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.”

he heard that, and he did.

foot angrily. “How could

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

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

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

shuffled

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

standing before him, his heart skipped a beat. He was

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

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

fell. “I can’t

deserves it. She tried to

you guys did

So what?” Tyler muttered

ignored it and went to

was here. Tina must have

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

the matter

door. Her

her for a moment. He was reminded of the dream he had earlier, but he stared down and looked away quickly. “Tina’s beaten up by

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

chuckled, but she

furious. “Playing

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

it though, judging from

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

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

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

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