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,

angrily. “How could

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

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.

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

shuffled back to her

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

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

up. Did you play a part in

moment Toby glared at him, he started

fell. “I can’t believe you actually

deserves it. She tried to kill

you guys

what?” Tyler muttered under his

at him coldly. “You’re not getting any allowance for three months. Think about what you did.” Tyler protested, but Toby ignored it and went to knock on Zane’s door. A short while later,

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

stretched his arms and leaned against the doorframe. “Why’d you wake us up, Toby? It’s the dead of the night, and

the matter with you?”

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

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

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

she

was looking furious. “Playing dumb,

Charles shrugged. “Wait, you can’t be suspecting

it though, judging from his

Toby. We’ve been 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 had

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

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

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