“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.

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

behind us,”

even beat two ladies in a

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

have to admit that, in

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

words were soon confirmed to be true when Toby arrived at

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.

meantime, Tyler stood next to him, fanning his

alright, Toby?” Tina asked in concern as

when Tyler stood between

in his eyes, she staggered

legs on you? Why do you need him to carry you? Can’t you walk by

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

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 to do with Tina. Get out of the

“I’m speaking up for you and you

are you going to do it?” Toby asked instead with

moved out of the way after throwing a death stare

Tina cried, finally seeing

a piece of tissue to her, he cooed,

she answered, nodding

others, who were

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

Very quickly, he retracted his gaze, but before that, he pretended to look in Sonia’s

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

she asked, looking at Zane and Charles while brushing her hands off after she

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

felt his pockets and smiled awkwardly.

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

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

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

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

merely looked at it, hesitant

on his face. “President Fuller, you better

and turned to look at Tina behind

such a narrow-minded person, Mr. Lane. It’s just a lighter, and I’m not so petty as to be jealous over

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