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.”

did. Well, it was just a smile, but Tina caught

angrily. “How could you

smiling. “Who did this?” he asked calmly. Surprisingly,

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. And they even drenched me with water. You have to

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

and shuffled back

upstairs. “Get out, Tyler!” He knocked on Tyler’s

the door and saw Toby standing before him, his heart skipped a beat. He was

play a part in it?” Toby gazed at his

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

fell. “I can’t believe

tried to

forehead. “So you guys did it to get back at

So what?” Tyler muttered

him coldly. “You’re not getting any allowance for three months. Think about what you did.” Tyler protested, but Toby ignored it and went to knock on Zane’s door. A short

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

against the doorframe. “Why’d you wake us up,

what’s the matter

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

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

then he clapped his hands and laughed. “Great job.

chuckled, but she didn’t open her

looking furious. “Playing dumb, are

Charles shrugged. “Wait,

like it though, judging from his expression.” Rebecca

nonsense, Toby. 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 do that either.” Zane had on

“Tyler told me everything, so don’t even try to

apologize for something we didn’t do?” At the same time, Charles glared at Tyler surreptitiously. Why’d you tell him everything? How

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