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. Well,

angrily. “How could you laugh after someone

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

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

Toby still wasn’t too angry, though he said coldly, “I understand. Why don’t you go take a shower for now? I’ll

nodded and shuffled back to

upstairs. “Get out, Tyler!” He

went to take the door and saw Toby standing before him, his heart skipped a beat. He was scared, but he

up. Did you play a part in

him, he started stammering,

fell. “I can’t believe you

deserves it. She tried to

you guys did it to get back at

So what?” Tyler muttered under his

allowance for three months. 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 the third floor was gathered

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

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

what’s the matter with

was also leaning against the door. Her

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

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

but she didn’t open her

was looking furious. “Playing dumb,

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

judging from his expression.”

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 a sleepy

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

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

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