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.”

like laughing the moment he heard that, and he did.

“How could you laugh after someone did this to

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

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 to

upstairs. “Get out, Tyler!” He knocked on Tyler’s door, looking

his heart skipped a

play a

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

can’t believe you actually

She tried to kill

you guys did it to get back

what?” Tyler muttered

at him coldly. “You’re not getting any allowance for three months. Think about what you did.” Tyler protested, but Toby ignored

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

wake us up, Toby?

what’s the matter with you?” Charles

door. Her

he had earlier, but he stared down and looked away

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

she didn’t

was looking furious. “Playing dumb, are

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

like it though, judging from

nonsense, Toby. 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

that everyone was denying it. “Tyler told me everything, so don’t even try

didn’t do?” At the same time,

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