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 just a smile, but Tina caught it

her foot angrily. “How could you laugh after someone

did this?” he asked calmly.

they took me to the turf club and beat me up. Just look at me, Toby, I’m injured all over.” Tina rolled

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

shuffled back to

going upstairs. “Get out, Tyler!” He knocked on

take the door and saw Toby standing before him, his heart skipped a beat. He was scared, but he yawned to cover

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

couldn’t lie, so the moment Toby glared at him, he started stammering, and that was

fell. “I can’t believe

She tried to kill Sonia.”

guys did it

what?” Tyler muttered under his

looked at him coldly. “You’re not 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. A short while later, everyone on the

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

doorframe. “Why’d you wake us up, Toby? It’s the dead of the night,

matter

the door. Her eyes were closed, looking like

earlier, but he

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

chuckled, but she didn’t open her

was looking furious. “Playing dumb, are

you talking about?” Charles shrugged. “Wait, you

judging from

in our rooms all this time. There’s no way we could have done that. And

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

something we didn’t do?” At the same time, Charles glared at Tyler

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