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

stomped 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 Tina

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

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

nodded and shuffled back

upstairs. “Get out, Tyler!” He knocked on

Toby standing before him, his heart skipped a beat. He

Did you play a part in it?” Toby

him, he started

“I can’t believe you actually did

She tried to kill Sonia.”

guys did it to get back

So what?” Tyler muttered under his

him coldly. “You’re not 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 later, everyone on the

looked at each other, and though they said nothing, they knew why Toby was here. Tina must have woken up and snitched on them, so

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

what’s the matter with

also leaning against the door. Her eyes

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

for a moment, then he clapped his hands and laughed. “Great job. Any

but she didn’t open her

looking furious.

about?” Charles shrugged. “Wait, you can’t be suspecting us,

though, judging

no way we could have done that. And there’s no reason for us to do that either.” Zane had on a

everyone was denying it. “Tyler

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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