Sebastian eventually ended up going to work. Once he got there, though, he found that he couldn't focus, his thoughts drifting to Kurt. He spent several hours like this, attempting to get some work done. Finally, when he realized that he'd spent over five hours completing one hour's worth of work, he decided to just go and visit Kurt.
As he was about to leave, his cell phone rang, and he quickly picked it up. "Hello?" he said.
"Is this Sebastian Smythe-Hummel?" asked someone.
"Yes, who are you?" he replied.
"I'm Dr. Corsa. I'm calling about your husband, Kurt Smythe-Hummel."
Sebastian felt dizzy. "What about him?"
"We performed a CT scan on him this morning, and the results have just come in. It appears that your husband has a high-grade oligodendrogliomic tumor in his frontal lobe."
"And- what does that mean in English?"
"He's got a highly malignant tumor in his frontal lobe," replied the doctor. He paused, then said, "I'm sorry, Mr. Smythe-Hummel."
Sebastian nodded, then hung up the phone. He put it down on his desk, and started crying.