“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.

hit Tyler a few minutes later. Looking down the

behind us,”

even beat two ladies in a hike and is taking so long to reach the top.

sure. She must be the one who’s slowing him down,” Tyler explained on behalf of

to admit that, in a

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

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

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

stood next to him, fanning his sweat

alright, Toby?” Tina asked

eyes flew open, and he was about to answer when Tyler stood between them and glared at Tina angrily. “Do

in his eyes, she

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

as though she was about

when 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 do

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

are you going to do it?” Toby

but still moved out of the way after throwing a death stare

cried,

of tissue to her, he cooed, “Don’t

she answered,

Sonia and three others, who were

in his hands and said in amusement, “Hey Toby, you finally made your way up

merely glanced at him nonchalantly and ignored him. Very quickly, he retracted

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

Zane and Charles while brushing her hands off after she was

his head. “I don’t have one because I don’t smoke. What

pockets and smiled awkwardly. “Sorry, I

didn’t bring one, either,”

has a lighter.

and while Sonia was contemplating to send someone down the mountain with the cable car to bring a lighter, Toby’s cold voice suddenly echoed. “I

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

at it, hesitant to accept

his face. “President Fuller, you better keep your lighter away. We

brows and turned to

not so petty as to be jealous over something like this.” Turning to Sonia with the same smile, she

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