“It’s not that long. About half an hour,” Charles answered, taking out his handkerchief and wiping away her sweat in concern.

Blinking in surprise, she asked, “Half an hour? I thought you guys reached way earlier than that.”

 

“Uh…” he uttered and chuckled awkwardly. “Well, we could have reached the top very early at first, but it’s all Tyler’s fault. He went on the wrong path. So—”

“What do you mean it’s my fault?” Tyler argued in a huff. He had just walked over and overheard Charles speaking badly about himself. “You’re the one who resorted to dirty tricks and pointed out the wrong way to me because you couldn’t beat me in speed.”

Snorting smugly, Charles said, “Even if I tricked you and pointed out the wrong path to you, you still went on it anyway. Just how dumb are you?”

“You!” Tyler hissed, holding his fist angrily.

 

Holding her forehead, Sonia interrupted, “That’s enough, both of you. Stop arguing. You’re giving me a headache.”

“I’ll massage you, darling. You’ll feel better after that.” Charles paced behind her and rubbed her temples as he spoke.

 

Seeing the situation, Tyler mumbled, “Bootlicker.”

Hearing him, Charles replied in an equally hushed voice, “Some people aren’t even fit to be a bootlicker.”

The edge of Sonia’s lips twitched, and she was speechless at the sight of an adult and a teenager arguing like children. “If both of you are going to continue fighting, then get away from me and let me have some silence by myself.”

“No more fighting. We’re not fighting anymore, darling,” Charles assured hurriedly.

Tyler nodded as well, indicating that he wouldn’t argue anymore. Indeed, both of them held on to their words and quieted down, and Sonia was finally able to have some peace.

something suddenly hit Tyler a few minutes later. Looking down the mountain,

behind us,”

“A strong man like him can’t even beat two ladies in a hike

but Tina, for sure. She must be the one who’s slowing him down,” Tyler explained

that, in a

still hadn’t made it to the top was

Tyler’s words were soon confirmed to be true when Toby arrived at

he adjusted his body to the fatigue. After all, it was a physically demanding task to carry a person weighing around a hundred pounds up the mountain.

the meantime, Tyler stood next to him, fanning his sweat and passing water to

you alright, Toby?” Tina asked in concern

and he was about to answer when Tyler stood between them and glared at

by the ferocity in his eyes, she staggered backward and

Tyler barked. “Don’t you have legs on you? Why do

eyes reddened, and she looked as

“That’s enough now. Stop lecturing her. I was the one who wanted to

him in disgruntlement. “I’m speaking up

to do it?” Toby asked instead with

lips, but still moved out of the way after throwing a death stare at

Tina cried, finally

piece of tissue to her,

she answered, nodding

Sonia and three others, who were away collecting

Toby and Tina, Zane placed down the small rocks in his hands and said in amusement, “Hey Toby, you finally

nonchalantly and ignored him. Very quickly, he retracted his gaze, but before that, he pretended to look

up the lunch which they had brought to the top. It was getting late and everyone had completed a hike, so they were all hungry; it was time to

asked, looking at Zane and Charles while brushing her hands off after she was done putting up

shook his head. “I don’t have one because I don’t smoke. What about you?” he asked

his pockets and smiled awkwardly. “Sorry, I forgot to

one, either,”

skies helplessly, Sonia lamented, “So nobody has a

the mountain with the cable

he got up, walked to Sonia, and

looked at it,

speaking to Toby with a stiff smile on his face. “President Fuller, you better keep your lighter away. We don’t dare to accept anything from you. If

turned

just a lighter, and I’m not so petty

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