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.”

did.

angrily. “How could you laugh after someone did this to

did this?” he asked calmly. Surprisingly,

they knocked me out and put me in a sack. After 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

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

nodded and shuffled back

“Get out, Tyler!” He knocked on Tyler’s

his heart skipped a beat. He was scared, but he yawned to cover his fear. “What is

Did you play a

Toby glared at him, he started stammering, and

face fell. “I can’t

deserves it. She tried to kill Sonia.”

you guys

what?” Tyler muttered

ignored it and went to knock on Zane’s door. A short while later, everyone on the third floor was gathered

why Toby was here. Tina must have woken up and snitched on them, so Toby was

arms and leaned against the doorframe. “Why’d you wake us up, Toby? It’s the dead of the night, and we need

the matter with

leaning against the door. Her eyes were closed, looking like she was

but

clapped his hands and laughed. “Great job. Any idea who did it? I wanna give

she didn’t open

furious. “Playing

you talking about?” Charles shrugged. “Wait,

judging

could have done

denying it. “Tyler told me everything, so don’t

for something we didn’t do?” At

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