“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.

Looking down the mountain, he asked, “By the way,

behind us,”

in a hike and is taking

problem, but Tina, for sure. She must be the one

have to admit that, in a sense, this guy

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

true when Toby arrived

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

stood next to him, fanning his sweat and passing water to

you alright, Toby?” Tina asked in concern as

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

in his eyes, she staggered backward and uttered,

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

looked as though she was about to burst into

frustrated Tyler even more, and he wanted to continue when Toby broke him off, saying, “That’s enough now. Stop lecturing her. I was

at him in disgruntlement. “I’m speaking

going to do it?” Toby asked instead with narrowed

out of the way after throwing a

Tina cried, finally seeing

to her, he cooed, “Don’t cry

she answered, nodding

then, Sonia and three others, who were away

small rocks in his hands and said in amusement,

and ignored him. Very quickly, he retracted his

stove, Sonia was preparing to heat up the lunch which they had brought to the top. It was getting late and everyone had

Zane and Charles while brushing her hands off after she

have one because

and smiled awkwardly. “Sorry, I forgot

bring one, either,” Rebecca

has

send someone down the mountain with the cable

he got up, walked to Sonia, and passed it to

at it, hesitant

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

knitted his brows and turned

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

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