“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.

later. Looking down the mountain,

us,” she

him can’t even beat two ladies in a

brother that’s the problem, but Tina, for sure. She must be the one who’s slowing him down,” Tyler explained on behalf of

have to admit that, in

it to the top was really because of Tina dragging him

were soon confirmed to be true when Toby arrived at the peak

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 deadbeat

the meantime, Tyler stood next to him, fanning his

Toby?” Tina asked in concern as

and he was about to answer when Tyler stood between them and glared at Tina angrily. “Do you think he’s

ferocity in his eyes,

“Don’t you have legs on you?

looked as though she was about to burst

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.

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

going to do it?” Toby

out of the way after

Tina cried, finally

of tissue to her, he cooed, “Don’t

answered,

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

Toby and Tina, Zane placed down the small rocks in his hands and said in amusement, “Hey Toby, you finally made your way up

retracted his gaze, but before that, he pretended

heat up the lunch which they had brought to the top. It was getting late and everyone had completed a hike, so

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

“I don’t have one because

smiled awkwardly.

didn’t bring one, either,” Rebecca and

nobody has a lighter. What are we going to do

to send someone down the mountain with the

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

at it, hesitant to accept

“President Fuller, you better

brows and turned to look

not so petty

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