Bicycle story...

This happens weeks ago...
But I think...I have the responsibility to fill up the gap...

There are a couple of occassions when we travel a little distance on the same route before we part on our way home....he was on his bicycle...I was on foot.
He will always ride slowly...so that as he ride and i walked...we will chat...
i couldn't rememeber when was the first time...but I remember asking him weeks ago...

"Can your bicycle take two?"

I remember his reply was a quick one.."Nope."

i didn't probe.

Then on and off...whenever we are in this similiar situation when he is on his bike and I walking beside him...
I will ask the same question...

For the second time...

His answer is "nope."

For the third...

I asked...

"can your bicycle take two?..."

"Nope"..he says...

And i probe..."can you try..?"

"nope"..he says...with a smile.

Then he said...he is going to fix a basket in front of his bicycle...so that he can put his bag in it....
I told him...he should fix a "tray" at the back of the bicycle instead...

and he said..."can..but why at the back?"

I told him...so that i can sit behind...

He smile.

But he never said anything.

I know I have never been more straight forward in my life...

I thought I am obvious enough...

anyway...

as time goes by...

This question...that i always ask...is really just a silly attempt...

so one night....as we are on our way home...again...along renfew street...

I told him...

" I know this is a stupid question...becos I already know the answer...but I am always tempted to ask...can your bicycle take two?"

This time...

He smile...giving the same answer..."nope...."

but he didn't stop there....

he continues..."but keep trying..."

Sometimes...I dun noe if i should laugh or cry to his answer...
Is he stupid...or he is stupid?
Or maybe the person who really is dumb...is me.

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