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

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

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

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

wasn’t too angry, though he said coldly, “I understand. Why don’t you go take a shower for

Tina nodded and shuffled back to her

stairs before going upstairs. “Get out,

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

you play a part

couldn’t lie, so the moment Toby glared at him, he started stammering, and that was

face fell. “I can’t

it. She tried

frown creased Toby’s forehead. “So you guys did it

So what?” Tyler muttered

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 in the

here. Tina must have woken up

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

matter

the door. Her eyes were

he had earlier, but he stared down and

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

but she didn’t open her

furious. “Playing dumb,

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

it though, judging from his

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

annoyed that everyone was denying it. “Tyler told me

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

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