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,

Tina stomped her foot angrily. “How could you laugh after someone did this

coughed again and stopped smiling. “Who did this?” he asked

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

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

and shuffled

at the stairs before going upstairs. “Get

Toby standing before him, his heart skipped a beat. He was scared, but he yawned

up. Did you play a part

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

face fell. “I can’t believe you

She tried to kill Sonia.”

creased Toby’s forehead. “So you guys did it

what?” Tyler muttered under

Tyler protested, but Toby ignored it and went to knock on Zane’s

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

wake us up, Toby? It’s

what’s the matter with

against the door. Her eyes

a moment. He was reminded of the dream he had earlier, but he stared down and looked away quickly.

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

she didn’t open her

furious. “Playing dumb,

shrugged. “Wait, you

it though, judging from his expression.”

We’ve been in our rooms all this time. There’s no way we could have done that. And there’s no reason for us to do that either.” Zane had on a

“Tyler told

not ours. Why should we apologize for something we didn’t do?” At

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