It was already five in the evening and I was pumped up to get back to the room and relax, but here I was walking up the stairs to get to the literature clubroom instead.

The club president had called all the members in for a sudden session and effectively cancelled all my plans for a relaxation retreat. 

Oh wait, who was I kidding. Even if I went back, I would have had to work on the BL draft. 

I sighed and opened the door. " Aha, here you are. That just leaves Talia. We can begin as soon as she's here. " Shin, the literary club president said as he ushered me inside. 

I quickly took a seat at the long wooden table that was in the middle of the room. I always loved the feeling it gave off. It just finished the beautiful vintage vibe that the room was filled with.

Bookshelves covered three walls of the room, which were filled to the extent that you couldn't see any empty spaces anywhere. The books were on loan to us by the university's library and were a part of a rotation system. Every six months, the entire collection would be swapped by another set and so on.

The last free wall was the one with the door and had framed quotes of famous authors. As usual, I dazed off dreamily as I looked around. 

The door suddenly opened with an intense force and Talia, the high-pony-tailed girl stood at the entrance. " Oh my god, I am so sorry for being late. My class ended late as usual!!! " She said as she made her way to the seat next to mine. 

" That's alright. That's alright. " Shin said as he sat at the head of the table. " Alright, so most of the seniors know why we're all here. But since it's the first time for the freshers, I'll make an official announcement. " He continued.

The few of us who were new looked at each other to see if anyone knew anything.

 " So every year, the university holds its very own club fest, where all the clubs set up stalls to showcase their activities. 

There is also a contest at the end of the day for the most popular club, the most diligent club, and so on. Are you guys able to follow? " He asked as he stopped to look at us. 

Talia, me, and the others nodded and he continued.

 " So like every year, we have partnered up with the journaling club. Since our club is more about writing, the journaling club helps us by giving us an entire page of the club-fest special edition newspaper to showcase our writeups and they get an entire page filled.

It's a win-win situation for both of us. 

But this year, due to the increase in the number of clubs and because they're short on members, they've reached out to us for help.

They want us to cover a few of the clubs, get information, get photographs, and do an article on each of them. " 

 The seniors muttered amongst themselves as they listened. " We've got two weeks till the fest. And since this is a sudden meeting, we can't really put out all our ideas now. 

So what I want all of you to do is to brainstorm what our club's stall should be this year, and also brainstorm how we're going to split our time and members to help out the journaling club without affecting our preparation. 

We'll have our normal session tomorrow where we'll come up with a solid plan after hearing out all of your ideas. And yep, that's pretty much it. You guys can head back now. Any doubts? " He concluded. 

Everyone started talking to each other but did not raise any questions. Seeing that there were no doubts, Shin adjourned the meeting and everyone started leaving. 

I stood up and started walking out when Talia joined me. Talia was also one of my classmates from high school along with Kris. But I didn't know much about her since we were in different classes back then. 

" We're going to get swamped with work, aren't we? " She said with a frown. Talia was an engineering major and often had more evening classes instead of morning sessions. 

" I guess so. But it sounds like it's going to be fun too. " I replied with a shrug. " Oh, it better be. That's the only reason I would take on more work. " She said as she rolled her eyes.

" Alright, I have to go. See ya later. " She said as she ran off. I waved back to her and was left alone in my thoughts again. 

Guess I can head back now. I thought. 

Just then, a hand grabbed my shoulder and I jumped at the sudden movement.