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 smile, but Tina caught

foot angrily. “How could

“Who did this?” he asked calmly. Surprisingly, he wasn’t too mad that Tina was

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 even drenched me with water. You have to tell them off, Toby, This is too

too angry, though he said coldly, “I understand. Why don’t you

Tina nodded and shuffled

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

his heart skipped a beat. He was scared, but he yawned to cover his

play a part in it?” Toby gazed at his

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

face fell. “I can’t believe you actually did

She tried to kill Sonia.”

creased Toby’s forehead. “So you guys

So what?” Tyler muttered

what you did.” Tyler protested, but Toby ignored it and

why Toby was here. Tina must have woken up

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

matter with you?” Charles

leaning against the door. Her eyes

but

his hands and laughed. “Great

she didn’t open her

furious.

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

it though, judging from

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

that everyone was denying it. “Tyler

didn’t do?” At the same time, Charles glared at

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