Chapter 2

When I came to, I was in a bright room. When I looked around I noticed that I was in an apartment. I hoped it wasn't the ruffian's. When I tried to get up, the pain in my shoulder eased again. "Well, did you finally wake up? I thought you'd sleep forever. Better lie down, with such a wound is not to be trifled with!" said Timo when he entered the room. "Where are we?" I asked. Timo sat down next to me on the bed and gently pushed me back into bed. He said that we would be safe here and that I shouldn't be afraid. Only now did I notice the laceration on his forehead. I touched it carefully. But I couldn't do that for a long time, because Timo took my hand and held it tight. "Don't worry, the guy is far worse," he said with a grin. "But I should have taken better care of you. I should have known that he has a knife with him, you don't hesitate to use it on you."" Hey, it's okay. You couldn't have known such a thing. Besides, that's how I wanted it. I could have run away too. It was a good opportunity to try out what I trained for three years. Timo didn't seem to agree and continued to blame himself for it. After a long discussion I managed to convince him that he was not to blame. The next day Timo went shopping. Only now did I notice the clothes I was wearing. It was pajamas and nothing underneath, except a bandage that was around my upper body and shoulder. The thought made my face blush. Before I thought about how he did it, I broke off and slowly got up. I looked around again and looked for something that looked like a wardrobe. After a few minutes I found it and picked out some clothes from his closet. With his taste, finding suitable clothes was easier from a summer sale.I soon found an army-style baggie and a simple white shirt. I put my shirt on carefully. When I got dressed I strolled a little through his apartment. At first I noticed the huge number of files that were housed in a kind of study. Otherwise it was a completely normal apartment, with the disorder typical of a single young man. I jerked around when the door opened. I winced briefly from the jerky movement, but when I saw Timo holding his hand in front of a gunshot wound, I was fully engaged. I had seen something like this before and so I first knew what to do. I walked up to him quickly and supported him on the way to the bed. On the bed, I beheaded his shirt to take a closer look at the injury. I started to get the bullets out myself after Timo asked me several times not to call the ambulance. At first I didn't know what to think of it but to love him I did what he wanted and got some kind of tweezers, rags and water from the kitchen.It took a while until I made it and Timo had to clench his teeth a few times to avoid screaming. Timo had given me a sewing kit from somewhere to sew up the wound when I noticed a star-shaped thing. At first I thought that it would be done with the two balls but that was apparently not the case. After I asked Timo to turn around, I could see that the shape of the part was emerging on his back. It was very deep, so I wasn't sure how to get it out. Timo lay back on his back and carefully I began to look at the thing more closely. It was too small to kill Timo, but the pain alone made me move faster. This small part had a kind of mechanism that was activated by the other two balls. I didn't know what this mechanism would bring us, but I knew that it was too tight here and so I walked up onto the roof with Timo supporting me on my hips.There I put it on the floor and wanted to finally get the part out of it when I realized that I had forgotten the pliers. But the time was too short to go get it, so I had no choice but to pull things out by hand. Timo couldn't get his pain back now and screamed. With a jerk I had the thing in my hand. I didn't know what to do with it now, when Timo managed to open his eyes and saw how I was still holding the thing in my hand, he screamed with full force that I should throw it away quickly. I did that without hesitation and the part exploded less than 3 meters away from us. The explosion wasn't so strong that it outlined me, but it would have been enough to seriously injure Timo. I sank down next to Timo on the floor and fell asleep just like him from exhaustion. I woke up at night. It was cold and so I woke Timo and still supporting him, I helped him back to his apartment as soon as we got there we made it to bed before we fell asleep again totally tired.So about two more weeks passed while I lived with Timo. My parents thought I was on an exchange or something. I didn't know exactly what I had said anymore. I was just coming back from shopping when I heard Timo on the phone. Quietly so as not to disturb him, I went to my room. The wall in the room was very thin and so I could unintentionally follow the conversation. "Listen, nothing is going on between us. It was my job to play something for her and that's exactly what I did. But I still have time to gain