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.”

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

Tina stomped her foot angrily. “How could

“Who did this?” he asked

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 them off, Toby, This is too

said coldly, “I understand. Why don’t you go take a shower for

nodded and shuffled back to

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

his heart skipped a beat. He was scared, but he yawned to cover

a part in it?” Toby

so the moment Toby glared at him, he started stammering, and that was answer enough for

can’t

She tried to kill

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

what?” Tyler muttered under his

coldly. “You’re not getting any allowance for three months. Think about what you did.” Tyler protested, but Toby ignored it

knew why Toby was here. Tina must

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

matter with you?”

against the door. Her eyes were closed, looking

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

a moment, then he clapped his hands and laughed. “Great job. Any idea who did it? I wanna give

but she didn’t

looking furious. “Playing

are you talking about?” Charles shrugged. “Wait, you

judging from his expression.”

rooms all this time. There’s no way we could have done that. And there’s no reason for us

was annoyed that everyone was denying it. “Tyler told me everything,

something we didn’t do?” At the same time,

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