Is Tim Truly Gone?

I cannot believe that Tim is truly gone. I went down to the high school auditorium today, after the school day had ended, and spoke with some of his stagecraft students. It seemed as if Tim was just in another room of the school, perhaps checking his mail in his office, about to stride into the auditorium from a lumber run or from talking to Sue, the Assistant to the Principal, at her desk just down the hall. The students asked me to come back in a few days, during Stagecraft class, and maybe I will. If Tim doesn't show up then...maybe his absence will make his death seem more real. But right now, I keep asking myself if Tim is truly gone.