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.”

felt like laughing the moment he heard that, and he did. Well, it was just a smile,

stomped her foot angrily. “How could you laugh after someone

he asked calmly. Surprisingly, he wasn’t too mad that Tina was

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

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

and shuffled back

the stairs before going upstairs. “Get out, Tyler!”

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

got beaten up. Did you play a part in

moment Toby glared at him, he started stammering, and

fell. “I can’t believe

tried to kill

guys did

Tyler muttered

did.” Tyler protested, but Toby ignored it

was here. Tina must have woken up and snitched on them,

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

the matter with

Her eyes were closed, looking like she

dream he had earlier, but he stared down and looked away quickly. “Tina’s beaten up by someone.

Charles looked shocked for a moment, then he clapped his hands

but she didn’t open her

was looking furious. “Playing

about?” Charles shrugged. “Wait, you

like it though, judging from his

time. There’s no way we could have done that. And there’s no reason for us to do that

denying it. “Tyler told me everything, so don’t even

do?” At the same time,

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