“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

behind us,” she

even beat two ladies in a

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

brows, thinking, I have to admit that, in

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

soon confirmed to be true when

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 a person weighing around a hundred pounds up the mountain. Even if

stood next to him,

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

about to answer when Tyler stood between them

eyes, she

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

and she looked as though

continue when Toby broke him off, saying, “That’s enough now. Stop lecturing her. I was the

disgruntlement. “I’m speaking up for you

going to do it?” Toby

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

cried, finally seeing

a piece of tissue to her,

answered, nodding

Sonia and three others, who were

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

nonchalantly and ignored him. Very quickly, he retracted his gaze, but before that, he pretended to look in Sonia’s direction

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

looking at Zane and Charles while brushing her hands off after

don’t have one because I don’t

awkwardly. “Sorry, I forgot to

either,” Rebecca and Tyler

lamented, “So nobody has a lighter. What are we going

contemplating to send someone down the mountain with the cable

metal lighter which looked very expensive, he got

looked at it,

stood up, speaking to Toby with a stiff smile on his face. “President Fuller,

turned to look

It’s just a lighter, and I’m not so petty as to be jealous over something like this.” Turning to Sonia with the same

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