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.”

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

stomped her foot angrily. “How could you laugh after someone

did this?” he asked calmly. Surprisingly,

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 even drenched me

he said coldly, “I

Tina nodded and shuffled back to her

looked up at the stairs before going upstairs. “Get out, Tyler!” He knocked on Tyler’s

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

a part in it?” Toby gazed at

glared at him, he started stammering, and that was

face fell. “I can’t believe you actually

She tried to

Toby’s forehead. “So you guys

what?” Tyler

at him coldly. “You’re not getting any allowance for three months. Think about what you did.” Tyler protested, but Toby ignored it and

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

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

the matter with you?” Charles

was also leaning against the door. Her eyes were closed, looking like she

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

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

chuckled, but she

looking furious.

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

though, judging from his expression.”

nonsense, Toby. We’ve been 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 either.” Zane had on

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

didn’t do?” At the

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