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.

foot angrily. “How could you laugh after

Toby coughed again and stopped smiling. “Who did this?” he asked calmly.

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, This is

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

shuffled back

the stairs before going upstairs. “Get out,

and saw Toby standing before him, his heart skipped a beat.

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

moment Toby glared at him, he started stammering,

“I can’t believe you actually did

deserves it. She tried to

forehead. “So you guys did

Tyler muttered under his

Toby ignored it and went to knock on Zane’s door. A short while later, everyone on

each other, and though they said nothing, they knew why Toby was here. Tina must have woken up and snitched on them, so Toby was

“Why’d you wake us up, Toby? It’s the dead of the night, and we need to sleep,” he

the matter with

was also leaning against the door. Her eyes were

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

beat that snake up?” Charles looked shocked for a moment, then he clapped his hands and

but she didn’t open

was looking furious. “Playing dumb, are

talking about?” Charles shrugged.

it though, judging from his

There’s no way we could have done that. And there’s no reason for us to do that either.” Zane had on a

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

problem, not ours. Why should we apologize for something we didn’t do?” At the same time,

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