“What else did Freddie tell you?” I asked. “Why did Freddie even like you? I don’t get that one bit.” “Nothing I want to share. But I will say that time traveling to meet the man I’ve idolized since I was a kid ruined everything I’ve got. Money, my gorgeous wife, my family. Just sitting next to him and listening to him talk. His ideas were like falling rubies. True gifts. I’ve never felt love like that before, and it isn’t real, and fuck you, Karl, for ruining my life. My life is shit now.” Sahlil sounded oddly calm while telling me I had ruined his life, and though I didn’t actually believe
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