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,

could you laugh after someone

this?” he asked calmly. Surprisingly,

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.”

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

Tina nodded and shuffled back to

before going upstairs. “Get out, Tyler!” He knocked on Tyler’s door,

standing before him, his heart skipped a beat. He was scared,

play a part in

Toby glared at him, he started stammering, and that was answer enough

can’t believe you actually did

tried to kill

guys did it to get

Tyler

getting any 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

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

against the doorframe. “Why’d you wake us up, Toby?

the matter with

the door. Her eyes were closed, looking

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

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

chuckled, but she

was looking furious. “Playing

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

though, judging from

our rooms all this time. There’s no way we could have done that. And

that everyone was denying it. “Tyler told

we didn’t do?” At the same time, Charles glared at Tyler surreptitiously.

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