“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, “By the way, Sonia,

behind us,”

sniggered. “A strong man like him can’t even beat two ladies in a hike

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

brows, thinking, I have to admit that, in a sense,

reason that Toby still hadn’t made it to the top

were soon confirmed to be true when Toby arrived

adjusted his body to the fatigue. After all, it was a physically demanding task to carry a person weighing around a hundred pounds

to him,

Tina asked in

was about to answer when Tyler stood between them

his eyes, she

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

and she looked as though she was about to

frustrated Tyler even more, 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. It has nothing to do with Tina. Get out

in disgruntlement. “I’m speaking up for you and you want

it?” Toby

lips, but still moved out of the way after

cried,

tissue to her, he cooed, “Don’t cry

answered, nodding

others, who were away collecting wood and

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

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

had collected to 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

and Charles while brushing her hands

shook his head. “I don’t have one because I don’t

and smiled awkwardly. “Sorry,

one, either,” Rebecca

“So nobody has

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

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

at it,

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 keep your lighter away. We don’t dare to accept

knitted 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,

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