“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.

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

us,” she

two ladies in a hike and is taking so long to reach

must be the one who’s slowing him down,”

that, in a

still hadn’t made it to the top was really

confirmed to be true when Toby arrived

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

stood next to him, fanning

alright, Toby?” Tina asked in

flew open, and he was about to answer when Tyler stood between them and glared at Tina angrily. “Do you think

his eyes,

legs on you? Why do you need him to carry you?

Tina’s eyes reddened, and she looked as though she was about to

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

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

do it?” Toby asked instead

out of

cried,

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

answered,

Sonia and three others, who were away

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

quickly, he retracted his gaze, but before

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

Charles while brushing her hands off after she was done putting

his head. “I don’t have one because I don’t smoke. What about you?” he asked

and smiled awkwardly. “Sorry, I forgot to bring

either,” Rebecca

nobody has a lighter. What are we going to

send someone down the mountain with the cable car to bring

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

she merely looked at

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

brows and turned to look

and I’m not so petty as to be jealous over something like this.” Turning to Sonia

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