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. Well, it was just

could you laugh after someone did this to

Toby coughed again and stopped smiling. “Who did this?” he asked calmly. Surprisingly, he

asked Tyler to lure me out, then they knocked me out and put me in a sack. After that, they took me to the 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 what they did to me.

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

and shuffled back to her

“Get out,

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

Did you play a part

at him, he started

can’t

tried to

you guys did it to

So what?” Tyler muttered under

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

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 night, and

matter with you?” Charles

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

but he stared down and looked away quickly. “Tina’s beaten up by someone. Care to

his hands and laughed. “Great job. Any idea who did

but she didn’t open

looking furious. “Playing dumb, are

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

judging

way we could have done that. And there’s no reason for us to do that either.” Zane

was annoyed that everyone was denying it. “Tyler

Why should we apologize for something we didn’t do?” At the

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