“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.

few minutes later. Looking down the mountain, he asked,

us,” she

in a hike and is taking so

She must be the one who’s slowing him down,” Tyler explained

admit that, in a sense, this guy really

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

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

closed 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 meantime, Tyler stood next to him,

alright, Toby?” Tina asked in

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

ferocity in his eyes, she staggered backward and uttered,

you? Why do you

eyes reddened, and she looked as

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

his head around, looking at him in disgruntlement. “I’m speaking up

are you going to do it?” Toby asked instead with

but still moved out of the way after throwing a

cried, finally

a piece of tissue to

answered, nodding

others, who were away collecting wood and

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

Very quickly, he retracted his gaze, but

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

Charles while brushing her hands off after she

one because I don’t

smiled awkwardly. “Sorry, I forgot

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

skies helplessly, Sonia lamented, “So nobody has a lighter. What are

was quiet, and while Sonia was contemplating to send someone down the mountain with the cable car to bring a lighter,

lighter which looked very expensive, he got up, walked

merely looked at it, hesitant to

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

brows and turned to look at Tina

and I’m not so petty as to be jealous over something like this.” Turning to Sonia

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