“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.

Tyler a few minutes later. Looking down the mountain, he asked, “By the way,

behind us,”

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

the problem, but Tina, for sure. She must

her brows, thinking, I have to admit that, in

to the top was really because of Tina dragging him

true when Toby

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 tired and was panting slightly

stood next to him, fanning

asked in concern as she paced

answer when Tyler stood between them

by the ferocity in his eyes, she staggered

legs on you? Why

reddened, and she looked as though she was about to burst

enough now. Stop lecturing her. I was the one who wanted to carry her. It has nothing to do

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

going to do it?” Toby asked instead with narrowed

lips, but still moved out of the way

cried, finally

of tissue to her, he cooed, “Don’t

she answered,

others, who were away collecting wood and stones,

small rocks in his hands and said in amusement,

at him nonchalantly and ignored him. Very quickly, he retracted his gaze, but before that,

collected to build up a stove, Sonia was preparing to heat up the lunch which they had brought to the top.

have a lighter?” she asked, looking at Zane and Charles while brushing her hands

don’t have one because I don’t smoke. What about you?”

smiled awkwardly. “Sorry,

one, either,” Rebecca

nobody has a lighter. What

was contemplating to send someone down the mountain with

expensive, he got up, walked to Sonia,

merely looked at it, hesitant to

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

brows and turned to look at Tina behind

not so petty

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