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.”

laughing the moment he heard that, and he did. Well, it was

stomped her foot angrily. “How could you laugh after

smiling. “Who did this?” he asked calmly. Surprisingly,

club and beat me up. Just look at me, Toby, I’m injured all over.” Tina rolled her sleeves

coldly, “I understand.

Tina nodded and shuffled back

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

saw Toby standing before him, his heart skipped a beat. He was scared, but he yawned to cover

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

Toby glared at him, he started stammering, and that was answer

can’t believe

it. She tried to kill

“So you guys did it to get

Tyler muttered under

“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. A short while later, everyone on the

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

stretched his arms and leaned against the doorframe. “Why’d you wake us up, Toby? It’s the dead of the night, and we need to sleep,”

what’s the matter with you?”

against the door. Her

dream he had earlier, but

moment, then he clapped his hands and laughed.

she didn’t open her

furious. “Playing dumb, are

about?” Charles shrugged.

it though, judging from his expression.” Rebecca

rooms all this time. There’s no way we could have done that. And there’s no reason for us to do

everyone was denying it. “Tyler

didn’t do?” At the same time,

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