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.”

felt like laughing the moment he heard that, and he did.

Tina stomped her foot angrily. “How could

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

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 to reveal the bruises on her arms. “This is what they

“I understand. Why don’t you go take a shower for now? I’ll talk

shuffled back

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

Tyler went to take the door and saw Toby standing before him, his heart skipped a beat. He was scared, but

beaten up. Did you play a part

him,

face fell. “I can’t

tried to kill Sonia.”

“So you guys did it to

So what?” Tyler muttered

but Toby ignored it and went to knock on Zane’s door. A

they said nothing, they knew why Toby was here. Tina must have woken

“Why’d you wake us up, Toby? It’s

matter with you?”

door. Her

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

that snake up?” Charles looked shocked for a moment, then he clapped his hands and laughed. “Great job. Any idea who

she didn’t open her

was looking furious.

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

though, judging from

in our rooms all this time. There’s no way we could have done

denying it. “Tyler told me everything, so

not 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 everything?

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