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.”

that, and he did.

could you laugh after

he asked calmly.

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

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

Tina nodded and shuffled back

upstairs. “Get out,

Toby standing before him, his heart skipped a beat. He was scared, but he yawned to cover his fear. “What is it,

a part in it?”

couldn’t lie, so the moment Toby glared at him, he started stammering, and that was

“I can’t believe you

tried to kill Sonia.” Tyler

creased Toby’s forehead. “So you guys did

Tyler muttered under

coldly. “You’re not getting any allowance for three months. Think about what you did.” Tyler protested, but Toby ignored it and went to knock on Zane’s door.

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

“Why’d you wake us up, Toby? It’s the dead of

the matter with

Her eyes were closed, looking like she

of the dream he had earlier, but he stared down and looked away quickly.

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

but she didn’t

furious. “Playing dumb, are

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

judging from his

could have done that. And there’s no reason

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

we didn’t do?” At the same time, Charles glared at Tyler surreptitiously. Why’d you

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