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.”

laughing the moment he heard that, and he did.

Tina stomped her foot angrily. “How could you

“Who did this?” he asked calmly.

Tyler to lure me out, then 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 even drenched me with water. You have to

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

shuffled back to

at the stairs before going upstairs. “Get

and saw Toby standing before him, his heart skipped a beat. He was scared, but he yawned to cover

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

Toby glared at him, he started stammering, and

face fell. “I can’t

She tried to kill Sonia.”

you guys did it to get back

Tyler muttered under

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,

though they said nothing, they knew why Toby was here.

“Why’d you wake us up, Toby? It’s the dead of the night, and

what’s the matter with you?”

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

he had earlier, but he

snake up?” Charles looked shocked for a moment, then he clapped his hands and laughed. “Great job.

she didn’t open

was looking furious. “Playing

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

though, judging from

in our rooms all this time. There’s no way we could have done that. And there’s no reason for us to

“Tyler told me

apologize for something we didn’t do?” At the same time, Charles glared at

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