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 just a

foot angrily. “How could you laugh after

this?” he asked calmly. Surprisingly, he wasn’t too mad

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 did to me. And they

though Tina was bruised, Toby still wasn’t too angry, though he said coldly, “I understand. Why

and shuffled back to her

up at the stairs before going upstairs. “Get out, Tyler!” He knocked on Tyler’s

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

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

moment Toby glared at him, he started stammering,

face fell. “I can’t believe you actually

tried to kill

forehead. “So you guys

So what?” Tyler muttered

“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

knew why Toby was here. Tina must have woken up and snitched on

and leaned against the doorframe. “Why’d you wake us up, Toby? It’s the dead of the night, and we need to sleep,” he

what’s the matter with you?” Charles

door. Her eyes were closed, looking

of the dream he had earlier, but he stared

looked shocked for a moment, then he clapped his hands and laughed.

she didn’t open

furious. “Playing dumb, are

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

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.”

“Tyler

do?” At the same time, Charles

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