“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.

Tyler a few minutes later. Looking down the

us,”

beat two ladies in a hike and is taking so long

brother that’s the problem, but Tina, for sure. She must

to admit that, in a sense, this guy really hit the

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

confirmed to be true when Toby arrived at the

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. Even if he worked out all year round, he was still deadbeat tired and was panting slightly as he

to him, fanning his sweat and passing

you alright, Toby?” Tina asked in concern

open, and he was about to answer when Tyler stood between them

in his eyes,

want to say?” Tyler barked. “Don’t you have legs on you?

and she looked as though

sight of her in this state frustrated Tyler even more, and he wanted to continue when Toby broke him off, saying, “That’s enough now. Stop lecturing

him in disgruntlement. “I’m speaking up for you and you want me to

it?” Toby

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

Tina cried,

to her, he cooed, “Don’t

answered, nodding

Sonia and three others, who were away

rocks in his hands and said in amusement, “Hey Toby, you finally made your way up here. It

quickly, he retracted his gaze, but before that, he pretended to look in

to build up a stove, Sonia was preparing to heat up the lunch which they had brought to the top. It was getting late and everyone had completed a hike, so they were all

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

his head. “I don’t have one because

and smiled awkwardly. “Sorry, I forgot to bring

bring one, either,” Rebecca

the skies helplessly, Sonia lamented, “So nobody has a lighter. What are we going to do

was contemplating to send someone down the mountain with the

expensive, he got

merely looked at it,

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

brows and turned

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

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