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 just a smile,

angrily. “How could you laugh after someone

stopped smiling. “Who did this?” he asked calmly. Surprisingly, he wasn’t

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

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 back to

up at the stairs before going upstairs. “Get out, Tyler!” He

skipped a beat. He

up. Did you play a part in it?” Toby gazed at his

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

face fell. “I can’t believe

it. She tried to kill

guys did

what?” Tyler muttered under his

but Toby ignored it and went to knock on Zane’s door. A short while later, everyone on the third

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

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

the matter with you?”

also leaning against the door. Her eyes

dream he had earlier, but he stared down and looked away quickly. “Tina’s beaten up by someone. Care

snake up?” Charles looked shocked for a moment, then he clapped his hands and laughed.

but she

looking furious. “Playing

talking about?” Charles shrugged. “Wait,

though, judging from his

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

was annoyed that everyone was denying it. “Tyler told me everything, so

we didn’t do?” At the same time, Charles glared at Tyler

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