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.”

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

foot angrily. “How could

asked calmly. Surprisingly, he wasn’t

Just look at me, Toby, I’m injured all over.” Tina rolled her sleeves up to reveal the bruises on her arms. “This is

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

and shuffled

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

went to take the door and saw Toby standing before him, his heart skipped a beat.

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

lie, so the moment Toby glared at him, he started stammering, and that was answer

“I can’t

tried to kill Sonia.”

forehead. “So you guys did

So what?” Tyler muttered under

protested, but Toby ignored it and went to knock on Zane’s door. A short while later,

was here. Tina

you wake us up, Toby? It’s the dead of the

what’s the matter with you?”

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

earlier, but he stared down

Charles looked shocked for a moment, then he clapped his hands and laughed. “Great job. Any idea who did

but she didn’t open her

was looking furious. “Playing dumb,

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

like it though, judging from

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 had on

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

not ours. Why should we apologize for something we didn’t do?” At

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