Tim hated lying, but he had no choice. Now he just wanted to be at home and nothing else. He thought that he could do everything by himself and there was no need for help from others. He still had trouble sleeping at night, so he drew to pass the time. Only listening to songs and drawing calmed him. A whole week passed without leaving the house. Ethan and the club members texted almost every day, and Tim wrote short replies to them.
Ethan: "The lecturers are always talking about you, at least attend the lectures next week or they won't let you take the midterm exams."
Tim: "Don't worry."
Now he least wanted to go to university and see people. If he went out now, he would get even worse.
Logan: "Do you remember there is a competition tomorrow? Must attend."
Tim: "I remember."
The only thing in his mind was that he had to leave the club. He could have won anyway and was wasting his time, but for some reason he didn't want to leave the club now. He does not know why he has this feeling. Being in the club gave happiness. He has not had such a feeling for a long time. If he leaves the club, he won't go out at all, which will be bad for his mental state.
Thursday, club meeting.
Logan: "Is everyone here?"
Al: "Everyone is here except Tim."
Logan: "Let's start, and as always the last contestant will be Tim."
Willy: "I wouldn't be so sure."
Seb: "You two are like cat and dog, I'm sure he'll come to the club just to piss you off."
Willy, Seb, Al and Logan certainly had the best results. The competition was almost over when suddenly the rector of the university entered the club.
Rector: "Hello everyone. Give me some time, I have something important to tell you."
Everyone greeted in unison and looked at her.
Rector: "For those of you who don't know, a competition is being held, which two of our representatives must attend. William and Sebastian were supposed to go, but unfortunately Sebastian has a visa problem. There is very little time left and we will not be able to send another participant, so I will unfortunately have to cancel our participation in this competition."
Willy: "But this competition is very important for us."
Seb: "Maybe we will see another participant who will not have a visa problem."
Al: "Or maybe we should apply again"
Rector: "I will wait for you until the competition. If you can't find anyone before then I will have to cancel."
Suddenly the door opened and someone entered. His face was not visible because of the mask and hat.
Tim: "Hi guys."
He paid no attention to anyone. He prepared to shoot. He shot five times and scored 50 points as usual. He turned back and went to the rector.
Tim: "Hello, sorry for not greeting you until now. I was told you would be here. I have brought you these documents."
Rector: "It's okay. I will inform the lecturers. Rest well and come back soon."
Tim: "Goodbye."
Everyone was amazed at his action. They did not understand what was happening, how could he act like that.
Willy: "Wait! where are you going?"
Tim answered without even looking back.
Tim: "I have done my work now I am going home."
Willy: "But the meeting is not over. You were late for the competition and now you behave as you want. If you continue like this, you will be kicked out of the club."
Tim laughed, making Willy even more angry.
Willy: "You can't do what you want here."
Tim: "In the rules of the club, it is written that I should only attend the competition and my result should not be worse than the previous one. Show me where I broke the rules."
Everyone stared at them in silence. These two cannot be in the same room because they always fight.
Rector: "Stop fighting! Tim has already warned us that he will not be able to attend lecture and training. He has already received permission from us."
Willy: "But this is unfair to the rest of the members. He appears at the competition once a week and that's all?! He does nothing for the club. We do not need such member."
Rector: "Tim has health problems and because of that he can't go to the university."
Willy fell silent. He felt guilty. He knew something was wrong with Tim and instead of helping him, he was angry at him for no reason.
Tim was angry. He turned around and stood facing Willy.
Tim: "What did you say? I'm not doing anything, right?! I heard you have problems. I will go instead of Seb, but there is one small problem, I will not be able to participate because of my health. Oh, I totally forgot, they only need one participant."
Rector: "Excellent, I will solve everything. I completely forgot that you could go. Perhaps you were already planning to go to see your parents."
Tim: "No, I was already with them this week and I just came back, but I will do everything for the club."
Willy wanted to say something, but the rector didn't let him.
Rector: "I will leave you now and take care of everything."
Tim moved closer to him and whispered in his ear.
Tim: "I'm looking forward to it. I'm glad you're coming with me. Oh, how did I forget that?! I could solve Seb's visa problem because I know the ambassador, but I won't. Enjoy being with me."
Tim put one hand on his shoulder and the other on his neck.
Tim: "If you want, I will also introduce you to my parents. Enjoy being alone while you can. I will be your shadow from now on. I promised you that I would be by your side every minute and I always fulfill my promise."
Willy lowered his hand and said quietly: "F*ck you."
Tim: "I know you want it, so you can do it, but I don't like one-night stand"
Willy stormed out of the room. Tim smiled and watched as he left the room.
Tim: "Do you know Willy's schedule?"
Logan: "Yes, But what do you need it for?"
Tim: "I want to clarify some details with him and I don't know when he will have free time. I forgot to ask."
Logan: "OK, I'll send it to you."
Tim: "Thank you very much, you are the best."
The plan "I'll be with you, every moment" starts from this moment.