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.”

heard that, and he did. Well,

foot angrily. “How could you laugh

smiling. “Who did this?” he asked calmly.

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

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

Tina nodded and shuffled back to her

“Get out, Tyler!” He knocked on

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

you play a part in

at him, he started stammering, and

can’t believe you

She tried to kill

forehead. “So you guys

Tyler muttered

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

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

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

what’s the matter with

Her eyes were closed, looking like she was

reminded of the dream he had earlier, but

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

she didn’t

furious. “Playing dumb,

shrugged. “Wait, you can’t be

like it though, judging

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

was denying it. “Tyler

didn’t do?” At the same time, Charles glared at Tyler surreptitiously. Why’d you

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