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.”

laughing the moment he heard that, and he did. Well, it was

could you laugh after someone

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

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

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

shuffled

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

door and saw Toby standing before him, his heart skipped a beat. He was scared, but he yawned to

beaten up. Did you play a part in

glared at him, he started stammering, and

face fell. “I can’t

deserves it. She tried to kill Sonia.”

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

So what?” Tyler muttered under

at him coldly. “You’re not getting any allowance for three months. Think about what 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

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

you wake us up, Toby?

what’s the matter with you?”

Her eyes

dream he had earlier, but he stared down and looked away quickly. “Tina’s beaten up by someone.

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

chuckled, but she didn’t open her

looking furious. “Playing

dumb? What are you talking about?” Charles shrugged.

like it though, judging

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

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

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

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