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. Well, it was

foot angrily. “How could you

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

the turf club and beat me up. Just look at me, Toby, I’m injured all over.” Tina rolled her sleeves up

Tina was bruised, Toby still wasn’t too angry, though he said coldly, “I understand. Why don’t you go take a shower for now? I’ll talk

shuffled

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

his heart skipped a

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

so the moment Toby glared at him, he started

“I can’t believe you

it. She tried to kill Sonia.” Tyler

guys

Tyler muttered

Think 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

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

leaned against the doorframe. “Why’d you wake us up, Toby?

the matter with

leaning against the door. Her eyes were closed, looking like she

but he stared down and looked away

clapped his hands and laughed. “Great

but she didn’t open her

furious. “Playing

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

it though, judging from his

in our rooms all this time. There’s no way we could have done that. And there’s no reason for us to do that either.” Zane

it. “Tyler told me everything, so

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

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