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.

foot angrily. “How could you laugh after someone did

this?” he asked calmly.

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

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

nodded and shuffled back to

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

door and saw Toby standing before him, his heart skipped a

got beaten up. Did you play a part in it?” Toby gazed at

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

“I can’t believe you actually did

deserves it. She tried

forehead. “So you guys did it to

Tyler muttered

did.” Tyler protested, but Toby ignored it and went to knock on Zane’s door. A short while later,

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

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

matter with you?” Charles

the door. Her eyes were closed, looking like

a moment. He was reminded of the dream he had earlier, but he stared down and looked away quickly. “Tina’s beaten up by someone. Care to explain

he clapped his hands and laughed.

but she didn’t open

furious. “Playing

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

judging from his

done that. And there’s no reason for us

“Tyler told me everything, so don’t even try to

something we didn’t do?” At the

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