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#Chapter 74: The Hiking Challenge

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last update Last Updated: 2024-03-06 15:56:48

At the restaurant last night, we overheard multiple locals mentioning a nearby trail with waterfalls and stunning views of the ocean.

So today, the five of us decided to take a break from the beach and go on a hike.

It was midday, the hottest time of the day, and we weren't even five minutes into the hike when James started complaining about his sore muscles.

"Ugh, why does this hike have to be uphill?" he whined, pouting excessively. "My thighs are killing me."

"It's not even that bad," Victoria rolled her eyes at him. "This is what you get for eating all our food and not exercising after."

"Are you calling me fat, Vic?" James fake gasped, clutching a hand at his chest.

Although, the gasp might've been real due to the way he was currently struggling to breathe from walking so much.

Thinking about Victoria's comment, I figured that there's she actually thought that James was overweight. Despite eating like an entire family of four, James was incredibly in shape. It was almost unfair h
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