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.”

did. Well, it was just

“How could

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

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 bruises on her arms. “This is

bruised, Toby still wasn’t too angry, though he said coldly, “I understand. Why

and shuffled back to her

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

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

got beaten up. Did you play a part in

so the moment Toby glared at him, he started stammering, and that was answer enough

“I can’t believe you actually did

deserves it. She tried to kill Sonia.”

“So you guys

So what?” Tyler

but Toby ignored it and went to knock on Zane’s door. A

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

arms and leaned against the doorframe. “Why’d you wake us up, Toby?

matter with

Her eyes were closed, looking like she

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

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

but she

was looking furious. “Playing

shrugged.

though, judging

nonsense, Toby. We’ve been in our rooms all this time. There’s no way we could have done

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

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

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