Chapter 10
The next day, Lotte got up well before dawn, took care of her morning chores, and left a note for her aunt, telling her she needed to help Irmhild with something in the next town. She’d done this same thing so many times, she wasn’t concerned about her aunt’s being worried or upset.
Dressed in her new dress and plimsolls, she arrived at the fountain just in time. Uwe was already waiting for her, an immense black bicycle by his side.
“Thanks for doing this for me.” She greeted him with a shy smile.
“No problem. You look very nice in that dress.”
Lotte felt the blood rushing to her cheeks. “Thanks, my mother made it for me.”
“Let’s go. Twenty miles is a long way to ride. Are you sure you’re up for it?”
For a moment Lotte wanted to tell him that she was very capable of ridin
