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,

Tina stomped her foot angrily. “How could you laugh after someone

again and stopped smiling. “Who did this?” he asked calmly. Surprisingly, he wasn’t too mad that Tina was beaten

Toby, I’m injured all over.”

bruised, Toby still wasn’t too angry, though he said coldly, “I understand. Why don’t you go take a shower for now? I’ll talk

and shuffled back to her

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

Tyler went to take the door and saw Toby standing before him, his heart skipped a beat. He

a part in

couldn’t lie, so the moment Toby glared at him,

face fell. “I can’t believe you

it. She tried to kill Sonia.”

“So you guys did it to get

Tyler muttered under his

for three months. Think about what you did.” Tyler protested, but Toby ignored it and went to knock on Zane’s door. A short

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

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

the matter with you?”

was also leaning against the door. Her eyes were

a moment. He was reminded of the dream he had earlier, but he stared down and looked away quickly. “Tina’s beaten up by

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

but she didn’t open her

was looking furious. “Playing dumb, are

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

judging from his expression.”

have done that. And there’s no reason

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

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

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