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.”

like laughing the moment he heard that, and he did. Well, it was just a smile, but Tina caught it

stomped her foot angrily. “How could

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

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

though Tina was bruised, Toby still wasn’t too angry, though he said coldly, “I understand. Why don’t you go take a shower for now? I’ll talk to

nodded and shuffled

upstairs. “Get

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

got beaten up. Did you play a part in

glared at him, he

face fell. “I can’t believe you actually

deserves it. She tried to kill

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

So what?” Tyler

at him coldly. “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.

Toby was here. Tina

“Why’d you wake us up, Toby? It’s the dead of the

what’s the matter with you?” Charles

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

a moment. He was reminded of the dream he had earlier, but he stared down and looked away quickly.

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

but she didn’t open

looking furious. “Playing

shrugged. “Wait, you can’t be

though, judging

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

it. “Tyler told

Why should we apologize for something we didn’t do?” At the same time, Charles

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