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 did. Well, it was just

“How could you laugh

he asked calmly. Surprisingly, he wasn’t too

Reed. They asked Tyler to lure me out, then they knocked me out and put me in a sack. After that, they took me to the turf club and beat 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 tell them off, Toby,

“I understand. Why don’t you go

shuffled back

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

door and saw Toby standing before him, his heart skipped a beat. He was scared, but he

a part in it?” Toby gazed at his

him, he started stammering, and that was

can’t believe you actually did

tried to

you guys did it to get

So what?” Tyler muttered under his

Tyler protested, but Toby ignored it and went to knock on Zane’s

said nothing, they knew why Toby was here. Tina must have

the doorframe. “Why’d you wake us up,

what’s the matter with you?”

Her eyes were closed, looking

but he stared down and looked away

a moment, then he clapped his

she didn’t open

was looking furious. “Playing dumb, are

Charles shrugged. “Wait, you can’t

like it though, judging from his

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

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

At the same time, Charles glared at Tyler surreptitiously. Why’d

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