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.”

like laughing the moment he heard that, and he did. Well, it was just a smile,

angrily. “How could you laugh after

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

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

though he said coldly, “I understand. Why don’t you

and shuffled back

“Get out, Tyler!” He knocked on Tyler’s door, looking

to take the door and saw Toby standing before him, his heart skipped a

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

at him, he started stammering, and that

“I can’t believe you

deserves it. She tried to

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

what?” Tyler muttered under

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 third floor was gathered

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

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

the matter

door. Her eyes were closed, looking like she

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

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

chuckled, but she didn’t open

looking furious. “Playing dumb, are

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

it though, judging

we could have done that. And there’s no

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

that’s his problem, not ours. Why should we apologize for something we didn’t do?” At the same time, Charles glared at Tyler surreptitiously. Why’d

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