Unveiled: The Survivor's Triumph

Chapter 33

Chapter 33 I Can't Ride a Bike

I pinched Bella's waist, and she laughed, dodging to the side.

My eyes locked on Ethan. He was in a white tracksuit, one foot on a mountain bike, looking effortlessly cool. He tilted his head and smiled at me. That smile was almost unfairly good-looking.

Later, I found out the activity Bella mentioned was cycling. Embarrassed, I whispered, "I can't ride a bike."

Oliver laughed, "No worries, Ethan can give you a ride. He even added a back seat today. But it's better if you sit in the front; he can ride and..."

"Shut up," Ethan laughed, cutting him off.

Oliver's bike also had a back seat, and he offered Bella a ride. But Bella wanted to rent her own bike. Unfortunately, all the bikes were rented out because of the nice weather. "Ride with me; it's fate!" Oliver said smugly. Bella had no choice but to ride with him.

I sat behind Ethan, gripping the rack under my seat, tense to keep my balance.

"Are you seated properly?" Ethan asked.

I nodded, then quickly said, "Yes," realizing he couldn't see me.

Before I finished speaking, the bike lurched forward, and I instinctively wrapped my arms around his waist. I thought I heard Ethan laugh.

The thin summer fabric let me feel his abs moving. My face stayed hot, but I didn't dare let go.

At first, Ethan rode easily, but as we left the city and started climbing hills, he slowed down.

Feeling uneasy, I wished I could turn into a butterfly. "Am I too heavy? Should I get off and walk?"

"It's fine. Carrying you is no challenge," Ethan reassured me.

"Hurry up, you're as slow as a snail. Look, Ethan is way better than you," Bella's voice called out. I turned to see Oliver struggling far behind.

Oliver retorted, "I'm slow because I'm carrying you. If you think you can do better, go ahead!"

will." Bella jumped off and pulled Oliver

but Bella took it seriously. She coolly mounted the

I haven't gotten on

looked back and shouted, "You

was priceless, and I

at Bella. "Just you wait."

making cycling easy. Oliver tried to catch up but eventually stood in the middle of the road, gasping for air. "See, I told you you're incompetent," Bella

passed by, I looked at Oliver sympathetically and said, "Take your

to comfort him, but Ethan laughed, and I guessed my words sounded different to

pointed at Ethan, "You traitor, what

Oliver started running

the hill, we reached a flat road, and Ethan asked if I wanted to learn to

so freely made me envious, but

on to

while, I gained confidence. Bella, resting ahead, clapped for me. "Emmy, not

back and realized Ethan had let go long

arm caught me just in time. He smiled,

timid, but I got back on

I got better. Though my skills were still poor, I could barely ride a mountain bike. Sweating all

against the railing, feeling refreshed in the cool breeze. "Turns out

"It's never too late to find

against the railing

quickly caught on to Oliver's meaning,

don't tease Emmie just because she's nice," Bella

a rogue, "Alright,

eyes narrowed, and she beckoned him with her finger. "Come

head back, but they planned to camp here.

been a rule-follower and

wasn't so particular. Happy with his buddies, he sat cross-legged

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