A new semester has started at the university. The noise of the students broke the silence. After the summer holidays, longing friends met again.

The freshmen looked confused as they tried to find their rooms. In the center of this chaos stood a new student. Unlike freshmen, he was very calm.

New student: "One step away from my dream."

He straightened his bag and left to attend the first lecture. The lecturer started reading the list and spent the whole time getting to know the students.

The boy was restless. He was fiddling with the pen in his hand and waiting for the lecture to end.

Lecturer: "That's all for today, see you next week…"

The boy immediately ran out of the room. Now he was only thinking about not being late.

The students in the corridor watched in amazement. They did not know why the boy was running. He was not interested in anything, he did not even notice the surprised faces. As soon as he reached his destination, he stopped at the door. The boy straightened his hair and clothes and prepared to open the door.

There was an inscription on the door: "registration in clubs"

He opened the door and looked around the room. His eyes lit up when he saw the banner of the desired club. He immediately rushed there.

Club member: "Hello, do you want to register in our club? Then you should fill out this form."

The boy took out a piece of paper and a pen and sat down on a chair nearby. He filled in all the details and returned. The club member took out the completed form and reviewed it.

Club member: "Tim, welcome to our club. We will contact you in the evening and discuss the details."

Tim: "Thank you and bye."

He was very happy as he could finally fulfill his dream.

When he got home, exhausted from emotions, he decided to take a bath.

Drops of water fell on the dark black hair. He hasn't been training for a long time, but he was still in shape.

He was drying his hair with a towel when he received a message on his phone.

The Marksman Society

It was from the group chat.

Logan: "New members of the club, if you have any questions, write to us and we will answer you. The first meeting is on Thursday at 16:00."

Seb: "Hi, if you need anything please contact me and Willy."

Tim was looking at the screen.

Tim: "Willy? Why do I know his name?"

His mind was filled with thoughts. He tried to explain why this name was known to him.

Tim: "They're among the top 10 shooters in this country."

1. William

2. Sebastian

6. Alexander

10. Logan

As shooting has become very popular in recent times, so has the popularity of club members. That's why there were so many new members in the chat. Tim muted it because he had already figured out what he was interested in.

All Tim could think about now was Thursday and the meeting because the most important thing in this world was shooting. He didn't care about anything else. He will do everything to make his dream come true. Even as a child, he dreamed of taking the first place in shooting and now he had the opportunity to do so. He was in the club with the best shooters of this country. He was a few months away from fulfilling his dream. Only Willy stood between him and his dream.

Tim was looking at the plan for tomorrow on his phone. He was going to go to practice after the morning lecture. A message sounded on the phone. It was an unknown number.

Unknown number: "Do you remember what I told you?! The sooner you get out of here, the better for you!"

Tim deleted the message and acted as if nothing had happened. He was used to such messages. He is not going anywhere until he fulfills his dream.

He was restless at home because he couldn't do anything. Not so long since he arrived here, he only knew Ethan in this city, who is a first-year student at his university. Tim and Ethan met by chance. When they learned that they were studying at the same university, they became even closer.

Tim: "Ian, are you busy? I'm tired of being alone at home. Let's go somewhere."

Ethan: "I'm not surprised you're bored Timmie. Let's meet at the mall in 20 minutes."

Tim: "K."

He put on a black t-shirt and jeans to be comfortable. He took the phone from the bed and immediately went outside. When he was about to lock the door, he remembered that he had left the key. He immediately returned to the room and took it from the table.

He arrived at the mall in time, Ethan was already waiting.

Ethan: "Timmie, I am here"

Tim: "I know, I saw you from the car."

Ethan: "are you hungry?"

Tim: "Yes, let's go eat"

Ethan: "Where? You have to choose because you don't eat everything."

Tim: "Wherever you want, I'm too lazy to choose."

Ethan: "Are you serious? OK, I want a salad. Then I will take you to a place where they only have salads."

He looked at him with sad eyes.

Tim: "You know I don't like salad."

Ethan: "That's why I told you to choose where we go"

Tim: "Let's go to an Italian restaurant"

He nodded in agreement.

There is an Italian restaurant on the third floor, which Tim and Ethan often visit.

Waiter: "Hello, what are you going to eat?"

Tim: "Ciao, una pasta cacio e pepe, una pizza margherita e del vino rosso. Per il mio amico una pizza alla diavola e un po' d'acqua." (Hello, one pasta with cheese and pepper, one pizza margherita and some wine. For my friend, pizza diavola and some water.)

Ethan: "love your Italian accent. You only know how to order food, right?"

Tim: "Yes, I know how to order food in other languages."

Both of them started laughing. Tim loves to eat, he often jokes that he spends all his money on food. They were having a good time together when Tim saw someone he knew.

Ethan: "Who are they?"

Tim: "They must be from my club."

Ethan: "Go and say hi to them."

Tim: "Oh no, I don't want to talk. I don't want to see anyone now."

Ethan: "I know you don't like talking to strangers, but they are members of your club. You will have to spend a lot of time with them."

Ethan always made Tim interact with people and he always complained about it.

"Tim" Someone called. Looks like Logan saw him.

Logan: "Tim, join us and bring your friend."

Ethan was very happy. He immediately grabbed Tim's hand and led him to the others.

Logan: "Tim, this is Seb, Al and Willy, they are members of our club."

Tim: "Nice to meet you, this is Ethan. He studies at our university."

Ethan: "Nice to meet you. Please take care of Timmie. He doesn't have many friends here. Only me."

Tim: "But you are the most wonderful thing in my life."

Ethan put his hand on Tim's shoulder. They always flirted with each other and they were always together, others thought they were a real couple. The members of the shooting stars noticed this too (Fans called them The Shooting stars.)

Willy: "He must first pass the exam to join our club."

Logan: "You always spoil the mood. I believe that he will join our club."

Al: "Do you want to place a bet?"

Tim: "I don't like such things."

Ethan: "I will play instead of him. I am sure that he will have the highest score."

Al: "Who else thinks so?"

Everyone raised their hands except Willy. This is exactly what Tim expected. He needed such an opponent.

Logan: "What will the winner get?"

Willy: "How much do you want?"

Seb: "It won't work like that. You are the richest among us."

Al: "That's right, It is unfair to play with you for money."

Seb: "If we lose, we will do all your work. If we win, then you will do what we say."

Willy: "Fine."

The boys were in a good mood. They were talking about what they would do if they won.

Tim looked at his phone. Had 5 missed calls and several messages. All were from his mother.

Mom: "Tim, how was your day?"

"If you change your mind, you can come back to us. They are still waiting for you at the university and will be glad to see you back."

"Your friends are also eagerly waiting for your return."

"Please get back to us"

"We are very worried about you."

Tim was very angry and tired. No one understood him. He suddenly got up from the table.

Tim: "Sorry guys, I've to go. Ethan, I'm very sorry to have to cancel our plans."

Ethan: "It's okay. is something serious?"

Everyone looked at him with worried eyes. They knew that something serious had happened.

Tim: "No, don't worry. I'll leave you my car. I won't be at the university these days and I'll see you on Thursday. Thank you for everything."

Willy: "How are you going to go? If you want, one of us will take you."

Tim: "It's not necessary. Keep having fun."

Soon after he left, they decided to go home. The boys were no longer in the mood for fun.