“Every single one of your life experiences could fit right here in this tiny freckle. Quinn hears a woman in the apartment screaming Ethan’s name, a sound that confirms the man. He claims that his girlfriend and Ethan are having sex inside Ethan’s apartment. In the hallway in front of Ethan’s apartment, a man is pacing. “From the beginning of time until now, we could combine every single human that has ever walked this earth, and all their problems and concerns as a whole wouldn't even amount to the size of this freckle right here.” He taps my hand. In Chapter 1, Quinn comes home early from a trip to surprise her fiancé, Ethan Van Kemp, with dinner.
We are that insignificant.” He drags his finger to the center of the back of my hand and points to a small freckle. “If the back of your hand represented the age of this earth and every species that has ever lived, the entire human race wouldn't even be visible to the naked eye. He begins tracing over the back of my hand with a lazy finger. It's unbelievable.” He grabs my hand and lays it palm down on his thigh. “Only two hundred thousand years out of four and a half billion years.
“Only two hundred thousand years ago,” he says. “Do you know how long ago our specific species appeared?” His voice is full of wonder, like this is his absolute favorite thing to talk about. “Four and a half billion years old,” he says.
“Do you know how old the earth is, Quinn?”
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