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.”

he did. Well, it was just a smile, but Tina

angrily. “How could you laugh after someone did this

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

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,

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

shuffled back

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

skipped a beat. He was scared,

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

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

fell. “I can’t believe you actually

deserves it. She tried to kill Sonia.” Tyler

“So you guys did it to get back at

what?” Tyler

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

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

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

the matter

Her

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

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

but she didn’t open

furious.

shrugged. “Wait, you can’t be suspecting us, can

it though, judging from his

done that. And there’s no reason

“Tyler told me everything, so don’t

Why should we apologize for something we didn’t do?” At

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