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.”

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

Tina stomped her foot angrily. “How could you

did this?” he asked calmly. Surprisingly, he

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

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

nodded and shuffled

the stairs before going upstairs. “Get out,

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

you play a part in it?” Toby gazed at his

at him, he started stammering,

“I can’t believe you actually

She tried to kill Sonia.” Tyler

“So you guys

what?” Tyler muttered

ignored it and went to

at each other, and though they said nothing, they knew why Toby was here. Tina must have woken up

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

matter

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

the dream he had earlier, but he stared down and looked away quickly. “Tina’s

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

she didn’t open her

furious.

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

judging

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

that everyone was denying it. “Tyler told

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

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