“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 mountain, he asked, “By

us,” she answered

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

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

that, in a sense, this guy really

reason that Toby still hadn’t made it to the top was really because of Tina dragging him

enough, Tyler’s words were soon confirmed to be true when Toby arrived at the peak with Tina on

his eyes as 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,

meantime, Tyler stood next to him,

you alright, Toby?” Tina asked in concern as she paced

stood between them and glared at

by the ferocity in his eyes,

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

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

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 her. I was the one who wanted to carry her. It has

“I’m speaking up for you and you want me

do it?”

out of the way after throwing a death stare

cried,

tissue to her,

she answered, nodding

then, Sonia and three others, who were away collecting wood

Toby and Tina, Zane placed down the small rocks in his hands and said in amusement,

and ignored him. Very quickly, he retracted his

stones Zane had collected 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 hungry; it was time to prepare

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

have one because I don’t

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

didn’t bring one, either,” Rebecca and Tyler

“So nobody has a lighter.

with the cable car to bring a lighter, Toby’s cold voice

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

at it, hesitant to

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

knitted his brows and turned to look at Tina behind

a lighter, and I’m not so petty as

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