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

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

this?” he asked calmly. Surprisingly, he wasn’t too mad that Tina

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

“I understand. Why don’t you go take a shower for now?

and shuffled back to her

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

saw Toby standing before him, his heart skipped a

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

moment Toby glared at him,

“I can’t believe you

She tried

creased Toby’s forehead. “So you guys did it

what?” Tyler muttered

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

here. Tina must have woken up

you wake us up, Toby? It’s the dead of the night, and we need

the matter

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

he had earlier, but he stared

moment, then he clapped his hands and laughed. “Great job. Any

but she didn’t open her

was looking furious. “Playing

talking about?” Charles shrugged. “Wait, you can’t be suspecting

it though, judging from

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

denying it. “Tyler told me

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

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