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.

stomped her foot angrily. “How could

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

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.

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

nodded and shuffled back to

stairs before going upstairs. “Get out,

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

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

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

“I can’t believe

it. She tried to kill Sonia.”

frown creased Toby’s forehead. “So you guys did it to

So what?” Tyler muttered

protested, but Toby ignored it and went to knock on Zane’s door. A short while

here. Tina must have woken up and snitched on

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

the matter with

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

he had earlier, but he stared down and looked away quickly. “Tina’s beaten

his hands and laughed.

but she

furious. “Playing dumb, are

about?” Charles shrugged. “Wait, you can’t

it though, judging from

time. There’s no way we could have done that. And there’s no reason for us to

it. “Tyler

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

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