#Chapter 58: Peak

Nina “Man,” Matt said, huffing as we slowly made our way up the mountain, “who knew hiking was such a workout?” “I’ll say,” Lori chimed in. By this point, she had piled her black hair on top of her head and was flapping her ratty black band t-shirt to cool herself off as we climbed. “You guys are a couple of wimps,” Jessica said, her long and slender legs allowing her to climb the mountain with ease. She was wearing tight leggings and an even tighter long-sleeved workout top that zipped up the front, and didn’t have a bead of sweat on her entire body. Her ponytail swung back and forth, its curls from the day before still somehow perfect after a night of sleeping on the ground. “Says you,” Lori grumbled. “You’re built like a gazelle.” It wasn’t often that Jessica’s nerdy side came out in front of other people, but this was one of those rare times. “Actually,” she said, sounding somewhat full of herself and making everyone groan, “gazelles are better suited