Toby was still wondering if he was hearing voices when Tina cried out for him again, “Open up, Toby. Please…” Toby focused once he heard her cries, and he knew it wasn’t a dream.

He got out of bed and turned on the lights before he went to the door. What greeted him was a woman with disheveled hair and torn clothes. He froze up for a moment, frowning. “Tina?”

 

“Toby…” Tina looked up at him tearfully.

When Toby saw the state she was in, his face fell. “What happened?”

Tina puckered her lips sadly, and she cried even louder. She was about to hug Toby, but he took a step back reactively. When Tina realized what had happened, she stopped crying and stared at him angrily. “Did you just avoid me, Toby?”

Toby knew he must have hurt her pride, so he coughed and explained, “Sorry, Tina. You know I’m a germaphobe.”

 

“Yes, but—”

“Alright, Tina. Tell me what happened,” Toby interrupted.

 

Tina bit her lip. “Someone took me away in a sack and beat me up.”

and he did. Well, it was just a smile, but

“How could you laugh after

smiling. “Who did this?” he asked calmly. Surprisingly, he wasn’t too mad that

they took me to the turf club and beat me up. Just look at me, Toby, I’m injured all over.” Tina rolled her sleeves up to reveal the bruises on her arms. “This is what they

wasn’t too angry, though he said coldly, “I understand. Why don’t you go take a shower for

and shuffled back to

upstairs. “Get

take the door and saw Toby standing before him, his heart skipped a

play a part in it?” Toby gazed

glared at him, he started stammering, and that was answer

can’t believe

She tried to kill

guys did it to

what?” Tyler

allowance for three months. Think about what you did.” Tyler protested, but Toby ignored it and went to knock on Zane’s door.

other, and though they said nothing, they knew why Toby was here. Tina must have woken up and

leaned against the doorframe. “Why’d you wake us up, Toby? It’s

what’s the matter with you?”

door. Her eyes were closed, looking like she

he had earlier, but he stared down and looked away quickly. “Tina’s beaten up by

looked shocked for a moment, then he clapped his hands

but she didn’t open

furious. “Playing

are you talking about?” Charles shrugged. “Wait, you can’t be suspecting us,

like it though, judging from his

We’ve been in our rooms all this time. There’s no way we could have done that. And there’s no reason for us to do that either.” Zane had on a sleepy

was annoyed that everyone was denying it. “Tyler told me everything,

we didn’t do?” At the same time, Charles glared at Tyler surreptitiously. Why’d

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