“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.

that, something suddenly hit Tyler a few minutes later. Looking down the mountain, he asked, “By the way,

behind us,” she answered

man like him can’t even beat two ladies in a hike and is taking

must be the one who’s slowing him

brows, thinking, I have to admit that, in a

Toby still hadn’t made it to the top was really because of

when Toby arrived at the peak with Tina on

it was a physically demanding task to

to him, fanning his sweat

Toby?” Tina asked in concern as she paced

stood between them and glared at Tina angrily. “Do you think he’s

eyes, she

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

Tina’s eyes reddened, and she looked as though she was about to

when Toby broke him off, saying, “That’s enough now. Stop lecturing her. I was the one who wanted to carry her. It has nothing

Tyler spun his head around, looking at him in disgruntlement. “I’m speaking up for you and you want me

it?” Toby asked

lips, but still moved out of the way after throwing

cried,

to her,

she answered, nodding

and three others, who were away collecting wood and stones,

in amusement, “Hey Toby,

ignored him. Very quickly, he retracted his gaze, but before that, he pretended to look in Sonia’s

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 prepare

a lighter?” she asked, looking at Zane and Charles

have one because I don’t

felt his pockets and smiled awkwardly.

bring one, either,” Rebecca and

Sonia lamented, “So nobody has a lighter.

and while Sonia was contemplating to send someone down the mountain with

metal lighter which looked very expensive, he got up, walked to Sonia, and passed it to

merely looked at

was tempted, and he stood up, speaking to Toby with a stiff smile on his face. “President Fuller, you better keep

turned to look at

think of me as such a narrow-minded person, Mr. Lane. It’s just a lighter, and I’m not so petty as to be jealous

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