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 heard that, and he did. Well, it was

her foot angrily. “How could you laugh after someone

“Who did this?” he asked calmly.

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 what they did to me. And they even drenched me with

Tina was bruised, Toby still wasn’t too angry, though he said coldly, “I understand. Why don’t you go take a shower for now? I’ll

nodded and shuffled back

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

his heart skipped a beat. He was scared, but

play a part in it?” Toby

at him, he started stammering, and that was answer enough for

fell. “I can’t believe you actually did

She tried

“So you guys did it to get back

what?” Tyler muttered

ignored it and went to knock on

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

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

the matter with you?” Charles

Her eyes were closed, looking like she

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

his hands and laughed.

she

looking furious. “Playing dumb,

shrugged. “Wait, you

judging from his

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

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

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

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