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.”

heard that, and he did.

angrily. “How could you laugh

this?” he asked

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

coldly, “I understand. Why don’t

and shuffled back to

the stairs before going upstairs. “Get

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

play a part

at him, he started

face fell. “I can’t believe

deserves it. She tried to

forehead. “So you guys did it to get

So what?” Tyler muttered under his

did.” Tyler protested, but Toby ignored it and went to knock on Zane’s door. A short while later, everyone on the third floor was gathered in the

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

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

the matter with

the door. Her eyes were closed, looking

her for a moment. He was reminded of the dream he had earlier, but he stared down and looked away quickly. “Tina’s beaten up by someone.

moment, then he clapped his hands and laughed. “Great job. Any idea who

but she didn’t open

looking furious. “Playing dumb, are

dumb? What are you talking about?” Charles shrugged. “Wait, you

though, judging from

could have done that. And there’s no reason for us to do that either.” Zane had on a

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

ours. Why should we apologize 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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