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.”

like laughing the moment he heard that, and he did. Well, it

foot angrily. “How could you laugh after

and stopped smiling. “Who did this?” he asked calmly. Surprisingly,

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

coldly, “I understand. Why don’t you go take a shower for

and shuffled

going upstairs. “Get out, Tyler!” He knocked on Tyler’s door, looking

his heart skipped a beat. He was scared, but he yawned to cover

play a part in it?” Toby

couldn’t lie, so the moment Toby glared at him, he started

“I can’t believe you

it. She tried to kill

you guys did it

what?” Tyler muttered under

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

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

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

matter with you?” Charles

Her eyes

for a moment. He was reminded of the dream he had earlier, but he stared down and looked away

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

chuckled, but she

furious.

What are you talking about?” Charles shrugged. “Wait, you can’t

like it though, judging from his expression.”

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

that everyone was denying it. “Tyler told me everything, so don’t

didn’t do?” At the same time, Charles glared

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