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.”

and he did.

“How could you laugh after someone did this to

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

me up. Just look at me, Toby, I’m injured

though Tina was bruised, Toby still wasn’t too angry, though he said coldly, “I understand. Why

Tina nodded and shuffled back

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

skipped a beat. He was scared, but he yawned

up. Did you play a part in it?”

glared at him, he started stammering, and

“I can’t believe

it. She tried

you guys

Tyler muttered under his

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

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

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

the matter with

Her eyes were closed, looking

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

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

she didn’t open her

furious. “Playing

talking about?” Charles shrugged. “Wait, you can’t be suspecting us, can

judging from his

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

that everyone was denying it. “Tyler told me everything, so don’t even

that’s his problem, not ours. Why should we apologize for something we didn’t do?” At the same

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