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 heard that, and he did. Well, it was just a

Tina stomped her foot angrily. “How could you laugh after someone

he asked calmly. Surprisingly, he wasn’t

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 me with water. You have to

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

Tina nodded and shuffled

the stairs before going upstairs. “Get out, Tyler!” He

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

a part in

Toby glared at him, he started stammering, and

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

deserves it. She tried to

“So you guys did it to get

So what?” Tyler

you did.” Tyler protested, but Toby ignored it and went to knock on Zane’s door. A short

Toby was here. Tina must have

the doorframe. “Why’d you wake us up, Toby? It’s the dead of the night, and we need to

the matter with you?” Charles

door. Her eyes were closed, looking like

the dream he had earlier, but he stared down and looked away quickly. “Tina’s beaten up by someone.

his hands and laughed. “Great job. Any idea who did

she didn’t

was looking furious.

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

it though, judging from his expression.”

have done that. And there’s no reason for us to do that

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

Why should we apologize for something we didn’t do?” At the same time, Charles

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