“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.

that, something suddenly hit Tyler a few minutes later. Looking down the mountain, he

us,”

“A strong man like him can’t even beat two ladies in a hike and is taking so long to reach the top.

sure. She must

admit that, in a sense, this guy

reason that Toby still hadn’t made it to the top was really because of

Tyler’s words were soon confirmed to be true when

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

stood next to him, fanning his

you alright, Toby?” Tina asked in concern as she paced

open, and he was about to answer when Tyler stood between

by the ferocity in his eyes, she staggered backward and

you have legs on you?

looked as

in this state 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

him in disgruntlement. “I’m speaking up for you and you want me to get out

to do it?” Toby asked instead

his lips, but still moved out of the way after throwing a death

Tina cried, finally seeing

tissue to her, he cooed,

she answered, nodding

and three others, who were away collecting wood

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

retracted his gaze, but before that, he pretended

stones Zane had 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 off after she was

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

awkwardly. “Sorry, I forgot

didn’t bring one, either,” Rebecca and Tyler

has a lighter. What are we going

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

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

looked at it, hesitant

his face. “President Fuller, you better keep your lighter away. We don’t dare to accept anything

knitted his brows and turned to look at

not so petty as to

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