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.”

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

could you

he asked calmly. Surprisingly, he wasn’t too mad that Tina

They 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

wasn’t too angry, though he said coldly, “I

and shuffled

the stairs before going upstairs. “Get out, Tyler!”

heart skipped a beat. He was scared, but he

a part in it?” Toby gazed at

Toby glared at him, he started stammering, and that was answer enough for

“I can’t believe you actually

tried to

guys did it to get

what?” Tyler muttered under his

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

looked at each other, and though they said nothing, they knew why Toby was here. Tina must have

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

matter with you?”

leaning against the door. Her

for a moment. He was reminded of the dream he had earlier, but he

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

chuckled, but she didn’t open

furious.

are you talking about?” Charles shrugged.

like it though, judging from

There’s no way we could have done that. And there’s no reason for

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

for something we didn’t do?” At the same time, Charles glared at Tyler surreptitiously. Why’d

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