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. Well, it was just a smile, but Tina

stomped her foot angrily. “How could you laugh after someone did this

and stopped smiling. “Who did this?” he asked

turf club and beat me up. Just look at me, Toby, I’m injured all over.” Tina rolled her sleeves up to reveal

“I

shuffled back to

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

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

Did you play a part

him, he started stammering, and

fell. “I can’t believe you

She tried to

forehead. “So you guys did it to get back

Tyler muttered under his

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

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

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

matter

door. Her eyes were

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

a moment, then he clapped his hands and laughed. “Great job. Any idea who did it? I wanna give them

but she didn’t open her

looking furious. “Playing dumb,

about?” Charles shrugged. “Wait, you

it though, judging from

been in our rooms all this time. There’s no 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 told me everything, so

didn’t do?” At the same time, Charles glared at Tyler surreptitiously. Why’d you tell him

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