“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.

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

us,”

can’t even beat two ladies in a hike and is taking so long to

Tina, for sure. She must be the one

to admit that, in

the top was really

when Toby arrived at the peak with Tina on his

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

next to him, fanning his sweat and

Toby?” Tina asked in concern as

he was about to answer when Tyler stood between them and glared at Tina

in his eyes, she staggered backward and

legs on you? Why

reddened, and she looked as though

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

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

going to do it?” Toby asked instead

of the way after throwing

cried, finally

of tissue to her, he cooed, “Don’t cry

answered, nodding

others, who were away collecting wood and

small rocks in his hands and said in amusement,

he retracted his gaze, but before that, he pretended

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 all hungry; it was time

asked, looking at Zane and Charles while brushing her hands off after she was done putting up

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

smiled awkwardly. “Sorry,

didn’t bring one, either,” Rebecca and

the skies helplessly, Sonia lamented, “So nobody has a lighter. What

with the cable car to bring a lighter, Toby’s cold voice suddenly echoed. “I have

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

merely looked 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

knitted his brows and turned to look at

not so petty

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