looked at Ethan and David. They all exchanged a look and I gulped hard in fear.