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 did. Well, it was just a smile, but Tina

angrily. “How could you laugh after someone

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

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

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

and shuffled back

upstairs. “Get

went to take the door and saw Toby standing before him, his heart skipped a beat. He was scared, but he yawned to cover his fear. “What is

up. Did you play a

him, he started stammering,

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

tried to

frown creased Toby’s forehead. “So you guys did it

So what?” Tyler muttered

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,

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

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

the matter

Her eyes

looked at her for a moment. He was reminded of the dream he had earlier, but he stared down and looked away

that snake up?” Charles looked shocked for a moment, then he clapped his

she didn’t

furious. “Playing dumb,

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

like it though, judging from

have done that. And there’s no reason for us to do that either.”

it. “Tyler told me

didn’t do?” At the same time, Charles

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