Redmption 93


    It felt like a long time since I hadst rode a bicycle.


    “Bicycle.” I pointed to the side.


    You could now rent a bicycle by just scanning a QR code with your phone. Conrad went to scan


    one, and I was about to do the same when he stopped me.


    “You’ve been drinking so you can’t ride one.”


    “Do they even check for drunk cycling?” I asked, tilting my head.


    “Yes, they do, and-” Conrad pulled my arm. Unlike Chris‘ painful squeezes, Conrad’s touch was


    gentle. “You drank, so it’s dangerous.”


    Conrad was the perfect gentleman.


    I smiled. “Aren’t you here?”


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    “If you want to ride, we can do it another day together, but not today. I’ll take you on mine,” Conrad


    said as he led me to the bicycle he had scanned.


    He sat on it and helped me onto the back seat. “Hold on tight, Maddie. We don’t want you falling.”


    I clung to his shirt. “Okay.”


    The night breeze brushed against us. The impression Conrad left on me was that of a youth who


    cycled. Chris, on the other hand, never rode a bicycle. He only rode a motorcycle.


    They were biological brothers, but their personalities were entirely different- one a gentleman, and


    the other wild and untamed.


    “In a bad mood today?” Conrad asked.


    “No, I’m fine.” I stubbornly denied it.


    “Still can’t get over Chris, can you?” he asked again.


    I huffed and punched him lightly. “That’s not true. I got over him long ago. After today, we won’t


    have anything to do with each other. He is him, and I am me.”


    Conrad stopped talking and continued cycling. I thought of something and said, “Take me to the


    hotel. I still have work tomorrow.”


    “Maddie.” Conrad suddenly called out my name.


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    I was about to respond when I heard him ask. “Why do you only have eyes for Chris? Why is he the


    only one you see between us?”


    I clung harder to his shirt, my heart skipping a beat. I wasn’tpletely clueless. I had sensed he


    had feelings for me long ago. I just didn’t want to admit it.


    It looked like he never really just saw me as a sister.


    “That’s because he’s my fiance. That’s what everyone told me,” I replied.


    “Now that you’ve broken up with him, do L.” Conrad paused.


    “Do I have a chance?”


    My heart started racing, and it took me a while to respond. “You’re my brother.”


    Conrad said nothing more and Continued riding until we reached the hotel. I got off, but the alcohol


    hit me hard and I nearly fell.


    Conrad grabbed me and, with a push of his foot, parked the bike. “I’ll take your upstairs.”


    “It’s okay.” I tried to pull my hand away.


    Conrad didn’t let go. He tightened his grip on me instead. “Maddie, I don’t want to be your brother. I


    want to take care of you for the rest of my life.”


    I stood there, feeling a lump in my throat.


    “I would have taken this to the grave if you stayed with Chris. But since the two of you broke up, I’m


    fighting for a chance, Conrad said earnestly.


    His words weighed heavily on me in the quiet of the night, making it hard for me to breathe. I almost


    couldn’t speak.


    I pinched my palm hard and slowly raised my head. “I only see you as a brother, always have and


    always will.”


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    Disappointment clouded his eyes. He spoke in a pained voice. “Can you not see me as a brother


    from now on?”


    “Ms. Crown, why are you up sote? Don’t you have work tomorrow?” Brandon walked over at that


    moment.


    Under the night sky, Brandon wore dark gray loungewear and hotel slippers, but he took steady


    steps.


    While I was lost in thought, I felt a tight grip on my wrist. Brandon had already taken hold of me, and


    Conrad tightened his grip on my hand too.


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