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.”

and he did. Well,

“How could you laugh after someone

and stopped smiling. “Who did this?” he asked calmly.

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

“I understand. Why don’t you go take

shuffled back

going upstairs. “Get out, Tyler!”

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

beaten up. Did you play a part in it?” Toby gazed at his

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

fell. “I can’t believe you actually

deserves it. She tried to

forehead. “So you guys did it to get back

Tyler muttered under

about what you did.” Tyler protested, but Toby ignored it and went

why Toby was here. Tina must have woken up and

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

the matter with you?”

Her eyes were closed, looking

for a moment. He was reminded of the dream he had earlier, but he stared

looked shocked for a moment, then he clapped his hands and laughed. “Great

but she

furious. “Playing dumb, are

Charles shrugged. “Wait, you can’t

judging from his expression.” Rebecca

Toby. We’ve been in our rooms all this time. There’s no way we could have done that. And there’s no reason for us to do that either.” Zane had on

“Tyler told me everything, so don’t even try to

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

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