Love's Redemption (Chris and Maddie)

Chapter 61

Derick nodded and walked into the amusement park as I followed right behind him.

"Why did you leave the group?" he asked.

"It was a group chat for you guys, and I don't say anything in there anyway. With me around, you guys have to be so cautious of what you have to say." I was telling the truth. They used to throw around dirty jokes here and there, but Chris had always reminded them of my presence.

His exact words back then had been, "Watch what you guys say. My girlfriend is here."

I remembered re-reading the word "girlfriend" countless times, feeling overjoyed

"You're pretty thoughtful," he said. His words brought me back to reality.

I didn't reply. He stopped in front of a scooter and asked, "Can I try this out?"

"Go ahead."

The moment I gave him the green light, he actually got onto the scooter and began to zoom around.

"Hey! This is pretty fun." It was as if he had suddenly become a three-year-old.

I stayed silent as I watched him play. After turning a couple of rounds, Derick finally asked, "Are you really giving up on Chris?"

against the railing and said, "I'm allergic to cheaters,

rolling up next to me. "Don't you think letting go

always been open to

"Do you know what everyone talked about after you left the group

to know," I

said it anyway. "They

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never loved him enough in

I nodded slightly. "Probably."

you know what Chris did when he

it for a second

thumbs-up. "You guys are a

for him now." The moment I said that, Kara jogged up to

is here. Do you want to eat

feel free to play around for a bit. I'm going to

going to revisit my childhood," he said. He sometimes acted like a child,

we were also close, and he didn't

he did was ask me what I thought and told me what I needed to

comes to pissing people off, Maddie!" Derick called

I turned around. "What?"