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. Well, it

“How could

this?” he asked

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 tell them off, Toby, This is too

angry, though he said coldly, “I understand. Why don’t you

nodded and shuffled

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

skipped a beat.

you play a part

lie, so the moment Toby glared at him, he started stammering, and

face fell. “I can’t

it. She tried to kill Sonia.” Tyler

Toby’s forehead. “So you guys did it to

what?” Tyler

three months. Think about what you did.” Tyler protested, but Toby ignored it and went to knock on Zane’s

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

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

matter with you?” Charles

leaning against the door. Her eyes were closed, looking like she

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

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

she didn’t open her

looking furious.

talking about?” Charles shrugged. “Wait,

judging from his

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

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

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

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