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.”

felt like laughing the moment he heard that, and he did. Well, it was

could you laugh after someone did this to

smiling. “Who did this?” he asked

to lure me out, then 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 the bruises on her arms. “This is what they did to me. And they even drenched me with water. You have to tell them off, Toby,

though Tina was bruised, Toby still wasn’t too angry, though he said coldly, “I understand. Why don’t

nodded and shuffled

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

heart skipped a beat. He was

beaten up. Did you play a

lie, so the moment Toby glared at him, he

can’t believe you

She tried

you guys did

what?” Tyler

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

was here. Tina must have

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

what’s the matter with

the door. Her eyes

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

a moment, then he clapped his hands and laughed. “Great job. Any idea who did it?

she didn’t

looking furious. “Playing dumb,

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

judging from his expression.”

could have done that.

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

not ours. Why should we apologize for something we didn’t do?” At the same time, Charles glared at Tyler surreptitiously. Why’d

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