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.”

like laughing the moment he heard that, and he did.

foot angrily. “How could you laugh after

did this?” he asked calmly. Surprisingly, he wasn’t too mad

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

Tina was bruised, Toby still wasn’t too angry, though he said coldly, “I understand. Why

shuffled

at the stairs before going upstairs. “Get out, Tyler!” He knocked on Tyler’s door, looking

before him, his heart skipped a beat.

play a part

so the moment Toby glared at him, he started stammering, and

“I can’t believe you actually

tried to kill Sonia.” Tyler

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

what?” Tyler muttered under

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 was gathered in

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

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

matter

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

the dream he had earlier, but he stared

snake up?” Charles looked shocked for a moment, then he clapped his hands and laughed.

but she didn’t open her

was looking furious. “Playing dumb,

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

like it though, judging from his

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

was denying it. “Tyler told me everything, so

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

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