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 was

her foot angrily. “How could you laugh

this?” he asked calmly.

Toby, I’m injured all over.” Tina rolled her sleeves

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

and shuffled back to her

upstairs. “Get out,

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

Did you play a part

couldn’t lie, so the moment Toby glared at him, he started

can’t believe you

She tried to kill

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

Tyler muttered

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,

though they said nothing, they knew why Toby was here. Tina must have woken up and snitched on them, so Toby was

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

matter with you?”

also leaning against the door. Her eyes were closed, looking

was reminded of the dream he had earlier, but he stared down and looked

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

but she didn’t open her

was looking furious. “Playing dumb, are

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

though, judging from

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

it. “Tyler told me

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

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