your trust completely. If you should intervene now, you will destroy everything. I need at least another week. Ok? Well, we'll see you in a week. Bye ... "Shocked by the conversation I didn't know what to do, but I couldn't stay here and wait until he delivers me to the knife. Before I just run away without speaking to him, I didn't want to either and so I decided to give him the lecture of his life in front of his door.A little later this also opened and now he was finally standing in front of me and with a heavy heart and trying to suppress the tears I could begin to lecture him. "Oh, so nice that I also find out where I am with you." Timo did not understand what I meant and showed me this with a puzzled expression. "It was clear that you couldn't get it .. then I will probably have to explain it to you .. hmm how were the words again? Oh yes, nothing works between us, give me another week then I have your trust and so on. Damn it and I thought you wanted to help me. I was so wrong about that. ... Just so that you can finally understand it now, I never want to have anything to do with you again I'm leaving now and you can see me so easily never again. "I finished my speech by turning to leave to open towards the door. I couldn't take two steps when I felt a hand on my arm. I tried wildly to tear myself away but that only led to the fact that I now had my arms around my stomach and a warm body leaned against my back.I couldn't go on and now the tears ran down my face. I didn't know whether he would take advantage of it like him or not, but I couldn't trust him at the moment and I couldn't really realize the situation. Now it was Timo's turn to finally give me clarity. "Listen, please, after that I'm ready to let you go if you still intend to. I was just pretending to be against you to protect you. I can't tell you at the moment because it's still It's not the right time for that, I just hope you trust me and don't go away. All that I said on the phone was absolutely a lie and just to protect yourself, you have to believe me. Ok, if you still have that Need to go, what I would understand then you can go now. "I couldn't believe what he had just said .. He can understand me and it was all a lie ?? A small glimmer of hope burned in me and allowed me to turn around and look Timo straight in the eyes.Timo could now see my face smeared with tears and began to dry it with his hand. "I'm sorry that I freaked out so much. I trust you even if I might burn myself for it." I said after a long pause. "I would have reacted in exactly the same way," said Timo a little more happily than before.
Another week passed which was relatively calm. To this day. Timo only came home after a while, which had never been his way and also looked like someone had died. “What happened you don't look good at all.” Timo didn't say a word. He just went into the kitchen without looking at me or saying anything, took a drink and sat down at the table. Lost in thought, he just sat there, still drinking the glass in one hand, which was firmly held in two hands. It was only when I sat down with him and carefully placed my hand on his arm that he seemed to wake up from his trance.Confused, he looked around and finally found my worried face. Sadly, he sagged against his head and began to speak quietly, almost inaudibly. "You don't want to wait any longer, I've tried everything to gain a little more time, but all in vain. They come in two days and then everything is over .. over ...." Timo fell into a mumbling which, with the best will in the world, you can't could hear. Concerned about the seriousness in his voice, I urged him to continue. "What is over then and who wants to come for it when?" "They will come for you" Timo fell silent again. "But why is me? What is so special about me?" Now I didn't know anything anymore, I felt abandoned and yet not lonely. Timo got up and went towards the room. Only when he called me did I follow him. He stood in front of the large mirror and asked me to stand in front of it as well. I did this and Timo apologized briefly to me, which I only understood after he pulled my blouse down and turned my back to the mirror.“What do you see when you see your back?” “Nothing, what should I see the great?” Timo didn't pay attention to my answer because he knew her as well as I did. Carefully he moved his hand over my back and now for the first time I could see the signs that changed me. I was still gripped by the sight of my otherwise so dreary back that I couldn't see Timo taking off his shirt. Only his voice got me back. The sight of his bare torso made me blush slightly, which made it all the more uncomfortable when he started talking to me. "Now please go with your hand over my upper body." Said and done it always means but touching him was something I never dared to dream and now it just offered itself. After a few seconds to think about it, I managed to do it and under my touch, such signs as mine appeared on