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“It‘s not a big deal. From the moment that Kay and Robinson told me everything you‘ve put them through in a matter of hours, I knew something was seriously wrong with you.”
“I don‘t intend for you to justify my actions.”
“I know, but I feel that I have to because when humans have problems like you do, they act this way, and when we have problems, and we do this, our obsessions are a lot more intense. We get to the point where we‘re not even thinking, we just do crazy things, and we go to extremes. Sometimes we do things a lot worse than a human would in a moment of utter desperation, and before you ask, I know, because I‘ve been there.”
“I‘m so sorry.”
“It‘s a long story, but I will explain it to you later on, while we get to know each other better. Norman didn‘t tell me about the problem you‘re having because Kim didn‘t explain it to him, but like I said, I‘ve known what‘s going on since the moment Kay first told me about you, and I will help you.”
“You will? You don‘t hate me for trying to take your best friend‘s wife?”
“No, I don‘t hate you. I told you. The whole world doesn‘t hate you, you know? You‘ve got to get that through your head.”
“If you don‘t hate me then you‘re a wonderful person.”
“Ok, let‘s get to what we came here for, shall we? Constantine, I hope you don‘t mind spending the night at the castle.”
“Spending the night?”
“We‘re going to take care of this problem right away. The sooner we do it, the better the results will be.”
“You mean I don‘t have to have brain surgery?”
“No. Besides, brain surgery could make things worse. I have a much more effective and natural method. You‘re going to walk out of here a new man tomorrow morning.”
“How much do you want?”
Heber laughed at the question. “I‘m not a doctor. I will just be using the powers nature gave me. It wouldn‘t be fair for me to charge you for this. We do this all the time. We help humans that have no hope of survival, and we help each other. You and I have the same body type and the same height, so my clothes and my underwear will fit you to the tee, and of course, you don‘t have to give them back. You‘re going to take a shower and put on some pajamas and I will take care of the rest. You won‘t know what‘s happening because you‘ll be asleep the whole time.”
Minutes later, when Kim went back to Robinson‘s residence, Constantine took a quick shower and put on some of Heber‘s pajamas. Heber was right. These pajamas fit him like they were his. They were brand-new, too. Heber and Haggai bought so many clothes in one month, every month that their closets were full of brand-new clothes. Of course, their used clothes would be washed until they came undone. Heber didn‘t mind letting Constantine borrow his clothes. When Constantine was ready, Heber walked him to one of his many guestrooms while Anna Maria and their children slept, and when Constantine fell asleep, Heber made him go into a much deeper sleep. It was some sort of natural anesthetic. Only then, Heber started performing a secret procedure that repaired Constantine‘s brain, and he spent the whole night doing it. He used a special solution that made Constantine‘s brain regenerate and normalize. Then, he closed up Constantine‘s scalp and made his hair grow back.