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"I've got it."

"Got what?"

"AIDS." Freddie said, and the whole room went silent for a moment.

Everyone was is shock.

"I wanted you to hear it from me."

"Fred, I'm so sorry."

"Brian stop. Don't." Freddie shook his head. "For right now, it's between us, alright? Just us." He continued. "So please, if any of you fuss about it or frown about it, or worst of all, if you bore me with your sympathy, that's just seconds wasted. Seconds that could be used making music." Freddie went on explaining how he wanted to live the remainder of his life.

By the end of it they were all in a group hug and Hyacinth was sobbing her heart out.

She didn't want to let go.

To loose her best friend.

The only person she felt had ever truly, fully understood her.

And so they went for a drink.

Or ten.

And before they knew it the night before live aid had come.

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