When A Bully Falls In Love by Valerie Sax (good books to read for women TXT) 📖

“Matt,” I tried to scream in my choked voice.

He came toward me, and I hugged him tightly.

“How are you feeling right now?” He said while hugging me back.

I squeezed my eyes, feeling I was secure in his presence.

“I am scared.” My voice distorted as my body was shivering with fear. Xander was sitting on the chair and observed everything.

“What happened? How did you end up in the pool?” Matt questioned, circling my back.

“Somebody pushed me in the pool.” 

“Hey, you are safe. We found you in the pool.” He said.

“It was you who saved me?” I looked up with teary eyes.

“Thank you, Matt.” He wiped my tears and held my hand.

“We are lucky to find you on time. But how did you end up there?”

My eyes scanned Xander, thinking he could be the one who could plan this, or maybe his friends. 

“I got a message from an unknown number.” Recalling all the memories of last night, I told him everything.

“Your phone? It’s in my car. Your bag is in my car. Let me bring it,” Hastily. Matt ran out.

Xander was constantly looking at me.

“Did you see anyone?” I was quiet. I didn’t want to see or be ready to talk to him. Not at this moment when I needed comfort and rest from my friends. Before he said anything, Matt entered the room, holding my phone.

I opened my phone and showed him the message.

There is a surprise for you in the pool area

Matt

Matt checked the number and glared at Xander.

“What?” Xander answered, taking the phone in his hand.

“What the hell?” 

“I didn’t send this message.” He answered, looking at me.

Something sank in my heart. I was right from the very first moment it was Xander. 

It broke my heart. Xander, stoop to this level? Pretending to be here caring for me. What the heck?

“Seriously? You hate me so much? You stoop to this level to teach me a lesson?” 

My voice choked as my throat was paining. He was blank.

“I did nothing,” he said.

“You tried to kill me, and now you are here showing me your sympathy,” I said in my dead voice.

Matt was quiet and confused, looking at us.

“You also think I did this?” Xander said with an expectation from Matt.

“I did nothing. Why would I do that? Look at me, Aoife,”

“Please, leave.” I declared in a firm voice.

“I hate you. You would be the last person I wanted to see on the earth.” “I hate you. I hate you.” I screamed, trying to tell him to stay away from me.

The doctors entered the room and took them out. I was shivering in fear and pain of this unexplainable hatred.

“Doctor.”

“You need to rest.”

They gave me sedatives, and all the anxiety vanished.