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

Tina stomped her foot angrily. “How could you

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

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

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

and shuffled back to her

“Get out, Tyler!”

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

a

glared at him, he started stammering, and that

face fell. “I can’t

She tried to kill Sonia.” Tyler

you guys did it

what?” Tyler muttered under his

what you did.” Tyler protested, but Toby ignored it and went to knock on Zane’s door. A short while later, everyone on the third floor was gathered in the

here. Tina must

“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?”

was also leaning against the door. Her

a moment. He was reminded of the dream he had earlier, but he stared down

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

she didn’t

looking furious. “Playing dumb,

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

it though, judging from

Toby. We’ve been in our rooms all this time. There’s no way we could have done that. And there’s no

annoyed that everyone was denying it. “Tyler told me everything,

ours. Why should we apologize for something we didn’t do?” At the same time, Charles glared at Tyler surreptitiously. Why’d you tell him everything?

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