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.

her foot angrily. “How could you laugh

Toby coughed again and stopped smiling. “Who did this?” he asked calmly. Surprisingly, he wasn’t too mad that Tina was beaten

to lure 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

Tina was bruised, 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

and shuffled back to her

stairs before going upstairs. “Get

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

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

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

face fell. “I can’t believe you actually did

She tried to kill Sonia.” Tyler

creased Toby’s forehead. “So you guys

what?” Tyler muttered under his

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

other, and though they said nothing, they knew why Toby was here.

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

the matter with you?”

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

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

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

she didn’t open her

furious. “Playing

dumb? What are you talking about?” Charles shrugged. “Wait,

it though, judging from his expression.” Rebecca

done that. And there’s no reason for us to do that either.” Zane had on a sleepy

that everyone was denying it. “Tyler told me everything, so

his problem, not ours. Why should we apologize for something we didn’t do?” At the same time, Charles glared at Tyler surreptitiously.

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