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

her foot angrily. “How could you laugh after someone did this

he asked calmly. Surprisingly, he wasn’t too mad that Tina was

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

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

shuffled back to her

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

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

up. Did you play a part

him, he started stammering,

“I can’t

tried to kill

guys did it to get back at

So what?” Tyler muttered under

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 third floor was gathered

why Toby was here. Tina

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

what’s the matter with

door. Her eyes were closed, looking like she was

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

someone beat that snake up?” Charles looked shocked for a moment, then he clapped his hands and laughed. “Great job. Any idea who did

she didn’t open her

looking furious.

talking about?” Charles shrugged. “Wait,

it though, judging from

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

annoyed that everyone was denying it. “Tyler told me

we apologize for something we didn’t do?” At the

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