She got on her bicycle and was ready to head out. As she pedaled a few meters away from her house compound, her younger brother called out to her.
"I want to tag along," he said, running towards her.
"Hop on if you can," she said without stopping as she continued to pedal without looking back.
Pressure could be felt as he leaped onto the backseat of the bicycle. She felt his hands on her hip as he steadied himself. She cycled a few blocks, heading to the playground she frequented with her brother and friends. As she was getting close, she noticed none of their friends were there yet.
"No one's here yet," she sighed. "Should we come back later?" She asked. No answer.
As she turned her bicycle around to head home, she noticed there was no one in the backseat. But, she could feel the weight of a person, and the hands clutching on her. Without saying anything, she calmly cycled home, slowly at first but she gained speed when she could see her house and her brother, who was standing at the gate. He seemed to be sulking.
When she was a few meters away from the entrance to the house compound, the weight was lifted off her back. The sudden lightness caused the bicycle to jerk forward. She quickly hit the brake before crashing into her brother.
