“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.

suddenly hit Tyler a few minutes later. Looking down the mountain, he asked, “By the way, Sonia, where’s my

behind us,” she answered

like him can’t even beat two ladies in a hike and is taking so long to

problem, but Tina, for sure. She must be the one who’s slowing

thinking, I have to admit that,

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

true when Toby arrived

her down, Tyler helped him to take a seat on a rock, and he 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 mountain. Even if he worked out all year round, he was still

next to him, fanning his sweat and passing

alright, Toby?” Tina asked in

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

his eyes, she staggered backward and

legs on you? Why do

Tina’s eyes reddened, and she looked as

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

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

you going to do it?” Toby asked instead with

out of the way after throwing a death stare

Tina cried, finally seeing

a piece of tissue to her, he cooed, “Don’t

answered,

and three others, who were away

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

retracted his gaze, but before

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

and Charles while brushing her

don’t have one because I don’t

smiled awkwardly.

didn’t bring one, either,”

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

was contemplating to send someone down the mountain with the cable car to bring a lighter, Toby’s

expensive, he got up, walked to

looked at it,

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

his brows and turned to look

a lighter, and I’m not so petty as to be jealous over something like this.” Turning to Sonia with the same smile, she continued,

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