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.”

moment he heard that, and he did. Well, it was just a smile, but

angrily. “How could you

he asked calmly.

asked Tyler 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 what they did to me. And they even drenched me with water. You have to tell

Toby still wasn’t too angry, though he said coldly, “I understand. Why don’t you go

shuffled back to her

“Get

heart skipped a

play a part in

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

face fell. “I can’t

She tried to

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

what?” Tyler muttered

three months. Think about what you did.” Tyler protested, but Toby ignored it

here. Tina must have woken up and snitched on them, so

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

what’s the matter with you?” Charles

door. Her eyes

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

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

chuckled, but she didn’t

was looking furious.

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

judging

way we could have done that. And there’s no reason for

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

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

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