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.”

and he did. Well, it

could you laugh after someone did this

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

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

wasn’t too angry, though he said coldly, “I understand. Why don’t you go take a shower for now? I’ll talk to

shuffled back to

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

went to take the door and saw Toby standing before him, his heart skipped a beat. He was scared, but he yawned to cover his

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

couldn’t lie, so the moment Toby glared at him, he started stammering, and that was answer enough for

fell. “I can’t believe you actually did

deserves it. She tried to kill

Toby’s forehead. “So you guys did

So what?” Tyler muttered under

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 third floor

why Toby was here. Tina

and leaned against the doorframe. “Why’d you wake us up,

what’s the matter with

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

but he stared down and looked away quickly. “Tina’s beaten up by someone. Care

his hands and laughed. “Great job. Any idea who did it? I wanna

but she didn’t open

furious. “Playing dumb, are

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

like it though, judging from his

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

annoyed that everyone was denying it. “Tyler told me everything, so don’t even try to

should we apologize for something we didn’t do?” At the same time, Charles glared at Tyler surreptitiously. Why’d you tell him everything? How

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