When A Bully Falls In Love by Valerie Sax (i wanna iguana read aloud .TXT) 📕

~Xander~
It's been a few days since I saw Aoife. I knew she tried her best to ignore me. Now and then, there were a few chances to see her in the library.
But, whenever I used to visit, she tried to make herself busy with other chores of the library. She made sure not to come in front of me.
Tired of her hiddenness, I made myself busy with other stuff.
Well, today I was waiting outside for Matt.
After some time, he came holding a bunch of books.
"What? Are you going to finish them today?"
 I smiled and teased him.
He kept all the books in his car's backseat, and we settled ourselves on the bonnet of his car.
He chuckled and said,
"It's not mine. It's for Aoife. She wanted some help in her notes." 
That made my brow raise with a doubt.
"Don't you think you are becoming her messiah? Is there more than friendship between you too?"
I said.
Honestly, the words coming out of my mouth were cutting me inside. If something is there in between these two, how am I going to survive? Why am I getting these possessive feelings for her, even though I know she is not interested in me.
I was hoping Matt say no to my question, but damn he knew me.

"Why are you bothering yourself? Is there something in your heart for her?  Don't worry; we are just good friends. And if you think she will give you a chance, then let me remind you, you are not in her good books. She hates you."
He patted my back.
Seriously? She hated me. But why?
"Ahhh... I don't care about her. Girls like her want to crawl under me, and she is not the one I care about. You can take her."
I answered confidently, but his smirked face irritated me more.

"Seriously, I thought you like her. Maybe I should take a chance with her. She is a pure, innocent, good-hearted girl," Matt's words shoot like a bullet.

"Do whatever you want, Sir Messiah." I rolled my eyes.
Matt was continuously smiling at me. His smile was killing me from inside out. Is he my best friend or my enemy.
"Why are you smiling?" I gruffed.
He nodded his head as he shrugged his shoulders.
"Nothing, we never had this long talk about any girl. You are right; she is not of your type. She needs a caring and loving man like me."
He started again.
I wanted to punch him, but I mustered a smile and walked towards my car.
"Stop this bull shit." I snorted as I took out my beer bottle from the car's trunk.
We had a few sips and all I wanted him to stop teasing me. I tried to cover my face with blank emotions, but the turmoil inside me burned a desire to see her right away.
I wanted to ask her; why she hated me so much?
He looked at the time again and again.
"Why are you scanning your watch? Is someone waiting for you?"
I said.
"Nothing, I am waiting for Aoife's call. She said she would meet me after finishing her job to collect her books and notes. Might be she went to her dorm."
Matt's talked to himself.
"No, she must be inside. I am here for the last two hours. I didn't see her going out of the college gate."
I answered.
"So, You are keeping eye on her?" Matt answered.
"No, I was waiting for you." I snorted again.
"What? Then what she's doing inside? The library is closed already."
Matt jumped from the bonnet.
We were confused with the thought of her being in the college building.
"I think we should check inside," Matt said.
While we were walking towards the entrance of the building, we saw someone running out.
"Who is that? Do we have burglars in our buildings?"
Matt said.
"Maybe some student. Let's check your one." I rolled my eyes as we entered the hallway.
We departed in a different direction while searching for her.
"She is not here," Matt screamed from the other direction.
She is not in the library. I checked the classroom, the girl's room. 
Matt headed for the upstairs classrooms.
He called her, but she was not answering.
I thought to give a sweep on the pool area.
Strangely, the lights were on. But who will leave the light on at this time?
Slowly, I walked towards the entrance; saw the door was half-open.
When I entered, the sight in front of my eyes shook me.
Something is there in the base of the pool. I tried to look closely when I walked near the pool.
There I saw a handbag lay, near the poolside.
Without a second thought, I jumped inside the pool.
When I reach the depth; It shook me.
It's Aoife. How she ended up here?
I bought her unconscious body as Matt came running to help me.
We dragged her out. Her body was frozen and pale.
My heart was beating like a cannon. I grabbed her leg and took out her sandal; rubbed it harder.
"Come on," 
I tried to give her CPR, but nothing changed.
Her body didn't react; I was trying harder and harder.
I couldn't feel her breathe.
"Come on," I screamed.
Come back to me. I used everything I knew to make her breathe, but her body didn't show a single sign of survival.
 Matt tried to call the ambulance.
I dragged her head towards my chest. Tears kept coming in my eyes, but I slapped them out. I didn't want Matt to see me like this.
I scooped her in my arms and ran outside. There the ambulance arrived, and they took her on the stretcher.
"I will go with her." I entered the ambulance.
My courage was drained when I saw her like this. They were trying everything.
Please come back. I only thing that kept coming into my mind was her beautiful face.
"She is not breathing. We are going to lose her."
The word that came out from the doctor enraged my anger.
I grabbed his collar and lifted his well-knitted body from the seat.
"If she is not going to breathe. I will make sure I will stop yours." 
My enraged gaze scared him off.
"Hurry up," He said.
We reached the hospital as they took her inside.
Matt followed us.
"Where is she?" Matt said while running towards me.
"They took her inside," I answered while chewing my nails in stress.
The same doctor tried to enter the room, but before he did, I grabbed his again.
"Remember my words. Otherwise, I will kill you here."
My words echoed the place.
Matt tried his best to loosen my grip from his collar.
"Sorry, please help her. Leave him."
He jerked my hand.
"What are you doing? They are trying to help her."
Matt tried to calm me.
But when he saw my face, he understood.
"Please, go out."
"Shut up; I will kill that bastard if something happened to her." I walked out.
The anger was busting out from my chest and head.
Who did this to her? I promise I will kill that person.