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.”

moment he heard that, and he did. Well, it was just a

angrily. “How could you laugh after someone

did this?” he asked calmly. Surprisingly, he wasn’t

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

too angry, though he said coldly, “I understand. Why don’t you go take a shower for now? I’ll talk to

shuffled back

before going upstairs. “Get out, Tyler!” He

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

up. Did you play a part in it?” Toby gazed at

the moment Toby glared at him,

face fell. “I can’t

tried to kill Sonia.”

Toby’s forehead. “So you guys did it to get back at

Tyler muttered under

three months. Think about what you did.” Tyler protested, but Toby ignored it and went to knock on Zane’s door. A short while later, everyone on

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

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

what’s the matter

the door. Her

looked at her for a moment. He was reminded of the dream he had earlier, but he stared down and looked away quickly. “Tina’s beaten up by someone. Care to explain

looked shocked for a moment, then he clapped his hands

chuckled, but she

looking furious. “Playing dumb,

shrugged. “Wait,

though, judging

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.”

annoyed that everyone was denying it. “Tyler told me

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

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