“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, Sonia, where’s my

behind us,”

two ladies in a hike and

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

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

hadn’t made it to the

confirmed to be true when Toby arrived at the

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

Tyler stood next to him, fanning his sweat

you alright, Toby?” Tina asked in

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

by the ferocity in his eyes, she

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

eyes reddened, and she looked as though she was about to burst

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 of the

speaking up for you and you want me to get out of the

it?” Toby

still moved out of the way after throwing a death

Tina cried,

a piece of tissue to her,

answered,

others, who were away collecting wood and

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

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

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

lighter?” she asked, looking at Zane and Charles while brushing her hands

have one because I don’t smoke. What about you?” he

his pockets and smiled awkwardly.

bring one, either,” Rebecca and

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

contemplating to send someone down the mountain with the cable car to bring a lighter, Toby’s cold voice suddenly

out a metal lighter which looked very expensive, he got up, walked to Sonia, and

looked at it, hesitant

on his face. “President Fuller, you better keep

and turned to

a lighter, and I’m not so petty as to be jealous over something like this.”

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