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.”

that, and he did. Well, it was just a smile, but Tina caught it

her foot angrily. “How could you laugh

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

Reed. They asked 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

said coldly, “I

and shuffled back

going upstairs. “Get

door and saw Toby standing before him, his heart skipped a

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

him, he started

face fell. “I can’t believe

it. She tried to kill

you guys did

Tyler muttered under

months. Think about 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

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

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

the matter with you?” Charles

also leaning against the door. Her eyes were closed, looking like

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

clapped his

but she

looking furious. “Playing

talking about?” Charles shrugged. “Wait,

it though, judging from

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

was denying it. “Tyler told me everything,

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

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