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

her foot angrily. “How could you

again and stopped smiling. “Who did this?” he asked calmly. Surprisingly, he wasn’t too mad that Tina

Just look at me, Toby, I’m injured all over.” Tina rolled her sleeves up to reveal the

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

and shuffled

going upstairs. “Get out, Tyler!” He knocked on

before him, his heart skipped a beat. He was scared, but he yawned to cover his fear. “What

play a part in

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

“I can’t believe

tried to kill Sonia.”

forehead. “So you guys did it to get

So what?” Tyler

getting any allowance for three months. Think about what you did.” Tyler protested, but Toby ignored it and

why Toby was here. Tina must have woken up and snitched on them, so Toby was here to

arms and leaned against the doorframe. “Why’d you wake us up, Toby? It’s

matter with you?”

leaning against the door. Her eyes were

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

clapped his hands and laughed. “Great job. Any idea who did it? I wanna give

chuckled, but she

furious. “Playing dumb, are

about?” Charles shrugged.

judging from his

nonsense, 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

was denying it. “Tyler told me everything,

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

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